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Mortgage application discrimination by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in an anti-discrimination state

September 18, 2011 By Laurel 13 Comments

Moving across country and buying a new home are stressful events. Those stresses were partially eased for my wife and me because we were moving back to Massachusetts, a state that recognizes our same-sex marriage and protects residents … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: discrimination, lgbt, massachusetts, mortgage, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

LGBT Families Discriminated Against in Stimulus Bill

February 26, 2009 By Laurel 7 Comments

You know, when you're married, it really sucks to STILL be considered "legal strangers" by the government.  The latest example of why comes in the form of the Stimulus Bill.  From Citizen Crain:[I]magine my elation when I heard … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: discrimination, gay, glbt, lgbt, stimulus

Shutting down the school to prison pipeline – what can we do?

May 28, 2008 By AmberPaw 7 Comments

Here is the bibliography:http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/05/28/problem_students_in_pipeline_to_prison/ School to prison pipeline:  http://www.naacpldf.org/conten... NAACP Legal Defense … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: crime, discrimination, disproportionate-impact, education, naacp, prison, racism, school, special-education, volunteerism

Republicans Say Women Are Worth Less

April 24, 2008 By joeltpatterson 45 Comments

Senate Republicans blocked fair pay for women today.  John McCain thinks Republicans were right to block the fair pay law because he thinks if the company can secretly pay women less for more than 180 days, they should get away with it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: discrimination, equal-rights, republicans

Hate Crime Victim Identifies as Transgender

June 12, 2007 By takemassaction 18 Comments

When I heard about the beating of "a gay man" in Lowell, I knew that I had to do something. I drove down to Lowell to find the victim, "James" Nickola.After a bit of detective work, someone led me to her house. I met "James" and talked with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: discrimination, hate-crime, transgender

Healey’s Tough, Smart Solution # 2 is Struck down by Circuit Court

October 6, 2006 By blue-suede-shoe 16 Comments

Healey's 'Solution' Number Two:Require voters to present a valid ID at eh polls to prove citizenship-"...This will prevent non-citizens form voting..."__________________________Well Ms. Healey-This just in from the Associated Press:Voter ID … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: discrimination, healey, immigrants, massachusetts, voter-disenfranchisement

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davidleboeuf Rep. David LeBoeuf @davidleboeuf ·
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This Saturday from 9am-10:30am my office will be hosting office hours at iKrave Cafe, located at 517 Park Ave in Worcester. If you can't make it in person, please reach out to 617-722-2575 to set up a time to talk #MAPoli #MALeg

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indactonma IndivisibleActonMa #FreedomToVote @indactonma ·
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Lets advocate for #ProHousing #ProTenant #mapoli

A Better Cambridge @ABetterCambMA

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/the-housing-crisis-requires-every-tool-in-the-toolbox/

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sabadosama Lindsay Sabadosa @sabadosama ·
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Stopped to see the #CummingtonCulturalCouncil's Art Walk on Main St this weekend. Turned out my @Wellesley shirt was the perfect attire for the human sundial's Votes for Women spoke. #PowerofCulture #mapoli

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progressivemass Progressive Mass @progressivemass ·
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The Legislative Session will be ending in less than four weeks, and we need to make sure the Legislature doesn't run out the clock on addressing the housing crisis in the state. #mapoli (a THREAD)

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/the-housing-crisis-requires-every-tool-in-the-toolbox/

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javawithjimmy James ‘Jimmy’ Hills aka #javawithJimmy @javawithjimmy ·
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The State of #Massachusetts needs to have a real #happyhour it’s 2022 and we’re so #progressive … so why not??? #mapoli

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lilakaffeebirb Anastasia Owen (she/her) @lilakaffeebirb ·
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Just like queer Pride, comprehensive, consent-based, LGBTQ+ inclusive sex ed is a necessity at all times of the year. Join us July 13 at the state house to rally for the Healthy Youth Act and comprehensive sex ed for Massachusetts youth! #mapoli #HealthyYouthAct #sexed

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