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.
Every week on Wednesday, starting at 6:00PM EST.
Reimagining Urbanism: BlackSpace's Vision for Public Life
Kenyatta McLean
Hybrid
Haymarket People's Fund, Seaverns Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA, USA
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
6:00 PM
Speculative Climate Futures
Simone Delaney
Virtual
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
6:00 PM
Ujima Cafe
Boston Ujima Project
In Person
Dorchester Food Co-op, Bowdoin Street, Dorchester, MA, USA
Thursday, October 10, 2024
5:00 PM
Design, Build, Heal: The GrowHouse Blueprint
Shanna Sabio
Hybrid
Haymarket People's Fund, Seaverns Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA, USA
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
6:00 PM
Ujima’s 7th Anniversary and Independence Celebration
Boston Ujima Project
In Person
Bootleg Special, Tremont Street, Boston, MA, USA
Saturday, October 19, 2024
7:00 PM
Art, Activism, and Housing: Ashé's Vision for New Orleans
Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes
Virtual
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
6:00 PM
#BlackTrust: Black Utopias, Then & Now
Aaron Robertson & Stacey Sutton
In Person
1463 Dorchester Avenue, Boston, Dorchester, MA 02122, USA
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
6:00 PM
Member Teams
Elbow Grease Writer’s Guild
Virtual
October 2, 2024
7:15 PM
Resourcing Night School
Virtual
October 2, 2024
7:15 PM
Coalitions, Policy & Grassroots Organizing
Virtual
October 9, 2024
7:15 PM
Anchor Institution Organizing Member Team
Virtual
October 16, 2024
7:15 PM
Elbow Grease Writer’s Guild
Virtual
November 20, 2024
7:15 PM
Resourcing Night School
Virtual
November 20, 2024
7:15 PM
Elbow Grease Writer’s Guild
Virtual
December 4, 2024
7:15 PM
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.
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.
Every Tongue Confess : A Ritual on Remembering
September 6, 2024
The performance will weave themes of freedom, spirituality, healing, and pain through visuals, sound, and movement inspired by traditional African/African-American practices. The performance forges a space to manipulate time and disrupt the sonic environment of colonialism. We invite the audience to sit with the discomfort and wonder of the dead, the living, and beyond —as we honor traditions of possibility, resilience, collective care, liberation, and truth-telling.
Joy of Kayaking
September 7, 2024
Join for a fun, free day of on-the-water and on-land activities in Boston's Fort Point Channel (and Seaport)! Kayak, explore, and learn more about what the waterfront has to offer you.
Back to School Slay Day
September 7, 2024
Get free haircuts and hairstyles for back to school! All hair must be washed and blow dried upon arrival. Walk ins are welcomed but not guaranteed.
Alianza Park Series @ Brighton Commons
September 11, 2024
Roundhead Brewing Company and Fresh Food Generation present Alianza Park Series, a first-of-its-kind mobile beer garden and hospitality series coming to seven neighborhood parks across the City of Boston! Alianza Park Series combines a menu of small-batch brews from the Latino-owned Roundhead Brewing Company and farm-to-plate Caribbean American eats from Fresh Food Generation.
Alianza will takeover Brighton Commons in Brighton from 9/11 – September 22, operating from Wednesday to Sunday!
Classroom Confidence: Ensuring Menstrual Equity for Students
September 12, 2024
Please join us for a virtual workshop, "Classroom Confidence: Ensuring Menstrual Equity for Students." Whether you're a student, caregiver, or educator, this workshop is all about making a real difference in the lives of student menstruators. We'll explore the definition of menstrual equity, identify the challenges and barriers that prevent its advancement in school settings, and analyze the negative impact these barriers have on students' experiences. But we won't stop there - together, we'll brainstorm strategies and create action plans to promote menstrual equity within your classrooms and school community.
Embrace Massó "¡Con Salsa!”
September 14, 2024
The Embrace Massó "¡Con Salsa!” International Music Festival (EMCS) is an electrifying celebration of music, culture, and social justice. EMCS embodies Embrace Boston’s commitment to social change through the universal language of community, music, and placemaking. This dynamic event showcases the rich diversity of Latin and global rhythms, melodies, and traditions, uniting performers and audiences from around the world in a spirit of harmony and solidarity.
