"As a coalition of community-based and social justice organizations based primarily in communities of color, we are working for all people to have quality housing, good jobs and job access, environmental quality, and transportation access, among other things as steps to reach the society we want."
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LET’S TALK ACTION!
VOTE YES ON QUESTIONS 1, 2, & 4. Vote No on Question 3. For more information on all the questions, click here.
Want to join in a resident participatory research project to discuss how we can share in Boston’s quality jobs? Together, we will be creating a list of resident impacts and design a report or statement to begin to make changes we see are necessary. Upcoming participatory community action table:
MBTA is redesigning bus routes—we have a Bus Network Redesign Community Survey. TAKE IT HERE! Action for Equity awarded $487,910 by the Massachusetts Office of Housing and Economic Development to “provide access to quality jobs for BIPOC along Boston's Fairmount Corridor by gaining access to jobs traditionally held by non-people of color such as the tech industry, elevate coordinated community leadership to drive the pipeline and communicate that residents have education and skills that are transferable and strengthen the network of community organizations.” This is an Intervention for Transformation. Read more 18 million sq. ft. of R&D/labs under development! 45,000 new jobs! Who is getting those jobs? Action for Equity/Jobs Action Network is reaching out to all stakeholders to develop a plan for access and on-ramps for BIPOC and residents. Read more |
Community participatory research: residents sharing ideas and shaping further investigation.
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