Boston Ujima Project

09/03/2026

Join us for Ujima Cafe at Ama at the Atlas next Thursday!

Ama or आमा, is the Nepali word for mother. Ama at The Atlas honors those who nurtured and fed us, reclaiming the skills and techniques passed down over generations. Their plates are filled with underappreciated ingredients, gently transforming familiar flavors into uncommon bites. They invite guests to linger and reimagine nourishment that goes beyond the plate.

At Ama, nourishment begins with the people behind the plate. Their team is a collective of storytellers, artists, and hospitality professionals dedicated to reclaiming ancestral techniques and celebrating underappreciated ingredients.

🍴 Join us for bold flavors, cooperative spirit, great company, and beautiful art. And you can't leave without thanking Chef and Culinary Director Shelley Nason and the amazing Ama team for the delicious food, warm service, and everything in between. 💛

Alula couldn't wait for the fried yuca 😋 Petition for AMA to start selling jars of sauce starting soon!

🗓️ September 10 | 5-7 PM
📍 Ama at the Atlas | 40 Western Ave, Allston, MA 02134
💫 RSVP: www.ujimaboston.com/events

09/03/2026

🌽 Calling all urban farmers, gardeners, beekeepers, composters, fruit-tree enthusiasts, climate activists, and anyone interested in learning more about urban agriculture and climate justice in Boston!

Join Dorchester Food Co-op for the 2026 Urban Agriculture & Climate Fair at Roxbury Heritage State Park!

Urban agriculture is one of our most powerful tools for climate resilience. It cools the city, captures carbon, holds stormwater, and nurtures the biodiversity that keeps our neighborhoods healthy.Come see how Boston's growers are on the front lines of climate action, building a greener, more biodiverse, and more resilient city one garden at a time - and how you can be part of it.

🌱 Urban Agriculture Fair Harvest Competition
Bring your best harvest from your community garden, urban home garden, or urban farm and enter the Harvest Competition for a chance to win prizes—including a $100 Grand Prize!

🗓️ Saturday, September 12th from 11am-3pm
📍Roxbury Heritage State Park, 183 Roxbury St, Boston, MA
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09/03/2026

⚠️ One more day to apply to Ujima's School of Organizing, Leadership & Embodiment (SOLE), aimed to develop participants as embodied organizers.

Through hands-on training, participants will explore their understanding of their personal stake in social change. Throughout the program, SOLE will strengthen organizing skills, deepen cooperative leadership practices rooted in accountability and community, and expand participants' capacity for embodied practice.

📋 Learn more at www.ujimaboston.com/post/sole
💡Applications due September 4, 2026

The Boston Ujima Project is excited to introduce the School of Organizing, Leadership & Embodiment (SOLE). SOLE aims to develop participants as embodied organizers who can connect strategy, leadership, and lived experience in service of building community-controlled futures. Through hands-on trainin...

09/02/2026

✨ Join First Fridays JP on September 4th for an evening of poetry, music, storytelling, and more for Open Mic. All art forms are welcome! 🎤

This month they're excited to feature Chia Lam, writer, performer, and community organizer based in the Boston area. She's the Editor in Chief of the Trident Poetry Collective (TPC) and serves as the Eastern Massachusetts Representative for the Massachusetts Poetry Olympics (MAPO).

📅 September 4th
🚪 7:00 PM Doors Open
🎙️ 7:30 PM Show Starts
📍 633 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain

Free food and drinks. Venue is wheelchair accessible with gender neutral restrooms.

💡 Learn more at

09/02/2026

🇵🇭 Join us tonight for "Makibaka! Huwag Matakot!" (Dare to Struggle! Do Not Be Afraid!) ~ Making Art for Movement with Learnings from the Philippines

This art workshop, co-facilitated by members of Liyang Western Massachusetts, focuses on the question: how can we put our artistic practice in service of frontline communities facing climate disaster, land dispossession, poverty, and repression? In answering, we find new avenues for growth in our own artistic expression, more meanings for art's uses, and methods for both individual and community expression.

🗓️ Schedule:
✊🏾 8/2 — Stand in Solidarity with Lumad!
🖌️ 10/7 — Defend the Defenders!

