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Fwd: 2072 Mass Ave Community Meeting Follow-up
by raryals 30 Sep '20

30 Sep '20

In case you missed the presentation of the proposal for 2072 Mass Ave, (with 100% affordable housing) last night. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jason Korb <jkorb(a)capstonecommunities.com> Date: Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 12:38 PM Subject: 2072 Mass Ave Community Meeting Follow-up To: Jason Korb <jkorb(a)capstonecommunities.com> Cc: Maryan Abo <mabo(a)capstonecommunities.com>, Jennifer Tamarkin < jtamarkin(a)capstonecommunities.com>, Jason Forney <jforney(a)brunercott.com>, Karno Widjaja <kwidjaja(a)brunercott.com>, Sean Hope < sean(a)hremassdevelopment.com> Neighbors, Thank you for attending the community Zoom meeting last night and for your time and thoughtful questions and comments. As promised, attached is the pdf presentation and the Q&A. You can click here for the full video presentation <https://zoom.us/rec/share/fUru_cPwjvHglnOEJC-75eRi-Af-qNSllgcdLjjnMEuej-7S8…>. Please reach out to us with any additional questions, concerns, thoughts, etc. These materials can obviously be distributed at your discretion (listservs, neighbors, etc.). Over the next 1-2 weeks we will be working diligently on your feedback and we hope to receive our engineer’s on-street parking availability report, which we will share with you once we receive it. We will be back in touch at that time. Lastly, please know that we greatly respect each of your opinions and appreciated your candid feedback and time commitment. Below is my contact information including my cell phone, etc. Feel free to reach out to me or any member of our team at any time to discuss the project with us. Best, Jason *****AS OF MAY 1, 2020 WE HAVE MOVED YET AGAIN (UGH!) – PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS BELOW***** -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: Participatory Budgeting
by raryals 30 Sep '20

30 Sep '20

https://www.cambridgema.gov/news/2020/09/cambridgelaunchesabbreviatedpartic… I submitted two ideas, and hope you will support them. A Portland Loo at Porter Square, it could be named for Rev. Jedediah Mannis, co-founder of the Outdoor Church in Cambridge, now deceased. An outdoor gym for grownups of all ages at Raymond Park. -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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FW: [Porter square] FW: 10/2 Chelsea Food Collection at Cohousing
by Ruth Ryals 29 Sep '20

29 Sep '20

Help out those less fortunate, if you can! Ruth From: Polly Attwood <polly.attwood(a)gmail.com> Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 2:08 PM To: Ruth Ryals <rryals(a)comcast.net> Cc: Anne Tonachel <annert(a)gmail.com> Subject: 10/2 Chelsea Food Collection at Cohousing Hi Ruth -- good to meet you this past Sunday at the Stand Out against racism and for Black Lives. below is the weekly notice about the Cohousing Food Collection at Cohousing. on we go! Polly Greetings Porter Square Area Neighbors! Here is this week's reminder for the Cambridge Cohousing food collection for Chelsea! Thank you to any and all who can make a contribution this week. And, please spread the word. FOOD DROP OFF TIME: Friday, Oct 2, from 9am to 3:00pm WHERE: 175 Richdale Ave entrance to CoHousing. Please leave items just inside the gate either in a paper bag, small box or in boxes marked FOR CHELSEA. Various ones of us will be around to receive your food donations. THANK YOU!! PLEASE DONATE ONLY THESE ITEMS BELOW and be sure food is in original packaging. nothing can be open, or re-bagged in any way. if it is, we have to dispose of it. Also, they are no longer collecting/distributing diapers, just food, including Baby Food. thank you! * Rice, 2-3 lb bags * beans, dried and canned * tomatoes, canned * dry pasta * tuna * unsweetened cereals * baby food, unsweetened PLEASE NO flour, sugar, condiments, or fresh foods (supplied by generous food producer) Here is LINK to the Chelsea Food Collaborative which our effort is supporting. Another option, if it works for you, is to make a financial donation, via link at top of page. Please email Anne Tonachel (annert(a)gmail.com) or myself (polly.attwood(a)gmail.com) if you have any questions. take good care, Anne and Polly -- But there are no new ideas still waiting in the wings to save us as women, as human. There are only old and forgotten ones, new combinations, extrapolations, and recognitions from within ourselves – along with the renewed courage to try them out. ~Audre Lorde, “Poetry is not a luxury” in Sister Outsider -- View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/portersquare/topic-id/message-id -- To post to this group, send email to portersquare(a)googlegroups.com Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/portersquare To unsubscribe from this group, send email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Porter Square Neighbors Association" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/F0DD94AE-62F1-4AEE-BE6E-F616….

