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Upcoming Events

Featured Workshops

#UjimaWednesdays

We hold member meetings that are open to the public, dedicated to financial and political education, and our member working groups. Watch all past events on our Youtube.

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Every week on Wednesday, starting at 6:00PM EST.

Truth and Wellness

Renée Boynton-Jarrett, MD, ScD

COOP Social Club

98A Green St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, USA

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Thứ Tư, 14 tháng 10, 2026

6:00 PM

What does it mean to understand wellness as a currency, something we create, exchange, protect, and sustain together? At a time when our physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being is shaped by environmental harm, economic precarity, disaster, and the uneven distribution of public resources, this workshop asks us to consider wellness as both a personal practice and a collective resource. Join us in a discussion on wellness as a currency. Reflecting on what people are going through right now. The day to day attacks on people's physical wellness (environmental factors). Disaster relief that’s often withheld (or misplaced), which are tax payer funded. Who actually ends up on the scene? The holistic healers.
Fortunately Magazine Issue 01: Un/Making Launch

Ujima Press

Foxglove Terrace

40 Western Ave 16th Floor, Allston, MA 02134, USA

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Thứ Sáu, 16 tháng 10, 2026

9:00 PM

We welcome you to grab your copy and celebrate the launch of our print magazine with founding directors Mark Hernandez-Motaghy and Cierra Peters, and co-Editor-in-Chief Alula Hunsen, at Foxglove Terrace in Allston! Each purchased ticket will get you two drink tickets for the bar, and a copy of the magazine.
Biplaw Mondays: Open Restaurant Office Hours

Biplaw Rai

Virtual

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Thứ Hai, 19 tháng 10, 2026

12:00 PM

Biplaw Mondays is a weekly open office hours series offering current and aspiring food business owners the opportunity to meet with Ujima’s Restaurant Fellow Biplaw Rai for candid conversation and guidance. In these sessions Rai will provide advice and insight into the realities of operating food businesses. Come with your questions and curiosities about anything from navigating startup challenges, logistics and staffing to community engagement, branding, and growth.
Talkback: Hard Currencies

Dr. Jared Ball & Dr. Erika Brown

COOP Social Club

98A Green St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, USA

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Thứ Tư, 21 tháng 10, 2026

6:00 PM

What are some hard truths around money? Join us for a talkback with Dr. Erika Brown and Dr. Jared Ball on what hard currencies are and how we live, interact and navigate the world today. Referencing Dr. Jared Ball’s The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power, and his two part Mythbusting march workshop series, Dr. Ball will revisit the myths we've picked up along the way, and why. Join us as we transition from holy currencies, and practices of bartering to hard currencies.
Ujima Cafe: Dorchester Food Co-op

Community Engagement

Dorchester Food Co-op

195 Bowdoin St, Dorchester, MA 02122, USA

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Thứ Năm, 22 tháng 10, 2026

5:00PM

Ujima Cafe is a space where community members can connect, relax, and engage with Ujima’s work in a casual setting. Held twice a month through the spring, summer, and fall, we combine office hours with a laid-back hangout vibe, offering free coffee, snacks, and curated menus.
Monetary Trust

Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard & Amaha Selassie, Jamila Medley

TBD

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Thứ Tư, 4 tháng 11, 2026

6:00 PM

What does it look like to have financial systems built on an idea of trust? What happens when we trust each other more, have faith in each other. It's significant even in investment, with funds and money. Monetary trust, especially in relation to trust funds, as a legal financial framework works very differently because it's entrusted, there’s a level of trust. What is Black Trust? When you think of investment, what underlines it really? An excavation, miseducation or re-education. The investment with trust. Objective criteria (stuff that came later) in the beginning was a thought relationship in trust. How it operates for Black people.

Member Teams

Attend Member Teams
Coalitions, Policy & Grassroots Organizing

Hybrid

14 tháng 10, 2026

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7:15 PM

The Coalitions, Policy & Grassroots Organizing (CPGO) member team is a collaborative initiative committed to actively participating in existing coalitions, prioritizing issues such as community safety, economic and environmental justice, and adopting a multigenerational approach. Open to various matters brought forth by coalition members, the team serves as a bridge for collaboration within the coalition pillar, emphasizing principles rooted in community and liberation. The policy pillar supports ongoing policy efforts aligned with the mission, membership, and community base, while the grassroots pillar strives to build political alignment within our organizations and communities.
Faith in Solidarity Member Team

Hybrid

21 tháng 10, 2026

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7:15 PM

The Faith in Solidarity member team consists of Ujima members, who support the Ujima ecosystem by organizing universities, hospitals, and faith based organizations in Greater Boston, to actively support Ujima's mission. *Previously named the Anchor Institution Organizing Member Team
Publications Member Team

Hybrid

28 tháng 10, 2026

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7:15 PM

The Publications Member Team supports the creation of digital and print media that tell new stories about how power is created and shared through culture, full participation, and economic democracy. Our approach to publishing materializes as a commitment to making liberatory thought engaging and accessible. Ujima Press serves as one of several entry points for the broader public to discover and participate in the solidarity economy and economic democracy. Through collaborative processes, this member team provides a platform for members and our wider communities to hone their editorial and design skills to develop programming, books, zines and printed matter for Ujima Press.

