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| Auchincloss Announces Guest For President Biden’s State Of The Union Address |
Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) is announcing Brookline's Myrieme Nadri-Churchill (M.Ed) as his guest for President Biden's State of the Union Address to Congress on Thursday, March 7th. Myrieme serves as Executive Director of Parents for Peace, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit empowering families, friends, and communities to prevent radicalization, violence, and extremism using a public health approach.
Parents for Peace began as a support group for other families who had lost loved ones to extremism and soon expanded to offer a confidential helpline to assist families grappling with new cases of extremism.
With antisemitism rapidly increasing throughout the country, and specifically Massachusetts, the work Myrieme is doing is more crucial than ever. Nadri-Churchill's unusual combination of intervention and coaching experience shaped the unique methodology of the Parents for Peace helpline. She has helped hundreds of American families successfully intervene to rescue loved ones falling into extremism.
In addition to announcing his guest, Auchincloss is introducing the Verifying Kids' Online Privacy Act. Most of the young individuals that Parents for Peace works with were radicalized by extremist groups through social media. Amid rising youth mental health challenges and continued negligence on the part of social media companies to serve the best interests of our children online, Congress must enact stronger protections to ensure social media companies are held accountable and that parents may have confidence in how their children use social media.
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which took effect in 2000, requires that a website operator have increased protections for children under 13, including verifying parental consent before collecting any personal information. Major social media companies have, by and large, decided that it is easier to not allow kids under 13 to use their services instead of complying with this "burdensome" requirement. However, companies often simply ask users to input their birthday when creating an account, which is easily faked.
This legislation would take two major steps to address the gaps in COPPA's protections: 1) increasing the age of those protected from 13 to 16, and 2) requiring social media companies to develop privacy-protective methods of verifying the age of its users to ensure that COPPA's protections extend to all children on a platform.
Requiring age verification would constitute a critical step in ensuring that companies uphold the protections included in COPPA. Importantly, this legislation would not require a specific age verification method, but would allow for companies to design a privacy-protective method that fits their platform, while still requiring those companies to submit these processes to the Federal Trade Commission to be considered for COPPA's existing safe harbor provisions. Companies would also be barred from selling, transferring, or otherwise using any data collected in the verification process for any purpose other than verification.
Lastly, this legislation would establish a Children's Online Safety Fund to support Department of Education grants that support digital literacy programs to promote safe and healthy internet use for children. The Fund would be financed by civil penalties obtained by the federal government from violations of COPPA.
"As the youngest parent in the Democratic caucus, I speak daily with parents who are stressed about their children's social media usage, and I speak with youth who are made increasingly lonely and anxious as a result of their social media habits. Meanwhile, trillion-dollar social media corporations continue to productize our children to sell ads. Congress must fight back on behalf of parents and children, who don't have the time or resources to outfox algorithms. My legislation directly holds social media corporations accountable for their negligent approach to our children's wellbeing," said Auchincloss.
"The ease of access to manipulative ideological content has enabled the variety of radicalizations we see in our helpline work with families, from White Supremacy and ISIS to eco-terrorism and Antifa. The families come from a broad cross-section of American society, with children being radicalized as young as 12. Seeing the harsh realities of this every day, I urge our leaders to support policies that limit minors' access to social media platforms and increase parental supervision over their online activities," said Churchill, Executive Director of Parents for Peace.
To learn more about Congressman Jake Auchincloss, visit https://auchincloss.house.gov or connect with him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube.
To apply for a vacant position, please submit a resume and cover letter to apply@franklinma.gov. Please put the job title in the subject line of your email.
Motor Equipment Repair Person - Department of Public Works
Junior Building Custodian - Facilities Department
Part Time and Substitute Custodians - Facilities Department
Updated 03/06/2024
If you do not have a resume, you may send a completed Application for Employment instead.
Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/human-resources/pages/job-opportunities
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| Town of Franklin: Job Opportunities with Public Works & Facilities |
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| "Last Call" for April Quilt Retreat in the Berkshires |
11:00a/2:00p/8:00pm Frank Presents – Frank Falvey Presents
Wednesday, March 6
10:00am Veterans Coffee Social (Franklin Senior Center)
6:30pm Franklin Art Association (Franklin Senior Center)
Thursday, March 7
6:00pm Franklin LGBTQ Alliance (Franklin Public Library)
7:00pm Community Coffee Conversations: One Franklin (Birchwood Bakery)
Friday, March 8
7:00pm Flowers for Algernon (ticketed event) (Franklin High School)
7:30pm Tarzan (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)
Saturday, March 9
10:00am Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
10:00am Story of the Personalized Calendars (Franklin Historical Museum)
2:00pm Tarzan (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)
2:00pm Voices United Annual Show (Hopedale, MA)
6:00pm `Cinema 80’ Feature Films "The Kid" (Franklin Historical Museum)
7:30pm Tarzan (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)
8:00pm Matt Nakoa (Circle of Friends Coffeehouse)
Sunday, March 10 = Daylight Saving Time starts
9:00am Fallen Heroes: Marshall E. Rollins & John A. Schur (Franklin Veterans Walkway)
1:00pm Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
1:00pm Story of the Personalized Calendars (Franklin Historical Museum)
1:15pm Second Sunday Speaker (Franklin Historical Museum)
2:00pm Tarzan (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)
Tuesday, March 12
7:00pm FBRTC Meeting ((Franklin TV Studio)
7:00pm Trivia Night (Raillery Public House)
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| Franklin Cultural District: Arts are happening here! |
Join us for fun in the sun! We enjoy outdoor activities, field trips, arts & crafts, gaga ball, playgrounds and much more at our 5 day camp at King Street Memorial Park. 
