@MITCoLab

Equity matters in urban planning.

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We are caffeinated and ready for #hackingthearchive! So excited to help folks use archival resources to inform present and future social action!
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We are thrilled to share @MIT News coverage of #dusp's Amelia Dogan, a dual course 11-6 & 21 major!! MIT News' Laura Rosado explores Dogan's journey & impact at MIT + how these experiences, knowledge & skills might impact her next studies & career. More- bit.ly/doganMitNews
Dogan leans against a beige column while on MIT campus, and wears a Brass Rat ring. More columns are in the background

ALT Dogan leans against a beige column while on MIT campus, and wears a Brass Rat ring. More columns are in the background

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karilync@karilync16 May 2023
Get set, get READY! This Saturday YOU will learn from the past to l@@k to the future. Get a free t-shirt, free bfast & lunch. Try for $800 1st prize, 2nd $500, 3rd $250! @MITdusp @mitsap @MITCoLab @GBinterfaith @TrinityWallSt @TeenEmpowerment @DSNI_org
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The most recent issue of Poverty & Race, dedicated to the life & memory of Mel King, explores racial capitalism, tenant power, & social housing through organizers & academics from perspectives grounded in struggle, experience, & US political economy. More- prrac.org/newsletters/Jan-Ma…
Screenshot of the header of PRRAC's Poverty and Race, Volume 32, Number 1. The three themes: Racial capitalism, tenant power, and social housing are bolded and below them is a brief note from Jamila Mechener, the guest editor.

ALT Screenshot of the header of PRRAC's Poverty and Race, Volume 32, Number 1. The three themes: Racial capitalism, tenant power, and social housing are bolded and below them is a brief note from Jamila Mechener, the guest editor.

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Powerful homegoing service today for Melvin H. King. Back to campus rode by @OBryantSchool stopped & took a pic. Incld the reflection piece I wrote after learning of his passing. "I call myself an urban planner because of Mel King." @MITCoLab @MIT @MITBlackHistory #Bowties
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How is the Mel King Community Fellowship Program upholding the late civil rights activist’s legacy + empowering future generations of changemakers? Read more via Zach Winn's @MIT News piece- bit.ly/communityFellowsKing IC: Don West, fotografiks via @MITBlackHistory
The Mel King Community Fellowship Program at MIT was founded by its namesake in 1970 and continues connecting changemakers across a range of social justice issues. Community organizer and MIT adjunct professor emeritus Mel King, pictured here, passed away on March 28 at the age of 94.

ALT The Mel King Community Fellowship Program at MIT was founded by its namesake in 1970 and continues connecting changemakers across a range of social justice issues. Community organizer and MIT adjunct professor emeritus Mel King, pictured here, passed away on March 28 at the age of 94.

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Please join us in celebrating the life, achievements, impact, & legacy of Mel King, a professor emeritus, renowned activist, community leader, & politician, who passed away on March 28, 2023 at the age of 94. bit.ly/kingLeaderActivistPol…
Headshot of Mel King, credit Donna Coveney/MIT

ALT Headshot of Mel King, credit Donna Coveney/MIT

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This also pulverizes middle-class seniors: gutting long-term care and skyrocketing premiums for individual health insurance.
Jeff Stein
@jstein_sun19 Feb 2023
New: Trump’s OMB director, proving influential in GOP debt talks, wants to avoid Medicare/SS but is pushing to pulverize programs for the poor His budget calls for: - $2T cuts to Medicaid - $600B cuts to ACA - $400B food stamps cut - Halve head start washingtonpost.com/us-policy…

The former Trump aide crafting the House GOP’s debt ceiling playbook

The national debt exploded on Russell Vought’s watch. Now he wants Republican lawmakers to play hardball.

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Aurora; seleccionada para ser entrenada por @ManosVisibles @MITCoLab en el CIAT de palmira junto a otros liderazgos negros de Colombia Recuerdo la frase de @PaulaMorenoZ con la que nos despidieron de nuevo a casa "recuerden que están en la obligación de hacerlo bien" 🇨🇴
EL TIEMPO
@ELTIEMPO18 Mar 2023
Aurora Vergara, la historia de dolor y coraje de la nueva ministra de Educación. Un padre desaparecido y una madre que debió migrar para protegerla. Hoy es la Ministra de Educación ► bit.ly/3yUlntj
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Love this sign, love this picture. Thanks for joining the fight for #FairPay4HomeCare!
Assembly Member Brian Cunningham
@NYAMCunningham6 Feb 2023
Home care workers deserve fair pay! @CaringMajority deserves lots of ❤️. #FairPay4HomeCare
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Protecting and expanding Medicaid is critical work. However, what is overlooked and ignored often is ensuring that when people have access to Medicaid, making sure they can actually use the services it provides is critical.
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On planning a debate for a City Council seat where the stage was not accessible and the INCUMBENT uses a wheelchair this is the response: Paul D. López, the city clerk, said in a statement that “we regret that Councilman Hinds had an adverse experience.” nytimes.com/2023/02/19/us/ch…
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I'm so pleased to announce that longtime board member Carmen Roberts has graciously accepted to serve as an Executive Vice President. I am honored to get to work with such an amazing woman and leader. #LeadersLead
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Thank you @CAgovernor @Cal_HHS @CalAging @SenToniAtkins @SusanDeMarois for your continued commitment to the #MasterPlanForAging. Excited to dig into the new set of initiatives released today mpa.aging.ca.gov
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Join us next week for an in-depth look at how states can plan to transform infrastructure & coordination of services to address the needs of a rapidly aging population. Register here: asaging.org/events/multisect… Thank you to our sponsors @WestHealth, @TheSCANFndtn & @johnahartford!
The graphic includes information on the Multisector Plan for Aging Future Proof Live event on January 25, 10-11 AM Pacific. The graphic shows images of the speakers at the event and an icon with a state building labeled on a stack of papers.

ALT The graphic includes information on the Multisector Plan for Aging Future Proof Live event on January 25, 10-11 AM Pacific. The graphic shows images of the speakers at the event and an icon with a state building labeled on a stack of papers.

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🚨Do you have loved ones who reside in adult or senior care facilities that had to be evacuated? Our team at @CaliforniaDSS has developed a webpage to provide you with updates, including the status of those facilities and their relocation.
CDSS
@CaliforniaDSS7 Jan 2023
During the storms, the CDSS Community Care Licensing Division is offering updates on evacuated licensed facilities. See the latest here: bit.ly/3CwijpM More about the Department’s licensing role: bit.ly/3Zg9sCh
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Thank you to @chinhansen, former CEO of @OnLokInc, for decades of advocacy on behalf of low-income older adults, and for your partnership in building a #MasterPlanforAging that will have meaningful, system-wide impact on the lives of older Californians. #aging #50for50
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I’m incredibly proud of the workers at ResCare/BrightSpring/All Ways Caring private agency for their effort in delivering a tentative agreement on a master contract that will increase wages and protect strong benefits up and down the state! #UnionStrong
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Nothing quite like winning wage improvements and respect on the job to close out a year! Congratulations to the care providers at BrightSpring/All Ways Caring! #UnionStrong seiu2015.org/private-agency-…
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As individuals transition out of prison/jail, support systems are vital to having a #ThrivingTransition. #CalFresh MUST be a transition support so that people can access food at a vital time of re-joining community! Tell policymakers to support #ThrivingTransitions.
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