Love Ya Block! Community Clean Up
May
10
9:30 AM09:30

Love Ya Block! Community Clean Up

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Please join us for a fun filled day of clean up and community activities. We will start with breakfast at our office at 550 Dudley St at 9:30am, and then go to Trina Persad Playground at 14-16 Judson St to beautify the playground and surrounding neighborhood.

At 11:30am we will be voting for the playground design that we should use for the upcoming renovation of that space. The designs have been developed this Spring through community outreach and design meetings with Global Design For Refugee Children. Afterwards, the Food Project youth will be holding a community lunch and Land Opening Ceremony at 1pm at the nearby West Cottage Farm. All are welcome and please spread the word!

This event was postponed from April 12th.

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Celebrate World CLT Day!
May
16
5:30 PM17:30

Celebrate World CLT Day!

Join CLT members, neighbors and friends to celebrate World CLT Day with DSNI & the Greater Boston Community Land Trust Network! Through short films, discussion, art and artifacts, learn about the movement for community control of land from its roots in Georgia during the civil rights era through DSNI’s organizing Roxbury in the 1980s and 90s, to our movement across Greater Boston today. The event is free - including a tasty dinner - with registration required. 

Email Michelle at mdelima@dsni.org with any questions or 617-442-9670.

ALSO: Chinatown Community Land Trust is hosting day two of the network’s World CLT Day celebration, with a dim sum reception and guided tour or scavenger hunt. For more info click here. You are invited!

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Hackathon with Hacking the Archive @ MIT
May
17
9:00 AM09:00

Hackathon with Hacking the Archive @ MIT

MIT’s Hacking the Archive, will be holding its annual Hackathon to develop solutions to the Racial Wealth Gap in Massachusetts. This year we will collectively develop ideas to address the topic of Jobs and Entrepreneurship. Meet other organizers, activists and researchers as we delve into the archive of resources from local library archives and present our ideas together. The three winning teams with the best new ideas will win prizes worth up to $1000!

To join please email Rene at rmardones@dsni.org.


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Jun
25
6:00 PM18:00

Annual Meeting and Board Election

The next DSNI board will be elected by the Dudley community at our Annual Meeting on June 25th starting at 5:00pm. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else please use this nomination form.  


All residents of the DSNI catchment area may join as DSNI members, and will then be able to vote and run for election. Please see the DSNI catchment area map for reference. There is a $10 suggested donation for membership.

For any questions, please contact Rene Mardones, rmardones@dsni.org.

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Apr
19
9:30 AM09:30

Trina Persad Playground Design Selection

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Global Design Initiative for Refugee Children will be presenting three potential designs for community members to choose from. These designs are based on the previous design sessions where community members designed the layout and features of the new playground. Please join to help decide what the brand new Trina Persad Playground design will be!

Breakfast will be provided.

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DNI Annual Meeting!
Sep
29
5:30 PM17:30

DNI Annual Meeting!

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You are invited to DNI's Annual Meeting! Friday September 29th, 5-7:30pm. Shirley Eustis Carriage House (33 Shirley Street, Roxbury). We are excited to bring together residents, partners and supporters to connect and celebrate the recent accomplishments of the DNI community land trust and its residents. Please RSVP for the event here.

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Sep
18
6:00 PM18:00

Info Session: Buying a Home on the DNI Community Land Trust

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Join us for an Info Session about buying a home on the DNI Community Land Trust

September 18 Zoom Registration Link
October 18 Zoom Registration Link

If you or someone you know is interested in learning about the process of buying an affordable home on a land trust, the Dudley Neighbors Inc. in partnership with the city of Boston is hosting two sessions on September 18 and October 18. The sessions will be held both in person at 550 Dudley St. and on zoom. If you are attending by zoom you must register ahead of time.

 


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2023 Annual Meeting
Jun
28
5:00 PM17:00

2023 Annual Meeting

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Join the DSNI Family for our 2023 Annual Meeting

Food, Friends and Fun!!!

Wednesday, June 28th at St. Patrick’s Church

5 - 8 PM

10 Magazine Street (400 Dudley Street), Roxbury

We invite you to join us for our Annual meeting. All ages are welcome to join us for food and fun activities.