Community Events

Community Events

Our events page is updated once a month, along with the #EventEdition of the Ujima Newsletter on the first Thursday of the month.

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If you have an event that you'd like to add to Ujima's calendar, please send us the information to add to the calendar via this form. 

Queer Coloring Club: Color Your Own Bookmark

28 tháng 8, 2026

Coloring Club is a community-building event that invites people to connect and unwind through mindful coloring and meaningful conversation. Designed as a low-stakes and welcoming third space, Coloring Club fosters connection.

Rock 'n' Read: 99 Problems Finding the 1: A Love Story (Sort of) G'Ra Asim ft Uppity

18 tháng 10, 2026

99 Problems is a book that intelligently diagnoses and prescribes a cure to our splintered society desperate for love. Join author G’ Ra Asim and the band from the future, Uppity, for an event that is salon-style event that’s part-reading, part-audience conversation, and part-performance.

Dulces Sueño: A Conversation Series with José C. Massó III & José F. Massó

20 tháng 10, 2026

“ Dulce Sueño” which translates Sweet Dream is a conversation between two fathers and two sons through music and books. José C. Massó III & José F. Massó. Join us for tunes and discussion during this live podcast.

TANGO! – Dorchester Food Co-Op 3rd Birthday

23 tháng 10, 2026


Join DFC and Common Steps Dance for a free tango class! ✅ Space is limited; RSVP required.
📆 Friday, October 23, 6–7:30 PM | Right side of DFC, 191 Bowdoin St, Dorchester

Designing for Dignity 04: A Convening of Possibilities

24 tháng 10, 2026

On October 24, 2026, the MCA hosts Deem Journal’s fourth annual symposium. Designing for Dignity 04: A Convening of Possibilities presents a day of hybrid in-person and online programming that positions and considers dignity as a foundational principle of design.

Eastie Farm Haunted Greenhouse & Pumpkin Painting

24 tháng 10, 2026

Join Eastie Farm and East Boston Social Centers for a spooky evening in our haunted greenhouse 🎃 Come paint pumpkins, watch a Halloween movie, win prizes, and enjoy some spooky snacks. Costumes encouraged!

Dorchester Food Co-Op 3rd Birthday Party

24 tháng 10, 2026

Celebrate three years of food access with a dessert swap—bring yours!—remarks, awards, and in-store surprises. Free and open to all.
📆 Saturday, October 24, 1–5 PM | 195 Bowdoin St.

Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market

25 tháng 10, 2026

Buy Black, Buy Local at the Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market

The Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market returns for its 7th season on Harbor Way. The open-air market will feature Black-owned businesses from throughout the Greater Boston area along with a different theme each month: May 24 (Rhythm and Blooms), June 28 (The Cookout), July 26 (Fun in the Sun), August 23 (Art & Soul), September 27 (Rooted in Wellness) and October 25 (Fall Fest). The market is open from 12:00pm to 6:00pm at Harbor Way (111 Autumn Lane) and is free to the public. Each month, special themed activities will vary as well, including a family-friendly Tot Spot Playspace, food from rotating vendors, live music by DJ Slick Vick, DJ Mez & KNSZWRTH, photobooth coordinated by Snapped, along with entertainment and giveaways unifying the theme.

Queer and Trans Hiking Fell-ows

25 tháng 10, 2026

Join us for this FREE hike to meet new friends in the LGBTQIA+ community in the outdoors!

Appropriate for: Members of the LGBTQIA+ community

Difficulty: Moderate (rocky trails with some elevation)

About the hike: Join us for this FREE hike to meet new friends in the LGBTQIA+ community in the outdoors! This hike will include rocky footing and elevation changes with the potential for muddy trails. It is about 3-4 miles long. We stay together as a group and walk at about a 25-30 minute per mile pace.

Hike location will be sent to attendees when they register and again before the event via an Eventbrite email.

ICA Halloween: It’s Magic!

31 tháng 10, 2026

Step into a world of magic and spellbinding illusions this Halloween—exactly 100 years after Harry Houdini’s final vanishing act. Prepare for an unforgettable night of enchantment featuring:

Mesmerizing magic by the award-winning magicians of Boston Magic Lab
Tarot readings by Liz Callahan
Music and dancing with DJ Kon, hailed by Soul Clap as “the best Disco/Funk/Soul/Boogie DJ in the world.”
Artist-created decor and photo booth by Jaina Cipriano
New this year: All-inclusive tickets!

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