activist

Activist Organizations and Groups

Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition Meeting
2nd Monday of the month
7pm at BAGLY 14 Beacon St 6th floor
Organization of activists across the state who are committed to ending discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender expression. Members of the MTPC include lawyers, students, health care providers, and community members of all stripes dedicated to educating and advocating on behalf of gender freedom. For more information or to get involved email gscott@masstpc.org.

Boston Lesbian Avengers - Boston
Dyke, Gay, Bi, Trans, and Het women dedicated to the survival and visibility of Queer Women through direct Action. We're also a lot of fun - and our meetings are a great place to meet people. Join us Monday Nights Despina's Pizza Mass Ave (near Commonwealth ave.) - and see why we get Boston so hot and bothered! Email Stacey for details!

Weekly ANSWER Volunteers Meeting
6:30 pm 284 Amory St (The Brewery), Jamaica Plain, MA
ANSWER Boston 31 Germania St. Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617 522-6626 email: ANSWERBoston@iacboston.org http://www.iacboston.org/ANSWER Volunteers Meetings every Friday 6:30 PM http://www.iacboston.org/directions International ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism) http://www.internationalANSWER.org

Critical Mass- Boston
Last Friday of every month!
'One Less Car' Social biking group, non-athletic, come ride through the streets of Boston and upsurp those gas devoring-road raging autos. Meet at Copley Square, 5:30p,

Defend Reproductive Rights: Clinic Support & Visibilty!- Boston
2nd Saturday of every month, 8:30am-10am
at the Planned Parenthood Clinic - Commonwealth Ave, Allston (take the Green Line B Train Brighton Ave stop) The religous groups, "right to lifer's", & operation rescue show up to harass women and make it difficult for anyone to enter the clinic. Let's make it difficult for them to to display their message of hate and misinformation. Bring yourself, your friends, chants, songs, and fierce attitude

BIKES NOT BOMBS -Boston
59 Amory St. #103, Roxbury, MA 02119 Bikes Not Bombs works to achieve peace and social justice through grassroots organizing and promoting community-based education and development projects involving recycled bicycles and other environmentally sustainable modes of transportation. We operate a full-service bike shop, where we repair customer bikes and sell refurbished bikes with a warranty. We train young people to become bicycle mechanics and community leaders. We teach adult mechanics classes, organize seasonal rides, and are always in need of volunteer help.
Phone: (617) 442-0004
fax: (617) 445-2439
Email: bnbrox@igc.org
Web: www.bikesnotbombs.org
SHOP HOURS:
Tuesdays 3-7 pm
Wednesdays 7-10 pm
Saturdays 2-6 pm
(We are currently on our Winter schedule. In the Spring we will again open on Fridays 3-7 pm)

Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA)
The Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) was formed to
address the growing concerns of fair and equal treatment of
transgender veterans and active duty service members. As the
population of gender-different people increases, then so does the
population of veterans and active duty service members who identify
as such. TAVA serves as an educational organization that will help
the Veterans Administration and the Department of Defense to better
understand the individuals they encounter who identify as being
gender-different. As veterans, we have also served proudly, and will
continue to do so. TAVA is here to help where we can.
Our Mission
The Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) acts
proactively with other concerned GLBT organizations to ensure that
transsexual and transgender veterans will receive appropriate care
for medical conditions in accordance with the Veterans Health
Administration Customer Service Standards promise to "treat you with
courtesy and dignity … as the first class citizen that you are."
Further, TAVA will help in educating the VA and the US military on
issues regarding a fair and equal treatment of transgender and
transsexual individuals. TAVA will also educate for a change in
public law and policy that will help initiate this fair and equal
treatment
How to Join the TAVA
To join you need to be a Veteran of the Armed Forces, current members of the
military can also join. To submit or print out a copy of the membership
application, the url is http://www.tavausa.org/join.html. Lastly for individuals that
would like to read more about the TAVA the official website url is http://www.tavausa.org.