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Re: [Neighbors] FW: [Porter square] RSVP now for the 2072 Mass Ave Community Meeting - September 29 at 7pm via Zoom
by Ruth Ryals 27 Sep '20

27 Sep '20

RSVP to jtamarkin(a)capstonecommunities.com From: Neighbors <neighbors-bounces+rryals=comcast.net(a)buenavistasocialclub.org> on behalf of Ruth Ryals <rryals(a)comcast.net> Date: Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 7:25 PM To: "neighbors(a)buenavistasocialclub.org" <neighbors(a)buenavistasocialclub.org> Subject: [Neighbors] FW: [Porter square] RSVP now for the 2072 Mass Ave Community Meeting - September 29 at 7pm via Zoom 2072 Massachusetts Avenue COMMUNITY MEETING Please join us for a presentation on the proposed redevelopment of 2072 Mass Ave into 100% affordable housing Please RSVP by 9/27 to receive meeting passcode Zoom Meeting Link will be sent via email on 9/29 prior to meeting -- View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/portersquare/topic-id/message-id -- To post to this group, send email to portersquare(a)googlegroups.com Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/portersquare To unsubscribe from this group, send email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Porter Square Neighbors Association" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/D4760A74-8312-4EAF-93BA-F12C…. _______________________________________________ Neighbors mailing list Neighbors(a)buenavistasocialclub.org https://lists.buenavistasocialclub.org/listinfo/neighbors

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FW: [Porter square] RSVP now for the 2072 Mass Ave Community Meeting - September 29 at 7pm via Zoom
by Ruth Ryals 27 Sep '20

27 Sep '20

2072 Massachusetts Avenue COMMUNITY MEETING Please join us for a presentation on the proposed redevelopment of 2072 Mass Ave into 100% affordable housing Please RSVP by 9/27 to receive meeting passcode Zoom Meeting Link will be sent via email on 9/29 prior to meeting -- View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/portersquare/topic-id/message-id -- To post to this group, send email to portersquare(a)googlegroups.com Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/portersquare To unsubscribe from this group, send email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Porter Square Neighbors Association" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/D4760A74-8312-4EAF-93BA-F12C….

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Deadline Approaching on Participatory Budget
by Ruth Ryals 27 Sep '20

27 Sep '20

https://www.cambridgema.gov/news/2020/09/cambridgelaunchesabbreviatedpartic… Cambridge City Manager Louis A. DePasquale has announced that the City’s 7th Participatory Budgeting cycle is now underway. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the limitations on conducting in-person events and community engagement activities, the City is running an abbreviated version of Participatory Budgeting. This year’s cycle will be conducted as a half cycle, and a future Participatory Budgeting cycle will be conducted at an expanded level. Participatory Budgeting is a process where community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget. During this year’s cycle, Cambridge residents ages 12 and older will be able to vote on how to spend $500,000 on City capital projects. This multi-month process begins with the idea collection phase, which will run from September 1 through September 30. The proposal development process is scheduled to run into December, and voting will begin in December 2020. “Participatory Budgeting has become a vital community-building tool that directly involves residents in the City’s budgeting process,” said Cambridge City Manager Louis DePasquale. “Since the program’s inception, Participatory Budgeting has helped ensure that the City’s Capital Plan reflects the priorities of Cambridge residents. Even with the current economic uncertainty, I believe the City must continue this important community engagement initiative.” “This year’s process will look somewhat different than in past years,” said Cambridge Budget Director Taha Jennings. “As we continue to adapt to the evolving impact COVID-19 is having on society, we have had to shorten the timeframe for the process. We felt it was important to make every effort to continue the Participatory Budgeting process this year and we are looking forward to an expanded community-driven process once we can safely resume in-person engagement and events.” The Cambridge community has directly voted on how to spend $4.75 million since the inaugural FY16 Participatory Budgeting cycle. For additional information or to submit ideas, please visit pb.cambridgema.gov, email pb(a)cambridgema.gov, or call the Budget Office at 617-349-4270. Ideas can also be dropped off in the Payment Drop Box in the rear of City Hall or mailed to the City of Cambridge Budget Office, 795 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge MA 02139. Submit Ideas

