<div><b style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hey fellow organizers and activists,</span></b></div><div><b style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br>
</span></b></div><div><b style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Did you make a New Year's Resolution to find a new job? Make new friends? Just get out more often? Are you afraid you'll get stuck in conversations? Not know how to approach people at networking events? </span></b></div>
<div><b style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></b></div><div><b style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Join Socializing for Justice for a </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">fast-paced,</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">fun & interactive </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Skillshare on the Art of the Schmooze on January 7th, 6:00 - 8:30 PM at the NonProfit Center*, 89 South St, Boston.</span></b></div>
<div><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></b></div><div><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap">(This is great prep for SoJust's huge open house, <a href="http://www.sojust.org/events/91627292/" target="_blank">Connecting for Justice</a>, on Thursday, January 31st!)<b><br>
</b></span></font><br><span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fee: $10-$20 (sliding scale) is split with the trainer.</span><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Limited space - register ahead of time:</span><a href="http://www.sojust.org" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Times;font-size:medium" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.sojust.org</span></a><br>
<span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Credit cards accepted online. Cash only at the door (if space available).</span><br><span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Newcomers always welcomed!</span><br>
<b><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></b><br><span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SoJust hosts events that draw progressives of all stripes that share common values but may work on different issues. We create social spaces that allow for the possibility of cross-issue connections and run a Skillshare Series, hosted by The NonProfit Center, which builds our individual capacity to make a difference in the world.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SCHEDULE</span><br>
<span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">6:00-6:30 Socializing - </span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">bring your own dinner</span><br>
<span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">6:30-8:30 Training and Q&A</span><br><b><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></b><br>
<span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br><span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SoJust's Co-Founder, Robbie Samuels, who is well known for his schmoozing skills, is this month's facilitator.</span><br>
<b><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></b><br><span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Art of the Schmooze</span><br>
<span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Forming and cultivating relationships is at the heart of any successful fundraising campaign, volunteer drive, committee effort or community building activity. This workshop will give you the confidence to pursue your personal goals - from the importance of shaking hands and making eye contact, to tips on the best opening line and how to exit a conversation gracefully. An amazing side benefit is that you'll learn how to create a welcoming community space by keeping an eye out for outliers, considering yourself a host instead of a guest and knowing how to compliment someone without "othering" them.</span><br>
<span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br><span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ABOUT OUR PRESENTER</span><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Robbie Samuels </span><span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">has extensive community organizing, events logistics and fundraising experience. In 2006 he co-founded Socializing for Justice to build a cross-cultural, cross-issue progressive community, network and movement in Boston based on the philosophy of abundance. He is the Senior Manager of Events and Donor Engagement at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD). On the side he offers trainings and consultation to non-profit boards, venture capitalists and grassroots organizers. In 2011, Boston City Council named his birthday, September 16, "Robbie Samuels Day". Learn more about his trainings, including: Art of the Schmooze, Fundraising: Getting Past the Fear of Asking, and Intercultural Awareness, at </span><a href="http://www.robbiesamuels.com/" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Times;font-size:medium" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.robbiesamuels.com.</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br>
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<span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*</span><a href="http://www.nonprofitcenterboston.org/site/c.ddKGIQNuEmG/b.1363373/k.5381/About_Us__Directions.htm" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Times;font-size:medium" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DIRECTIONS</span></a><span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - The NonProfit Center</span><span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is located one block from South Station at 89 South Street. The Center is accessible through the main lobby to people who have restricted physical abilities.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">HELP SPREAD THE WORD!</span></p>
<span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Invite friends to the </span><span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Facebook </span><a href="http://on.fb.me/U6pAAF" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Times;font-size:medium" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal">event.</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"></span><br>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;margin-right:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Join the SoJust Facebook</span><a href="http://on.fb.me/SoJust" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">group</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;margin-right:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On Twitter? Follow</span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/sojust" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">@SoJust</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and SoJust's Co-Founder</span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/robbiesamuels" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">@RobbieSamuels</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Don’t forget to tweet about this event using #sojust!</span></p>
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<span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Socializing for Justice -</span><a href="http://www.sojust.org/" style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Times;font-size:medium" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.sojust.org</span></a><br>
<span style="font-weight:normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SoJust is all about building a cross-cultural, cross-issue progressive community, network and movement in Boston. We're doing it by putting the SOCIAL back in SOCIAL JUSTICE. We focus on creating welcoming spaces that foster relationship-building across issue silos.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SoJust isn't a non-profit 501(c)(3) and receives no outside funding.</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> We're a grassroots volunteer-run member-supported cross-issue progressive community that's been growing steadily since August 2006. We have 2,200 members, we have hosted 140+ events and we manage an online hub of progressive events and resources at <a href="http://www.sojust.org" target="_blank">www.sojust.org</a>. If you've benefited from this cross-issue progressive network please contribute the suggested annual membership fee of $25. You may do this</span><a href="http://www.sojust.org/dues/" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">online</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> or at any of our events. Thank you for helping us continue to provide a space for like-minded progressives of all stripes.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Want to know more about SoJust?</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Check out our</span><a href="http://www.sojust.org/messages/boards/thread/3187615" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Frequently Asked Questions</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and</span><a href="http://sojust.org/photos/" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">past event photos</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">!</span></p>
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