JFK/UMass T Station

on the MBTA Red Line - for John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Mass. State Archives and University of Mass. Boston

The Banshee

Phone: 

617.436.9747

Email: 

info@bansheeboston.com

Website: 

bansheeboston.com

Mission: 

From the Banshee's website:

 

The Banshee Pub is the number one bar and restaurant to watch domestic and European sports in the greater Boston area. If your game is being broadcast in North America then you can rest assured that the Banshee will be showing it on one of its 10 flat screen televisions that span two floors of entertainment.

From European Soccer including the Barclays Premier League (EPL), to international rugby, Gaelic Football and a whole host of domestic sports such as the MLB, NFL and NBA, the Banshee offers the perfect atmosphere for sporting events; fantastic food and live music.

Location

The Banshee
934 Dorchester Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02125
United States
Key Partners: 

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures: 

HallSpace

Phone: 

(617) 288-2255

Mission: 

HallSpace is an art gallery located in Dorchester, MA just minutes from the JFK/UMass T station. 

Directions:

Traveling south on 93
Take exit 15 for Columbia Rd
J.F.K. Library 0.2 mi
Turn right at Columbia Rd 0.1 mi
Left at Dorchester Ave

Traveling north on 93
Take exit 15 for Columbia Rd
Edward Everett Sq. 0.2 mi
Turn right at Columbia Rd 443 ft
Go completely around the rotary
Bear Right at the 4th exit and stay on Columbia Rd 0.1 mi
Take left at Dorchester Ave
Gallery is on the left

Gallery entrance is on the right side of the parking lot behind the transformer. Parking in lot when available,  spaces marked V or C only, or on the street. 

Location

HallSpace
950 Dorchester Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02125-1282
United States
Created: 
04/29/2011

Sustainability Guild International

Phone: 

(877) 797-7938 OR (617) 930-6508

Fax: 

(857) 366 4292

Mission: 

Sustainability Guild International is a Dorchester-based social enterprise dedicated to inner city sustainability and innovation. Their Vision in Action strategy for a Sustainable Metroscape guides the design and piloting of collaborative sustainable development solutions that promote equity, health, beauty, and prosperity.

Location

Venture Development Center
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125-3393
United States
Key Partners: 

UMass Boston

Key Programs Offered: 

2012:

 

In June/July 2012, Sustainability Guild launched the 100 for 100 initiative.  100 for 100 engages 100 inner city residents in 100 sustainability projects and programming for environmental, economic, and social opportunity creation involving:

Living Walls | Upcycling | Energy | Community Cafe - in partnership with the Dorchester Community Food Co-op | Arts, Culture & Wellness | Sustainable Design.

 

Pre-2012:

International Peer-Reviewed Journals

Our publications build core knowledge and provide insight that guides holistic strategy, action, outcomes and innovation. The Guild FOCUS journal series emphasizes key issues in sustainability from institutional and organizational perspectives. The Guild CULTURE journal series examines sustainability from broad, social and cultural perspectives. Guild journals promote critical discourse through in-depth articles, interviews, case studies, program profiles, opportunities, technology assessments and book reviews.

Digital Library Series (DLS)

Our DLS publications provide deeper insight into sustainability topics and issues that emerge from our research, journals and collaborations. Leveraging the deep insight and experiences of a diverse array of strategic leaders and scholars, the series features case-study-framed examinations of quantified outcomes, emerging issues and innovation.

Arts Engaged

Reaching out to stakeholders of the art world, Sustainability Guild International seeks to determine how the players in arts and culture are involved with society, sustainability and social projects. By publishing data and articles online, holding online exhibits, holding annual events and more, the Guild will make known the points of intersection between the arts and society.

Created: 
03/21/2011

Hancock 309

Phone: 

617-512-6775

Mission: 

Create an environment for Artists and Art lovers to exchange ideas and foster creativity in one another. 

Location

Hancock 309 Gallery and Consignment
305 Hancock Street
Dorchester, MA 02125
United States
How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures: 

Contact owner.

Also (or Previously) Known As...: 

Hancock 309 Gallery and Consignment

Created: 
03/06/2011

Bobby Mendes Peace Legacy

Mailing Address (if different than physical location): 

The Bobby Mendes Peace Legacy
c/o Touchable Stories
65 East Cottage St. Dorchester, MA 02125

Website: 
Mission: 

The Bobby Mendes Peace Legacy is an anti-violence initiative co-directed by Dorchester peace activist Isaura Mendes and Shannon Flattery of Touchable Stories. It is named in honor of Isaura's oldest son Bobby who was murdered in 1995. It is rededicated to her youngest son Matthew who was murdered in 2006.

The program began in 1999 to help stem the tide of growing homicides in the Dorchester/Roxbury neighborhoods. Programs include public speaking in schools and prisons, grief counseling for families and friends who have lost loved ones, roundtable dinners with community members and their elected officials, holiday celebrations for local children and The Annual Parent's & Children's Walk for Peace.

