Tag: Ayanna Pressley
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Ayanna Pressley Urges People to Vote and Pine Street Inn Registration Drive
Ayanna Pressley. File Photo Boston City Councilor and Democratic Congressional Candidate Ayanna Pressley spoke at a Pine Street Inn voter registration forum on Oct. 10, to encourage homeless people to vote. Pine Street Inn, an organization which provides housing, food and job training for people experiencing homelessness, addressed misconceptions about voting rights and helped people…
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Protests against Kavanaugh bookend the week in Boston
The week leading up to Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States started and ended with rallies protesting his appointment. On Monday, Oct. 1, hundreds of people gathered on City Hall Plaza next to a Forbes 30 Under 30 event where Senator Jeff Flake was scheduled to speak. Flake had called…
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Protests against Kavanaugh bookend the week in Boston
City councilor and congressional nominee Ayanna Pressley speaks at a rally against the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh on Monday. Photo: Kiera Murray. The week leading up to Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States started and ended with rallies protesting his appointment. On Monday, Oct. 1 hundreds of people gathered on…
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Making Change With Real Change, Not Spare Change
Steve Smith Spare Change News Rather than tossing loose change into a panhandler’s empty cup, Boston’s mayor and City Council may want you instead to slide your spare quarters and nickels into a homeless meter. At a recent City Council meeting, City Councilor Ayanna Pressley presented a proposal to have these meters installed here in…