Mid-Summer Inter-Ward Social & Education Forum

The Cambridge Ward 6 Democratic Committee will host its 2006 Midsummer Mid-Cambridge Inter-Ward Social on Wednesday, August 2 from 7:00-9:00 pm, at 384 Broadway. Hosts Eric Weltman & Sarah Bennett will be providing generous beverages; please feel free to bring snack items to share and folding or portable chairs as you are able.

In addition to appropriate seasonal festivities, part of the evening will be devoted to a discussion of the Cambridge Schools and other "hot" topics in educationwith a special focus on the Cambridge Public Schools, led by special guests City Councillor Denise Simmons, former School Committee member Marc McGovern, and current School Committee members Patty Nolan and Luc Schuster. We are are inviting all of the neighboring mid-Cambridge ward committees to join us for the evening, and all Cantabrigians who are interested in education issues, or simply in connecting with Mid-Cambridge Democratic activists are welcome to attend!

For additional information, contact Ward 6 Chair Lesley Phillips at 617-547-1632 or

Affirmative Action & Outreach Officer Eric Weltman at 617-304-5330.

Progressive Movie Night

A series of monthly Friday night gatherings to view feature films/documentaries/videos of interest to Progressives (at venues "progressing" from ward to ward) which aim to entertain, provoke discussion, inform, and rejuvenate!

This month: As a special Inter-Ward Activities/Progressive Movie Night event, there will be a "field trip" to see the debut of "An Inconvenient Truth", the already critically acclaimed documentary on global warming produced by and featuring former Vice-President (and, alas, suspected winner of the 2000 presidential election) Al Gore.

"An Inconvenient Truth," which debuted on May 26 in New York, Chicago and LA), opens in the Boston area on June 2, which is the opening session of the state convention. Knowing this, the committee decided that it might be a particularly fun thing to plan the movie night excursion for Sunday evening, knowing that most convention attendees would be back home and eager for something other than local politics, and that many would really want to see the film during its opening weekend.

So.... there will be a Progressive Movie Night "field trip" to the Harvard Square Theatre for the 7:45 p.m. show on Sunday, June 4. Those who are interested may also want to gather for dinner at about 6:00, at a location to be announced. If you are interested in the film viewing and/or the dinner (not to mention the inevitable stimulating conversation afterward), please phone either Elaine Giddis at 617-492-5027 or Linda Pinti at 617-547-6465. This should be an exciting event, and for those attending the convention, a great way to cap off the weekend! The film should be a hot topic of discussion in our circles for months to come. (By the way, while we would love for you all to be part of the group on Sunday, "An Inconvenient Truth" is also opening on Friday, June 2 at the Coolidge Corner in Brookline and the Embassy in Waltham,, and presumably at a number of additional theatres in the area by next weekend.)

The Inter-Ward Activities Committee:
Lesley Phillips (Chair, Ward 6)
Linda Pinti (Secretary, Ward 6)
Alison Thompson (Vice-chair, Ward 7)
Elaine Giddis (Secretary, Ward 8)