Re: Highland Park / Fort Hill Newsletter June 2018
Emily Jones
--Highland Park / Fort Hill Newsletter
June 2018
Sign the petition to save 50 Cedar St - the St. James African Orthodox Church. Developers have filed to demolish the building and replace it with condos. Sign the petition to have this building landmarked and save it.
15 Kenilworth. ISD Commissioner Christopher met with neighbors at the site to go over ongoing concerns about whether the project needs a variance. Write letters to ISD to support full public oversight of this project that appears to have been allowed to proceed without a zoning hearing.
Marcella E+ Housing. The neighborhood has requested an extension of the comment period so that all can participate with an easier online forum. Stay tuned for details.
Hawthorne Youth and Community Center will have a Paint & Plant Fundraiser on June 3rd from 2pm-5pm. www.paintandplant.art for tickets and information. HYCC will also host a special event on June 10th to Celebrate 45 years of Incorporation and Sam Sadd’s Legacy through dedicating the open space to her honor. Info: l...@hyccroxbury.org or 617.427.0613 Tickets: https://www.facebook.com/events/367927023614605/
Storytime in the Park. Dudley Branch's children's librarian is doing pre-school storytime outside in the nicer weather-- join us! Please contact Karen Gallagher if you want to bring a large group or want to know if the event has been rescheduled. Wednesdays, 10:30AM, Dudley Park Plaza (across from the police station in Dudley Sq.) Rain location- Frugal Books, 57 Warren Street
Boston Pride Week celebrates the diversity and cultures of people from all identities and cultures. This nonprofit is organizing a set of informative and fun events at City Hall from June 1st to June 10th. To learn more click here.
Join Haley House for their 15th annual Love Your Block Party and fundraiser at Montgomery Street between Dartmouth and Union Park from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Saturday, June 2nd.
Plan:Dudley. The Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Oversight Committee will vote on the RFP’s for the 4 BPDA owned parcels in Dudley Square on Mon. June 4. More information here.
Zumba in Gertrude Howes Park will begin Tues. June 5, 6:00 PM. Thank you to Roxbury Path Forward and Mt. Pleasant, Forest and Vine Sts. Neighborhood Association for working with the city to bring this event to Howes Park. The Boston Public Health Commission in partnership with the Department of Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce expanded opportunities for fitness in Boston neighborhoods. The expanded program will provide 30 classes per week, including Zumba in Gertrude Howes Park on Tuesdays.
Bring Roxbury's History Alive By Supporting a New Mobile App. Greater Grove Hall Main Streets and Boston Main Streets are working together to raise $5,000 to develop an app that will help people discover the many historical sites between Grove Hall and Dudley Square. To donate click here and to learn more about the app contact Ed Gaskin, Executive Director of Greater Grove Hall Main Streets.
FREE Museum of Fine Arts Tours. Every Wednesday until July 14, from 6:15 PM to 7:15 PM, the MFA offer free one-hour tours. Click here for more information.
Call to All Artists. The City of Boston released a request for proposal for a public art project to add to the renovations currently taking place on the Dudley Branch of the Boston Public Library. Artists from Roxbury are encouraged to apply and should submit proposals before June 8th. To learn more about this RFP click here!
Community Podcast Lab. This fall, young people from Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan are encouraged to participate in a 15-week multimedia program that will help youth interested in media gain skills in this field. The Community Podcast Lab is organized by the Futuro Media Group, a nonprofit dedicated to creating content that empowers young people and celebrates diversity in our communities. To learn more about the podcast lab and Futuro Media Group click here.
The Highland Park Neighborhood Coalition will meet Mon., June 11 at 6.30PM at the HYCC.
The next Roxbury Path Forward Neighborhood Association Meeting is Tues. June 12, 6:30 PM in the Community Room at the B2 Police Station in Dudley Square. Consider broadening our neighborhood connections by getting to know people in the Moreland/Mt. Pleasant Districts at this meeting.
The Highland Park PRC (Project Review Committee) will meet Mon, June 18 at 6.30PM at the HYCC.
Roxbury Streets Community Meeting. Chief of Streets Christopher Osgood and Transportation Commissioner Gina Findaca. Come with your questions and ideas about parking, bus lanes, pedestrian safety, transportation equity, bike infrastructure, and more. Weds., June 20, 6PM - 8PM, 12th Baptist Church, Hester Hall, 150 Warren St., Roxbury. Sponsored by Kim Janey’s office.
Alma Del Mundo concert featuring John Muratore, Marco Pignataro, and Naseem Alatrash. More details here. June 29, 7 pm, at the UUUM.
Communal Reading of Frederick Douglass' fiery 1852 Fourth of July address, The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro. The UUUM is a proud co-sponsor of this annual Mass Humanities event. July 3, noon, at the Shaw/MA 54th Memorial on Boston Common.
Upcoming Events:
The Roxbury Sunflower Project: This project will bring nature, beauty, and color to Roxbury through a community wide sunflower planting -- up to 1000 new sunflowers will grow in Roxbury -- and I'll create six new works of art to hang in the windows of the Freedom House at Crawford and Warren Streets in October that reflect the themes of the project. This will be a collective community action. The plantings will take place on public and private property through families, organizations and agencies that sign up to participate and I hope you'll join me at our launch, June 2nd from 11:00 – 2:00pm at the Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library.Contact Ekua Holmes :www.roxburysunflower@gmail.com
Don’t forget the Roxbury Unity Parade happening on July 22nd from Malcolm X Boulevard to Malcolm X Park . Contact: Tanoy Burton: roxburyun...@gmail.com
BUSINESSES
Black Market is open in Dudley for select amazing cooperative weekends and events with multiple vendors. To learn more, email or check out their Facebook page.
Frugal Bookstore is also open in Dudley everyday with cool programming, great books and events. To learn more, email or check out their Facebook page.
CONTACTS
To join the Highland Park Listserv, please email.
To join the Fort Hill / Highland Park Facebook page, use this link.
Kim Janey, District 7 Councillor.
Chynah Tyler, 7th Suffolk District State Representative.
Liz Malia, 11th Suffolk District State Representative.
To receive HYCC communications, please email: l...@hyccroxbury.org or call 617.427.0613
In an effort to compile events happening in and around our Roxbury community, this newsletter is a collaboration between the Highland Park Neighborhood Coalition (HPNC) and Hawthorne Youth and Community Center (HYCC). If you have submissions, please email us.Elizabeth "Liz" MirandaExecutive DirectorHawthorne Youth and Community Center (HYCC)(P) 617.427.0613(C)857492.6671Support our work: https://hycc.networkforgood.comEst. 1973 - HYCC’s mission is to provide educational, cultural, and recreational programs for community youth and adults, to recognize and celebrate the rich diversity of the community, and to provide a forum for neighbors to work together to improve the quality of neighborhood life.
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