ORGANIZE

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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​Learn​:

• Arts and Cultural Organizing Key Programs

• Arts & Cultural Organizing Member Team Charter (in development)

Action:

• Visit the Arts and Cultural Organizing Micro Learning pod, every first Wednesday 7:15-8:30PM EST.​

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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Learn:

• A Blueprint for the New World

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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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Learn:

• Divest / Reinvest Report

• Just Reinvestment Campaign

Action:

• Donate to Just Reinvest Fund

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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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CITY LIFE/VIDA URBANA

Learn:

•  Evictions in Boston: The Disproportionate Effect of Forced Moves on Communities of Color

Action:

• CLVU Action Line

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MATAHARI WOMEN WORKERS' CENTER

Learn:​

• Domestic Workers Law

CREATIVE ORGANIZING /

CONSUMER ADVOCACY

NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT PLANS

Learn:

• Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan

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UJIMA BUSINESS SUPPORT MEMBER TEAM

Learn:

• Ujima Business Support Team Charter (In Development)

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Action:

• Visit the Ujima Business Support Team

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FOUNDING BUSINESS ALLIANCE

Learn:

• Founding Business Alliance Directory​

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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Learn:​

• Get to know the Ujima Time Bank

• How Time Banking Works (Video)

Action:

• Create a Profile on the Ujima Time Bank

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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Learn:

• #NecessarySystemsDaily

• A New Normal Is Here

• #NecessarySystemsEdition

• The America We Need

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Action:

• View the archive and practice the #NecessarySystems actions

• Become an Organizational Partner

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Email comms[at]ujimaboston.com to learn more.

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Anchor Organizing 

UJIMA ANCHOR INSTITUTION MEMBER TEAM

Learn:

• Ujima Anchor Institution Team Charter (In Development)

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Action:

• Visit the Anchor Institution Member Team meeting every third Wednesday from 7:15-8:30PM EST.

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Faith Network Subcommittee

Learn:

• ​The Faith Network Strategy Handout

Action:

• 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)

Learn:

• PILOT Action Group

Action:

• Follow the PILOT Action Group on Facebook.

• Host a forum about PILOT in your community, organization or on your campus. Contact Enid at pilotactiongroup[at]gmail.com. 

• 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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1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.