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DN4Sale: January 16, 2017: First meeting to discuss Plan: Dorchester and organizing 

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DN4Sale: January 16, 2017: First meeting to discuss Plan: Dorchester and organizing 

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What was the result? Organizations got involved: NEU4J, AARW, Keep it 100, City Life/Vida Urbana, VietAID, Greater Bowdoin/Geneva, Right to the City

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BPDA – March 8, 2017: Open House/Launch process

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BPDA – March 8, 2017: Open House/Launch process

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DN4Sale – March 3, 2017: Stand out vs. Displacement in Glover’s Corner 

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DN4Sale – March 3, 2017: Stand out vs. Displacement in Glover’s Corner 

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● Focused Dot on displacement

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DN4Sale – March 4-5, 2017: Door-knocking in Glover’s Corner

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DN4Sale – March 4-5, 2017: Door-knocking in Glover’s Corner

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● Informed residents about BPDA process, trained DN4Sale and got DN4Sale working together!
● We’ve continued door-knocking since then

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DN4Sale – March 22, 2017: Second meeting of organizations

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DN4Sale – March 22, 2017: Second meeting of organizations

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BPDA – May 4 & May 18, 2017: Walking tour of the Plan area & Visioning workshop 

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BPDA – May 4 & May 18, 2017: Walking tour of the Plan area & Visioning workshop 

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● We went public, reached thousands of people, collected surveys and launched outreach for our first community dinner

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DN4Sale – June 19, 2017: First community dinner

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DN4Sale – June 19, 2017: First community dinner

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● We identified the issues people care about, connected Glover’s to development fights across Boston, and decided we need to understand the Glover’s process better
● We deepened our commitment and built unity
● Monthly community dinners after the first one

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BPDA – June 22 & 28, 2017: First advisory committee meeting & Planning workshop 

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BPDA – June 22 & 28, 2017: First advisory committee meeting & Planning workshop 

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DN4Sale – August 17, 2017: Door-knocking for second community dinner

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DN4Sale – August 17, 2017: Door-knocking for second community dinner

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● 50+ people signed a letter to BPDA: Pause the process, give DN4Sale data, and meet with DN4Sale
● And we created a vision statement

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DN4Sale – October 11, 2017: Third community dinner 

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DN4Sale – October 11, 2017: Third community dinner 

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●      70+ people watched a video how people fought Plan: JP/Rox residents took leadership to

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BPDA – October 23 & 25, 2017: Second advisory committee meeting & Land use workshop

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BPDA – October 23 & 25, 2017: Second advisory committee meeting & Land use workshop

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DN4Sale – October 17, 2017: Meeting with BPDA – restated our concerns and demands to stop the process

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DN4Sale – October 17, 2017: Meeting with BPDA – restated our concerns and demands to stop the process

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DN4Sale – October 30, 2017: Resident debrief and next steps 

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DN4Sale – October 30, 2017: Resident debrief and next steps 

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DN4Sale – November 8, 2017: We sent BPDA a follow up letter asking for a response

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DN4Sale – November 8, 2017: We sent BPDA a follow up letter asking for a response

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●      No response from BPDA

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November 13, 2017: Resident meeting to decide how to push them
November 19/26, 2017: More planning meetings

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BPDA – November 29, 2017: Took over BPDA meeting to demand translation and interpretation, childcare, food at meetings, accessible locations, a real community process, and AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

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BPDA – November 29, 2017: Took over BPDA meeting to demand translation and interpretation, childcare, food at meetings, accessible locations, a real community process, and AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

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●      What was the result? BPDA postponed their January housing workshop, replacing it with a listening workshop to hear community concerns and feedback

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DN4Sale – December 18, 2017: Debrief our BPDA action

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DN4Sale – December 18, 2017: Debrief our BPDA action

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●      We summarized what people have been saying in our dinners and surveys

●      BPDA postponed their January housing workshop, replacing it with a listening workshop to hear community concerns and feedback

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BPDA – January 10, 2018: Community conversation

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BPDA – January 10, 2018: Community conversation

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● BPDA released a little data on residents’ incomes, etc. and housing affordability.
They talked about more meetings at different times and places so more residents can participate.
They didn’t say they’d stop the process or give DN4Sale all of the data we demanded.

