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Fwd: [Porter square] shared street opinions from the pop up session at Lesley
by RUTH RYALS 01 Apr '22

01 Apr '22

> ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: 'THOMAS MEEK' via Porter Square Neighbors Association <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> > To: PSNA <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> > Date: 04/01/2022 9:51 AM > Subject: [Porter square] shared street opinions from the pop up session at Lesley > > > A nicely edited piece by local filmmaker Federico Muchnik > > https://vimeo.com/692349740 > > Sent from something electronic > > > -- > View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/portersquare/topic-id/message-id > > >

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Fwd: TODAY @ 2pm ET: Corporate Rental Ownership in the Largest US Metros
by raryals 01 Apr '22

01 Apr '22

Personally, I think corporate ownership of housing stock is a very, very bad idea. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies <jchs(a)harvard.edu> Date: Fri, Apr 1, 2022 at 9:34 AM Subject: TODAY @ 2pm ET: Corporate Rental Ownership in the Largest US Metros The share of one-to-four unit rental properties owned by corporate entities has grown steadily over the past several decades... [image: Tweet] <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…> Tweet <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…> [image: Facebook] <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…> Facebook <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…> [image: LinkedIn] <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…> LinkedIn <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…> [image: Forward] <http://us7.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634&id=073…> Forward <http://us7.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634&id=073…> [image: Geography of Gentrification] <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…> *TODAY @ 2pm ET: *The share of one-to-four unit rental properties owned by corporate entities has grown steadily over the past several decades. In this presentation, Meyer Fellow Adam Travis <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…> will present research that draws on data from the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas to examine the current landscape of corporate housing ownership. *Zoom registration required <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…>* ------------------------------ [image: Geography of Gentrification] <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…> Why are retail vacancies increasing in New York City, and what impacts might a proposed vacancy tax have? In this talk, Meyer Fellow Erica Moszkowski <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…> will discuss research on the role played by the prevalence of long-term leases and the high costs of moving a new business into an existing storefront. *Zoom registration required <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…>* ------------------------------ [image: Geography of Gentrification] <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…> *IN-PERSON ONLY: *Homeownership is viewed as a core measure of how well the US socioeconomic system is doing at providing a good quality of life for the typical family. Don Layton <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…>, former CEO of Freddie Mac and a Senior Industry Fellow at the Center, will discuss the history of the homeownership rate, its decades-long stagnation, and his proposals to increase it. Room 112 (Stubbins), Gund Hall Harvard Graduate School of Design *This event is in-person only, and open only to Harvard ID holders* ------------------------------ FULL EVENT CALENDAR <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…> [image: Twitter] <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…> [image: Website] <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…> [image: Blog] <https://harvard.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=32bdef9ad4f5c24e42bebf634…> [image: Email] <jchs(a)harvard.edu> The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies advances understanding of housing issues and informs policy. Through its research, education, and public outreach programs, the Center helps leaders in government, business, and the civic sectors make decisions that effectively address the needs of cities and communities. Through graduate and executive courses, as well as fellowships and internship opportunities, the Center also trains and inspires the next generation of housing leaders.

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URGENT re: Death w/Dignity bill
by RUTH RYALS 01 Apr '22

01 Apr '22

I hope you will join me in supporting this legislation. > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: John Berkowitz <massachusettsdeathwithdignity(a)gmail.com> > To: johnpberk(a)gmail.com > Date: 03/30/2022 12:20 PM > Subject: Dear Cambridge DTC chair: URGENT re: Death w/Dignity bill > > > We now have the best chance to pass the Death with Dignity bill in the past 11 years--and we have less than 4 months to do it! On March 14, the Public Health Committee passed The End of Life Options Act, and that was the first key step to victory. > > Next, we have to convince the HealthCare Financing Committee to do the same thing. Would you be willing to contact the following legislative leaders listed below? > > Please contact these key legislators--asap-- and urge them to support passage of The End of Life Options Act (H.2381, S.1384) by the Joint Committee on HealthCare Financing (JCHCF) in April. In a sentence or two, tell them in your most personal, heart-felt way why you support this Death with Dignity issue and bill. > > Passing this bill would make Massachusetts the 11th state (Maine, Vermont, New Jersey, etc.) plus Washington DC to legalize this compassionate option of medical aid in dying. > > It would reduce needless suffering by people who are terminally ill, mentally capable of making their own healthcare decisions, and facing unbearable pain that even the best efforts of hospice and palliative care often can't relieve. > > * Rep. John Lawn, Waltham/West Newton, Co-chair, JCHCF john.lawn(a)mahouse.gov mailto:marjorie.decker@mahouse.gov 617-722-2430 > * Sen. Cindy Friedman, Arlington/Lexington/Burlington/Woburn, Co-chair, JCHCF cindy.friedman(a)masenate.gov617-722-1432 > > * Rep. (and House Speaker) Ronald Mariano, Quincy > ronald.mariano(a)mahouse.gov mailto:ronald.mariano@mahouse.gov 617-722-2500 > * Senate President Karen Spilka, Framingham/Natick/Hopkinton/Holliston > karen.spilka(a)masenate.gov mailto:karen.spilka@masenate.gov 617-722-1640 > > Also forward this action alert to members of your congregations, as well as to family, friends, co-workers, etc. all over MA, and urge them to contact these legislators, too! > > Talking points: > 1) a Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll in 2020 showed that 70% of the public supports passing a Death with Dignity law. > 2) the bill was passed in 2020 by the Public Health Committee in that legislative session; and on March 14 of this year, too! > 3) 10 other states, including Maine, Vermont, and New Jersey, plus Washington DC have passed such laws. > 4) Cambridge City Council in 2016 passed a resolution calling on Legislature to pass a Death with Dignity law. > 5) Boston Globe editorial of 12/6/20 called on Legislature to pass the bill. > 6) Boston Globe story 1/24/22: “Former Vermont Legislator Willem Jewett Helped Enact Death with Dignity Law in 2013, Then Used It in January When He Was Dying of Cancer” > 7) Boston.com story 3/17/22: “A Gloucester Woman Had To Move To New Mexico for Its Medical Aid in Dying Law. This Is Her Story.” > https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2022/03/17/medical-aid-in-dying-mass… > > More info: John Berkowitz, Director, Northampton > Massachusetts Death with Dignity > 413-387-8439 > massachusettsdeathwithdignity(a)gmail.com mailto:massachusettsdeathwithdignity@gmail.com > MassachusettsDeathwithDignity.org >

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