ORGANIZE
Grassroots Partners'
Campaigns
Anchor Institution
Organizing
Black Mass Coalition
Arts & Cultural Organizing
Imagination is an essential piece of our effort to build the new world. Cultural workers are economy builders. With that understanding we strive to provide artists with a space to organize and advocate on behalf of themselves and their neighbors.
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Arts & Cultural Organizing Member Team Charter (in development)
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Black Mass Coalition
The Black Mass Coalition is a group of statewide leaders, including Ujima, from grassroots organizations to institutional entities, that developed a list of actionable, tangible items for four groups -- the private sector, nonprofits, philanthropic organizations, and government -- to commit and follow through on in order to prove that their statement, "Black Lives Matter!," is more than words but a vision of a world they want to make true with us.
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If you would like to be notified about additional actions and events for Black Mass Coalition related work email comms[at]ujimaboston.com to be added to the mailing list for this campaign.
Divest / Reinvest
​"Reinvestment presents an opportunity to resist the extractivism, racism, and militarism that dominate our economy and to rebuild towards a vision of collective well-being, led by communities who have been the most oppressed under the current system." - The Reinvest Report
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If you would like to be notified about additional actions and events for Divest/Reinvest related work email comms[at]ujimaboston.com to be added to the mailing list for this campaign.
Grassroots Partners' Campaigns
​Our partners provide political leadership and ground our work in ongoing struggles for housing justice, labor rights, youth empowerment, environmental justice, and more.
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Evictions in Boston: The Disproportionate Effect of Forced Moves on Communities of Color
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MATAHARI WOMEN WORKERS' CENTER
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CREATIVE ORGANIZING /
CONSUMER ADVOCACY
NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT PLANS
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UJIMA BUSINESS SUPPORT MEMBER TEAM
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Ujima Business Support Team Charter (In Development)
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Time Bank
The Ujima Time Bank is a system of exchange where the unit of value is person-hours. Time Bank members share skills and provide services for each other.
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Necessary Systems Daily
Created during the 2020 pandemic, Necessary Systems Daily was a daily action campaign designed to highlight actions for all of us to practice building a new, collective muscle for the infrastructure and systems we know we need to create.
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Email comms[at]ujimaboston.com to learn more.
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Anchor Organizing
UJIMA ANCHOR INSTITUTION MEMBER TEAM
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Ujima Anchor Institution Team Charter (In Development)
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Faith Network Subcommittee
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Visit the Faith Network Subcommittee at the Anchor Institution Member Team meeting every third Wednesday from 7:15-8:30PM EST.
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Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT)
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Host a forum about PILOT in your community, organization or on your campus. Contact Enid at pilotactiongroup[at]gmail.com.
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Join the Coalition. Contact Enid at pilotactiongroup[at]gmail.com.
ENDORSEMENT POLICY
Boston Ujima Project is currently in a process of crafting it's endorsement policy to align with our commitment to being member-led. ​In the mean time, we're happy to support campaigns by spreading the word via our newsletter and social media. We'll update this section when we have finalized a process.
