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Substance use disorders

This meeting is part of the "Let's Go Better" listening campaign, a community process aimed at gaining insights into how the City of Boston should use the federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds for our recovery.

September 1, 2021
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Virtual Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvduCgqD8oGdev3xvhzxdKR2Qmix8hO1UC
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-09-01T12:00:00 - 2021-09-01T14:00:00

This meeting will focus on substance use disorders.

September 1, 2021
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Virtual Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvduCgqD8oGdev3xvhzxdKR2Qmix8hO1UC
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-09-01T12:00:00 - 2021-09-01T14:00:00

Supporting small businesses

This meeting is part of the "Let's Go Better" listening campaign, a community process aimed at gaining insights into how the City of Boston should use the federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds for our recovery.

September 21, 2021
  • 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Virtual Event Link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B12DiEy2QZK0e3LjC71yQQ
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-09-21T15:00:00 - 2021-09-21T16:00:00

We will focus on supporting small businesses. Another community meeting on supporting small businesses is scheduled for September. 

September 21, 2021
  • 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Virtual Event Link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B12DiEy2QZK0e3LjC71yQQ
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-09-21T15:00:00 - 2021-09-21T16:00:00

Affordable homeownership

This meeting is part of the "Let's Go Better" listening campaign, a community process aimed at gaining insights into how the City of Boston should use the federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds for our recovery.

September 16, 2021
  • 5:30pm - 7:30pm
  • Virtual Zoom Event
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-09-16T17:30:00 - 2021-09-16T19:30:00

This meeting will focus on homeownership. Another community meeting on homeownership is scheduled for September. 

September 16, 2021
  • 5:30pm - 7:30pm
  • Virtual Zoom Event
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-09-16T17:30:00 - 2021-09-16T19:30:00

Street Lighting and Cummins Highway Reconstruction

We are planning to reconstruct Cummins Highway, from River Street to the intersection of Harvard Street and Wood Avenue.

September 21, 2021
  • 6:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Via Zoom
    Boston, MA 02126
  • Contact:
    Jeffrey Alexis
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-09-21T18:30:00 - 2021-09-21T20:00:00

During this meeting, we will share information about the City's street lighting team. We will discuss our options for improving street lighting as part of the Cummins Highway reconstruction project.

September 21, 2021
  • 6:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Via Zoom
    Boston, MA 02126
  • Contact:
    Jeffrey Alexis
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-09-21T18:30:00 - 2021-09-21T20:00:00

Americans with Disabilities Act Celebration Day

We're celebrating the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This free event is for children, families, and individuals of all abilities.

July 29, 2021
Event Date2021-07-29T12:00:00 - 2021-07-29T14:00:00

ADA Day is a yearly celebration of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It is held in Boston around the last week of July near the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act signing. Each year, we honor a local organization that has made an impact on accessibility or inclusion in Boston. ADA Celebration Day is an event for people of all ages and all abilities to come together and celebrate a milestone in the disability community. 

This year’s ADA Day theme is “Reconnecting”.

Join us for food, music, a civic engagement fair, friends, and fun

ADA Day will be held as a hybrid event this year. Along with the in-person event at Copley Square Park, a virtual event will be held on Zoom. Virtual attendees can request an ADA Day t-shirt on the pre-registration form. T-shirts will be mailed after ADA Day. Information on how to connect to the virtual ADA Day event will be posted closer to the event. 

PRE-REGISTER AND REQUEST ACCOMMODATIONS

* Pre-registration is not required to attend. 

JOIN ADA DAY VIRTUAL via ZOOM

COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at ADA DAY

We are happy to host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Copley Square Park during ADA Day, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.. The one-dose J&J vaccine will be available for those 18 and older, as will the two-dose Pfizer vaccine for those 12 and older. You can visit any clinic offering Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for your second dose. A second clinic will be available in the Copley area three weeks later, or you can check the state's website to find any clinic that is convenient to you. Appointments are encouraged, but walk ups are also welcome. You can register online for a vaccine slot at ADA Day.

Call for Photos!

We are putting out a call for photos for ADA Day. We want to know how you are reconnecting with your community or who you are looking forward to reconnecting with. Share your photos with us on social media or email them to disability@boston.gov.

Accommodation Requests

ASL and CART provided. Wheelchair Accessible. This is a scent free event.

For additional accommodation requests, call 617-635-3682 or email disability@boston.gov.

July 29, 2021
Event Date2021-07-29T12:00:00 - 2021-07-29T14:00:00

Virtual Table Talks: The immigrant experience

We are hosting a table talk on the immigrant experience in Boston as part of our Table Talk Series.

July 28, 2021
Event Date2021-07-28T18:00:00 - 2021-07-28T19:30:00

Our series is an invitation to unite people from diverse backgrounds in an open dialogue to inspire new solutions and strengthen out communities. It's a citywide initiative to understand how our communities are dealing with this pandemic and ways we can safely collaborate, engage, and commit to making our communities more dynamic and stronger. 

This month's topic: The immigrant experience 

Register for the event

Table Talk Flyer with Dates

July 28, 2021
Event Date2021-07-28T18:00:00 - 2021-07-28T19:30:00

Bay Village Neighborhood Park Design Meeting #2

Discuss alternative design soultions.

August 5, 2021
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Annie Blair
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Bay Village
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-08-05T18:00:00 - 2021-08-05T19:30:00

We'd love for you to join us for a virtual community meeting with a question and answer session afterward.

Interpretation and translation services are available to you at no cost. Please contact the project manager if you cannot attend this meeting, have any questions or comments, or if you need interpretation services, translated materials, or disability accommodations.

August 5, 2021
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Annie Blair
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Bay Village
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-08-05T18:00:00 - 2021-08-05T19:30:00

Titus Sparrow Park Design Meeting #2

Discuss alternative design solutions.

July 28, 2021
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Annie Blair
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    South End
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-07-28T18:00:00 - 2021-07-28T19:30:00

We'd love for you to join us for a virtual community meeting with a question and answer session afterward.

Interpretation and translation services are available to you at no cost. Please contact the project manager if you cannot attend this meeting, have any questions or comments, or if you need interpretation services, translated materials, or disability accommodations.

July 28, 2021
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Annie Blair
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    South End
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-07-28T18:00:00 - 2021-07-28T19:30:00

Edna Bynoe Playground Design Meeting #2

Discuss alternative design solutions. 

July 22, 2021
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Annie Blair
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-07-22T18:00:00 - 2021-07-22T19:30:00

We'd love for you to join us for a virtual community meeting with a question and answer session afterward.

Interpretation and translation services are available to you at no cost. Please contact the project manager if you cannot attend this meeting, have any questions or comments, or if you need interpretation services, translated materials, or disability accommodations.

July 22, 2021
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Annie Blair
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-07-22T18:00:00 - 2021-07-22T19:30:00

Malcolm X Park: Soccer and softball field meeting #2

Due to community concern regarding the future of softball at Malcolm X Park, a community meeting will be held to discuss all community concerns. This is an opportunity for the City to hear concerns in order to make informed decisions on the future of the field at Malcolm X Park.  

July 14, 2021
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Lauren Bryant
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-07-14T18:00:00 - 2021-07-14T20:00:00

We would like to have anyone who is interested in the future of the field to please join us at this meeting.  

Interpretation and translation services are available to you at no cost. Please contact the project manager if you cannot attend this meeting, have any questions or comments, or if you need interpretation services, translated materials, or disability accommodations.

July 14, 2021
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Lauren Bryant
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2021-07-14T18:00:00 - 2021-07-14T20:00:00
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