From The Struggle Against The MBTA In Boston-Stop the cuts! Stop the hikes! March 14th Rally At The Massachusetts Transportation Building

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> February 14: Have a Heart - Day of
Acti on, State House, Boston.
2:30 p.m. Press Conference
3:30 p.m. Prep action at State House
4:00 p.m. Broken heart die-in action
Tell your legislators to save the T!

» February 21: Save Mass Transit Night of Action, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Bikes Not Bombs, 284 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain.
Share how the fare increase and service cuts affect you and take action by calling & writing legislators.

February 21, 28, March 6, 13:
Transportation Tuesdays!
Join Massachusetts Senior Action Council at the State House to ask legislators to stand up for riders. Call 617-284-1234 for more info.

* February 28: MBTA Finance Committee Meeting, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza, Suite 3830, Boston.
This committee will discuss which fare increase and service cuts proposal will be presented to the MBTA Board for a vote on April 4. Contact us if you can attend and bring a picture ID.

> March 14: Rally at MBTA Board
Meeting, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.,
Transportation Building, 10 Park
Plaza, Suite 3830, Boston.

Details TBA. The board will vote in April on fare hikes and service cuts. Join us to tell the board these proposals are unacceptable. Contact us if you can attend, bring photo ID.

Stay tuned for upcoming events, including an April 4: People's Speak Out for Public Transportation at the State House.

More info: ace-ei.org/event
Stop the cuts! Stop the hikes!

Today we're calling on Governor Patrick to act now and Save the T! The Governor appoints MassDOT Secretary of Transportation Richard Davey and all five Directors on the MBTA Board, who will vote on the fare increase and service cuts proposal in April.

There are immediate AND long-term solutions that do not hurt riders and those who can least afford it. We'll be calling on Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo, Senate President Therese Murray, our legislators and the MBTA Board of Directors in the days to come.

Great ways to help:

Contact the Governor's office at (617) 725-4005 or @MassGovernor to say
"Act NOW! Save the T.We have immediate AND long-term $ solutions that DO NOT target riders and those who can least afford it."


Call your legislators and ask them to fix the T. Ask them to attend fare increase and service cuts hearings and support immediate and long-term solutions to the MBTA debt problem.

Sign our petition to save the T: ace-ei.org/petition. Ask others to sign and col­lect signatures on our paper petition, available at: ace-ej.org/stopthehikes.

Be a part of the conversation! Use the hashtags #Tcuts and #TFareHike on Twitter to share your perspective on the MBTA's proposals and the importance of public transportation. Follow us @AceEJ.

Spread the word! Find and share images to use as profile pictures: ace-ei.orq/trubuttons.

Share materials! Find us at an upcoming event to get buttons and stickers.

Sign on as a supporting organization! Contact us to become a co-sponsor of upcoming actions and events.

Make a donation to support this work: ace-ei.orq/donatenow


Contact US: 617-442-3343 • info@ace-ej.org
ace-ej.org/stopthehikes • facebook.com/tridersunion • @AceEJ
2181 Washington Street, Suite 301 • Roxbury, MA 02119

CO-SPONSORS: Alternatives for Community & Environment (ACE), Boston Alliance of Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Youth (BAGLY), Beantown Society, Bikes Not Bombs (BNB), Books of Hope, Boston Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Boston Student Advisory Council (BSAC), Boston-area Youth Organizing Project (BYOP), Chelsea Creek Action Group (CCAG) Youth, Chinese Youth Initiative (CYI), The City School, Coalition to Fund Our Communities / Cut Military Spending 25%, Community Corridor Planning, Dorchester People for Peace, El Movimiento, Fenway Community Development Corporation, The Food Project, L Green-Rainbow Party, Greater Four Corners Action Coalition (GFCAC), Green Dorchester, Groundwork Somerville, Groundwork Somerville Green Team, Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC), Livable Streets Alliance, Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC), Mass Senior Action Council (MASC), MataHari: Eye of the Day, Occupy Boston, Occupy Somerville, On the Move (OTM) Greater Boston Transportation Justice Coalition, Project HIP-HOP, Right to the City - Boston, Roxbury Environmental Empowerment Project (REEP) of ACE, Save Our Somerville (SOS), SEIU 615, Sierra Club, Massachusetts Chapter, Somerville Community Corporation, Students Against T Cuts, T Riders Union (TRU) of ACE, Teen Empowerment, Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA), Washington Street Corridor Coalition, Youth Affordability Coalition (YAC), Youth Involvement Sub-committee of Cambridge City Council (YIS), Youth Way on the MBTA.

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