by csjadmin | Feb 16, 2021 | Childcare, News
Read up on some details on the Common Start Coalition’s proposed bill: https://www.masslive.com/news/2021/02/this-proposal-would-provide-free-early-education-and-child-care-from-birth-to-age-5-to-massachusetts-families-but-it-comes-with-a-big-price-tag.html...
by csjadmin | Feb 16, 2021 | Childcare, News
“‘The pandemic really laid bare just how critical a role childcare plays in supporting family economic opportunity and financial security,’ said Lauren Kennedy, co-founder of Neighborhood Villages, which advocates for childcare policy reform and...
by csjadmin | Feb 12, 2021 | Environmental Justice, News, Story of The Month
Background & Context The road to passing comprehensive climate legislation in Massachusetts has been a long one. Here’s a quick recap: the Massachusetts Senate passed their original climate bill (S.2500) in January 2020. Five months later, the Massachusetts House...
by csjadmin | Feb 5, 2021 | News
The Coalition for Social Justice is collecting short stories and pictures or videos to make the case for significant investment in a national paid family and medical leave policy, in anticipation of a hearing coming up in DC this session. We aim to make the case for...
by csjadmin | Feb 2, 2021 | News, Sheriff Accountability
“Hodgson’s promotion of a tough guy image, protecting the voters of Bristol County from imagined threats, is really only about scapegoating immigrants to further his political ambitions. That’s not what he was elected for.” -Marlene Pollack, CSJ co-founder...
by csjadmin | Jan 21, 2021 | News, Story of The Month
From the 19th article entitled, Paid sick leave expired in December. Could the Biden administration reignite a nationwide push? With nominees to lead the Treasury, Labor and Commerce departments who are committed to paid sick leave, President Joe Biden’s...