The Dorchester Day Parade is one of Boston's greatest traditions, and it's financed totally by private contributions.  Join your neighbors at the home of Jack Cunningham & Ann Walsh, 15 Fairfax Street, 4:00 - 8:00 PM on Saturday, May 5th, to commemorate Mexico's 1862 defeat of the invading French Army and help support Dorchester's big day.  Mexican specialities will be served!  The suggested donation is $20 at the door, and all proceeds benefit Dot Day activities.  For more information, please call the SMAMS office at 617-825-3846.  Gracias!

In the context of a 10-year high in teen homicides in Boston, the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute is preparing for its 11th Annual Mothers' Walk for Peace. The walk reaches out to families statewide who have lost loved ones due to violence, and takes place on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 13, starting at Field's Corner in Dorchester.  Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. and the walk kicks off at 8:30 a.m. For additional information on the walk, including information on how local area businesses in our Main Streets area can sponsor the walk, downloadable pledge forms, flyers, pre-registration information, please visit: www.motherswalkforpeace.org.

 

The walk route stretches approximately 3.6 miles from Townsfield Park in Fields Corner through Codman Square and ending back at Townfield-all in Dorchester, where most of the teen violence has occurred this past year. 

 

Funds raised from the walk enable the Peace Institute to remain on the front lines of this violence by:

·         Helping families cope with sudden, tragic loss and navigate the criminal justice system

·         Creating an environment for reconciliation between families of victims and offenders

·         Supporting PEACEZONE, a nationally-recognized school-based program that helps students heal from trauma and loss, make positive decisions, and avoid risk-taking behavior.