http://www.bostonknows.com Boston Knows en-us Oct 11, 2008 - 03:10 pm Oct 11, 2008 - 03:10 pm http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Boston Knows RSS Feed editor@example.com webmaster@example.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1243&group=30 A conference on making offices more sustainable and cost effective! When: Tuesday, June 24th, 2008, 8:00am – 2:15pm Where: UMass Boston Campus & Conference Center, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston Whether you own your office or lease it, whether it's large or small, there are ways to make it more sustainable, healthier for the staff and more cost effective. Listen to representatives of leading New England businesses and institutions that have made "green" work for them. May 28, 2008 - 11:05 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1146&group=30 Boston Interiors' program, "Honor Your Mother, Help Another," is encouraging its customers to help Rosie’s Place, a center for poor and homeless women, by making donations in honor of their mothers. Each person who contributed will be entered into a raffle for a store gift card and six spa gift certificates. A great alternative to flowers for Mother's Day (it's this Sunday, May 9th in case you've forgotten)! May 05, 2008 - 08:05 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=1067&group=30 This web site, set up by Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films lets you try to spend $3 trillion dollars, the estimated cost of the mess in Iraq. Apr 19, 2008 - 05:04 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=858&group=30 There are several war protests around the city on this 5th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Mar 19, 2008 - 01:03 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=633&group=30 Via Universal Hub--a pretty cool site and idea dedicated to bringing out art instead of violence in Dorchester. Feb 19, 2008 - 05:02 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=588&group=30 It looks like the date and time for the Hillary Clinton event in Boston have been changed. Feb 13, 2008 - 12:02 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=532&group=30 Defective by Design leads a protest against Boston Public LIbrary's use of DRM (digital rights management). DRM is silly, but I wish we could move past the "everything should be free because it's my birthright" vs. "everything should stay exactly as is because I like excess cash"--in neither model does the artist get worthwhile compensation. An increasing segment of the younger population think that music, books, etc. should be free without asking how the creators can pay rent and eat. Feb 07, 2008 - 11:02 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=533&group=30 Defective by Design leads a protest against Boston Public LIbrary's use of DRM (digital rights management). DRM is silly, but I wish we could move past the "everything should be free because it's my birthright" vs. "everything should stay exactly as is because I like excess cash"--in neither model does the artist get worthwhile compensation. An increasing segment of the younger population think that music, books, etc. should be free without asking how the creators can pay rent and eat. Feb 07, 2008 - 11:02 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=497&group=30 The purpose of this organization is to provide clothing and business attire to help homeless and battered women to go back to the workplace. Simple idea, great impact! Feb 04, 2008 - 03:02 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=507&group=30 This is pretty wild--people will converge on Faneuil Hall and given the signal, burst into dance. The "communal and private" dance features such a public display but with people listening to their own MP3 players. Communal and private or just islands of humanity a la the morning subway ride? Feb 05, 2008 - 08:02 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=433&group=30 This is a great local group that has troubled girls living at the facility - they are looking for mentors to help provide encouragment and help reduce the lonliness for girls that have been relocated out of their homes and away from thier families. Several volunteer options are available... Jan 29, 2008 - 01:01 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=353&group=30 Most local broadcast websites are pretty lame, but I have to commend Channel 5 for dedicating a section of their website to local charities called, CommonWealth 5. It won't win awards for web design and it's not the most user friendly, but it sure beats headline after headline of crime stories I could care less about! Jan 03, 2008 - 09:01 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=287&group=30 The City of Somerville is hosting a meeting tonight for residents 21 to 35 to get their thoughts on city issues of greatest importance to them. It's at 6pm at the Somerville Theater. You can also sign up on their e-mail distribution list. Oct 15, 2007 - 02:10 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=199&group=30 Tufts' student, Hugh Joseph, wrote a great op-ed for The Boston Globe about why we all need to think more about supporting local food production in light of the 2007 Farm Bill. Nice work Joe! Aug 21, 2007 - 03:08 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=140&group=30 Boston Police want to use Franklin Park as a helicopter pad for regular patrols from the sky. Christine Poff, executive director of the Franklin Park Coalition told the Jamaica Plain Gazette, “It’s a park. It’s not a helicopter landing pad." Apr 13, 2007 - 02:04 pm http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=148&group=30 I love when people take a completely different perspective on something. A runner is going to run the entire evacuation route system in Boston and measure its distance in breaths as symbol of our post-9/11 insecurities. Apr 17, 2007 - 09:04 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=10&group=30 Ever dream of being a zoo keeper? Now you can realize that dream by volunteering at the Stone Zoo or Franklin Park Zoo. You can be a gardener, a keeper's aide, or tour guide. Dec 27, 2006 - 09:12 am http://www.bostonknows.com http://www.bostonknows.com/pages/index.php?item=14&group=30 For those business folks looking to give back to their community (as well as developing more contacts), consider Business Volunteers for the Arts. The Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston teams artists up with business people seeking to share their skills in finance, marketing, and other disciplines. Dec 27, 2006 - 09:12 am http://www.bostonknows.com