<span><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:15px;line-height:17px;white-space:pre-wrap">Hey fellow activists and organizers,</span></font></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Uncertain how to work towards a secure financial future while living out your values? Then you definitely want to join us this Monday for a skillshare that is back by popular demand.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Join Socializing for Justice for a Socially Responsible Investing Skillshare on August 5, 6:00 - 8:30 PM.</span></p>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How do we manage our savings to best sustain ourselves and support our vision of a more just economy? This is a chance to learn investment basics and discuss financial management with a local progressive activist and finance professional. No prior knowledge expected: we'll start with fundamentals and definitions. Participants should come away with a more intuitive sense of how to use investments, and ideas about how to research and choose between different financial tools without checking your politics at the door. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Register </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">at</span><a href="http://www.sojust.org" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.sojust.org</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Newcomers always welcomed!</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fee: $10-$20 (sliding scale) is split with the trainer.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Limited space - register ahead of time</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Credit cards accepted online. Cash only at the door (if space available).</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ABOUT OUR PRESENTER </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Joby Gelbspan</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is a lifelong progressive activist who has dedicated her career to "translating finance for activists." She holds a Master's in Accounting and an MBA, with financial and management experience ranging from non-profit organizations to the investment management industry. She has served on several nonprofit Boards and as CFO and Financial Consultant for grassroots, progressive organizations. She currently coordinates strategic corporate and financial research to support Corporate Accountability International's grassroots campaigns challenging the World Bank and some of the world's largest corporations to halt their abusive practices. </span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SCHEDULE</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">6:00-6:30 Socializing - </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">bring your own dinner</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">6:30-8:30 Training and Q & A</span></p><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<a href="http://www.nonprofitcenterboston.org/site/c.ddKGIQNuEmG/b.1363373/k.5381/About_Us__Directions.htm" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,117,177);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DIRECTIONS</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The NonProfit Center is located one block from South Station at 89 South Street. The Center is physically accessible through the main lobby.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">HELP SPREAD THE WORD! </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Invite your friends to this facebook event: </span><a href="http://on.fb.me/168UJ9g" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,117,177);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://on.fb.me/168UJ9g</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Join the SoJust Facebook group: </span><a href="http://on.fb.me/SoJust" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,117,177);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://on.fb.me/SoJust</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On Twitter? Follow </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/sojust" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,117,177);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">@SoJust</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and SoJust's Co-Founder</span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/robbiesamuels" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,117,177);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">@RobbieSamuels</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> #sojust</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Socializing for Justice -</span><a href="http://www.sojust.org/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"> </span></a><a href="http://www.sojust.org" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.sojust.org</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Since 2006, we've been building this great sandbox where we can bring progressives of all stripes together and try out new ideas in this "Movement Moment". Spaces like this are crucial as we start to reframe and build new visions for our movement(s).</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;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 host monthly socials that allow for the possibility of cross-issue connections and run a monthly Skillshare Series, hosted by The NonProfit Center*, which increases our individual capacity for movement building.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">With 2300 members and almost 7 years of creating a diverse cross-issue community in Boston (160 events!), Socializing for Justice is the best place to find the great people, organizations and community you're looking for while putting the SOCIAL back in social justice.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">YES, WE MEAN YOU.</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> We've got members of all ages, races, genders, sexual orientations, levels of activism and professions. We hope you see someone like yourself and meet someone you otherwise wouldn't have.</span></p>
<br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Want to know more about SoJust?</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Check out our </span><a href="http://sojust.meetup.com/1/messages/boards/view/viewthread?thread=3187615" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,117,177);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Frequently Asked Questions</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and </span><a href="http://sojust.meetup.com/1/photos/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,117,177);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">past event photos</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">!</span></p>
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