We'd love for you to join us for a virtual community meeting with a question and answer session afterward.

Interpretation and translation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please contact us at Lauren.Bryant@boston.gov, LCA@boston.gov, or 617-961-3019 by February 24.

Mayor Michelle Wu, the City of Boston Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA), and Project Citizenship are hosting Citizenship Day on March 26, 2022, at the Reggie Lewis Center. The annual event is an opportunity for people who are eligible for naturalization to get free legal help with their citizenship application.

People must first call 617-694-5949 to make an appointment. On the day of the event, no walk-ins will be allowed and COVID-19 protocols will be in place.

Learn more about the benefits of citizenship and eligibility requirements.

Interested in the future of trees in Boston? Want to get involved with the planning of Boston's urban forest? Join us on March 14 at 5:30 p.m. to learn more about Boston's first-ever Urban Forest Plan and provide your feedback on the draft goals! 

If you'd like to learn more about the project or explore resources like the public street tree inventory, visit the project page.

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Interpretation and translation services are available to you at no cost. Please contact Maggie Owens if you cannot attend this meeting, have any questions or comments, or if you need interpretation services, translated materials, or disability accommodations: maggie.owens@boston.gov or 617-961-3025 by February 28, 2022.     

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Let us know topics you'd like to discuss that are related to finding and maintaining stable, safe, and affordable housing.



Prior to walk-in hours, you will receive a meeting link via email.



Please note  that this clinic is only for residents and property owners in the City of Boston.

In partnership with Boston University and the New England Conservatory, the City of Boston will present "A Celebration of the Lives and Legacies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King" on Monday, January 17, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.  The event will be live streamed on both boston.gov and Boston University website, as well as on the City of Boston’s cable network (Xfinity: channel 24, RCN: channel 13, and Fios: channel 962.) 



This year’s program features:       

• Robert A. Brown, President Boston University
• Brianna Bourne, Boston University Arts & Sciences ’22, Boston Latin Academy ‘20
• Saida Grundy, Assistant Professor of Sociology, African American Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies at Boston University
• Andrea Kalyn, President, New England Conservatory
• Katherine Kennedy, Director, Boston University Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground
• Jean Morrison, Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Boston University
• Jean-Luc Pierite, Tuncia-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana,
  
  President of the Board of The North American Indian Center of Boston
• Kelsey Russell, Boston University Arts & Sciences ‘22
• Tanisha Sullivan, President of the NAACP Boston Branch
• Andrea Taylor, Senior Diversity Officer, Boston University
• Michelle Wu, Mayor, City of Boston

The program also features musical selections performed by student ensembles and choirs from the New England Conservatory and the Boston University the Inner Strength Gospel Choir.

In previous years, leaders such as U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley, Beverly Morgan-Welch, Sonia Sanchez, Dr. Alvin Poussaint, Ernest Green of the Little Rock Nine, Judy Richardson of Eyes on the Prize, and civil rights activist and filmmaker Topper Carew served as keynote speakers. Governor Deval Patrick, Chief Justice Roderick Ireland, Boston Poet Laureates Sam Cornish and Danielle Legros Georges, former Orthopaedic Surgeon-in-Chief at Beth Israel Hospital Dr. Augustus White, and WGBH Radio host Eric Jackson are among those who have served as readers in previous years.

Join us at an online community engagement meeting to brief the community on design for Chittick Elementary School Yard. We'd love for you to join us in our online presentation with a question and answer session afterward.

Interpretation and translation services are available to you at no cost. If you cannot attend this meeting, have any questions or comments, or need interpretation services, please contact in advance.