On Monday, February 13, Dorchester People for Peace (DPP) will be holding a Monthly Meeting, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Vietnamese American Community Center (VietAID), at 42 Charles St., Fields Corner (near the Red Line station). DPP will be following up on previous discussions and plans for upcoming campaigns. The group will discuss the fight against MBTA cutbacks and fare increases, war budgets and military spending, the possibility of a war with Iran, and state and local government, input on military spending. DPP will also discuss and evaluate the long-standing school Opt-Out of military recruiting campaign and make decisions about the futures. The DPP Facilitation Team will be meeting to flesh out these and other agenda items. If you have additional suggestions and agenda items, please send to Rosemary (rosemarykean [at] yahoo.com), Denise (denisezwahlen [at] yahoo.com) or Jeff (jjk123 [at] comcast.net).
Join in a discussion about student assignment and school choice! Attend a kick-off community meeting about Improving the School Choice Process. This meeting will take place on Saturday, March 10, from 10:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. (registration begins at 9:30), at the Orchard Gardens K-8 School (just off Melnea Cass Blvd). This will be the first in a series of opportunities this year to work together to create a new school choice system that helps improve school quality, offers great choices, and builds a stronger community. For more information, email choice [at] bostonpublicschools.org. More details can be found at 
On Tuesday, February 28, Boston City Council will be deliberating the proposed "Three Strikes Bill." Nearly 30 states have some sort of habitual offender law, which imposes life sentences to people convicted of two or more serious criminal offenses. Opponents of Massachusetts’ three strikes bill include the Massachusetts Legislative Black and Latino Caucus in the Massachusetts House, as well as the Nation of Islam, the NAACP, The Center for Church and Prison; Boston Workers Alliance, Boston’s Citywide Outreach Ministries, the Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers, and many others. The deliberation will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber on the fifth floor of Boston City Hall. For more information, contact Kenneth Yarborough at 
On February 23, the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus will welcome a conversation with Beacon Hill Chief Justice Roderick L. Ireland, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice. From 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. there will be light refreshments - the program happens from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The talk will take place at Boys and Girls Club of Boston, 15 Talbot Avenue. For more information, contact the office of State Rep. Russell Holmes, 
Team La Push is a group of 20 students and three teachers from Boston International Newcomers Academy in Boston, Massachusetts. The team will be participating in a service-learning trip to live and work with the Quileute Nation on their reservation in La Push, Washington in April. These students are all immigrants and English Language Learners, coming from eight different countries - some have lived in Boston for less than one year. While learning about Native American life and culture, the students are developing leadership and entrepreneurial skills through teamwork and fundraising. In addition, they will gain an appreciation of their impact on the lives of others through their service projects with the Quileute community.
St. Joseph Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center in collaboration with The Boston Police Neighborhood Watch Unit cordially invite you to attend a neighborhood meeting that will feature: Neighbors getting to know Neighbors, a discussion of important trends, issues, and the most recent break-ins to homes. Share your ideas and concerns to make a better and safer neighborhood. Get connected and learn what's going on! Contact Lauren Scherer at 