📍 COOP Social Club | 98A Green St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
⏰ 6:00 PM EST
📋 Register at ujimaboston.com/events

Facilitator Bio:
mica rose (they/them) channels ancestral medicine into 'modern temples' formed when we gather intentionally. They collaborate on dozens of events yearly—weaving together altarmaking, spoken word poetry, taiko, ritual, political education, and martial arts. mica is a member of Liyang Network: a local to global advocacy network amplifying calls to action of grassroots communities in the Philippines where mica lives seasonally with blood and chosen families.

💡 Learn more at www.ujimaboston.com/post/makibaka

Making Art for Movement with Learnings from the PhilippinesOur next workshop series, "Makibaka! Huwag Matakot!” (Dare to Struggle! Do Not Be Afraid!), focuses on the question: how can we put our artistic practice in service of frontline communities facing climate disaster, land dispossession, pove...

09/01/2026

The Boston Ujima Project’s Center for Art, Invention & Uncommon Practice is pleased to announce interdisciplinary artist Kiyan Williams as our 2026-27 Artist-in-Residence.

Williams is known for commanding sculptures and installations that engage Black histories, q***r futures, and the politics of land, memory, and belonging. Working across sculpture, installation, performance, and public art, their practice considers how histories are embedded in, and contested through, the materials and landscapes that surround us.

The Boston Ujima Project’s Center for Art, Invention & Uncommon Practice is pleased to announce interdisciplinary artist Kiyan Williams as our 2026-27 Artist-in-Residence.Williams is known for commanding sculptures and installations that engage Black histories, q***r futures, and the politics of l...

09/01/2026

The Boston Ujima Project’s Center for Art, Invention & Uncommon Practice is pleased to announce interdisciplinary artist Kiyan Williams (Kiyan Williams) as our 2026-27 Artist-in-Residence.

Williams is known for commanding sculptures and installations that engage Black histories, q***r futures, and the politics of land, memory, and belonging. Working across sculpture, installation, performance, and public art, their practice considers how histories are embedded in, and contested through, the materials and landscapes that surround us.

Join us for the launch of Stone Maps (Ruttier for the Dispossessed), a public installation by Kiyan Williams, and the beginning of Williams’s term as CAIUP’s Artist-in-Residence on Saturday, September 26.

Learn more and RSVP via our link in bio.

08/31/2026

🍎 Calling all educators! Join JustBook-ish for Prep & Chill this Thursday

Prep & Chill is a kick back designed to help educators relax, connect, and prep during the first week back to school. Enjoy a mocktail or glass of wine, shop educator-friendly titles and resources, lesson plan in good company, and spend time with community.

Educators receive 10% off from all books 📚

🗓️ September 3, 2026
🕒 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 JustBook-ish | 1463 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA 02122, USA

Calling all educators! Prep & Chill is a kick back at JustBook-ish designed to help educators relax, connect, and prep during the first week back to school. Enjoy a mocktail or glass of wine, shop educator-friendly titles and resources, lesson plan in good company, and spend time with community.

08/30/2026

Last day to apply for Finance Director at Ujima!

We are seeking an experienced, collaborative finance professional to join our team as Finance Director.

📍 Location: Boston
⏰ Full-Time
💸 $130K-$140K

Benefits:
Responsible Time Off Policy - Unlimited PTO
Comprehensive health, dental & vision
Employer retirement contributions
Hybrid Flexibility
Professional development budget

→ Apply: ujimaboston.com/jobs
Applications are due tomorrow!

Taking its name from the Swahili Kwanzaa principle for “collective work and responsibility,” the Boston Ujima Project is working to organize Boston-area neighbors, workers, business owners, and investors to create a community-controlled economy.

08/29/2026

🧁 Craving a sweet treat? Check out Cupcake Therapy's storefront location in Brookline!

Cupcake Therapy was founded by a foodie with a lot of allergies. They are a tree nut-free, peanut-free, coconut-free, and sesame-free cupcakery on a mission to make indulgence inclusive. They bake with premium ingredients, organic when possible, and have a selection of more than 100 signature, vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free, egg-free, and soy-free cupcakes.... and yes they are still delicious! (don't look on an empty stomach)

Be sure to visit them in-person or make an order online today!

📖 Read more news and updates from companies in the Ujima Fund portfolio on our Summer 2026 Investor Report at https://report.necessary.systems/

📍288 Washington Street
🧁 www.cupcaketherapyboston.com