There are over 370 anti-trans bills. It can be extremely hard to track them all and make sense of the key battles.
So I have written a legislative digest on general trends and where we stand.
I hope this is helpful.
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Boston, retweet if there’s a recovery center, methadone clinic, homeless shelter, or transitional housing spot in your neighborhood and if you are 100 percent supportive of it being there (this is me)
This is one of six great job postings in Boston's Environment Department right now. For folks who want to have a significant impact on making Boston better prepared for climate change and more sustainable, these are great opportunities!
All postings at https://t.co/1wevDf1Xvs
The #LandlordIncentiveProgram supports landlords who rent to people moving out of homelessness. The program provides signing bonuses, broker fees, holding fees, and dedicated customer service to landlords who rent to formerly homeless individuals. https://t.co/ElFELuNf6d
People are asking about alternatives to Twitter for Somerville news.
It's not about platform. It's about MONEY. Covering local news needs to pay a living wage.
Give to @BINJreports and the Somerville Media Fund.
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SNAPS UP to Aquinnah Wampanoag member Samantha Maltais @sdmalt96 for representing at the Supreme Court #ICWA hearing today. She refused to leave when told that she could not wear her regalia in court under threat of arrest because her clothing was a "political statement."
Bookshop will open in retail space at Dot Crossing, a new building now under construction next to Fields Corner MBTA station in #Dorchester https://t.co/Mc46jB1WsE
👀 a united #MissionHill has entered the redistricting working sessions chat. Community leaders have voiced requests that this small nhood is not further divided/repped by 3 (vs 2) cllrs. @bostonward10 boundaries + state reps already split MH
Cllr Fernandes-Anderson: This is very helpful because it shows your map doesn't work.
Why don't we unite Mission Hill with D6
Baker: And put Charlestown in D8?
@onekade As someone who used to “fight back” in various ways, I have felt much safer on my bike since I stopped escalating the violence. People are too unpredictable with their literal death machines.
Today MA Bail Fund attended an en masse bail forfeiture hearing in Worcester District Court. The result of this hearing was that the courts stole about $25,000 of the Bail Fund’s money. A thread:
My very talented friend Rosa Herrero de Andrés wrote and illustrated a beautiful picture book: Bike Day, toca bicicleta, and if you want one of the first copies, you can back it on @Kickstarter too. 🚲📚
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This is cool. Among other things, the city plans to collect internet speed data from volunteers across the city and publicly report the results. https://t.co/taEpYrSpar
We have heard reports of issues scheduling appointments for the new Omicron-specific booster. These boosters are available with no appointment needed at the Bolling Building, Tuesday through Thursday, from 12-8pm. All you have to do is show up and get boosted. @Roxbury_ONS