PRESS
BELOVED ECONOMY
A 4% income tax on millionaires will make lunch free for Massachusetts K-12 students - NPR, 8/18/2023
(as related to our work on the Fair Share Amendment)
Fourth Walgreens to close in a predominantly Black and Latino Boston neighborhood in about a year, raising equity concerns - Boston Globe, 1/10/2024
Walgreens to postpone closing of Boston location, city officials say - Boston Globe, 1/11/2024
(as related to organizing by MCAN affiliate Prophetic Resistance Boston)
COMMUNITY POLICING & CARCERAL REFORM
There are multiple press coverage lists at this link and sub-links containing coverage of the extensive campaign by Second Chance Justice of MCAN Affiliate Brockton Interfaith Community to bring home William Allen and subsequently Ramadan Shabazz from life without parole sentences in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
There are a number of citations at this link documenting the work of MCAN Affiliate Pioneer Valley Project to hold the Springfield Police Department accountable.
EDUCATION
An extensive list of coverage on Vocational Tech can be found at the bottom of this issue page.
Brockton Students Speak Out Against Unfair Disciplinary Practices In School - WGBH, 8/12/22
Brockton Students Rally For Culturally Relevant Food - The Enterprise, 3/2/23
Springfield School Committee hear from students proposing additional mental health resources - Western Mass News, 4/26/23
Springfield high school students celebrate more funding for mental health resources - Western Mass News, 10/11/23
HOUSING
Lynn Reviews Latest Arpa Bids - Lynn Item, 11/10/22
'The cries of his people': Residents call for action on New Bedford's housing crisis - South Coast Today, 5/19/22
Southcoast Affordable Housing Isn’t Cheap - WBSM, 2/19/22
IMMIGRATION
Faith leaders call for path to citizenship for undocumented essential workers - Boston Herald, 3/10/21
Trabajadores esenciales indocumentados piden camino a la ciudadanía en Boston - Telemundo, 3/10/21
YOUTH ORGANIZING
Press coverage of MCAN’s youth organizing affiliate, I Have A Future, can be found at this link
Brockton Students Speak Out Against Unfair Disciplinary Practices In School - WGBH, 8/12/22
Brockton Students Rally For Culturally Relevant Food - The Enterprise, 3/2/23
Springfield School Committee hear from students proposing additional mental health resources - Western Mass News, 4/26/23
Springfield high school students celebrate more funding for mental health resources - Western Mass News, 10/11/23