Jamaica Plain Progressives

Jamaica Plain Progressives

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JP Progressives brings progressives together to build electoral power, mobilize around issues, build a progressive community, and engage Jamaica Plain. A chapter of Progressive Massachusetts, but we're older and can't stop talking about it.

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Jamaica Plain Progressives
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Mail-in ballots are in the world already and Boston's early voting starts October 17, so we are happy to share our endorsement flyer now as voting begins. Please note that there are two sides -- one for candidates and one for the remarkable slate of NINE ballot questions this year.

Jamaica Plain Progressives
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WE'RE NUMBER.... FORTY-NINE

CommonWealth Beacon@cwbeacon.bsky.social

Thanks to a slight uptick in the share of state legislative races with multiple candidates this election cycle, Massachusetts climbed from the state with the worst electoral competition to the second-worst, according to a nationwide assessment by Ballotpedia. buff.ly/nbyn3wd

buff.lyMass. upgraded from least competitive elections in the country to second-worstFor the first time since Barack Obama was president, Massachusetts did not land in dead last in Ballotpedia's biennial assessment of state legislative competition across the country.

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Boston Public Health Commission
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Free vaccine clinics are back! Get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines for free at one of our upcoming clinics. No appointment necessary, walk-ins welcome. Getting vaccinated is a great way to protect yourself and your community. Find upcoming clinics at boston.gov/vaccine-clinics.

boston.govVaccinesVaccines help prevent serious illnesses like measles, chickenpox, whooping cough, polio, and more. With vaccine preventable illnesses on the rise, it is more important than ever to stay protected. Getting vaccinated is much safer than getting the disease, as it lowers the risk of your child being hospitalized or having long-term health problems.

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ACLU of Massachusetts
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You have the right to vote free from intimidation. If you see or experience voter intimidation, call the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).

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Jonathan Cohn
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Reminder: If you have a mail ballot, put it in a dropbox now instead of sending it through the mail. It's too close to Primary Day to guarantee it arrives on time. Mail ballots need to be received by 8 pm on Tuesday.

Jamaica Plain Progressives
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Join Team Markey this Sunday in Brookline (3:00pm) & Newton (5:00pm) with Repn Ayanna Pressley to urge voters to get to their local polls to support Ed! GOTV RALLY WITH SENATOR MARKEY IN BROOKLINE! mobilize.us/s/7nPEBa GOTV RALLY WITH SENATOR MARKEY IN NEWTON! mobilize.us/s/hy9LZA

mobilize.usGOTV Rally with Senator Markey and Representative Ayanna Pressley in Brookline! · Ed Markey for SenateCome join us this Sunday, August 30th to galvanize voters with Senator Ed Markey! From 3:00-4:00 PM we will gather in Brookline to hear from Senator Ed Markey about the fight ahead. We'll host a can...
Jamaica Plain Progressives
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Join our friends at Boston's Ward 11 for a canvass in support of @patrickroath.bsky.social next Tuesday, August 4 from 6-8 pm. Sign up now to knock some doors & talk to your neighbors about better representation in Congress! luma.com/hqagwupi

luma.comKnock Doors for Patrick Roath in Jamaica Plain · LumaPatrick Roath for Congress is launching a series of door-knocking canvass shifts across the 8th district this week. The Jamaica Plain Canvass is on Tuesday,…
Jamaica Plain Progressives
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Persis Yu is running against Mike Rush for State Senate and Patrick Roath is running against Stephen Lynch for US Congress. Their campaigns are getting a lot of momentum, but it’s going to be critical to get 85%+ in JP to carry the district!

Jamaica Plain Progressives
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Please stay safe this week and keep an eye on your neighbors, esp the very young, the very old, and the unhoused.

City of Boston@boston.gov

Alert: @mayorwu.boston.gov has issued an excessive heat warning in the City of Boston from Wednesday, July 1, through Friday, July 3, due to the current weather forecasts. Visit boston.gov/heat to learn more about the warning and how to stay safe and cool this week.

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Sherrilyn Ifill
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Second apparently this was a close case for this Court. As it stands the decision is 6-3. In 1898 the Court’s decision protecting birthright citizenship, Won Kim Ark v. U.S., was 6-2. That means this SCOTUS is either on par w/or to the right of the 1898 Court - the same SCOTUS that decided Plessy!

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Sherrilyn Ifill
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It’s important to keep today’s birthright citizenship decision in context. First, SCOTUS left the status of a fundamental, explicitly articulated constitutional right uncertain for over a year all to affirm what was clear from the issuance of Trump’s EO. Birthright citizenship cannot be abridged.

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MassEquality
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If only Congressman Moulton brought this same energy back in 2024 when he said "I have two little girls, I don't want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete, but as a Democrat I'm supposed to be afraid to say that" perhaps we wouldn't be here

Rep. Seth Moulton@moulton.house.gov

Every young person deserves to learn and play sports alongside their peers without being targeted for who they are. Today’s SCOTUS decision is a painful reminder of the work we still need to do to protect the transgender community from these blanket bans that continue to attack their freedom.

Jamaica Plain Progressives
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Call today!!!

Progressive Mass@progressivemass.bsky.social

The MA Senate is voting on an energy bill THIS WEDNESDAY. Make sure your state senator hears from you about key ways to protect ratepayers and accelerate the transition to renewable energy! #mapoli actionnetwork.org/letters/mase...

actionnetwork.orgTell Your State Senator: Pass a Strong Energy BillThe MA Senate released its energy bill (S3143), to be voted on July 1. So what is good, what is bad, and what's left out? The following is adapted from a Mass Power Forward action guide. GOOD: ...
Jamaica Plain Progressives
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Join MA education allies on Tuesday June 2 at 9:30 AM in Waltham to Smack Down this administration's efforts to dismantle public education! Come to 175 Main St and let's tell Sec of Ed McMahon how we feel about her attacks on public ed.