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Join PILOT Action Group for a Virtual town hall tomorrow, August 6 at 7:00pm to demand PILOT reform to ensure a just recovery for all. To register, here: bit.ly/BOSPAG
MPHA is hiring! We're seeking an Assistant Campaign Director to join our small but mighty team fighting for #healthequity & #racialjustice. Please repost & help spread the word!
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Job Posting for the Massachusetts Public Health Association: Assistant Campaign Director
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The Assistant Campaign Director will be a core part of a four-person Policy & Field Team working to advance MPHA’s health equity policy agenda. The Assistant Campaign Director will focus on de…Please join MPHA for our Virtual Gala Breakfast on September 18th, to honor public health luminary Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones. Dr. Jones' legacy inspires MPHA's work every day, and we are excited to hear from her during such a crucial time, as we fight globally for both public health and racial justice. Please join us on September 18! To register, click mapublichealth.org/upcoming-events/
#Action Alert! Funding for the MA Food Trust Program is being negotiated NOW. Please contact State Senator Eric Lesser & State Representative Aaron Michlewitz TODAY to urge them to support a $4m authorization for the MA Food Trust Program in the final Economic Development bill. Contact info & sample script: docs.google.com/document/d/1n-dIi4l4nsQbgjL4ptntQRkVS1XXWRvPA_B0yI0WwWc/edit
Qualified immunity, in many cases means there is no justice for victims of excessive force.
This barrier has prevented ACLU clients & countless others from seeking reparations and accountability.
Read more here:
Qualified Immunity Is Under Fire. Here's How The Legal Defense Has Played Out In Mass. Cases
Civil rights attorneys and advocates say qualified immunity has deep impacts on police behavior, the rights of plaintiffs and the ability for a case t...
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"Pretending that we're immune or exceptional, and that we don't have these kinds of problems, is really closing an eye to what's really going on."
ICYMI: @ACLU_Mass's Carol Rose talks racism and police reform accountability within MA on @BosPublicRadio →
Carol Rose: âMassachusetts Is Not Immune' To Police Misconduct
The executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts also explained the status of legislation, currently moving through the State House, to address pol...
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"Massachusetts is not immune to racism, Massachusetts is not immune to police misconduct. We need to own that we have an obligation to be part of the solution and to be a leader in the nation.” - @CvRose3
Listen to the full conversation here:
Carol Rose: âMassachusetts Is Not Immune' To Police Misconduct
The executive director of the ACLU of Massachusetts also explained the status of legislation, currently moving through the State House, to address pol...
www.wgbh.org
Please join us for a free webinar to learn about actions & practices that cities & health organizations are using to dismantle systemic racism, advance racial equity & equitable access to opportunity. To register, click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ru9g3X8_SiOINf8MfddeCw
Ms. Owens @CityLife_Clvu emphasizes how 1 in 3 #Massachusetts residents can't pay their rent. We have to prepare for the tidal wave of evictions in MA that'll end Oct 17. How? Contact your Senate & House reps TODAY abt the Guaranteed Housing Stability Act: https://www.housingguarantee.org/
