<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Hey fellow activists and organizers,</font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></span></div><div><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">We're just shy of our 2200 member at </span><a href="http://www.sojust.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.sojust.org</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">. #2200 will be invited to attend Connecting for Justice as our guest. Tell your friends!</span></font></span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This e-newsletter is full of ways that SoJust can help make your resolutions come true! Hope to see you soon.</font></span></div>
<div><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">SoJust Events - more details below - register at <a href="http://www.sojust.org" target="_blank">www.sojust.org</a>.</font></b></p>
<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1/28: RootsCamp MA Planning Meeting</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1/31: Connecting for Justice (Open House)</font></span></p>
<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2/4: Skillshare: Time Management</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2/14: Dating While Progressive (Singles Party)</font></span></p>
<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">3/4: Skillshare: Fundraising - Getting Past the Fear of Asking</font></span></p></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div><div><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">From our Progressive Events Calendar:</font></b></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Community Events</b><br>
</font></span></p><p><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.sojust.org/events/96238662/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">1/17: [ADVOCACY] Action Day for Transgender Equal Access</a> TODAY 11am-1pm<br>
<br><a href="http://www.sojust.org/events/99511552/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">1/19: [TRAINING] Student Organizer Boot Camp</a></font></span></p><p><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.sojust.org/events/99508302/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">1/19: [WORKSHOP] Raise Your Voice: A day of empowerment for girls & women</a><br>
</font></span></p><p></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>View dozens of cross-promoted events at <a href="http://www.sojust.org/calendar" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.sojust.org/calendar</a>.<br>
Post your own event - follow these instructions: <a href="http://www.bit.ly/post2SoJust" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.bit.ly/post2SoJust</a>.</i><br></font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></b></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>From our Message Board:</b><br></font></span></p><div><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">
<span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.sojust.org/messages/boards/thread/30400242" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Job: Mattapan Square Main Streets, executive director</a><br>
<br><a href="http://www.sojust.org/messages/boards/thread/30217402" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Internship: Health Law Advocates</a></font></span></p></div><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>View volunteer opportunities, job openings, calls for action, etc. at <a href="http://www.sojust.org/boards" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.sojust.org/boards</a>. <br>
</i><i>Post your own - follow these instructions: <a href="http://www.bit.ly/post2SoJust" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.bit.ly/post2SoJust</a></i>.</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="http://www.sojust.org/events/100046292" target="_blank">RootsCamp MA Planning Meeting</a><br>
Monday, January 28 at 6PM</b><br>at an office downtown by Park Street (RSVP for directions)</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>I sent an email a few days ago about RootsCamp. If you missed it, scroll all the way down and you'll find that email with a lot more details. </i>As I've mentioned, it's very, very rare that <a href="http://www.sojust.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Socializing for Justice</a> finds an opportunity to co-sponsor events because we purposely don't align ourselves with single issue groups. So it is with great pleasure that I share that Socializing for Justice has once again partnered with <a href="http://neworganizing.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">New Organizing Institute</a> (NOI) to host RootsCamp MA in early 2013. Just over two years ago, we gathered almost 100 local activists to discuss the successes and challenges facing social change organizations, and to help create a diverse, powerful and inclusive gathering of passionate activists. We heard each others organizing challenges and left with solutions to make our individual and collective efforts stronger and better. </font></span></p>
<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><b><font color="#ff0000">We're ready to do this again, but we need your help. </font></b></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><b><font color="#ff0000">We're looking for a few more people to join the RootsCamp Organizing Committee.</font></b><font color="#222222"> <b>Our first planning meeting is on Monday, January 28th in downtown Boston. Email <a href="mailto:robbie@robbiesamuels.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">robbie@robbiesamuels.com</a> to get the details. </b></font></span>We're doing this as volunteers and could very much use your help to make this happen and strengthen Massachusetts' cross-issue progressive community, network and movement (see it's right in line with SoJust's vision!). We also need organizations to sign up as a RootsCamp MA partner and commit to spreading the word to their community. </font></span><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">More information: </b><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.sojust.org/events/100046292" target="_blank">http://www.sojust.org/events/100046292</a></span></p>
