Read Mayor Wu’s opening statement in English, Cabo Verde Creole, Haitian Creole, Chinese, Spanish, and Vietnamese at boston.gov/opening-statement.

Happy (?!) International Women's Day tomorrow. The World Economic Forum is reporting that at our current rate of progress, the gender gap will be closed! In 2158. www.weforum.org/stories/2024...

USAID. The lies are egregious.

The great enemy of freedom is the alignment of political power with wealth. This alignment destroys the commonwealth - that is, the natural wealth of...household, neighborhood and community - and so destroys democracy, of which the commonwealth is the foundation and practical means. -Wendell Berry

“It’s on every cis person in this country to fiercely have trans people’s backs in every macro and micro way, now and always.”

“May their memories not just be a blessing but also a call to action “

One thousand days. www.ohchr.org/en/press-bri...

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Tomorrow’s assignment: Protect non profs from next prez #Resist #ResistFascism #ResistTrump indivisible.org/resource/tel...

In which I consider Trump's blueprint for destruction This Is the Dark, Unspoken Promise of Trump’s Return www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/o...

How do you face fascism? I like Orwell's version: ground yourself in direct and immediate experience, trust your senses, find some joy, turn back to face the fascists and tell truths to combat the lies.

Was there today for the H.R. 9495 vote (bill that would have allowed labeling nonprofits as terrorist supporting organizations). Voted no, of course - but I do want to report that the activism DID work and persuaded members. I thought it’d be a lonely NO vote, which we take often. It wasn’t.

UUSC is proud to join 120 other organizations and the ACLU in protesting federal overreach and protecting much needed civil society.