| December 2003 Items that missed the printed issue: Holiday Party Merchant Raffle Everybody gets one free ticket. To Earn more bring food pantry items for one extra ticket. You can earn up to three tickets. No 50/50 drawing. Uphams Corner Main Street - Upham's Days 2003 Mon., Dec 1 - Meet your Local Main Street 8:00 AM at the Upham's House of Pizza Free coffee and holiday bags Wed., Dec 3 - An Evening of Jazz and Soul Food with Chef Lee II Restaurant - 6:00 p.m. Thurs., Dec 4 - Holiday Party for Children 4:00 p.m. at the Strand Theatre Fri., Dec 5 Jazz Night Out 2003 Uphams Corner Main Street Annual Fundraiser 7:00 p.m., Ronan Hall, 284 Bowdoin St. Edward Everett Schoolyard Clean-ups - We're wondering if some folks would be willing to donate some time in the next few weeks raking leaves at the Everett, so that we don't smother our newly planted grass. Leaves collected will be going to Saturday leaf pickup to make compost for community gardens. No reservations are required, just bring a rake. Contact Ms. Flannery at the school office and she will provide paper yardwaste bags. Thanks so much !!! For additional info call Alicia @ 617-282-6722 Upcoming news…The Fall meeting of the Friends Group Alicia MM Zipp Click here for South Bay/ Super 88 Updates Click here for CSHCA Beautification Committee Updates Click here for Redesigning Edward Everett Square Updates Are you current with your CSHCA membership dues? Upham's Corner Library Happenings - December • Toddler Time, 10:30 AM December 2nd and 9th. • Pre-School Story Time, 10:30 AM December 3rd and 10th. (Note - Pre-registration for both sessions) • Film Series at 4 PM December 4th - "Toy Story" December 11th - "Peter and the Wolf" • Holiday Celebration, December 18th at 6:45 PM Dancers performing Kwanzaa Ceremony that will include the lighting of candles, African dance, poetry and song. The entire repertoire will be performed by OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center, Inc. Light refreshments will be served. Guy Harris Uphams Corner Children's Librarian Monthly Community Meeting - BPD Area C-11 Do join friends and residents at our monthly meeting at the District C-11 Community Service Office, 40 Gibson Street, December 11th at 7 PM. For more information call our office @ 617-343-4524. This is a forum that you can address your neighborhood concerns and questions. Dorchester Day Parade Committee Our next monthly meeting will be January 26th at the Quality Inn on Morrissey Boulevard. New and old members alike are always welcome to join us over a cup of java. Little House Food Pantry The holidays are a time of sharing. Please donate a non-perishable food item for The Little House Food Pantry at our December 1st meeting. Suggested items include: pasta, cereals, soup, crackers, canned meat/fish, condiments, canned veggies, toiletries and cleaning supplies. Many Thanks!
Below is a list of the Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association's Merchant Members. Remember, the folks who run these businesses support us and have invested in our community. Please extend the same support to them by shopping in their stores, seeking their services or eating in their restaurants.
Merchant Memberships are $25.00 a year. Please note that this is a non-voting membership. If interested in becoming a Merchant Member please print out and complete the membership form at the bottom of this online newsletter and forward with your check in the amount of $25.00 made payable to the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association. We will list all Merchant Members each month in our newsletter. Newsletter Submissions Have you something you'd like to share in "The Neighbors" ? We welcome all "appropriate submissions". Letters to the Editor, events, announcements, meetings…etc. You can email us at janderson@uusc.org, call 617-868-7102 attn: John. Our deadline for the January edition is December 15th! City-Wide Dialogues on Boston's Ethnic & Racial Diversity. HAVE YOU EVER REALLY TALKED ABOUT IT? - Local groups are planning a proactive city-wide program of multi-session community dialogues. The goal is for 1,000 Bostonians to take part in CITY-WIDE DIALOGUES between now and June 2004. WHY DO IT? - Interracial acceptance and inclusion is still a key issue in the U.S. as a whole and here in Boston. Lack of comfort and familiarity with other groups holds us back as a society. It inhibits the full flourishing of creativity in our communities and workplaces. Better racial and ethnic relations begin with engaging each other on a personal, human level to achieve understanding. Structured face-to-face dialogue is a proven way to do that. Each Boston neighborhood will hold its own local Dialogue Group with 15-20 ethnically and racially diverse participants and two group facilitators. Each group will meet four times. PURPOSE OF CITY-WIDE DIALOGUES • A proactive effort to engage every Boston neighborhood; the entire city can have a conversation on a topic that involves the quality of city life for all. • Give people a chance - in some cases for the first time -- to really understand where people from other ethnic and racial groups are "coming from." • Facilitate relationships that enable neighbors to work together on community projects. • Build upon the