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Officials, advocates speak to immigration reform and economic recovery

February 20, 2021

At a virtual summit, leaders sought to educate and engage on the need for change. Read more at Dig Boston.

Markey, Pressley, others, push for immigration reform and solutions at summit

February 20, 2021

Friday, Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Angus King (I-ME) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow, Colby … More

Lesson unlearned: Why Black and Latino residents are at the back of the vaccine line

February 19, 2021

When COVID-19 spread rapidly through Massachusetts last spring, it seemed to have taken state and local officials by surprise that communities … More

[RECORDING] New England Business Immigration Summit With Sens. Markey and King, Harvard President Bacow

February 19, 2021

BOSTON, MA – Today, Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Angus King (I-ME) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Harvard University President Lawrence … More

New Coalition Urges Commonwealth to Prioritize Vaccine Equity

February 19, 2021

This week, a new coalition of civil-rights, immigrant-justice and public-health groups has laid out a path toward more equitable vaccine … More

Advocates cautiously optimistic about Biden’s immigration policies

February 19, 2021

City representatives and advocates have said that president Joe Biden’s newest immigration policies have brought them hope, but that there … More

“The Time Is Now”

February 19, 2021

“I’m really here today, not just as the president of Harvard, but also as the child of immigrants,” Lawrence Bacow said … More

CEOs, college execs summit to call for immigration overhaul

February 19, 2021

From Harvard’s president to an executive in Boston’s booming biotech industry, dozens of New England business, higher education and political … More

Coalition calls on Gov. Baker to take immediate actions to address racial inequities in COVID-19 vaccinations

February 18, 2021

Launched on Wednesday, the new “Vaccine Equity Now! Coalition” is bringing together civil rights and immigrant justice leaders and public … More

Coalition blasts Baker’s vaccine rollout

February 18, 2021

Public health, racial justice and immigrant rights advocates are calling on Gov. Charlie Baker to implement improvements in the vaccine … More

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