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SUMMARY:Help Shape the Town’s Waste Collection Program
DESCRIPTION:The Town is preparing to roll out a modernized waste collection program in the summer of 2027 that will help control rising costs and reduce waste. The new system will include transitioning to automated collection\, which will mean residents will be provided with new wheeled carts for both trash and recycling. Trash\, recycling\, and compost will continue to be picked up weekly. \nThis fall\, the Select Board will be finalizing the updated program design. The Board will be making decisions such as what size carts will be provided\, what options are available for overflow waste\, and what flexibility can be built into the program for residents with varied needs. \nBefore finalizing the program\, we want to hear from you! Town staff will be hosting a series of community meetings to get input from residents on program design options. \nPlease consider attending one of the upcoming meetings to learn more about the upcoming changes and to weigh in on which option you prefer. \nThe meeting on September 14th is virtual (Zoom link)
URL:https://lexobserver.org/event/help-shape-the-towns-waste-collection-program-4/
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SUMMARY:From Suffragette to War Worker: Stories of Women War Workers at Raytheon 1941-45
DESCRIPTION:This talk spans the 100-year fight for women’s rights\, beginning with the Suffragette movement and the passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920.  It moves on to the great stock market crash on Black Monday in 1929\, and the New Deal as a response to the Great Depression under President Franklin D. Roosevelt\, before focusing on America’s entry into World War II in 1941.  Suddenly\, war plants all over America needed female workers. Here in Massachusetts\, Raytheon aggressively advertised for women workers with recruitment posters\, newspapers\, and radio ads. Soon\, thousands of women were performing all types of electronic component production and assembly work\, from radar to radio tubes. At the insistence of Eleanor Roosevelt\, the ranks of the military and other professions\, including Civil Defense\, Red Cross\, etc. became open to women.  At war’s end on September 2\, 1945\, tens of thousands of women were immediately laid off.  Many women\, however\, found newly earned access to jobs once held by men. Women workers had now become the new consumer demographic. \nPresented by Chet Michalak\, Principal Technical Support Engineer\, Archivist and Historian\, Raytheon Company\, US Army veteran. \nSocial Hour 12:45-1:15 pm\, Program at 1:15 pm \nTo participate by Zoom\, get Zoom link at LexVets Website lexmavets.com.
URL:https://lexobserver.org/event/from-suffragette-to-war-worker-stories-of-women-war-workers-at-raytheon-1941-45/
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SUMMARY:Jane Elliot Against the World - Film screening and discussion
DESCRIPTION:After a controversial classroom experiment launched her into the national spotlight\, teacher Jane Elliott become a powerful voice against racism. After a lifetime of speaking out about racism\, power and responsibility\, Elliott now challenges us all to join in her work. \n\n\nA discussion\, moderated by Katie O’Hare Gibson\, Lexington educator and advocate\, will follow the film. \n2026 Sundance Film Festival selection \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by: \n\n\nAssoc. of Black Citizens of Lexington \n\n\nLexington Human Rights Committee \n\n\nDismantling Racism in Our Town \n\n\nMLK Day of Service \n\n\n\nFirst Parish Racial Justice Team \n\n\nFollen Church Racial & Economic Justice Group \n\n\nHancock United Church of Christ
URL:https://lexobserver.org/event/jane-elliot-against-the-world-film-screening-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Lexington Venue
ORGANIZER;CN="Lexington Lyceum Advocates":MAILTO:info@lexlyceum.org
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