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Grassroots Partners'
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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.
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.
MA Public Banking Coaliton
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Send a letter to your local representatives.
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 has crafted an endorsement policy to align with our commitment to being member-led. There are three opportunities for Ujima members to review and weigh in on endorsement requests:
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Every 1st Wednesday | #CoDirect: on the first Wednesday of the month, we give members an opportunity to provide input through deeper organizational updates and space for discussion. As this happens on a monthly basis, endorsement requests that come to us with a minimum of 3 weeks' notice are ideal, however, we can accommodate requests with up to 24hrs notice. We encourage you to be present at #Co-Direct to present alongside staff, as well as answer any questions or concerns.
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Every 2nd Wednesday | Endorsement Request Textline: Through the use of our texting service, members now have the ability to review and respond to requests via phone.
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Every 4th Wednesday | Staff WIRE Newsletter: In our monthly Staff WIRE newsletter, we give members a final opportunity to give their feedback on any requests.
Please note our timeline above to time your requests to us accordingly. Ujima will make a decision regarding your endorsement request after either steps 1&2 or 2&3 have been completed. If you have an endorsement request, please send it to comms[at]ujimaboston.com.
We will continue to make further refinements to our process. In the meantime, we're happy to support campaigns by spreading the word via our newsletters and social media. Thank you.