Register for Summer Camp
Our program meets at King Street Memorial Field and begins at 8:30am each day and finishes at 3:30pm. Early drop off or late pick up is available at an additional cost of $10.00 per day per child.
CLICK "Return to program" after selecting each week of Summer Camp in order to purchase Early Drop Off or Late Pick Up
King Street Summer Camp Brochure:
For more information about summer camp at King Street Memorial Park, please click on the link above
Meet The Counselors: We are super excited about our Staff this Summer! Read out staff bios before attending camp this Summer. Please click on the link above.
FIELD TRIP LIST:
Week 1: Breezy Picnic & Waterslides
Week 2: Southwick's Zoo
Week 3: Woo Sox Game & Davis Farmland
Week 4: Boundless Adventures & Altitude Trampoline
Week 5: Kimball Farm
Week 6: Roller Kingdom
Week 7: Ryan's Amusements
Week 8: Urban Air Trampoline Park
Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/recreation-department/news/summer-camp
FM #1152 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1152 in the series.
This session shares my conversation with Mitzi Gousie, Programming and Outreach Librarian with the Franklin Public Library. We had our discussion at the Franklin TV Studios on Wednesday, February 28, 2024.
We talk about
Reviewed the regular open hours, and month ending holiday times
Library events for March 2024
Kiddos, or “littles”
Family
Adults
The show notes include links to the Library page and to the calendar of events where registration for some of the events is required/recommended..
The recording runs about 32 minutes, so let’s listen in. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1152-franklin-public-library-march-2024-highlights-02-28-24
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Mitzi Gousie’s email -> mgousie@minlib.net
Event highlights we covered in this conversation
https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-public-library/news/march-2024-franklin-library-news-events
Franklin Public Library page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-public-library
Library Calendar of Events -> http://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/F/FRANKLIN/ekp.cfm
Stellarium - open source sky viewing software https://stellarium.org/
Eclipse viewers -> https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/viewers-filters
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
How can you help?
If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
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Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
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The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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| Listen in as Mitzi & I talk about the March happenings at the Franklin Library (audio) |
This will be a HYBRID meeting: you can attend in person, or join on Zoom.
Those of us who have been meeting in Franklin have enjoyed the chance to come together. We hope others will do the same. 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node
· Location of the in-person meeting: First Universalist Society in Franklin, 262 Chestnut Street, Franklin.
· OPTION:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81930304274?pwd=Tm9VdGxYcDFaVTVDUkwyT3YvUnlFdz09
Meeting ID: 819 3030 4274
Passcode: 350ma
Dial-in +1 646 876 9923
This week, March 7, we'll continue our discussion about working to have our cities and towns adopt the Municipal Opt-in Specialized Stretch Code. Franklin, Sharon, and other towns in our node are taking steps to adopt the bylaw, and spring town meeting agendas are being set now. Here's some background:
One of the recommended local actions of the 350 Mass Emissions Free Buildings campaign is adoption of the Municipal Opt-In Specialized Stretch Code. This new level of building code pushes new construction towards our Massachusetts state-mandated goals through deep energy efficiency, reduced heating loads, and efficient electrification. Here is one of many online resources that provides helpful information: Mass Climate Action Network (MCAN) and Sierra Club: Fighting for Better Buildings, and Specialized Opt-In Code Toolkit
We will also catch up on legislative action as bills make their way through Committees, the House and the Senate.
For more news about ongoing and upcoming events, please sign up for the Climate Weekly email. Also, check out upcoming events on our website. 350 Mass will hold its annual summit, "Organizing in a Time of Upheaval" on March 16; learn more here.
We look forward to another informative and action-oriented Node meeting. We hope you can join us, in person or on Zoom. We will send a reminder on Thursday.
Our next meeting after this week will be the 3rd Thursday of the month, March 21.
Thank you.
Node Co-coordinators,
Carolyn Barthel
Ralph Halpern
Ralph Halpern
ralph.halpern@comcast.net
781-784-3839 (h)
339-203-5017
Sealed Bids for the filed SubContracts designated herein will be received at the office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Municipal Building, Room 206, 355 East Central Street, Franklin, Massachusetts until 10:00 AM, Wednesday April 10, 2024 and at that time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/purchasing/bids/well-77a-pfas-treatment-facility
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| Town of Franklin: Well 7/7A PFAS Treatment Facility - Invitation to Bid |
