Indoor Meeting Spaces

This page is for the Facilitation Working Group (FWG) to use for figuring out potential winter spaces for General Assemblies and FWG meetings.

Please list name of place, address, potential use, hours of availability, #s of people allowed, the place's contact info, and your contact info.

CONFIRMED

Place	Address	Potential Use	Hours	# of people	Contact info (for the location)	Contact info (of an Occupier with a connection to this place)
St. Paul's Cathedral	138 Tremont Street, Boston, MA (on the Boston Common)	REGULAR GA SPACE -- large sanctuary space	6:30-8:30, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays	200+	Stephanie Spellers, revsteph@gmail.com	Katie Gradowski (outreach), katie.gradowski@gmail.com	Contingent on a written agreement regarding space usage guidelines, as well as a small donation from OB to cover janitorial services

Place	Address	Potential Use	Hours	# of people	Contact info (for the location)	Contact info (of an Occupier with a connection to this place)
Encuentro 5	33 Harrison Ave., Boston	Small group meetings	Close around 8 or 9 most nights	<20
SEIU	26 West St., Boston	Group meetings		~25 (room), 100 (main)
Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church	1555 Mass Ave., Cambridge	Meetings, movie screenings, dance parties, socials, potlucks, etc.	in general 9am thru 10pm m-f, some Saturdays (other groups use spaces, need to check particular days/times)	Small room good for up to 20, large room 200, sanctuary seats ~ 300	Pastor Lisa Fagerstrom, (617) 354-0837 harvardepworth@verizon.net	Marla Marcum 781-475-0996 marla.marcum@gmail.com (I am a member of a congregation that worships here)
Haley House	23 Dartmouth St.				617-236-8132 (main number). Talk to Kathe McKenna.
Friends Meeting House						John Bach
First Church of Roxbury
Jubilee Church	1500 Blue Hill Ave., Dorchester
12th Baptist
Morningstar
Boston Workers Alliance?
Freedom House
Kool Smiles	2181 Washington St. Ste. 101, Roxbury MA	Meetings (maybe just for local groups?)		50	Martine D. Russell, Community Relations Specialist mrssell@ncdrllc.com, 617-460-1266	Eli Cohen eli.cohen@mail.goucher.edu
Old West United Methodist Church	131 Cambridge Street (between Govt. Center and MGH)	Meetings, movie screenings, dance parties, socials, potlucks, etc.	in general 9am thru 10pm m-f, some Saturday late afternoon into evening (other groups use spaces, need to check particular days/times)	Small room good for up to 15, large open space up to 50 (maybe more depending on fire code: it's in a balcony), sanctuary seats ~ 250	Rev. Marion Easterling, (I would like to make this contact myself initially on behalf of any group, then connect WG directly to him, as he is a colleague and friend who has not been involved with occupy)	Marla Marcum 781-475-0996 marla.marcum@gmail.com (former member of this congregation, and colleague/friend of pastor. This church has hosted month-long anti-coal student art show in the past and has a program in the arts; sits next to Fed building where John Kerry's MA offices are located)
First Baptist Church, JP	633 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain	Meetings, movie screenings, dance parties, socials, potlucks, etc.	in general 9am thru 10pm m-f, some Saturdays, some Sunday late afternoon and evening (other groups use spaces, need to check particular days/times)	Many spaces, largest good for ~ 150 ppl	Rev. Ian Mevorach, (I would like to make this contact myself initially on behalf of any group, then connect WG directly to him, as he is a colleague and friend who has not been involved with occupy)	Marla Marcum 781-475-0996 marla.marcum@gmail.com (this church has been active in environmental and climate work and social justice work, have hosted meetings/parties at my request in the past, pastor is a colleague and good friend)
Church on the Hill (Beacon Hill, Boston)	140 Bowdoin Street, Boston	Meetings, movie screenings, dance parties, socials, potlucks, etc. (they have a big fellowship hall with a ceiling-mounted projector and wifi, great commercial style kitchen)	in general 9am thru 10pm m-f, some Saturdays, some Sunday late afternoon and evening (other groups use spaces, need to check particular days/times)	Many spaces, largest good for ~ 200 ppl	Mr. Mike Bancewicz 617-523-4575 mbancewicz@churchonthehillboston.org	Marla Marcum 781-475-0996 marla.marcum@gmail.com (this church supported student-led climate work at a high level for 2 months in 2009. It sits across Bowdoin Street from the State House)
Union United Methodist Church (	485 Columbus Avenue, Boston (South End)	Meetings, movie screenings, dance parties, socials, potlucks, etc.	in general 9am thru 10pm m-f, some Saturdays, some Sunday late afternoon and evening (other groups use spaces, need to check particular days/times)	Many spaces, largest good for ~ 400 ppl	Rev. LaTrelle Miller-Easterling	Marla Marcum 781-475-0996 marla.marcum@gmail.com (this is a queer-friendly historically Black congregation with a long history of social justice work. I would like to make this contact myself initially on behalf of any group, then connect WG directly to her, as she is a colleague and friend who has not been involved with occupy
Lexington United Methodist Church (	2600 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington (South End)	Meetings, movie screenings, dance parties, socials, potlucks, etc. (sanctuary has great a/v system and a 15 foot? drop-down screen with projection from the balcony; also a portable projector for use in smaller rooms)	in general 9am thru 10pm m-f, some Saturdays, some Sunday late afternoon and evening (other groups use spaces, need to check particular days/times)	Many spaces, from small meeting rooms for 20 people to large fellowship hall (completely flexible space) good for ~ 200 ppl, plus sanctuary seats over 300 ppl in pews	Ms. Marla Marcum, Director of Christian Education (that's me)	Marla Marcum 781-475-0996 marla.marcum@gmail.com (this is a queer-friendly suburban church that is deeply committed to working on all sorts of justice issues. Obviously most useful for ppl in the burbs, but the facility is available and happy to host meetings. Large parking lot, playground, green space, elevator, nursery, wifi throughout, great kitchen)

Note: I've turned this into a table, and listed a bunch of churches and orgs that were suggested to me at last night's Outreach meeting. I don't know much about any of them, but it was suggested that they might all be receptive to hosting town hall meetings and such.  -Eli Cohen