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Rally in solidarity with Bristol County Jail hunger strike
Dartmouth Week Today: Protesters call for change at Bristol County jails Douglas McCulloch "Through chants, speeches, and shouts, several dozen protesters hoped to send a message to the inmates and immigration detainees inside the Dartmouth House of Correction: You're...
Paid Family and Medical Leave and $15 Minimum Wage Passed
In June, 2018, Massachusetts passed legislation to establish the most progressive Paid Family and Medical Leave program in the country and increased the minimum wage to $15 an hour! This legislation will make Massachusetts only the third state, after California and...
#LetUsBreathe @ New Bedford Harbor Walk
On May 1st - May Day and World Asthma Day we called for a world in which all of us can breathe deeply and live freely - that means, the right to clean air and water, health and safety, and dismantling systems that block those rights for people of color and low-income...
Criminal Justice Reform Bill Passed
In April, 2018, Massachusetts passed historic legislation to reform the racially discriminatory system of criminal justice. This legislation rejected the philosophy of mass incarceration that had dominated Massachusetts politics for decades. This will help to reduce...
‘Raise Up Massachusetts’ kicks off Community Briefing Tour in New Bedford
Raise Up Press Release: New Bedford, MA – South Coast legislators heard a loud and clear message today from the voters gathered at the Carney Academy in New Bedford for a community briefing on paid leave and a $15 minimum wage: “Pass These Bills!” At the community...
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