At the annual meeting we celebrate the accomplishments of DSNI with a gathering of our community, and we will be electing our new board of directors. Our board is structured to give every group a voice including folks of different generations and cultural backgrounds, community partner organizations, and businesses.

Everyone is welcome to attend and join the festivities! If you live in our neighborhood in Roxbury and North Dorchester and you are a member of DSNI you can vote for board members who you think will be the best representatives of the community.

We’re excited to see you there!

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Sustainable Development Committee June Meeting
Jun
22
6:00 PM18:00

Sustainable Development Committee June Meeting

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​Join us for a special Sustainable Development Committee (SDC) meeting on Thursday June 22 at 6-8pm Join by Zoom.  This SDC meeting will be dedicated to presentations from two bidders for the DNI-owned Our Tierra Livri site. 

Dudley Neighbors, Inc. (DNI) has released the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Our Tierra Livri site, also known as Dudley Miller Park (483-487 Dudley Street). Through this RFP process, DNI seeks a developer for the site that can create a development plan which strengthens the Dudley Corridor business district; serves local residents and businesses; is realistic and financially sustainable over the long-term; and can deliver compensation to DNI for its costs for securing the land, engagement in community planning, conducting preliminary due diligence, and acting as the long-term steward of the property.

The Our Tierra Livri site is the 14,000 square ft. vacant lot near our office on 483-487 Dudley Street with giant wooden letters stating OUR TIERRA LIVRI (English, Spanish and Cape Verdean Creole for Our Liberated Land). The park became a part of the DNI community land trust in December of 2013.

Copies of the two proposals can be found here:

Dorchester Bay EDC/DVM Consulting RFP
Velney Development RFP

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Sustainable Development Committee April Meeting
Apr
27
6:00 PM18:00

Sustainable Development Committee April Meeting

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Tuesday April 18th, 5:30pm

550 Dudley Street, Roxbury

Join by zoom or call: (929) 205 6099, Meeting ID: 885 9474 2155

SDC meetings are on 4th Thursdays of the month. To join SDC or learn more contact Rene Mardones at rmardones@dsni.org or 617-442-9670 ext. 2.

The Sustainable Development Committee (SDC) is a committee composed of neighborhood residents and board members of DSNI and DNI. For more than 30 years, the Sustainable Development Committee has made recommendations on private development projects within the neighborhood and held the City accountable.

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Organizing Committee April Meeting
Apr
18
5:30 PM17:30

Organizing Committee April Meeting

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Tuesday April 18th, 5:30pm

550 Dudley Street, Roxbury

Join by zoom

Organizing Committee meetings happen on every third Tuesday of the month. To learn more about getting involved contact Rene Mardones at rmardones@dsni.org or 617-442-9670 ext. 2.

The purpose of DSNI’s Organizing Committee is to educate members on issues that are relevant to our community’s well being, to develop and practice organizing and leadership skills, and to generate change at the neighborhood, City and State level.

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Jan
19
6:00 PM18:00

Community meeting about 555-559 Columbia Road

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Join us for a community meeting about 555-559 Columbia Road, which will include affordable housing and a new branch of the Boston Public Library. The two development teams that submitted proposals will present their plans for the site and answer any questions.

You can join the meeting in person at the DSNI office located at 550 Dudley Street on Thursday Jan 19th at 6pm.

Or join virtually:
bit.ly/555-559ColumbiaRd

If you have any questions, email Natalie.Deduck@Boston.gov.

Acompáñenos en una reunión comunitaria sobre la reurbanización de 555-559 Columbia Road en Upham’s Corner el jueves 19 de enero a las 6 p. m. Este sitio incluirá viviendas asequibles y una nueva sucursal de la Biblioteca Pública de Boston para cumplir con la visión de la comunidad. Los dos equipos de desarrollo que presentaron propuestas presentarán sus planes para el sitio y responderán preguntas.

Puede asistir a la reunión en persona en la oficina de DSNI ubicada en 550 Dudley Street o participar de forma virtual en: bit.ly/555-559ColumbiaRd. Si tiene preguntas, envíe un correo electrónico a Natalie.Deduck@Boston.gov.

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