Correction: Dennis Town Meeting is the 2nd On April 26, the third night of Wellfleet’s town meeting, the Safe Communities Act Article was passed. It is a victory for immigrants on Cape Cod and for the members of the Cape Cod Coalition for Safe Communities whose members are working on issues that effect local immigrants. Thank you Wellfleet! Cape Cod Women
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Did you know that MA, has no minimum age for marriage? Minors can marry at any age with a parent’s permission and the majority of these marriages involved a child bride marrying an older man. A bill has been filed to make it illegal for a child to be married under the age of 18 (jump to information about the
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Bill: Housing Court Expansion S.946 (Sen. Spilka) / H.978 (Rep. Walsh). Amendment to budget: 0336-0003 – Expansion of the Housing Court…$1,2000,000 PLEASE ACT ASAP – details about why this bill is important: The Housing Court has judges and staff with expertise in housing law and who are trained to provide tenants and landlords with a […]
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If you regsitered and want to travel with us or meet us at the statehouse, please contact CapeCodWomenforChange@gmail.com RESERVATIONS CLOSED. Join us as we lobby for women May 17, 2017, Women’s Advocacy Day at the State House. During the coming week, we will list a series of bills, their details and information to help you lobby. Each of these bills
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So happy we were able to find this event. We’ve been hoping to see Bill Keating at his own event, but when we took a closer look at Senator Markey’s invite, we find Rep Keating will join him. Thank Senator Markey if you attend, and ask Rep Keating if he will hold a town hall of his own. (He will
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UPDATE: This amendment has now been filed as a bill. A full description of the bill and how you can help has been posted here on our website. Bill: Housing Court Expansion S.946 (Sen. Spilka) / H.978 (Rep. Walsh). Amendment to budget: 0336-0003 – Expansion of the Housing Court…$1,2000,000 PLEASE ACT ASAP – details about why this
Read moreUPDATE: THIS BILL HAS PASSED THE SENATE BUT STILL WE NEED THE HOUSE TO Please send an email or make a phone call to your State House Representative and ask them to support this bill. Cape and Islands legislators contact here. If you don’t know who your state rep is check here. Find your legislator’s contact information here. Please leave
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April 3-6: National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Events See flyer with details Tuesday, April 4 at 9:30am: We meet with Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School Students. Wednesday, April 5 at 1:00pm: We welcome the senior community, at the Sandwich Council on Aging, 270 Quaker Meeting House Rd., East Sandwich. (PUBLIC INVITED). Thursday, April. 6 at 10:00am: We meet with Nauset Regional
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Find the rallies and marches in the busy month of April. Interested in traveling to a rally or march in Boston, book a seat on a bus!
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Cape & Islands Stronger Together and the Barnstable Democratic Town Committee have put together a bus for Immigration Advocacy Day on at the State House. Seats are just $15. MIRA (Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition) has organized opportunities to hear speakers and to advocate for the Safe Communities Act (see our post about this bill here. Details are
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Over the next few weeks we will introduce you to several bills that impact women and families in MA. We encourage you to contact your state senator and state rep. For those of you on Cape Cod, sponsorship (those who have signed on to commit to support these bills) is pretty much along party lines. We have work to do.
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