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THE OUTSIDERS: FOR HOMELESS LGBTQ YOUTH IN GREATER BOSTON, THERE ARE NO SAFE SPACES

Written by MIKE DESOCIO Posted March 9, 2017 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, Non-fiction

Kicked out of home and misunderstood by social service providers, homeless LGBTQ youth often have nowhere to turn

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, Non-fiction Tagged With: abuse, bisexual and transgender youth, Boston, boston alliance for gay, Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, Boston Homeless Solidarity Committee, Cambridge, City Hall, GLASS, grace sterling, harvard, homelessness, lesbian, LGBTQ, Marty Walsh, Mike DeSocio, Shelters, SOMERVILLE, Y2Y, youth on fire

LONG ISLAND, LONGER STRUGGLE

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted August 24, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

In the interest of reminding readers that the promise of Long Island is still a life or death issue, some cogent testimonies from Monday’s Boston Homeless Solidarity Committee speakout

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston City Hall, Boston Homeless Solidarity Committee, homelessness, Long Island, Marty Walsh, Mass Ave, rehab, urban farming

BIG TALK: WALSH FUNCTIONALLY ENDS VETERAN HOMELESSNESS, BRAGS TO OBAMA

Written by EMILY HOPKINS Posted January 26, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical

The issue of homelessness will doubtlessly be tied to the legacy of the mayor’s first years in office, and it’s no surprise that Walsh wants to spin the story.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical Tagged With: Boston, Boston Homeless Solidarity Committee, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Cassie Hurd, functional end, Mayor Walsh, State of the City, USICH, veteran homelessness

FALL BACK, PROTESTS AHEAD: OCTOBER IS FOR ACTIVISM

Written by DIG STAFF Posted September 30, 2015 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

FALL BACK, PROTESTS AHEAD: OCTOBER IS FOR ACTIVISM

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: 2015, autumn, Beacon Hill, body cameras, Boston, Boston Homeless Solidarity Committee, Boston Public Health Commission, Byron Rushing, City Hall, Evandro Carvalho, Fall, Fight For 15, homelessness, Long Island, Mary Keefe, Mass Police Reform, Massachusetts, millionaire's tax, minimum wage, October, opiates, Pat Jehlen, police brutality, police shootings, protests, Raise Up, SEIU, Shelters, SOMERVILLE, treatment

BOSTON’S BESTEST ANNUAL GRATUITOUS SEASONAL PROTEST PIECE

Written by DIG STAFF Posted April 27, 2015 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

With such precedents in mind, it’s important to keep watch as younger actions blossom, and as veteran activists find new direction.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, BHSC, Black Lives Matter, Boston, Boston Globe, Boston Homeless Solidarity Committee, Boston Tea Party, Cambridge, Charlie Baker, City Life Vida Urbana, Elizabeth Warren, Fannie Mae, Fight For 15, foreclosures, fossil fuel divestment, Freddie Mac, harvard, Housing, labor, Local 26, Maura Healey, mayor Marty Walsh, No Boston Olympics, police brutality, police misconduct, Protest, service workers, spring, State House, tufts

PRAYER FOR THE COMMON WEALTH

Written by DIG STAFF Posted March 11, 2015 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

A wish list for Governor Baker ...

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: #mapoli #bospoli, ACLU, AIDS Action, Boston Homeless Solidarity Committee, Boston Youth Wrestling, BPS, Digital 4th, Governor Charlie Baker, IOC, LGBT Aging Project, Mass. Legal Assistance Corp., MassCreative, No Boston Olympics, PHENOM, Press Pass TV, Project Place, Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts, Sidney Borum Jr. Health Center, USOC

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