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For those of you in the Greater Boston Region or any other urban region of Massachusetts, I would like to invite you to attend The Metropolitan Area Planning Council's Boston Community Meeting to be held at United South End Settlements 6:30 to 8:30 pm on Thursday, December 20. MCAE has agreed to co-sponsor this event, which will be a discussion about critical issues facing communities throughout Metro Boston because we believe that one of those key issues is Adult Basic Education (ABE), which also includes English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). For more details about this event please look below or at the attached flyer. I look forward to seeing you Thursday evening.<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;"></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;"></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;"></span><br>
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Kenny Tamarkin
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Executive Director
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MCAE
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KTamarkin@mcae.net
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978-979-1906 <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">You are invited to a discussion about critica</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;"> issues facing communities throughout Metro
Boston. Our region has great strengths, but it faces daunting cha</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">enges. We must educate a workforce for the
21<sup>st</sup> century, make our streets and neighborhoods safe, and
provide housing that fami</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ies and seniors can afford. Our city and our
region are becoming more diverse – but segregation and inequa</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ity persist.</span></p>
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Boston. It seeks to address these issues and many more. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">We hope you can join us on <span style="font-weight: bold;">December 20th, from </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">6:00-8:00 PM</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">, at the United South End Sett</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">ements</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">, to discuss strategies for creating
vibrant communities to be enjoyed for generations to come. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">During this meeting, participants wi</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;"> discuss current trends, MetroFuture’s a</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ternative goa</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">s, and offer suggestions for MetroFuture imp</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ementation strategies. Your input wi</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">inf</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">uence </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">egis</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">ative proposa</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">s, mode</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;"> by</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">aws and ordinances,
program guide</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">l</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">ines, and recommendations for action by residents, businesses,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">P</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ease join us on December 20th to </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">earn more about the </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">MetroFuture</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;"> p</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">an, and to generate ideas to make it a rea</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ity. P</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ease contact </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">Brad Sto</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">er</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;"> at (617) 451-2770 ext. 2048 or at <a href="mailto:bstoler@mapc.org">bstoler@mapc.org</a> with questions or
for more information or visit <a href="http://www.metrofuture.org/" target="_blank">www.metrofuture.org</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium; font-weight: bold;">About MetroFuture</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">Thousands of
peop</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">e and organizations have participated
in MetroFuture's work to date, sharing their visions for the future,
reviewing what the future wi</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ook </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ike if current trends continue, and eva</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">uating a</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ternative paths we cou</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">d take. The resu</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">t is a b</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ueprint for the future that the peop</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">e who </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ive and work in Metro Boston want to attain by the
year 2030. On </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">May 1, 2007</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">, MetroFuture's Recommended P</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">an for a Greater Boston Region was ratified at a
Boston Co</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ege Citizen Seminar, entit</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ed, "This Way to a Greater Boston
Region." By fo</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">owing this new roadmap, we can embrace and achieve
a more sustainab</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">e future for the entire region.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">The Metropo</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">itan Area P</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">anning Counci</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;"> (MAPC) is the regiona</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;"> p</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">anning agency serving the peop</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">e who </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ive and work in the 101 cities and towns of
greater </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">Boston</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">. It promotes inter-</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">oca</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;"> cooperation and smart growth through a variety of
activities, inc</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">uding cross-regiona</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;"> conversations, technica</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;"> assistance to municipa</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ities, and through the creation and imp</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ementation of a comprehensive regiona</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;"> p</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">an which, in its current iteration, is ca</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">l</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Futura Std Medium;">ed MetroFuture: Making a Greater Boston
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