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Before Mother’s Day… Explaining Paid Family Leave and Related Policies in Massachusetts

May 5, 2016 By massbudget Leave a Comment

When we celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday, it's worth reflecting on how our state policies help mothers to balance family and job obligations (we should ask the same about fathers, but that's another day). Since last Mother's Day, … [Read more...]

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Ai-Jen Poo, National Domestic Worker Leader and Time 100 Honoree, Will Speak at the Boston Care Congress on June 16th

June 3, 2012 By jbrelsfo Leave a Comment

Ai-Jen Poo, a gifted community organizer recently honored by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, will speak at the Greater Boston Care Congress on June 16th. The Congress will launch the Massachusetts … [Read more...]

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Providers’ Council Members Host Suffolk County Human Services Legislative Forum

March 29, 2011 By kgilnack 13 Comments

Attendees heard testimonials from a number of special guests who illustrated the importance and needs of our safety net sector, including: Sanford who is able to work and know that his parent his healthy thanks to the services at Bay … [Read more...]

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Gov’s budget would cut homeless, mental health and employment programs

January 26, 2011 By kgilnack 28 Comments

Please take a moment to review the areas of the budget that impact your clients/consumers and advise us as to any other line items in jeopardy that we should be monitoring by emailing Bill Yelenak.This is the first of several … [Read more...]

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Building a stronger human service system in Massachusetts

January 25, 2011 By kgilnack 9 Comments

2011-2012 Human Services Legislative AgendaPrior to the 2011-12 legislative session, the Providers' Council surveyed its statewide membership of human services providers about the challenges and opportunities that can be addressed to … [Read more...]

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Good News for a change

September 14, 2009 By AmberPaw 3 Comments

The William E. Carter Rain Garden was built by the students of Mass Art to meet two needs - they needed an intensive architecture project - and disabled students who were dropped off in wheel chairs needed to not get drenched during … [Read more...]

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Governor Patrick Announces Closure of Four Facilities — abstract questions

December 13, 2008 By moe Leave a Comment

1. Does anyone know of another disability group that is so severely split by severity of diagnosis as Mental Retardation/Developmental Disability? 2. Does anyone know of another issue on which the dominant coalition includes budget cutters, … [Read more...]

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The Times of London finds Obama’s aunt Zeituni Onyango living in Southie

October 29, 2008 By friendly_iconoclast Leave a Comment

I was gobsmacked to find this on the Times' website about twenty minutes ago: Found in a rundown Boston estate: Barack Obama's aunt Zeituni Onyango 'Auntie Zeituni', who, with Uncle Omar, dropped out of sight after moving to the US, is … [Read more...]

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Disability Access at the Democratic State Convention

June 7, 2008 By david-eisenthal 30 Comments

Convention officials on the scene did what they could to accomodate this delegate. They found seating above the area where other WHHF delegates were seated - and when it came time to vote, the tellers went to her to record her … [Read more...]

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Fernald – how did we get here and where do we go?

September 9, 2007 By jt 6 Comments

As a matter of disclosure, I work for one of the original plaintiff’s (MARC v Dukakis) that were consolidated into the Ricci case.   The Arc of Massachusetts (our current moniker) does not have any fiscal obligations to the … [Read more...]

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ssteingraber1Dr. Sandra Steingraber@ssteingraber1·
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One of the women now in leg shackles and handcuffs for blockading fossil fuel build-out in Weymouth is Rev. Betsy Sowers, Minister for Earth Justice at Old Cambridge Baptist Church. Here’s what she looks like standing behind the pulpit rather than in front of a judge’s bench https://twitter.com/wendywendy48/status/1204791435423207424

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@ssteingraber1 @CharlieBakerMA Two hours + since arrests occurred and @MassGovernor’s constituent services is unaware that six women currently sit jailed, handcuffed, leg shackled at Quincy District Courthouse.

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CFigueresChristiana Figueres@CFigueres·
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There’s no other option. #Countdown @TED #ClimateEmergency @GlobalOptimism #COP25 @nowthisnews https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1203842446590914560

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‘We have to reduce emissions to 1/2 of what we have by 2030. There’s no other option.’ — The architect of the Paris Agreement has launched a new climate initiative called Countdown

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saidbylaurasaid by laura@saidbylaura·
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Reading: @VanessaLRule's blog post from #COP25. If you are felling inspired to join our growing movement of mothers for bold climate action, head over to @MothersOutFront and say hi! Everyone is needed and everyone is welcome.
https://www.mothersoutfront.org/madrid_cop25_day_2

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ProfStrachanProf Peter Strachan@ProfStrachan·
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#ClimateChange: Greenland Ice Melt Accelerating

"The assessment comes from an international team of polar scientists who've reviewed all the satellite observations over a 26-year period"

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The “nihilistic forces” Volcker refers to have taken full ownership of your Republican Party. They are one and the same.

Christine Harper@cr_harper

Paul Volcker's final warning in today's FT: https://www.ft.com/content/2389d7ec-1b3c-11ea-97df-cc63de1d73f4

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