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| FPS: Community Relations SubCommittee Meeting - Jan 28, 2021 |
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| Tri-County RVTHS Athletics: Captain's Council |
"In Everett today, white, non-Hispanic residents make up less than 44 percent of the population, but they dominate city government. Seventy-five percent of the elected councilors and school committee members are white.
That’s no accident, critics say; it’s a natural outgrowth of the city’s electoral system.
Everett is one of several cities in Massachusetts where all local officials are elected at-large, and none by individual wards or districts. For years, civil rights specialists have called that a recipe for exclusion. White residents, even as a minority, often vote as a bloc and drown out the voices of Black and brown voters. Lawyers for Civil Rights, a nonprofit legal organization, recently put Everett councilors on notice that they’re vulnerable to a challenge under the Voting Rights Act.
“There’s no shot against anybody because they’re a white man or a white woman. We are violating the federal Voting Rights Act,” Everett City Councilor Gerly Adrien, the first Black woman to serve on the council, warned her colleagues at a December council meeting."
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And only 150 books left for purchase! Do you have yours?
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| FHS Oskey Yearbook: parents, time is running out for your student Ad in OSKEY! |
Looking for a rewarding job? HMEA is currently hiring Direct Support staff for its Residential division in the Franklin Area
Full & part time available, visit www.hmea.org or email a resume to jobs@hmea.org for more information
What is Horace Mann Educational Associates (HMEA)? Listen to the interview with HMEA President Michael Moloney. We talk about
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| HMEA is hiring Direct Support staff for its Residential Division |
FM #445 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 445 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my "Talk Franklin" conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Marketing and Communications Specialist Anne Marie Tracey. We had our conversation via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.
We talk about:
Links to the key topics covered here are included in the show notes. The recording runs about 49 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie and Anne Marie. Audio file = https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/HNTvQNcS
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This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
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Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
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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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FM #445 Talk Franklin - 01/22/21 (audio)
"Join us tomorrow (Tuesday) night as I provide an update on the state of our Commonwealth.
This year's address will look different, but I look forward to sharing some thoughts about the resilient people and communities of Massachusetts. #MASOTC"
Shared from Twitter: https://t.co/QjU8MRQixj
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| State of the Commonwealth - Jan 26, 2021 - 7:00 PM |