<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></p><div><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="http://www.sojust.org/events/91627292/" target="_blank">Connecting for Justice (SoJust's Open House)</a><br>
</b><b>Thursday, January 31 at 6PM <br></b>at Lir by Hynes Convention Center</font></span></div><p></p></div><div><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong style="line-height:19px;display:inline">Meet like-minded progressives and get connected to great social justice organizations in Boston</strong><span style="line-height:19px">. </span><em style="line-height:19px">Haven't been to a Socializing for Justice event?</em><span style="line-height:19px"> It’s time to meet the friendly faces of the group that’s grown to 2200 members, hosted 140+ events and fostered hundreds of connections since our founding 6+ years ago. </span><strong style="line-height:19px;display:inline">As always we'll help you meet people - so no worries if you're new to SoJust</strong><span style="line-height:19px">, plus we'll have "I'M LOOKING FOR" and "ASK ME ABOUT" tags at our CONNECTIONS CORNER, which is staffed by our amazing STARZ. We'll also have our wildly popular JOBS BOARD - are you a hiring manager? Post your job opening or volunteer opportunity and we'll bring it to this event. Follow these instructions: <a href="http://www.bit.ly/post2SoJust" target="_blank">http://www.bit.ly/post2SoJust</a></span></font></span></div>
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>ACTION STATIONS</b> If you're involved with a group or project and want to spread the word bring flyers for the free lit table. If you have an action that can be done in 2 minutes (sign a petition) or within 2 weeks of the event (attend rally, stuff mass mailing) bring it so SoJusters can get connected to you and your work. This is not a typical tabling event, there'll be lots of opportunity to schmooze and network! Email <a href="mailto:robbie@robbiesamuels.com" target="_blank">robbie@robbiesamuels.com</a> for more information about the Action Stations.</font></p>
</div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong style="display:inline;line-height:19px">Cost:</strong><span style="line-height:19px"> $5-$20 collected at the door. </span><em style="line-height:19px">Newcomers always welcomed!</em><br style="line-height:19px">
<span style="line-height:19px">(every $10 includes raffle ticket for a $20 Trader Joe's gift card) </span><em style="line-height:19px"><br>Complimentary appetizers will be provided.</em></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19px"><b>RSVP: </b></span><a href="http://www.sojust.org/events/91627292/" target="_blank">http://www.sojust.org/events/91627292/</a></font></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="http://www.sojust.org/events/95749882/" target="_blank">Skillshare: Value-Based Time Management by Hillary Rettig</a></b></font></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Monday, February 4 at 6PM</b></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">at The NonProfit Center by South Station</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19px">Was one of your resolutions to be more productive? More organized? Find balance between work and everything else that matters to you? </span><span style="line-height:19px">This workshop begins with a discussion of how time should be viewed and valued; why one needs to manage it; and how successful people tend to view and use time. Then we move onto the five foundational principles of time management, and contrast examples of managed and unmanaged time schedules. We then discuss right and wrong ways to use time, lifestyles that support and inhibit success, and techniques for budgeting and tracking your time. We also discuss how to set priorities; how to decide and maintain boundaries; and how to “create” time through delegation and other techniques. Finally, we discuss tips for sticking to your schedule, and dealing with unsupportive people. After the workshop, many participants report being more productive and less stressed.</span></font></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:16px;text-align:left"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:16px;text-align:left"><b>Register:</b> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sojust.org%2Fevents%2F95749882%2F&h=aAQHczvMd&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;line-height:16px;text-align:left" target="_blank">http://www.sojust.org/<span style="display:inline-block"></span>events/95749882/</a></font></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:16px;text-align:left">$10 in advance, </span><span style="line-height:16px;text-align:left">$10-$20 (sliding scale) cash at the door if space available</span></font></div>
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</font></span></div><div><span style="line-height:16px;text-align:left"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="http://www.sojust.org/events/93901962/" target="_blank">Dating While Progressive</a></b></font></span></div>
<div><span style="line-height:16px;text-align:left"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Thursday, February 14 at 6PM</b></font></span></div><div><span style="line-height:16px;text-align:left"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">at Lir by Hynes Convention Center</font></span></div>