Soulful Bliss Fest
September 15, 2024
Join Boston Harbor Now and AfroDesiaCity for a cruise and relaxing evening on Spectacle Island, curated by and for communities of color. Enjoy games, food & drinks, and live music!
Tickets include:
A round trip ferry ride to Spectacle Island
Arts and live musical performances
Breathtaking sunset views of the Boston skyline
After-hours access to the Island
Food for purchase from ZaZ Restaurant
Singles Mixer for 29+ Boston Singles
September 15, 2024
Looking to meet someone special in Boston? Join us for highly requested singles mixer.
Your ticket includes:
🍸 A welcome drink to kick off the evening
🎧 Music from the iconic local DJ Frenchy
💬 Icebreaker cards to spark engaging conversations
Why join?
Connect with other Boston singles in a relaxed fun environment
Enjoy great drinks and vibes
A perfect opportunity to meet someone new, whether you're looking for love or just good company.
No age cap—if you're 29 or older, you're welcome to join the fun. Grab your ticket now and get ready for a night of connections and good times!
Camberville Propagation Party
September 15, 2024
Join Resource Organizing Project for a donor organizing experiment and house party to fund the frontlines of local racial and economic justice movements.
Singles Mixer for 29+ Boston Singles
September 15, 2024
Looking to meet someone special in Boston? Join us for highly requested singles mixer.
Your ticket includes:
🍸 A welcome drink to kick off the evening
🎧 Music from the iconic local DJ Frenchy
💬 Icebreaker cards to spark engaging conversations
Why join?
Connect with other Boston singles in a relaxed fun environment
Enjoy great drinks and vibes
A perfect opportunity to meet someone new, whether you're looking for love or just good company.
No age cap—if you're 29 or older, you're welcome to join the fun. Grab your ticket now and get ready for a night of connections and good times!
Programs with a Purpose: The Power of SPCPs
September 17, 2024
Join the Partnership for Financial Equity and the
Racial Wealth Gap Partnership at the Boston Foundation for our event this fall,
Programs with a Purpose: The Power of SPCPs!
Special Purpose Credit Programs (SPCPs) are lending products targeted to historically underserved and economically disadvantaged groups and neighborhoods. Designed to mitigate the structural barriers experience by disadvantaged populations to access fair credit opportunities, including redlining and lending discrimination, the programs have played a role in advancing financial equity and bridging the gap between white borrowers and borrowers of color. However, despite their potential in reducing barriers to business ownership, home ownership, and wealth accumulation, SPCPs have been historically underutilized and underfunded.
Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe Reception
September 18, 2024
Join us for a public reception for Jackson’s solo exhibition Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe with music by DJ TROY Frost. Presenting the first mid-career retrospective of the Cambridge-based artist, Across the Universe brings together vibrant prints, paintings, videos, textiles, and sculptures from Jackson’s past decade of work that powerfully explore systemic inequities found throughout U.S. history.
Frontlines Meeting
September 18, 2024
Frontlines is the first step in joining the I Have A Future movement. It’s 2 hours of food, conversation, building community connections, and learning about IHAF’s history, theory of change, and current programs. By the end you’ll know exactly how you can begin to take control of your future build power to enact transformational change with I Have A Future.
The Black Response Cambridge Annual Funder Education Briefing
September 19, 2024
The Black Response (TBR) is an abolitionist research and advocacy organization that envisions and works toward building a world free of carceral and harmful responses. We seek to uplift the Black, brown, and otherwise marginalized communities in Cambridge and everywhere by working to unbundle and abolish policing, defund the police to invest in communities, and support the building of alternatives to public safety and the development of community care initiatives.
This year’s Funder Education Briefing is brought to you by Borealis Philanthropy Black-Led Movement Fund and Communities Transforming Policing Fund. The presentations of this briefing will focus on TBR’s current research and advocacy approaches. Our fundraising goal for this event is $10,000.-
This event will be incredibly informative for funders and donors who intend to continue funding alternative public safety programs and community care initiatives.
Prepare & Repair Symposium
September 21, 2024
Join us for the "Prepare & Repair Symposium" on September 21st, 2024, at Boston Latin Academy (9:00 AM - 2:30 PM). This event marks the 50th anniversary of Boston public schools' desegregation, exploring its impacts on urban renewal.