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Fwd: "Stand Out Against Racism" at Porter Square at 10 am Sunday!
by raryals 26 Sep '20

26 Sep '20

Please come out to Porter Square - Sunday, Sept.27, at 10 am. Bring your "RBG" signs in remembrance of another anti-racist/anti-sexist fighter. Bring your family, friends, your home-made signs, your masks and join your neighbors at Porter Square to "Stand Out Against Racism" to show how upset we are with institutional racism and continuing police violence (and the lack of justice) in this country. We welcome ALL of our neighbors and friends to join us. There is plenty of room around the Square and up/down Mass Ave to stay distanced and make an impact on passersby and drivers. Please join us! -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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FW: Our apartment will be available November 1 or 15th
by Ruth Ryals 25 Sep '20

25 Sep '20

Begin forwarded message: From: Ginny Loeb <quitsa7(a)aol.com> Subject: Fwd: Our apartment will be available November 1 or 15th Date: September 24, 2020 at 9:17:55 PM EDT Good evening Margot. Would you be so kind as to post the notice below from my friend, Alison Sanders-Fleming? With appreciation, Ginny Loeb -----Original Message----- From: Alison Sanders-Fleming <Alisonsf(a)comcast.net> Cc: Duncan Sanders-Fleming <fduncansf(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Mon, Sep 21, 2020 1:19 pm Subject: Our apartment will be available November 1 or 15th Our lovely tenant of some years, a Brandeis professor, has decided she needs two bedrooms to have a home office for teaching remotely. So our one-bedroom apartment will be available November 1 or 15th. So here is the description if you would like to pass this on to anybody nice :) Sunny, attractive third floor one bedroom apt available Nov 1st in owner occupied 2 family on Pemberton St in North Cambridge. Near Porter and Davis Square T, on street parking. $1900, includes utilities, with AC, wood floors, large living dining room and bedroom. No smoking or pets. alisonsf(a)comcast.net

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Fwd: Members Sought for Cambridge Public Art Commission
by raryals 23 Sep '20

23 Sep '20

*Contact:* Ini Tomeu, Public Information Officer itomeu(a)cambridgema.gov *For Immediate Release* *Members Sought for Cambridge Public Art Commission * *Cambridge, MA, September 23, 2020 -- *Cambridge City Manager Louis A. DePasquale is seeking Cambridge residents interested in serving on the Cambridge Public Art Commission (PAC). Public Art Commission members are volunteers appointed by the City Manager to work with Cambridge Arts Council staff in accomplishing the goals of the Cambridge Public Art Program. The Public Art Commission is composed of seven members who serve three-year terms, renewable once. The PAC seeks to represent the socioeconomic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the city, as well as various art and design disciplines (such as artists, architects, landscape architects, art educators, urban planners, art historians, conservators, curators, and art administrators). The PAC meets on the third Tuesday of the month from 6-8 p.m., at the City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, 2nd Floor, in the Cambridge Arts Council Conference Room. The role of the Commission is to guide the implementation of the Public Art Ordinance and the Art Gifts and Donation Policy, and to advise on the overall direction of the Public Art Program. The Commission brings its collective expertise to bear on discussions regarding the various program areas of the Cambridge Public Art Program, such as acquisition and deaccession, project planning, maintenance, conservation, educational programming, and the exhibitions in Gallery 344. The Commission reviews every percent-for-art project from artists’ proposals to final design. PAC approval is required before a project can go into fabrication. The responsibilities of the Public Art Commission include: - Advising on the artist selection process and community engagement process for major projects; - Recommending qualified jurors to select artists (the Commission does not select artists); - Reviewing public art proposals; - Recommending potential sources for additional funding; - Advising on outreach and education; - Providing connection to the wider community and recommendations on community interests, resources, contacts, and neighborhood or city-wide issues; - Contributing a broad perspective and interest in the city’s goals and values; - Attendance at monthly meetings. Members are encouraged to participate in Public Art activities and Gallery 344 events, such as public art openings, artist talks, community presentations, gallery receptions, public art tours, and other related happenings. Additionally, members have the opportunity to learn about the day-to-day work of the staff, Arts Council partners, and other departments and to offer advice and viewpoints that reflect the Commission’s purpose and role of arts advocacy within city government. For more information about public art in Cambridge, visit www.cambridgema.gov/publicart <http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=iNz98fGjAij26T-2FVbfVb…> . Applications to serve on this commission can be submitted to City Manager Louis A. DePasquale using the City’s online application system at CambridgeMA.gov/apply <http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=iNz98fGjAij26T-2FVbfVb…>. A cover letter and resume or applicable experience should be submitted during the online application process. Paper applications are available in the City Manager’s Office at Cambridge City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave. The application deadline is Friday, October, 23, 2020. *-###-*