<div><span style="line-height:16px;text-align:left"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.7em;padding:0px;line-height:19px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong style="display:inline">Happy Valentine's Day!</strong> Ready to meet some like-minded progressives? Then you'll want to join us for Dating While Progressive, a fun and welcoming singles party!* </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">This </span><strong style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">Socializing for Justice</strong><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> event is co-hosted by the Boston chapter of the </span><strong style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">National Organization for Men Against Sexism</strong><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> (NOMAS-Boston), the Boston chapter of the </span><strong style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">New Leaders Council</strong><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> (NLC Boston), the </span><strong style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">Bisexual Resource Center</strong><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">, the </span><strong style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">Boston Queer Polyamorous Women's Group</strong><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">, and </span><strong style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;display:inline">New Wave - Young Boston Feminists.</strong></p>
</div><div><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.7em;padding:0px;line-height:19px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong style="display:inline">*YES, WE MEAN YOU.</strong> Anyone who's single and/or available is invited! Attendees are all ages, races, genders, sexual orientations, levels of activism and professions. Some just moved to Boston and others were born here. We hope you see someone like yourself and meet someone you otherwise wouldn't have.</font></p>
</div><div><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong style="display:inline;line-height:19px">Cost:</strong><span style="line-height:19px"> $5-$20 collected at the door. </span><em style="line-height:19px">Newcomers always welcomed!</em></font></span></div>
<div><div style="line-height:normal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19px">(every $10 includes raffle ticket for a $20 Trader Joe's gift card) </span><em style="line-height:19px"><br>
</em></font></div><div style="line-height:normal"><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.7em;padding:0px;line-height:19px"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><em>A great spread of complimentary appetizers will be provided.<br>
</em><b>RSVP:</b><em> </em><a href="http://www.sojust.org/events/93901962/" target="_blank">http://www.sojust.org/events/93901962/</a></font></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.7em;padding:0px;line-height:19px"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.7em;padding:0px;line-height:19px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="http://www.sojust.org/events/98994512/" target="_blank">Skillshare: Fundraising - Getting Past the Fear of Asking by Robbie Samuels</a><br>
</b></font><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Monday, March 4 at 6PM<br></b><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">at The NonProfit Center by South Station</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 0.7em;padding:0px;line-height:19px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><em>Do you want to raise money to support the causes and organizations you care about? </em>This engaging coaching session focuses on getting past the fear of asking and how to avoid some common mistakes. Learn an easy way to sort through contact lists and build a strong prospect list based on the 3 Cs of fundraising: capacity, connection and commitment. Learn specific language for how to make a strong ask, based on the relationship-building tips shared in <em>Art of the Schmooze</em>, and ten tips that will make your next fundraising plan a success. "If you are afraid to ask for money, kick yourself out of the way and let the cause talk."</font></p>
<div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:16px;text-align:left"><b>Register: </b></span><a href="http://www.sojust.org/events/98994512/" target="_blank">http://www.sojust.org/events/98994512/</a> </font></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:16px;text-align:left">$10 in advance, </span><span style="line-height:16px;text-align:left">$10-$20 (sliding scale) cash at the door if space available</span></font></div>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial">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></font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><font style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br>
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<font><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">SoJust isn't a non-profit 501(c)(3) and receives no outside funding.</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial"> We're a grassroots volunteer-run member-supported cross-issue progressive community that's been growing steadily since August 2006. We have almost 2,200 members, we have hosted 145+ events and we manage an online hub of progressive events and resources at <a href="http://www.sojust.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" 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/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">online</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial"> or at any of our events. Thank you for helping us continue to provide a space for like-minded progressives of all stripes.</span></font></p>
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<br></p><p style="font-size:14px;font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;color:rgb(39,39,39);margin:0px 0px 0.7em;padding:0px;line-height:19px">On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Robbie Samuels <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:send2robbie@gmail.com" target="_blank">send2robbie@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:</p>
