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 By admin, on April 28th, 2010 | See all posts by: admin
JP Progressive Forum: Understanding the Foreclosure Crisis
Wednesday, May 5th, 7pm, In the back of:
Doyle’s Restaurant, Jamaica Plain
We’ll be joined by State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, State Representative Liz Malia, as well as experts from area non-profits (City Life Urbana, Boston Tenants Coalition & ESAC) to talk to us about the foreclosure crisis and bills before the Legislature right now.
Foreclosure Forum Outreach:In addition to emailing local groups, and posting on various websites and newspapers, we’ll be putting up fliers around JP. If you have any time to hang a few fliers this weekend or early next week, please email JPP Co-Chair, reuben.kantor@comcast.net for more information.
Download the PDF Flyer
By admin, on April 28th, 2010 | See all posts by: admin
We had a productive business meeting On April 21, 2010.
Some action items and ways you can get involved are below:
- Attend:
JP Progressive Forum: Understanding the Foreclosure Crisis
Wednesday, May 5th, 7pm, In the back of:
Doyle’s Restaurant, Jamaica Plain
We’ll be joined by State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, State Representative Liz Malia, as well as experts from area non-profits (City Life Urbana, Boston Tenants Coalition & ESAC) to talk to us about the foreclosure crisis and bills before the Legislature right now.
Foreclosure Forum Outreach:In addition to emailing local groups, and posting on various websites and newspapers, we’ll be putting up fliers around JP. If you have any time to hang a few fliers this weekend or early next week, please email JPP Co-Chair, reuben.kantor@comcast.net for more information. (You can also email Reuben to get a copy of the PDF if you’d like to forward it on to friends or any local listservs you might be a part of!)
- Work with us on:
Progressive Voter Guide: There will be MANY local races happening this fall, from the Governor on down to State Representative, which means we’ve got a great opportunity to put together another good progressive voter guide.
First step: Coming up with a draft questionnaire. Melody Hugo will be heading up the questionnaire-writing taskforce. If you’d like to help out with that, please email her at melody.hugo@gmail.com.
Second Step: Coming up with an endorsement process. We came up with a good outline of things to think about in a possible endorsement process, and decided that we would make a final determination about endorsements at our next business meeting. (Which will be May 19th, 7pm @ Doyles). A written proposal will be created for discussion purposes. If you have a strong opinion about what an endorsement process should look like, please email, JPP Co-Chair, Melissa Threadgill at melissa.threadgill@gmail.com. And of course, please come to the May 19th meeting!
- Help Progressives get elected:Progressive Running Against Congressman Lynch
Mac D’Alessandro, the New England Political Director for SEIU, has announced that he will be challenging Congressman Steve Lynch this fall.
JP Progressive Member Melody Hugo is helping run the signature collection drive. If you would like to help collect signatures locally, email her at melody.hugo@gmail.com.
Progressive Running for The People’s Seat (aka Scott Brown’s Seat)
Although not technically a JP race, this special election on May 11th has significance for progressives across the state and country. Think about what a message it would send if a progressive Democrat (and, moreover, an emergency room physician and health care policy expert!) were elected to fill the seat formerly held by Scott Brown!
Peter Smulowitz, a doctor from Needham, recently won the Democratic Primary. He now faces off against Republican Richard Ross (with the help of a few JP Progressive members who held a phone bank for him!)
If you are interested in learning more or getting involved, please email me at melissa.threadgill@gmail.com. She can tell you what you can do to help!
By admin, on March 17th, 2010 | See all posts by: admin
Join us for an educational forum on environmental issues in Boston and Jamaica Plain!
We’ll be joined by local JP residents Ben Wright (Environment Massachusetts) and Viki Bok (Boston Climate Action Network), who will give us an overview of some of the big things being worked on at the city and state level to reduce carbon emissions, increase recycling, and promote environmental justice, including some great programs their organizations are working on right in JP.
JP Progressives meetings are open to the public — all are welcome!
Date: Wed, March 31st, 7-9pm.
Location: Curtis Hall, Jamaica Plain
By melissat, on January 24th, 2010 | See all posts by: melissat
We’ve got some great news – Governor Deval Patrick will be joining us at our next meeting! Please join us this Wednesday, January 27th, in Jamaica Plain, at 5:45pm to meet the Governor and talk about the upcoming election. (Please note this is earlier than usual; the Governor will be with us until 6:45pm).
The Governor is joining us to discuss the upcoming election cycle, the accomplishments of the past 3 years, his plans for 2010, and how we as organizers and progressives in JP can play a role in the campaign. Most importantly, he wants to hear from you about what are you hearing and seeing, and what’s on the minds of JP voters.
We know that the best campaign meet voters and organizers where they live. The best campaigns organize early to build the kind of strong foundation that is needed in this difficult political climate. We are excited that the Governor is doing just that, in our neighborhood, with our help and advice — and we hope you can join us in getting organized for the upcoming year.
The meeting will be at a new location this Wednesday, January 27, at 5:45pm. Because of limited space, this is an RSVP-only event.
Please submit your RSVP quickly, because we can only accept 50 RSVPs. Visit http://www.jpprogressives.com/elections-2010/governor-attends-jpp-meeting/ and fill out the RSVP form. We’ll send you an email with the location information.
We will be holding our regularly scheduled business meeting at 7pm following our meeting with the Governor. All are welcome to attend, but not required to do so. (Also, if you can’t make the meeting with the Governor but would like to come to the business meeting, email us at moreinfo@jpprogressives.com so we can get you the location information.)
Thanks, and we hope you’ll be able to join us.
The Jamaica Plain Progressives
Reuben Kantor and Melissa Threadgill, Co-chairs
By admin, on January 18th, 2010 | See all posts by: admin
You probably know by now that tomorrow, Tuesday, January 19, is Election Day. Polls open at 7am! This is a critical election, with many national issues at stake. The Obama agenda is at risk tomorrow, and you can make a difference. Please Remember to Vote tomorrow. Find your Polling Place.
The JP Progressives want to pass word from the Coakley campaign that they are prioritizing Jamaica Plain for canvassing tomorrow. The campaign wants to make sure that every voter in JP remembers to vote, and you can help.
Join us at JP Licks, 659 Centre Street, starting at 2pm and going all the way until the polls close at 8pm.
Again, Please Remember to Vote Tomorrow
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