In response to the Jared Remy case, there has been much discussion about how to reduce incidences of domestic violence. As we discuss ways to deal with the issue, we should keep in mind the value of civil legal aid. Lonnie Powers, the … [Read more...]
Civil legal aid is potent weapon in war on poverty
Richard Zorza has another great post up on his "Access to Justice" blog calling attention to the Public Welfare Foundation's attempts to show how civil legal aid helps people climb out of poverty. In it, he gives a shout out to the … [Read more...]
Gov’s budget would cut homeless, mental health and employment programs
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...]
Building a stronger human service system in Massachusetts
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...]
March 23-25th: HEAL Boston Conference: Health, Education, Arts, Liberation
Help us HEAL Boston and Raise $20,000 to donate to local Domestic Violence SheltersHEAL Boston: Health, Education, Arts, LiberationV-Day Boston 2007 ConferenceFriday, March 23rd: Vulvapalooza Benefit ConcertLocation: Spontaneous … [Read more...]
Violence against women: Where was Healey?
The always-excellent David Bernstein has a hard-hitting post at Adam's Phoenix blog. After going through a litany of recent murders of women, all domestic:Hey, Im just getting warmed up -- I know of 31 women murdered in Massachusetts this … [Read more...]
Example of how fair & unbiased the Herald is (not very)
While taking a look at the Herald's full endorsement of Healey, I found this example of how fair and unbiased the Herald's journalism is:http://news.bostonhe...I gave it, and the endorsement, one star. I was glad to see the endorsement had … [Read more...]
Jane Doe Inc.’s Statement on the Gubernatorial Race
First the why. Jane Doe has a history of speaking out when we believe an advertisement for a product or service is offensive, hurtful or exploitive to victims and survivors of violence or is an unfair representation of the dynamics of … [Read more...]