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</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">It's very, very rare that <a href="http://www.sojust.org" target="_blank">Socializing for Justice</a> finds an opportunity to co-sponsor events </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">because we purposely don't align ourselves with single issue groups. So it </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">is with great pleasure that I share that Socializing for Justice has once again </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">partnered with <a href="http://neworganizing.com" target="_blank">New Organizing Institute</a> (NOI) to host RootsCamp</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> MA in early 2013. Just over two years ago, we gathered almost 100 local activists to discuss the successes and challenges facing social change organizations, and to help create a diverse, powerful and inclusive gathering of passionate activists. We heard each others organizing challenges and left with solutions to make our individual and collective efforts stronger and better. </span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><br></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><font color="#ff0000">We're ready to do this again, but we need your help. </font></b></span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><font color="#ff0000">We're looking for a few more people to join the RootsCamp Organizing Committee.</font></b><font color="#222222"> Our first planning meeting is on Monday, January 28th in downtown Boston. Email <a href="mailto:robbie@robbiesamuels.com" target="_blank">robbie@robbiesamuels.com</a> to get the details. </font></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">We're doing this as volunteers and could very much use your help to make </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">this happen and strengthen Massachusetts' cross-issue progressive community, </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">network and movement (see it's right in line with SoJust's v</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">ision!). We also need organizations to sign up as a RootsCamp MA partner and commit to spreading the word to their community.</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>What's RootsCamp?</b></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b> </b>It's a friendly environment where you'll have time to </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">make real connections with people working on and interested in lots of </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">different issues. (Sound familiar?) Over one weekend in Boston, RootsCamp MA </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">will bring together a broad spectrum of organizers to discuss and </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">collaborate, share lessons learned, and drive the conversation about best </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">practices in social justice organizing. We'll discuss the successes and challenges </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">facing activists and organizers. With your help we'll bring together diverse voices and </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">perspectives from across the state and create a powerful, inclusive, and </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">productive event. Join us, and help drive the progressive movement forward.</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>How's it organized? </b>It's an "unconference" - meaning YOU get to present </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">a session without having to submit a proposal ahead of time. The whole point of this RootsCamp </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">unconference is for local organizers to own and drive the </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">conversation. It's the only conference this year where you are guaranteed to </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">have a chance to talk about what YOU want to talk about. It's part </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">reflection: a candid environment to share what's working and what isn't. </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">It's also a chance to get to know each other better and plan the year ahead. Here's a quick video explaining the unconference concept: </span><a href="http://youtu.be/wM6htb8Hifg" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/wM6htb8Hifg</a>.<br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Who should attend RootsCamp MA?</b> Change agents and progressives of all stripes, from across </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Massachusetts, who have lessons to share, more to learn, or campaigns and </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">projects to move forward. Whether you consider yourself a "progressive" or </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">simply work on an issue or matter that moves our country forward, add your </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">voice and perspective -- help shape and take ownership over RootsCamp</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">.</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>*When is it? Where is it?* </b>This will be determined by the Organizing Committee. Get involved now and help us create this welcoming space for passionate activists. Email <a href="mailto:robbie@robbiesamuels.com" target="_blank">robbie@robbiesamuels.com</a> to RSVP for the first planning meeting on Monday, January 28th in downtown Boston.</span></div>
<div><br></div><div>For Justice,</div><div>Robbie</div></blockquote><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div>p.s. I've added links to SoJust resources in my email signature...</div>
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