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DN4Sale – January 10, 2018: Meetings to plan our first retreat

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DN4Sale – January 10, 2018: Meetings to plan our first retreat

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● Involved more people
● Created work groups
● Raised money

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DN4Sale-February 10, 2018: Retreat planning February 16, 2018: Research team meeting 

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DN4Sale-February 10, 2018: Retreat planning February 16, 2018: Research team meeting 

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DN4Sale - January 27, 2018: 1st strategy retreat 

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DN4Sale - January 27, 2018: 1st strategy retreat 

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March 9, 2018: Research team meeting

March 17, 2018: Cross neighborhood meeting

March 19, 2018: Organizing meeting (Full group)

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March 30, 2018: CLVU action support, Dot family foreclosure

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March 30, 2018: CLVU action support, Dot family foreclosure

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● More support actions for people in foreclosure followed

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At City Life, we help people stay in their homes.

City Life/Vida Urbana is a grassroots community organization committed to fighting for racial, social and economic justice and gender equality by building working class power. We promote individual empowerment, develop community leaders and build collective power to effect systemic change and transform society.

Are you fighting to stay in your home?

Join us at one of our weekly meetings, where you can speak with an organizer and lawyer, and meet others that are fighting the same battles! We have meetings in three locations:

Boston: Every Tuesday Night at 6:30, ONLINE on zoom, call the housing hotline for zoom information: 617 934-5006

East Boston: Every Wednesday Night at 6:30, ONLINE on zoom; call the housing hotline for zoom information: 617-397-3773
Check for the next meeting here.

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City Life/Vida Urbana provides free guidance for people facing foreclosure or eviction, and advocates for sustainable, accessible, and affordable communities by organizing those most directly affected by displacement.

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April 9, 2018: Outreach team meeting

April 18, 2018: Dot youth convening

April 18, 2018: Organizing meeting (Full group)

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DN4Sale - May 11, 2018: Storytelling event at Homestead. Cafe

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DN4Sale - May 11, 2018: Storytelling event at Homestead. Cafe

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May 12 and 16, 2018:  Door knocking, Community dinner, and survey

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May 12 and 16, 2018:  Door knocking, Community dinner, and survey

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May 18, 2018: CLVU action support, Dot family foreclosure 

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May 18, 2018: CLVU action support, Dot family foreclosure 

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May 31, 2018: Dot Day art making and outreach 

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May 31, 2018: Dot Day art making and outreach 

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June 3, 2018: Dot Day outreach and surveys // DN4S contingent with CLVU and DPP

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June 3, 2018: Dot Day outreach and surveys // DN4S contingent with CLVU and DPP

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June 12, 2018: MAHA: “Expand the Pie” – Tran speaks/Dinner outreach 

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June 12, 2018: MAHA: “Expand the Pie” – Tran speaks/Dinner outreach 

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June 18, 2018: Phone-banking and dinner prep

June 20, 2018: Community dinner (- Speculation education)

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July 18, 2018: Community dinner (AMI + IDP + ED)

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July 31, 2018: Action: BPDA walking and stations tour

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July 31, 2018: Action: BPDA walking and stations tour

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● Proposed and consensus DN4Sale on “base” demand for affordability in NEW housing and define affordability
● ED on income levels of impact areas

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August 15, 2018: Community dinner - presented demand and affordability definition and consensus on 65% affordability (and break down of percentages)

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August 15, 2018: Community dinner - presented demand and affordability definition and consensus on 65% affordability (and break down of percentages)

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August 13, 2018: Dinner prep

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September 22, 2018: 1st Boston People’s Plan Assembly + YIMBYTown action

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September 22, 2018: 1st Boston People’s Plan Assembly + YIMBYTown action

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● More People’s Plan Assemblies followed in 2019

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October 5, 2018: Action – Rally and march at 6 Humphreys (CLVU + DN4S)

October 29, 2018: Signed on to support TA @ [can’t read] to stop eviction

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November 8, 2018: Action @ BPDA Plan: Glover’s Corner meeting 

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November 8, 2018: Action @ BPDA Plan: Glover’s Corner meeting 

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Mayor Walsh committed to attend DN4S community dinner

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November 2018 Planning & Organizing meetings

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November 2018 Planning & Organizing meetings

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November 12, 2018: Planning meeting / Coordination

November 14, 2018: Organizing meeting

●      Education on speculation

●      Timeline activity (3-6 months from November to March

November 26, 2018: Organizing meeting

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November 30, 2018: Action – Vigil and rally for Ms. Rosa @ Baker Mills Apartments (CLVU + DN4S)

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November 30, 2018: Action – Vigil and rally for Ms. Rosa @ Baker Mills Apartments (CLVU + DN4S)

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Baker Mills Apartments  p1 eviction inset REP 51-18

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December 3, 2018: Outreach team meeting – Plan to move dinners to Thursdays in 2019
December 17, 2018: Planning meeting for dinner
December 19, 2018: Community dinner – Fight to stay, Dot Block, priorities

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January 14/16, 2019: DN4S community dinner prep meeting

January 17, 2019: Community dinner

January 30, 2019: Coordination team meeting

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February 6, 2019: Organizing meeting
February 12, 2019: Organizing meeting (?)

