About this Event
Join us for an informational and listening session hosted by the Massachusetts Chapter of the ADOS Advocacy Foundation and the ADOS Empowerment Project, in partnership with the City of Boston and the Boston Reparations Task Force. These sessions will provide an opportunity to explore the history of slavery and reparations and current challenges of anti-Black racism and to shape the future of reparations policy in Boston.
Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, October 26, 2024, 10:30am to 4:30pm
Location: Fellowes Hall, Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library, 149 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119
THE PUBLIC CAN TESTIFY: Tell the City of Boston what reparations means to you
- Q& A with #ADOS Advocacy Foundation members
- Learn about the ADOS Advocacy Foundation and the ADOS Empowerment Project
- Seize the opportunity to engage in work that improves the lives of Massachusetts's Black residents in areas such as wealth, income, housing, employment, and entrepreneurship
- Discuss the history of reparations advocacy both nationally and locally
- Q&A and listening sessions to gather your input and tesimony ensuring the community has direct input on what a reparations policy in Boston should entail
- Special panel testimony on urban renewal led by former State Senator Dianne Wilkerson
Light refreshments will be served.
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson will give remarks.
Your presence and voice are crucial in shaping the recommendations that the Boston Reparations Task Force will put forward. Join us, share your testimony and experiences, and help guide this important work.
Email [email protected] for more information
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Fellowes Hall, Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library, 149 Dudley Street, Boston, United States
USD 0.00
