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Boston NOW presents a FREE Homebuying Workshop

While the housing market has been in a slump, falling prices have also created opportunities for some first time homebuyers. The Greater Boston chapter of the National Organization for Women is working to ensure that women are well-informed about their economic choices and empowered to make decisions that are best for their personal situations.

This seminar is sponsored by Conway Financial Services and speakers include Maureen Moriarty from MassHousing, a representative from Birchwood Credit, and Dennis Lilla, SVP Jack Conway Realtors.

Come find out what opportunities exist in this market, how to obtain financing (and stay away from predatory loans), and determine your next steps on the path to homeownership!

Light refreshments will be provided. RSVP! To receive a free credit report and analysis to help improve your credit scores, please register by Monday, May 5th. To register, call Conway Financial at 781-681-9400 or email ccurran@conway-financial.com with "NOW home" as the subject.

Attendees can also sign up to receive a daily or weekly property listing to get a sense of the market. For more information contact realtor Jackie O'Flaherty at joflaherty@jackconway.com

Extra Credit: Read The Boston Globe story: Homing In - For first-time buyers, a falling market has opened a window of opportunity, 4/13/08 http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/articles/2008/04/13/homing_in

For more information please contact info@bostonnow.org.

Boston NOW Presents a Wi$e Up Workshop

Wi$e Up is a program designed for Generation X & Y women. Its goals are to promote financial security through online education and to encourage responsible saving habits for future retirement.

The Wi$e Up segment on credit is designed to show women how to obtain and manage credit. In addition to points on establishing and shopping for credit, we will address your debt-to-income ratio, your credit history, solutions to credit problems and protection of your financial identity.

Guest Speaker: Ann Petter, the Wi$e Up workshop facilitator, has had a long and eclectic career, including everything but nuerosurgeon and opera singer. At present, she is a partner in a nano-consulting group, Organizational Strategies Associates, which provides consulting and training in staff development and board development for non-profit and governmental organizations. Their speciality is women and employment; therfore they do occasional work for the Women's Bureau. In the past she has headed RESOLVE, CITAP, a Boston YWCA branch, the Eastern Regional Displaced Homemaker Center. Currently she is Vice-Chair of the national Board of Directors of Women Work!

For more information about Wi$e Up, see http://wiseupwomen.tamu.edu.

For more information please contact info@bostonnow.org.

Directions to the Crittenton Women's Union - One Washington Mall, Boston
By MBTA (recommended)

• Orange or Blue Line to State Street. Follow signs for "Old State House" to street level. The station is directly beneath the Old State House; One Washington Mall is directly across State Street, on the left of the brick walkway.
• Green Line to Government Center. At street level, walk toward City Hall, and take the first right onto the brick walkway to the right of City Hall. One Washington Mall is the building on your right.
• Red Line to Downtown Crossing. Walk down Washington Street toward City Hall to State Street (several blocks). One Washington Mall is directly across State Street, on the left of the brick walkway.

• From the North: Take 93 South to the Haymarket exit. Turn right on New Chardon St and take your first left onto Congress St at the traffic lights. Continue on Congress past Faneuil Hall on your left and Boston City Hall on your right. At the next intersection (Congress and State Streets), you will see the Old State House on your right. Take a right onto State Street; One Washington Mall is directly across from the Old State House on the left of the brick walkway.
• From the South: Take 93 North and keep right in the South Station tunnel. Exit at the sign for Atlantic Ave. Stay to the left on Atlantic and make a left turn at the State St traffic light (New England Aquarium is on the right). The Old State House is directly ahead. One Washington Mall is directly across State St, on the left of the brick walkway.
• From the West: Take the Mass Pike (90) to 93 North. Continue with "From the South" directions above.
• From Cambridge: Take the Longfellow Bridge to Cambridge St. Follow Cambridge St to the New Sudbury St traffic light. Make a left turn onto New Sudbury and then a right onto Congress St. Continue on Congress past Faneuil Hall on your left and Boston City Hall on your right. At the next intersection (Congress and State) you will see the Old State House, on the left of the brick walkway.

Boston GLBT Film Festival - Boston NOW co-presents a Film

Boston NOW is co-presenting a movie at the Boston GLBT Film Festival held at the Museum of Fine Arts from May 7 - 18. Come visit our table at the event for more information about our organization and our issues.

The Movie:
Finn's Girl - by Dominique Cordona (Canada 2007, 88 min).
With the intrigue of a thriller and the insight of a family drama, Finn's Girl portrays the lives of Dr. Finn Jeffries and her 11 year old daughter, Zelly. Finn's partner Nancy has passed away leaving Finn to raise Zelly while also working long hours at the abortion clinic that Nancy founded. The clinic is threatened daily, her own life is in jeopardy, and defiant adolescent Zelly raises the stakes. As finn tentatively embarks on a new relationship, she attempts to get closer to Zelly by revealing a shocking truth that will have audiences talking long after they leave the theater.

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