Join
Building A Better Black Nightlife Scene
in the City of Boston?
Is it possible? What do WE need to do to make IT better? Join Boston's leading promoters, club owners, artists, college students, young professionals, club-goers, security, party enthusiasts, dancers, and bartenders on a discussion about Building the Boston Black Nightlife Scene.
BACKGROUND
For decades, Boston has been plagued with a Nightlife scene that has not been conducive to people of color especially Blacks. Boston has struggled with its image as a city unfriendly to its African American residents. Historically, black professionals have come (or returned) to Boston to work, only to leave within a couple o f years because of the lack of opportunities to connect, network, and appreciate our cultural identity. We are trying to change that!
SOLUTION
Join Boston's leading promoters, club owners, artists, club-goers, security, party enthusiasts, dancers, bartenders on a discussion about
Building the Boston Black Nightlife Scene.
Our last three meetings on the GREATEST MINDS Boston's Black Nightlife has had over 100 people from all20areas of the nightlife and networking scene. We shared ideas, discussed strategies and proposed action steps for this initiative.
Join us this Tuesday and Thursday as we develop solutions and answer for the AGE-OLD queston?
Where do you go as a BLACK 20something, 30something or 40something in Boston? Inquiring minds want to know?
We will also share our current options as a group ( Monday – Sunday ) for Black people in the city of Boston by generational categories
( please review and bring your options on where you go out and patronage - inquiring minds want to know and are you welcomed )
Millennium is defined as young people whose birth year falls between 1989 and 2000.
Generation Y is defined as adults whose birth year falls between 1980 and 1988.
Generation X is defined as adults whose birth year falls between 1965 and 1979.
Baby Boomers is defined as adults whose birth year falls between 1946 and 1964.
Matures is defined as adults whose birth year falls between 1900 and 1945.
Both meetings are open to the public, however; we strongly suggest to you to RSVP to george.greenidge@gmail.com or call 617.442.8045 for both meetings.
PLANNING MEETING: Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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The Greatest MINDS Planning Meeting on Boston Black Nightlife
What: The Planning Meeting for Boston's leading promoters, club owners, artists, college students, young professionals, club-goers, secu rity, party enthusiasts, dancers, and bartenders on a discussion about Building the Boston Black Nightlife Scene
Where: National Black College Alliance, 2304 Washington Street, 2nd Floor, Roxbury, MA 02119 in Dudley Square, Roxbury (across the street from Walgreens)
When: Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Agenda:
- Review: Review of our meeting with Mayor Thomas. M. Menino on September 18th, 2008 downtown
- BUPC Formation: Format ion of the Boston Urban Promoters Collaborative - promoters working together to resolve issues on the Boston club scene
- Agenda: Set agenda with city officials for Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
- Review: Review and move forward on Greatest MINDS Action Steps for Nightlife and Networking proposed action steps and prepare for our meeting with city officials on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 from 11:30am – 2:00pm at the Boston Police Headquarters
OFFICIAL MEETING with the City Officials : Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 from 11:30am - 2:00pm
The Greatest MINDS Official Meeting with City Officials on Boston Black Nightlife
What: Join city officials of the following departments : Boston Police Department, Department of Neighborhood Development, License Commission, Inspectional Services Department , and Small and Local Business Enterprise Office (formerly Minority Women and Business Enterprise Office) and the Boston Empowerment Zone ( Boston Connects, Inc.)
Where: Boston Police Department headquarters, 1199 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02120 in the Media Room – 1st Floor
When: Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Time: 11:30am – 2:00pm
Agenda:
- Discussion: Police Coverage on Friday and Saturday nights in downtown, Roxbury and Dorchester, and Brighton and review of Club closing times
- Process: The process of getting Police details, process for getting licenses and entertainment licenses, process of getting liquor licenses
- Entrepreneurs: Forming five entrepreneurial teams to open clubs, restaurants, and lounges in the city of Boston owned, run, and patronized by Black people
- Commission: the Newly established Mayor Thomas M. Menino's Blue Ribbon Commission on Black Night Life in the City of Boston.
FOR MORE INFORMATION and RSVP your spot:
SPONSORED BY:
National Black College Alliance's Next Generation. Next Generation is helping young black individuals who want to live here in Boston, develop action steps and get civically active to get things done. GREATEST MINDS is about we have the experience and the thought power to make sustainable change in our Boston communities. It is bringing like-minded people together who want to see change and not leave the table until change happens.