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Re: [Neighbors] Public Schools Voices today 7 - 8:30 pm
by raryals 23 Sep '20

23 Sep '20

Sorry, in progress. On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 10:10 AM Cambridge Residents Alliance < keepcambridgelivable(a)cambridgeresidentsalliance.emailnb.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cambridge > > > Residents Alliance > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear > > > Friend: > > > > > > > > > > *Towards a Vision of Student Health, Wellness, and Racial Justicein > Cambridge Public Schools: **A Community Conversation* > > > > > > *Wednesday, September 23rd,* > > > *7:00 –8:30pm* > > > > > > > *Register in advance for thismeeting:* > > https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcscuGvrTksGdFiFBY6bNjP6MGigHgokS… > > > > After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing > > > information about joining the meeting. > > > > In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, and historic > > > racial justice uprisings, public education in Cambridge is at a > > > crossroads. The pandemic has exacerbated existing education > > > disparities faced by our city’s students of color, English Language > > > Learners, students with disabilities, and those who live in public > > > housing. Our MCAS driven education system continues to perpetuate > > > racial inequality and narrow the curriculum during a time when our > > > schools need to prioritize student health and wellness now more than > > > ever. After tireless advocacy efforts by a coalition of educators and > > > families, the district has shifted from a riskier hybrid model to > > > fully remote education for older students and delayed opening for > > > other students until mid-October. > > > > Please join us for a conversation with key education > > > leaders about their collective vision for a community-driven, > > > anti-racist and equitable recovery in Cambridge Public Schools that > > > puts the health and well-being of the whole child at the center of > > > learning. We'll hear from a diverse panel of education advocates about > > > what they need during this critical time and how to realize our vision > > > and goals. > > > > *[image: Headshot.jpg]* > > > > *Ayesha Wilson* is a member of the Cambridge School > > > Committee, and is the product of the Cambridge Public Schools. With > > > over 18 years of service in human services and youth work, she is an > > > advocate for children and is passionate about empowering students and > > > parents to use their voices. Ayesha currently develops youth programs > > > with the Cambridge Housing Authority’s ‘The Work Force’ Program, and > > > is Secretary of the Cambridge Branch of the NAACP. > > > > *[image: BetsyPrevalpic.png]**Betsy Preval* is a director for > > > the National Education Association in Massachusetts. She began her > > > career in education as a paraprofessional and just finished her 8th > > > year as an English teacher in Cambridge. She is a cultural proficiency > > > facilitator and a union representative, serving on the Cambridge > > > Education Association’s Executive Board, as part of the Unit A/B > > > Collective Bargaining Team, the Political Action Committee, and the > > > Educators of Color Coalition Leadership Team. She is also an active > > > member in Educators for a Democratic Union, a caucus of union > > > educators in Massachusetts. At her core, she is an anti-racist union > > > educator and advocates for social justice education, promoting > > > systemic equitable policies, collaborates with community partners, and > > > works to lift up the voices of marginalized educators, students, and > > > families. > > > > *Kini Udovicki* was born and raised in Cambridge. > > > She has functioned as school adjustment counselor for the last 19 > > > years, and has worked at the Cambridge Street Upper School since 2012. > > > She is a Cultural Proficiency Seminar Facilitator at CSUS. > > > Additionally, Kini Co-founded Friday Night Hype, a mentoring program > > > for Cambridge youth, aiming