Calendar of Events

There are at least 4 events this weekend at which you can feel 'nourished', validated, connected and rejuvenated. The first is the Saturday rededication
of the Sacco and Vanzetti Plaque in the North End. Second, this Sunday at noon, Community Church presents its 31st Sacco and Vanzetti Award to City Councillor Chuck Turner. On Saturday and Sunday Jericho Boston commemorates International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners. See below -- and see you there!


MISSING HISTORICAL PLAQUE FOR SACCO AND VANZETTI TO BE REDEDICATED IN BOSTON’S NORTH END

Boston, November 21, 2007.- On Saturday, December 1st, at 11:30, the Sacco and Vanzetti Commemoration Society will rededicate a historical marker outside the entrance to 256 Hanover Street, the site of the Sacco and Vanzetti Defense Committee’s headquarters from 1925-1927.

In 1976 the City of Boston placed a plaque on the building, located along the city’s Freedom Trail in the North End, in recognition of the historical impact the men’s trial and subsequent execution had on both the nation and much of the world. Sometime in the early 1980’s the original plaque disappeared. Today the Sacco and Vanzetti Commemoration Society is proud to announce the upcoming unveiling and
rededication of a new plaque.

Speakers will include Boston City Councilor Felix Arroyo (confirmed), Former Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis (tentative), and others. There will also be readings from the writings of Sacco and Vanzetti.

256 Hanover Street is located a short distance from the Haymarket T stop.

Contact:

Sergio Reyes
Sacco and Vanzetti Commemoration Society
617-290-5614
info@saccoandvanzetti.org
www.saccoandvanzetti.org

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Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston Street
Lothrup Auditorium
Colpley Square, Boston
Sunday, December 2, 2007 - NOON

31st Annual Sacco-Vanzetti Award for Social Justice
Councillor CHUCK TURNER
“Where Do We Go From Here?: Strategies for the 21st Century”

Come celebrate activism, community and our struggles for justice as the Community Church of Boston presents the 2007 Sacco & Vanzetti award to Chuck Turner. Councilor Turner will be honored for his decades-long service to the community and ongoing activism, and will present a talk to help us answer the question, 'Where do we go from here? Strategies for the 21st Century.'

Special guests will include Mel King, Felix Arroyo, Jean McGuire, Kerrick Johnson, and others.

(Move's Pam Africa may attend along with Jerich Boston Members-- see below) Music by Danielle Scott and da Family. A delicious buffet luncheon will be served following the program. $20 donation requested at the door or in advance; $5 students/seniors; all are welcome regardless of ability to pay.

Sponsorships are greatly appreciated.

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Jericho Boston has been working on events to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners (December 3rd).

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1. The Shootout

Performance artist, Jihad Abdul-Mumit will present The Shootout, a two-person theater performance and workshop. The Shootout is a two-man dramatization depicting the spiritual and psychological divisions that have historically ripped apart just about every semblance of unity amongst African Americans. The Shootout starts right from the beginning when Africans were snatched so violently and decisively from Mother Africa. The play speaks to the many problems people are confronted with. Among the root causes of violence in oppressed communities are economic exploitation, social underdevelopment and the colonial relationship between the community and those in power. CORI and other draconian laws have been passed to keep people marginalized and disenfranchised, while prison expansion cuts in education continue.

Saturday, December 1st

2pm (Doors open at 1:30)

Great Hall

Codman Square, Dorchester

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2. Panel Discussion
Sunday, December 2nd Encuentro 5
2-6pm, 33 Harrison Ave., Chinatown

This panel is part of a three-day series organized by Jericho Boston. Let us remember and honor, not only the political prisoners being held in the us, but also those being held everywhere in the world, in places like Palestine, Turkey, the Basque Country to name a few. We are honored to host:

o Ashanti Alston (former Black Liberation Army Political Prisoner)
o Edwin Cortes (former FALN Prisoner of War)
o Jihad Abdul-Mumit (former Black Liberation Army Political Prisoner)
o Pam Africa (MOVE! Organization, ICFFMAJ)
o Ward Churchill (American Indian Movement, Author).

Our guests will speak about their struggle and of their people's struggle to overcome the fierce repression and imperialism unleashed onto them for their fight for self determination and freedom from oppression. Many of the root causes of economic exploitation and social underdevelopment which were in place back then are still affecting our communities today.

Join us to strategize to bring our freedom fighters home and liberate our communities!

Sponsors: Jericho-Boston, (617) 830-0732, www.jerichoboston.org and NECDP, www.onepalestine.org.