BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230912T203000Z DTEND:20230912T230000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2023 FUN | Opening Ceremony DESCRIPTION:It's our 6th year celebrating Fierce Urgency of Now! Join us for an inspiring Opening Ceremony event.\n\n\n\nAbout this event \n\n\n\nCelebration is key\, especially in the most tumultuous times. The desire for community\, connection\, and belonging is more important than ever after years of isolation and witnessing traumatic events. When we celebrate the joy of what we are and the hope of what we will become\, we cultivate belonging across industries\, neighborhoods\, cultures\, and people. Join us as we celebrate our 6th annual Fierce Urgency of Now Festival Opening Ceremony. The discussion will focus on establishing connections across differences and creating lasting change through civic engagement and business leadership. Attendees will have the opportunity to cultivate social capital\, support the community by visiting vendor tables hosted by local small businesses and local groups\, and learn more about the Festival. \n\n\n\nThis event is hosted by: The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce \n\n\n\nABOUT FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW \n\n\n\nThe Fierce Urgency of Now Festival brings together more than 1\,000 diverse\, young professionals of color and allies for 30+ transformative events. Organized by City Awake\, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's young professional platform\, this is the ultimate festival to build connections\, advance careers\, and ignite positive change. \n\n\n\nThis festival is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s. speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where he described the fierce urgency of now the pressing need for immediate action and lasting change in the face of racial injustice. Today and every day\, we are answering this call to action to forge a more equitable\, inclusive future for Greater Boston. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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It'\;s our 6th year celebrating Fierce Urgency of Now! Join us for an inspiring Opening Ceremony event.
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\nAbout this event \;
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\nCelebration is key\, especially in the most tumultuous times. The desire for community\, connection\, and belonging is more important than ever after years of isolation and witnessing traumatic events. When we celebrate the joy of what we are and the hope of what we will become\, we cultivate belonging across industries\, neighborhoods\, cultures\, and people. Join us as we celebrate our 6th annual Fierce Urgency of Now Festival Opening Ceremony. The discussion will focus on establishing connections across differences and creating lasting change through civic engagement and business leadership. Attendees will have the opportunity to cultivate social capital\, support the community by visiting vendor tables hosted by local small businesses and local groups\, and learn more about the Festival. \; \;
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\nThis event is hosted by: The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce \;
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\nABOUT FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW \;
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\nThe Fierce Urgency of Now Festival brings together more than 1\,000 diverse\, young professionals of color and allies for 30+ transformative events. Organized by City Awake\, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce'\;s young professional platform\, this is the ultimate festival to build connections\, advance careers\, and ignite positive change. \;
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\nThis festival is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'\;s. speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where he described the fierce urgency of now the pressing need for immediate action and lasting change in the face of racial injustice. Today and every day\, we are answering this call to action to forge a more equitable\, inclusive future for Greater Boston. \;

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\n LOCATION:TD Garden - The 1928 Club 100 Legends Way\, Boston\, MA 02114 UID:e.2779.5876 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260502T184140Z URL:https://members.bostonchamber.com/events/details/2023-fierce-urgency-of-now-opening-ceremony-5876 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR