September 20, 2007 — Vol. 43, No. 6
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SAT., SEPTEMBER 22

Roxbury Day Celebration
Come out and celebrate with the Roxbury community on Roxbury Day. Featuring The Makanda Jazz Project along with vendors, authors, “Living Roxbury History,” Fashions by Keith, Jazz and Poetry Café and much more. All programs are free of charge. Sponsored by The Music Drives us Foundation, Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, Bringing Ideas to Life & Roxbury Action Program. At the Dillaway Thomas House, Eliot Square. For more information call RAP at 617-442-4400 or rapnroxbury@verizon.net.

Anti-Violence Rally
All Day Anti-Violence Rally, Panel Discussion, Divine Service, “Walk for Peace,” and Evening Benefit Gospel Concert: “Stop the Violence! Yes You Can! Don’t Talk About It, Be About It.” Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center, 1350 Tremont St., Roxbury, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., featuring local experts, the “Ghetto Preacher” Willie Ramos (former gang member), and speaker Gary James, then “Walk for Peace” over to Berea SDA Church, 108 Seaver St., Dorchester for workshops, and Gospel Concert at 6pm (free will offering) with Renese King and the Angelic Voices of Praise, Rally Day Mass Choir, BT Mass Choir, Teen Challenge Boston Choir, and many other singers. Together we can work to save our youth! FREE. Contact Info: Hope Jackson, 617-208-4244, Northeastern Conf. of SDA Youth Ministries.

Masonic Child Identification Program
The Psi Omega (Boston Graduate) Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in cooperation with the Prince Hall Grand Lodge F&AM, Grand Lodge of Massachusetts AF&AM and the Roxbury Community College Office of Student Activities invite you and your children, age 18 and younger, to participate in the free and comprehensive Masonic Child Identification Program. Activities will be held from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on the campus of Roxbury Community College in room 200 of the student center. The address is 1234 Columbus Ave. in Roxbury, Massachusetts, located near the Roxbury Crossing MBTA station and accessible by the 15, 19, 22, 23, 28, 42, 44, and 45 MBTA bus routes. Applications and appointments are not necessary. In just minutes, each participating child will have a brief videotape interview made to capture their mannerisms and speech patterns, a digital still photograph, fingerprints taken, and a Toothprint® impression made. All identification materials created are free and will be given to the parent or guardian of participating children with instructions for safekeeping. No copies are kept on file with any of the sponsoring organizations.

SAT., SEPTEMBER 22

Chinatown Oak Street Fair
The Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC) is hosting its 22nd annual Oak Street Fair, a family festival that is free and open to the public. With the participation of local organizations and businesses, there will be tables featuring games, activities, and health screenings and useful service information. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Oak and Shawmut Streets (Rooftop playground of Josiah Quincy Elementary School). Activities include a watermelon eating contest, arts and crafts, children performances, health screening and service information. BCNC’s annual Oak Street Fair is Chinatown’s big community block party for families in the Greater Boston area. Featuring activity stations for children, teens, and their families, Oak Street Fair celebrates community and brings individuals together from Chinatown and beyond. This year’s 22nd annual Oak Street Fair anticipates 2,000+ individuals, and is a draw of tourism from neighborhood communities and beyond to Boston’s Chinatown community.

Madison Park Village First Annual Walk-A-Thon
From 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Sonrisa Haynes, Pauline Sheridan, and Edna Dudley (the Madison Park Village Peer Leaders) will host the first annual Madison Park Village Walk-A-Thon. The goal of this event is promote healthier living through walking around and throughout our housing community while learning how to eat well and exercise more.

Watercolor Painting Workshops in Franklin Park
Saturday, September 22 & 29 from noon-2 p.m. Free — all ages and experience levels welcome. Materials provided. On beautiful Schoolmaster Hill overlooking Frederick Law Olmsted’s Landscape. Look for a sign along the main park road at the foot of the path to the workshop site. MBTA #16 bus. For more information and detailed directions call 617-282-2881. Sponsored by ParkARTS.

 

SUN., SEPTEMBER 23

National Advocates Convene on Healthcare Disparities of Black Women
The Boston Black Women’s Health Institute is hosting an afternoon of tea and conversation on the state of black women’s health with Byllye Yvonne Avery, founder of the national Black Women’s Health Imperative, from 3-5 p.m. at Simmons College in Boston. The event, at in the Linda K. Paresky Conference Center in the Main College Building, 300 The Fenway, is free and open to the public. An R.S.V.P. is required for admission. Contact Lula Christopher of the Boston Black Women’s Health Institute at 617-436-2291 or email lula.christopher@bbwhi.org to register. Co-sponsored by the Simmons Institute for Leadership and Change, the Boston Public Health Commission, and the Fenway Community Health Center, the event commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Black Women’s Health Imperative, BWHI (formerly known as the National Black Women’s Health Project), a leading African American health education, research, advocacy, and leadership development institution based in Washington, D.C. Due to construction, parking is limited but available on a first-come, first-served basis on the Simmons College campus. Please visit http://my.simmons.edu/
services/business/parking
/off-campus.shtml for parking alternatives.

TUES., SEPTEMBER 25

Artist Town Meeting for the South End
The Artists Foundation will describe the insurance and other assistance available to artists of all disciplines. 6:30 p.m., South End Branch Library, 685 Tremont St.
617-536-8241.

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