existing strengths of Boston's diversity. • Deal with the sometimes-taboo subjects of race and ethnicity proactively, healing old divisions through the unifying power of open communication. • Showcase Boston's spirit at the 2004 Democratic National Convention when the media spotlight will be focused on our city. CITY-WIDE DIALOGUES will set an example for other major American cities. Note, however, that CITY-WIDE DIALOGUES is a non-partisan initiative. INTERESTED? If you would like to participate in the City-Wide Dialogues, please contact Nancy Khalil at 617-442-4519, ext. 226 or email nkhalil@ulem.com Currently participating groups include the Urban League of Eastern Mass., United Way of Mass. Bay, U.S. Dept. of Justice Community Relations Service, MA Commission Against Discrimination, MA Department of Public Health, Irish Immigration Center, Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, Mayor's Office of New Bostonians, American Jewish Committee, North American Indian Center, Islamic Society of Boston, Community Change, Greater Boston Civil Rights Coalition, Boston Police Department, Latin American Health Institute, United South End Settlements, National Conference for Community & Justice, Young Professionals Network of the Urban League of Eastern MA, Governor's Task Force on Hate Crimes, Boston Housing Authority, METCO, Chinese Progressive Association, Boston Redevelopment Authority, VietAID, Asian American Resource Workshop, YWCA Boston and others. City-Wide Dialogues Steering Committee • Frank Amoroso, U.S. Dept of Justice, Community Relations Service • Meryl Bralower, Social Venture Partners, mbralower@rcn.com • Michelle Waters Ekanem, Boston Housing Authority • Ernia Hughes, United Way of Mass. Bay • Salma Kazmi, Islamic Society of Boston • Marilyn Lee-Tom, Chinese Progressive Association • Debbie Lewis, Integrated Resources, 617-491-6190 • Charlot Lucien, Mass. Dept. of Public Health • Jorge Martinez, Project R.I.G.H.T. • Tanya Martinez, North American Indian Center • Gisele Michel (CO-CHAIR), Irish Immigration Center • Paula Parnagian, World View Services, 781-289-9803 • Nam Van Pham, VietAID, 617-994-7163 • Suzi Schuller, American Jewish Committee • Rebecca Shuster, Mass. Commission Against Discrimination • Jeff Stone (CO-CHAIR), Urban League of Eastern Mass. • David Yamada, Suffolk University Law School In Appreciation The CSHCA wishes to thank SPIRE and UMass for their newsletter assistance! Special thanks to the local merchants and CSHCA volunteers for their making our Holiday Celebration possible. A complete listing of supporting vendors will be published in the next edition of The Neighbors. The CSHCA wishes to extend a tip o' the hat to retiring Area C-11 Boston Police Officer Paul Johnston. A major note will be missed as the "Beat Goes On". Congrats! CSHCA Membership Renewal/Application for Membership Please keep current with your annual membership dues if you wish to remain a voting member in good standing and continue to receive a copy of the newsletter, "The Neighbors". NOTE: Check address label for your membership expiration date. It would be greatly appreciated if your memberships were renewed early. CSHCA Annual Memberships are only $5 per person ($25 Merchant Sponsor - non-voting member) Checks can be made payable to: CSHCA Simply print out the form below and give with payment to our Treasurer, Nora McDonnell at our next meeting or mail to: CSHCA Membership c/o Ms. Nora McDonnell, CSHCA Treas. 7 Buttonwood Court Dorchester, MA 02125 Individual membership(s) ____ Merchant Sponsor _____ Name(s): ____________________________________________ Street: _____________________________ Apt: __________ City/Town: ___________________________ State: _____ Postal Code: ____________ Phone: ______________________________ Email: ______________________________ Merchant Sponsor Name: _____________________________ Are you current with your CSHCA membership dues? Arts on the Point - Upcoming Events Art/talks Thursday, December 11th 2003 1:00 - 3:00 PM UMB Harbor Gallery, McCormack, 1st floor Paul Tucker: Coming Attractions: Maya Lin at UMB Professor Paul Tucker, Senior member of the UMB Art Faculty, and Founder and Executive Director of Arts on the Point, will briefly discuss the work of Maya Lin, who recently agreed to create a site specific "earth work" in front of the new campus center at UMB. Tucker's remarks will be followed by a screening of the film "Maya Lin - A Strong Clear Vision", which details Lin's process as she created the piece which became The Vietnam Memorial. All are welcome to attend. For further information please call 617-287-5347. Columbia-Savin Hill Tree Lighting The Dorchester Holiday Celebrations Committee and Mayor Thomas M. Menino invite you to join them Saturday November 29th at 6:30 PM at St. Margaret's Church for the lighting of our neighborhood Holiday Tree. More Info: call Molly Dunford @ 617-635-4819 YOGA The holiday times can be stressful. Come learn some simple breathing techniques and stretches to help you reduce stress, thereby letting you enjoy enjoy the holiday season. This course is being offered at the Caritas Carney Hospital on Sunday, December 7th from 1 to 3 PM. Cost: $25. For reservation, call DCAE @ 617-474-1170 Click here for the December meeting minutes |