It's time to talk about Dorchester. Come to the Dorchester House Multi-Service Center (1353 Dorchester Avenue) on Tuesday, June 21 for a discussion of the health issues affecting the neighborhood, with a special focus on obesity, hepatitis and diabetes. The forum, free of charge, will take place from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room. A light dinner will be provided. Join the Boston Public Health Commission, Eaton Apothecary and CVS Pharmacy, in partnership with Close to Home, Hospice of Boston and Greater Brockton, Mujeres Unidas en Acción, Viet-AID and the Vietnamese-American Women's League of Massachusetts and vicinities in buildling a safe and healthy Dorchester!
For more information or to RSVP, contact Mary Truong, External Relations Director, at (617)740-2419 or by emailing Mary.Truong@DorchesterHouse.org.
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The Massachusetts American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists & VDay Campaign are sponsoring a performance of The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler which will benefit Close to Home. Come to the Oberon Theatre on Friday, May 21 to see moving performances by the Brigham Women's & MGH OBGYN Residents. Vagina Monologues is a series of character-driven pieces, each revealing a different woman's experience with controversial topics such as: sex, love, tenderness, cruelty, pain, and pleasure. 
Dorchester artist Richard Inonog is partnering with non-profit Close to Home in his most recent installation, "Take the message Home," at The Boston Common Coffee Co. on Salem Street in the North End. Sale of the artwork will benefit the organization's mission to foster community-wide responsibility to prevent and reduce the impact of domestic violence in Dorchester.