February 13, 2019: Community dinner agenda meeting

February 18, 2019: Community dinner agenda meeting

February 20, 2019: Public comment for Dot Block extended to March 11th and a second meeting was set

February 25, 2019: Coordinating meeting

February 28, 2019: Agenda prep

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February 11, 2018: BPDA Meeting on DotBlock

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February 11, 2018: BPDA Meeting on DotBlock

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●      We raised issues of translation, interpretation, outreach, accessibility, and affordability

●      We asked: who is this project for?

●      Forced them to hold a second meeting to review the project

●      Developer also met with DN4Sale but refused to increase affordability levels

●      They extended public comment period

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February 21, 2019: Mayor Walsh attends our community dinner 

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February 21, 2019: Mayor Walsh attends our community dinner 

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● Walsh says our demands are brilliant -- show me how to do them
● He agrees to meet about that

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March 6, 2019: BPDA open house (follow up meeting after pressure from protest during February 11 meeting)

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March 6, 2019: BPDA open house (follow up meeting after pressure from protest during February 11 meeting)

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● Provided translation and childcare

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March 23, 2019: Boston People’s Assembly 

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March 23, 2019: Boston People’s Assembly 

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April 1 & 4, 2019: Prep meeting for Samuels & Associations

●      Decided who we wanted in the room

●      What was our messaging and structure?

April 14, 16, and 17, 2019: Prep meetings

April 16, 2019: Prep meeting

April 18, 2019: Community dinner

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April 8, 2019: Meeting with DotBlock Developer, Samuels & Associations

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April 8, 2019: Meeting with DotBlock Developer, Samuels & Associations

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April 11, 2019: Protest at BPDA meeting 

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April 11, 2019: Protest at BPDA meeting 

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Rally/protest against Dot Block at Zoning Board - changing the conversation about displacement BPDA publicly acknowledges as “a valid concern”

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● Showing our support for our people against speculation

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May 1, 2019: BPDA releases its draft plan for Glover’s Corner

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May 1, 2019: BPDA releases its draft plan for Glover’s Corner

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● Plan has nice language but no commitments about affordability, jobs, etc
● One victory: draft plan says affordability levels will approach Dorchester incomes (50% AMI, not 70%)
● We demand six months for community to review a more definite plan
● BPDA commits to three months

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May 7, 2019: Media meeting with NBC

May 7, 2019: Meeting

May 16, 2019: Community dinner

May 23, 2019: Meeting

May 24, 2019: Viet strategy meeting

May 30, 2019: Prep meeting for Dorchester Day

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● Gathered 50+ Vietnamese petitions

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June 29, 2019: Boston People’s Assembly 

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June 29, 2019: Boston People’s Assembly 

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June 20, 2019: Community dinner

June 27, 2019: Boston People’s Assembly prep meeting

July 3, 2019: Prep meeting on Sheila and Brian

July 8, 2019: Agenda prep meeting

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July 10, 2019: Meeting with DND and BPDA

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July 10, 2019: Meeting with DND and BPDA

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● Was going to release a more “mature” plan by August and will have an open community engagement period for 3 months to receive feedback
● Added a chapter on the jobs meeting
● Golden and Dillion agreed to another meeting after plan is released

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July 14, 2019: Debrief

July 16, 2019: Agenda prep for community dinner

July 17, 2019: Agenda prep for community dinner

July 18, 2019: Community dinner

July 23, 2019: Vietnamese strategy meeting

July 30, 2019: IDP prep meeting

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August 2-3, 2019: Affordable for Whom? Conference in New York

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August 2-3, 2019: Affordable for Whom? Conference in New York

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August 5, 2019: Agenda meeting

August 15, 2019: Community dinner

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August 19, 2019: IDP action at City Hall 

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August 19, 2019: IDP action at City Hall 

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September 14, 2019: Autumn Moon Festival / Tet Trung Thu  Tabling at Town Hall

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September 14, 2019: Autumn Moon Festival / Tet Trung Thu  Tabling at Town Hall