One Civic Act

Homelessness is pernicious and persistent, robbing people of their dignity. Today, I donated to one small program that is trying to address the problem in Los Angeles. Project Ropa deliver clothing and showers to people experiencing homelessness, provides employment opportunities for previously incarcerated individuals and people transitioning out of homelessness, and runs a recycling program for clothing.

Environment Defense Fund brings a unique combination of deep scientific understanding and pragmatic policy partnerships to the climate change fight. Today, I made a donation to EDF.

Planned Parenthood lost its federal support this year. The organization is too important for its broad network providing primary care for women across the country, not to mention its support for reproductive rights. Today, I made a donation to Planned Parenthood.

I support public art because it has the ability to transform spaces as well as people. Today, I made a donation to Now+There , which is expanding its public art support in Boston, including through the accelerator it launched in 2018.

Today, I made a donation to the Environmental League of Massachusetts, an advocacy organization that’s been operating since 1898. They’re small but mighty and punch way above their weight in legislative circles.

Two years ago, State Street installed an inspirational bronze statue: the Fearless Girl staring down the bronze bull on Wall Street . It was a rallying cry for gender equity in the financial services industry and State Street pledged to change its own practices to address gender equity. In a strange twist, State Street is now suing the sculptor who created the Fearless Girl, alleging that she breached her contract when she sold copies of her sculpture to clients in Australia and Norway. Today, I made a donation for the legal defense of Kristen Visbal , the sculptor.

A utility is attempting to build a “compressor station” in Weymouth, just south of Boston, to expand the natural gas pipeline infrastructure in the region. The compressor will create air, noise and odor problems for Weymouth, Quincy and Braintree, and poses a serious health risk for the dense residential neighborhood. And “utility giants National Grid and Eversource have publicly stated ‘that they do not need the Weymouth compressor to fulfill customer needs, calling into question it is appropriate to still deem its construction necessary’,” according to a Boston Globe article last month. Still, the project got its federal approvals. The Governor won’t take a stand despite strong community resistance that has federal and state elected officials standing alongside. The community isn’t backing down, however, and residents have started a series of non-violent resistance actions. Today, I made a donation to the legal defense fund started for ...