to reduce the opportunity gap. > > > > *Leo**[image: Leo_IMG_2367.jpg]* > > > *Austin-Spooner* (he/him/his), is excited to > > > begin his senior year at CRLS. At school, he is one of the > > > co-presidents of the student body as well as co-president of Project > > > 10-East, CRLS’s gender-sexuality alliance. This summer, he was a > > > member of the Superintendent’s COVID-19 Task Force as well as the CPSD > > > Student Task Force to help advocate for students during the > > > school-reopening process. Outside of school, Leo can be found doing > > > arts and crafts, working at a youth center, and taking care of his > > > pets. > > > > > > > *[image: EMWPhoto.jpeg]Emie MichaudWeinstock* is a Haitian, Black Mother > of two. As a founding > > > organizer of Cambridge Families of Color Coalition, Emie works > > > hand-in-hand with other caregivers of color to uplift, empower, > > > celebrate and nurture children of color within the Cambridge Public > > > School District. As a Coalition member, Emie advocates for > > > power-sharing and decision-making partnership with CPSD that is rooted > > > in racial, social and economic equity. In her other capacities, Emie > > > is a cross-sector attorney and entrepreneur with 20+ years of > > > experience in social justice advocacy, organizational development and > > > social impact marketing. > > > > > > > *[image: Lisa_unnamed.jpg]LisaGuisbond, *Executive Director, Citizens for > Public > > > Schools. After many years as a writer and editor, Lisa became active > > > as a parent in the statewide movement for testing reform and against > > > public education privatization. Her writing on education has appeared > > > in a range of publications, including *USA Today*, > > > > > > * The NewYork Times, The Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, Commonwealth > Magazineand the Bay State Banner*. > > > > *Andrew King (Moderator*) is a board member of > > > Citizens for Public Schools, and a graduate of CRLS and Cambridge > > > Public Schools. Drew is a PhD student at UMass Boston where he > > > conducts research on community schools, the school-to-prison pipeline > > > and education justice organizing. > > > > You are invited to a Zoom meeting. > When: Sep 23, 2020 07:00 PM > > > Eastern Time (US and Canada) > > > > Register in advance for this > > > meeting: > > https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcscuGvrTksGdFiFBY6bNjP6MGigHgokS… > > > > After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing > > > information about joining the meeting. > > > > This program is cosponsored by the Cambridge Residents > > > Alliance, Our Revolution Cambridge, and Citizens for Public Schools. > > > Thanks to the Organizing Committee of Robert Cesari, Andrew King, > > > Carolyn Magid, Shelley Rieman, Gwen Volmar, Nella LaRosa-Waters, and > > > Sheli Wortis. > > > > Cambridge Residents > > > Alliance > > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/ > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > > > > Cambridge Residents > > > Alliance > > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/ > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0912fbd8ae02…> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cambridge Residents Alliance · PO Box 390487, Cambridge, MA > > > 02139, United States > > > > This email was sent to raryals(a)gmail.com. To stop receiving > > > emails, click > > > here > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/unsubscribe?e=d403c5d06e95f3011d0…> > . > > > > > > > You can also keep up with Cambridge Residents > > > Alliance > > > > > > on Twitter > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=7Sn_jlQ3J2wHxMyMtp8UNLiPvqV0x…> > > > or Facebook > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=27Ax0UmWOX2J8J_QwK9Z6td_fCL0o…> > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Created with NationBuilder > <http://www.cambridgeresidentsalliance.org/r?u=SWqLExi-4iBlEOa5qgO58jA2d62de…>, > software for leaders. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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