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#ActionAlert: The #Regionaltransit Authority (RTA) Advancement Bill will be heard by the Joint Committee on Transportation on 7/22 @ 2PM! Now is the time to raise your voice for #TransitJustice:
📨 Submit testimony in support of RTA Advancement Bill: tinyurl.com/RTAAdvancementBillTestimony
🖥Watch the Hearing LIVE here: malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/3875
➡️To learn more about the RTA Advancement Bill, click here: tinyurl.com/RTAAdvancementBill2021
Transportation for Massachusetts Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG)
It's been one year since Beacon BLOC was founded! We remain in solidarity with your mission for a more equitable Massachusetts State House, and we celebrate the victories for staff and residents of color. Join us in this movement: bit.ly/2TYEBNW #mapoli
Chelsea Director of Public Health Flor Amaya and her team’s “community savvy helps the Department of Public Health and Mass General Brigham employ approaches that state government and faith-based organizations might overlook, including Chelsea’s Highland Park vaccination van.” #vaccineequity www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/addressing-covid-vaccine-hesitancy-massachusetts-community/ City of Chelsea Massachusetts- Gov
Addressing vaccine hesitancy in Massachusetts’ hardest-hit community
Healthcare providers, religious leaders, and public health officials are coming together in Chelsea, Mass., a predominantly Hispanic community, to inform and vaccinate residents against COVID-19.Are you passionate about promoting equity? Do you want to help create healthier communities by fighting against structural racism and poverty? MPHA is recruiting for three positions: Deputy Director for Public Policy and Campaign Strategy (FT), Development Manager (FT) and Campaign Coordinator for Worcester and Springfield (PT). To learn more, click conta.cc/3i9vrGp.
We are excited to see the city of Lynn piloting this innovative approach to improving #public health by reducing police violence and connecting residents with appropriate mental health care!
www.masslive.com/news/2021/07/lynn-will-set-up-an-unarmed-crisis-response-team-a-500000-service-t...
Lynn United for Change, Diverse People United, Essex County Community Organization - ECCO, Iue-Cwa Local 201, New Lynn Coalition, North Shore Juneteenth Association Inc., Prevent The Cycle, ACLU of Massachusetts
Lynn will set up a $500,000 unarmed crisis-response team, an alternative to police
A pilot program is set to begin at the start of next year.We Rise
When a bus route is cut due to lack of state $, the elderly, disabled, low-income, and student riders that rely on it get left in the dust. It's time to make adequate, predictable reg. transit funding the law! Thanks @repblais + @Sen_Chandler for seeking to do just that! #MAPoli https://twitter.com/MAPublicHealth/status/1418294709831835659
"Some of our most vulnerable residents make life-changing decisions based on existing RTA routes," shares Pat Beaudry of @PVPlanning. Adopting this bill will create consistent & sustainable RTA funding that keeps pace with the rising costs of operations....(6/x)
Proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the @pvta in support of adequate, predictable state funding for our Commonwealth's regional transit authorities! #MAPoli https://twitter.com/MAPublicHealth/status/1418294709831835659
"Some of our most vulnerable residents make life-changing decisions based on existing RTA routes," shares Pat Beaudry of @PVPlanning. Adopting this bill will create consistent & sustainable RTA funding that keeps pace with the rising costs of operations....(6/x)
HAPPENING NOW!
Tune in as @MAPublicHealth, @PVPlanning, @T4MASS, @MASSPIRG & others give testimony in support of the RTA Advancement Bill, a crucial piece of legislation that will ensure investments in the RTAs to build a more fair & equitable #publictransit system in #MA. (1/x)
The Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Advancement Bill will be heard TOMORROW, 7/22, starting at 2:00 pm. Help us move this bill forward by contacting your state legislators: https://malegislature.gov/search/findmylegislator
So proud of @BeaconBLOC for advocating for meaningful change at the State House! From extending session to training residents on civic engagement, BLOC has been an incredible resource in #mapoli
