Social Justice

Education Social Justice 

Framingham State President Makes Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion at University

July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 Framingham Source Editor Susan Petroni 0 Comments Framingham State President F. Javier Cevallos, Framingham State University

FRAMINGHAM – Framingham State University announced today, July 18, it is joining the growing coalition pledging to advance diversity and inclusion

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Government Social Justice 

City Council’s First Proclamation Makes June LGBTQ Pride Month in Framingham

June 8, 2018June 8, 2018 Framingham Source Editor Susan Petroni 0 Comments At-Large City Councilor Cheryl Tully Stoll, Framingham City Council, LGBTQ Pride Month, proclamation, Robert Case

FRAMINGHAM – Framingham City Council issued its first proclamation on Tuesday night. In a 10-0 vote, the 11-member Framingham City Council

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Politics Social Justice 

Mayor Proclaims June 1 National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Framingham

June 1, 2018June 1, 2018 Framingham Source Editor Susan Petroni 0 Comments City of Framingham Proclamation, Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer, gun violence, Moms Demand Action, National Gun Violence Awareness Day

FRAMINGHAM – Mayor Yvonne Spicer proclaimed June 1 in National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Framingham. This afternoon, June 1, she

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Police/Fire Politics Social Justice 

Working Conditions, Safe Communities Act, and Real ID Act Key Discussion Points at Immigration Forum

May 31, 2018May 31, 2018 Jake Binnall 0 Comments Acting Framingham Police Chief Steven Trask, American Immigration Lawyers Association, American Immigration Lawyers’ Association (AILA), Diego Low, District 7 City Councilor Margareth Shepard, Framingham League of Women Voters, Immigration, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), MetroWest Immigrant Solidarity Network, Stephanie Deeley

FRAMINGHAM – The League of Women Voters of Framingham gathered speakers from Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), MetroWest

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Government Social Justice 

Mass Attorney General Leads Coalition To Defend Constitutionality of Anti-Discrimination Laws

March 17, 2018March 18, 2018 Framingham Source Editor Susan Petroni 0 Comments Anti-discrimination laws, LGBTQ, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey

The following is a press release from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. ***   BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura

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Community Social Justice 

Bystander Intervention Program Sponsored by MetroWest Showing Up For Racial Justice

February 15, 2018February 24, 2018 Framingham Source Editor Susan Petroni 0 Comments Black History Month, Bystander Intervention, Dhruba Sen, MetroWest Showing Up For Racial Justice, New Bethel Baptist Church

FRAMINGHAM – MetroWest Showing Up For Racial Justice is sponsoring a Black History Month event on Saturday, Feb. 24, that

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Social Justice 

OP-ED: Review of ‘White Fragility’

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 Framingham Source Editor Susan Petroni 0 Comments Dhruba Sen, MetroWest Showing Up For Racial Justice, White Fragility

Review of a paper Titled “White Fragility” authored by Robin DiAngelo and published in the International Journal of Critical Pedagogy Vol

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Opinion Social Justice 

LETTER: Co-Founder of FFREE Ask School Committee, Parents To Join Cause for Racial Equity

January 31, 2018February 1, 2018 Framingham Source Editor Susan Petroni 0 Comments Framingham Families for Racial Equity in Education (FFREE), Framingham Public Schools, Framingham School Committee, Letter to the Editor, Racial equity

The following was read at the last Framingham School Committee meeting and submitted to Source for publication: *** My name

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Opinion Social Justice 

LETTER: Framingham Families For Racial Equity in Education Forms To Achieve Racial Equity in District

January 31, 2018February 1, 2018 Framingham Source Editor Susan Petroni 0 Comments Barbieri Elementary, BLOCKS, Cameron Middle, Framingham Families for Racial Equity in Education (FFREE), Framingham Public Schools, Framingham School Committee, Hemenway Elementary, King Elementary, Letter to the Editor, Potter Road Elementary, Racial equity, Stapleton Elementary, Walsh Middle

The following was read at the last Framingham School Committee meeting, and submitted to Source for publication: *** FFREE (Framingham

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Education Social Justice 

School Gives ‘Student of Week’ Award To Boy After He Makes Racial Slur

January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 Framingham Source Editor Susan Petroni 0 Comments Racial Slur, Stapleton Elementary

FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham elementary school awarded a first grade boy “Student of the Week,” a week after the boy

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