The fund has a new home at the Essex County Community Foundation, and I'm grateful to everyone who has kept the is important scholarship going.

This year it is supporting 7 students, including one who chose nursing because of the courage he saw during the pandemic and another who wants to be a dental technician since her junior year, and all 7 are the first in their families to go to college in the United States.

The tide is shifting with BDS on the ballots and city council agendas across our area from Medford and Somerville to Cambridge and Providence. Disclose. Divest. We will not stop, we will not rest. Free Palestine.

Last week I had the honor of speaking at the Cambridge for Palestine rally outside Cambridge city hall in support of their boycott and divestment ordinance.

A huge thank you to everyone who came out to our volunteer appreciation event! We had bingo, jeopardy, and paper plate awards for all our dedicated team members. Thank you to Rei Da Picanha for hosting and for the delicious food! Belated happy birthday to Felipe, Rei Da Picanha’s storeowner!

I was so moved by how he centers his decisions and strategy in service of our collective movement, something I and I know so many others strive to do too. Thank you Somerville for Palestine @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social and @artsatthearmory.bsky.social for hosting this event.

Truly such an inspiring conversation to hear from Mahmoud Khalil and Valeria Luiselli. It was powerful to learn about his lived experience and his deep commitment to render visible the horrific inhumanity of detention centers.

She served as my Campaign Manager for State Senate and will serve as my Chief of Staff, bringing deep community roots and a lifelong commitment to justice to Beacon Hill! Thank you to Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus for hosting this event!

As a leader with Somerville for Palestine, she helped organize the historic Yes on Question 3, the first boycott and divestment ballot initiative passed by popular vote in US history. Her advocacy spans immigrant rights, Palestinian solidarity, LGBTQ+ rights, housing justice, and workers' rights.

Today I had the honor of presenting Jovana Calvillo w the 2026 Latino Excellence on The Hill award for her years of community organizing. Jojo is a daughter of Mexican immigrants, she has spent years organizing alongside various communities, including our immigrant and Palestinian communities.

TY to the residents, the Somerville Housing Authority, the Visiting Nurses Association of Somerville and their incredible staff who take immense pride in their work, the city of Somerville, Mass Housing, the advocates and the neighbors who pushed for decades to make today’s accomplishment possible.

This land once belonged to the MWRA and the Legislature conveyed it to the Somerville Housing Authority with the condition that it stay affordable forever, which is exactly what public land is for.

Today we celebrate the completion of Waterworks II: 21 new permanently affordable homes for seniors and young disabled residents and the final piece of a 15-year buildout that turned an obsolete 64-unit property and a closed school into 240 units of independent, supportive, and assisted living.

Beautiful Labor Day march in downtown Boston. Thrilled to match alongside our amazing labor movement in Massachusetts. ✊🔥🌹

We are all proud to stand in solidarity with Tufts facilities workers until they get the contract they deserve! One day longer, one day stronger.

32BJ workers demand: 1. Close the widening gap between the lowest and highest wage earners. 2. Lower disproportionately large percentage of healthcare costs 3. Allow access to legal assistance for civil and immigration issues

Tufts facilities workers rally with community & vote to authorize a strike!!! 📢 After months of negotiations, management refuses to budge and there is no agreement on the contract.