{"id":8486,"date":"2023-07-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/?p=8486"},"modified":"2023-07-20T23:28:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T03:28:03","slug":"join-us-at-saturdays-party-conference-10am-1230pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/2023\/07\/21\/join-us-at-saturdays-party-conference-10am-1230pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us at Saturday&#8217;s Party Conference, 10am-12:30pm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our Summer conference is this Saturday, July 22nd starting at 10am and ending by 12:30pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will be at the Community Room of the Somerville Public Library West Branch at 40 College Ave., Somerville. It is wheelchair accessible.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/crew\/forms\/register-our-summer-2023-conference\">Register in advance so we know for how many to prepare<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/conference\/\">Conference details is at our conference page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you cannot participate in person, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/communitybridge.com\/bbb-room\/mass-pirates-bbb-room\/\">https:\/\/communitybridge.com\/bbb-room\/mass-pirates-bbb-room\/<\/a> and follow the instructions to join the on-line discussion. We will link the on-line and in-person discussions together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The schedule is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:00am-10:30am<\/td><td>Meet &amp; Greet<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:30am-11:15am<\/td><td>Organizing and Campaigning Locally<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:15am-12:15pm<\/td><td>Bill Bonanza: Finding bills to advocate for<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The library is a short walk from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbta.com\/stops\/place-davis\">Davis Square MBTA stop<\/a>, which is on the Red line. The 87, 88, 89, 90, 94 and 96 bus lines all stop there. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbta.com\/stops\/2381?from=search-header-desktop&amp;query=powderhouse%20\">The 80 bus stops nearby at Powder House Park, north of the library<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbta.com\/transit-near-me?from=global-search&amp;query=Massachusetts%20Avenue%20day%20street&amp;facets=&amp;latitude=42.39473999822266&amp;longitude=-71.12500501383329&amp;address=Day%20St%2C%20Somerville%2C%20MA%2C%2002144%2C%20USA\">77 and 83 buses stop south of Davis Square<\/a> and are a 10 minute walk to the library. Commuter rail access via the Fitchburg\/Gardiner line is available from Porter Square, which is one stop on the Red line from Davis Square. Meter parking is available, but in short supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the conference is inside, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaccines.gov\/\">we encourage you to be vaccinated<\/a> and wear a mask, but neither are required for entry to the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to our friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/agaric.coop\/\">Agaric<\/a> for hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/communitybridge.com\/\">Community Bridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Summer conference is this Saturday, July 22nd starting at 10am and ending by 12:30pm. 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