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Mutual Aid Networks

March 15, 2020 By gmoke

Mutual aid networks are being formed in the neighborhoods in Cambridge, Somerville, Medford, Arlington, and other communities. My Nextdoor account (https://nextdoor.com) is filling up with people offering help to others as MA goes into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: communitarianism, coronavirus, disaster, emergy, mutual aid, neighborhood, organizing, pandemic preparedness, preparedness

Parkland: When the Targets Talk Back

August 9, 2019 By gmoke

Dave Cullen has been covering mass shootings since Columbine. It is not the career he wanted and, although he has become an expert on the issue, it is not something he wants to do. His work has given him PTSD and each new event shakes him … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: columbine, Dave Cullen, Greta Thunberg, gun-violence, March for Our Lives, nonviolence, organizing, Parkland

An open letter to the Democratic Party

November 4, 2010 By jkleschinsky

Dear Democrats, CC: Tim Kaine, DNC Chair; John Walsh, Chairman Massachusetts Democratic Party Subject: An open letter to the Democratic Party Well done! This week you proved that by empowering volunteers to take the campaign and make it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2010, 2012, activism, college-democrats, democrats, gotv, mass-alliance, massachusetts, ofa, organizing, young-democrats-of-massachusetts

Mr Franklin’s Folks Go to the Tea Party

February 13, 2010 By gmoke

Mr Franklin's Folks Mister Franklin's Folks began when a small group of people decided to bring a solar fountain to the local farmers markets, swap meets, and all the other outdoor community events.  Each week, they'd float the solar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ecology, energy, environment, farmers-markets, organizing, solar

Cambridge-Somerville for Change (CSfC) Community Meeting

June 19, 2009 By drjat42

Cambridge-Somerville for Change, formerly Cambridge-Somerville for Obama, is a community group dedicated to harnessing the grassroots energy inspired by the Obama campaign. Our organizing activities include campaigns, elections, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cambridge, engergy, health-care, organizing, somerville

Cambridge Drinking Liberally wants you as a leader!

June 2, 2009 By shai-sachs

We're looking for a few good leaders to help us run Cambridge DL, and we want you to help out! With universal health care, global warming, and a major overhaul of labor law all on the Congressional docket, this summer promises to be very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: drinking-liberally, organizing

Dukakis frets about Dem organizing

August 21, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

From the Globe's Political Intelligence blog:"We have to organize every damn precinct in the United States of America -- all 185,000," Dukakis told the Observer. "I'm serious. I'm deadly serious. I didn't do it after the primary [in 1988]. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaigns, dukakis, grassroots, national, organizing

Republicans can organize

July 30, 2007 By gossage

Several things are of interest: 1) their meteoric growth, and 2) the fact that they are membership based: "Numbers USA had fewer than 50,000 members at the end of 2004, but now counts more than 447,000, with an increase of 83 percent since … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: immigration, national, numbersusa, organizing

Cap’n Walsh on CNN

July 23, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

CNN is flogging the heck out of their Dems/YouTube debate tonight, and had a little segment with MassDems chair John Walsh, talking about the Patrick campaign's use of the internet. Walsh says the lesson is to integrate so called "new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cnn, facebook, john-walsh, myspace, national, organizing

Dukakis on grassroots organizing

June 27, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

sco and Below Boston both say this is must-see video; therefore it is must-see video. Full stop.sco's partial transcript:I wish I could tell you that Democrats around the country understand precinct based organizing, but you know they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaigns, dukakis, grassroots, organizing

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OTR: Diana DiZoglio discusses potential retaliation from Mass. Legislature over audit https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2023/04/03/otr-diana-dizoglio-discusses-potential-retaliation-from-mass-legislature-over-audit/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter @masspolicy #MApoli #Massachusetts

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Mass. Conservatives Win Big in Second MassGOP Caucus: Crush Baker 2.0/Establishment Candidate https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2023/04/03/mass-conservatives-win-big-in-second-massgop-caucus-crush-baker-2-0-establishment-candidate/ #Massachusetts #MApoli #bospoli #MassPolicyReport

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A huge pleasure to join @RepDylan as he launched the #Massachusetts Friends of UK Legislative Caucus at the home of the @FCDOPeterAbbott. It was wonderful to talk about how we can collaborate to benefit constituents and deepen long-standing ties! #mapoli

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If you're familiar with #mapoli I have questions for you!

My intern is applying for an internship there - obvs I'm thrilled. 😊 What should she know about how the MA legislature is staffed? What other essential knowledge would you pass along?

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Mounting evidence that the citizens of MA are over taxed https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2023/04/03/mounting-evidence-that-the-citizens-of-ma-are-over-taxed/ #Massachusetts #MApoli #bospoli #MassPolicyReport

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It's April in #mapoli which means budget season is in full swing. The House will soon pitch a tax relief proposal alongside their 2024 fiscal plan.
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