Location

65 East Cottage Street
Dorchester, MA
United States
Key Partners: 

Touchable Stories; The Riley Foundation Family Strengthening Small Grants Fund, The Lenny Zakim Fund, Floyd Williams Funeral Home, Maxwell Community Business Park, Suffolk County Sheriffs Department, Boston City Councilor Felix Arroyo, Humphrey Street Studios, M.Y.H.O.O.D, PeaceWorks, Project Hope, Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers, Maxwell Flea Market, Radio Nha Terra, Sovereign Bank, Toys for Tots, Wainwright Bank

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures: 

Contributions may be made directly to support this work by making checks payable to:
“The Bobby Mendes Peace Legacy”
c/o Touchable Stories
65 East Cottage St. Dorchester, MA 02125

Secure contributions can also be made online at http://communityroom.net

Key Programs Offered: 

Parents and Children's Peace Walk | Back to School BBQ | Christmas with Bobby | Anti-Violence Roundtables | Survivor Outreach and Family Breavement Support | Find Your Voice | Louis D. Brown Peace Institute

See here for details.

Created: 
12/07/2010

Touchable Stories

Mission: 

Touchable Stories began in 1996 with the idea of using the talents of contemporary artists to help individual communities define their own voice and give it public expression. The idea caught on, and has since become a series of community profiles telling the unique stories of these routinely marginalized neighborhoods.

Artists create rooms based on themes from the community. Ten to twelve rooms are then connected to form a walk-through maze, each interactive, each designed by a different hand, each using soundtracks created from the recorded interviews. The result is an intimate and dramatic journey in the life of a singular place through time—a journey with many voices.

Through a process of listening and observation, Touchable Stories networks to bring people and resources together in an effort to create sustainable futures.

Location

Touchable Stories Inc.
65 East Cottage Street
Dorchester, MA 02125
United States
Key Partners: 

Founding sponsors

The Boston Foundation
LEF Foundation
The Martin Fund

Host Site Sponsors

Boston Wharf Co. (Fort Point)
Brighton Ave. Baptist Church (Allston)
First Baptist Church of Cambridge (Central Square)
Maxwell Community Business Park (Upham’s Corner)
Port of Richmond, CA (Richmond: Introduction & The Story Continues)

Other Affiliates:
Bobby Mendes Peace Legacy (Shannon Flaherty, Co-Director).

Key Programs Offered: 

Current projects can be seen here. They include: Animating Archives, Echoes From The Edge, the New England Folk Music Archives, Richmond: The Story Continues, the Bobby Mendes Peace Legacy, and Tent City Peace Movement among others. Recurring themes include music, history, (anti-)violence, and more.

Created: 
12/07/2010

Camp Shriver at UMass Boston

Mailing Address (if different than physical location): 

Center for Social Development and Education | 10th Floor, Healey Library | University of Massachusetts Boston | 100 Morrissey Blvd | Boston MA 02125 | 617-287-5000 617-287-7250 | csde@umb.edu

Phone: 

617-287-7247

Email: 

barbara.gildea@umb.edu

Website: 

http://www.csde.umb.edu/shriver.html

Mission: 

Camp Shriver is an inclusive summer program for children with and without intellectual disabilities. The goals of the camp are: To provide sports; and other recreational and enrichment activities for all participants. To use sports as a vehicle for improving not only campers’ sports skills and overall motor development, but also their self-esteem, social skills, and confidence in building relationships with peers. To create an atmosphere of understanding, learning, and sharing so that campers from diverse backgrounds with and without disabilities can engage in positive peer relationships and develop new friendships.

Location

United States
Key Partners: 

UMass Boston,

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures: 

The Camp Shriver Learning Lab enables UMass Boston students to participate in this unique summer program. About 12 undergraduate interns will be selected to participate in the summer learning lab, through the Center for Social Development and Education and the Psychology Department. This internship program is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with children with and without disabilities and to learn more about child development and developmental disabilities from psychological, sociological, educational, and recreational perspectives. The internship program includes (1) hands-on fieldwork with campers as Assistant Counselors and Assistant Coaches and (2) an advanced psychology seminar on child development and disabilities.

Russell Elementary School

Phone: 

617-635-8803

Email: 

russell@bostonpublicschools.org

Website: 

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/node/515

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Early Dismissal: 12:45 p.m.

Grades: K1-5

Location

750 Columbia Road
Dorchester, MA 02125
United States
Also (or Previously) Known As...: 

William E. Russell Elementary School

Assignment Zone: East
Cluster: 3

Harbor Point Community Task Force

Phone: 

617-288-5701

Website: 

http://sites.google.com/site/harborpointcommunity/

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

Monday to Friday 8am-4pm

Location

1 N Point Drive
Dorchester, MA 02125
United States
Created: 
10/25/2010
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