Friday, February 20, 2009

EVENT: Monday, Feb. 23---GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES’ LOBBYING DAY

Former clients of Greater Boston Legal Services on Monday will lobby lawmakers to keep funding for the civil legal aid group steady. Gov. Patrick’s budget slashes funding for the services’ line item by nearly $700,100 to $10.4 million. The clients will be joined by community advocacy groups, including the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence; Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee; Centro Presente; Chelsea Collaborative; Chinese Progressive Association; Jobs with Justice; Reaching Out Against Depression; and the Somerville Homeless Coalition.

(Monday, 10 am, Great Hall)

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