Meet Our Incredible Winter 2020 Class!
Our Winter 2020 Seminar class is a diverse and dynamic group, including:
- A native of both Somalia and Kenya advocating for affordable housing
- A Haitian native, brought to America by his parents, pursuing his masters degree
- Two health care advocates fighting to expand Medicare accessibility
- An ordained Deacon whose passion is social and racial justice
- A Cambridge Public School teacher seeking to affect institutional change
- Two first-generation Cape Verdeans - one working for economic equality, and the other focusing on
environmental issues
- A military veteran now committed to training and educating professionals in the City of Boston
- A community organizer and mother who recently brought her passion for health care (and her adorable
daughter!) to Boston from Virginia
- An Americorp and Chica Project graduate working for indigenous and LGBQT+ rights
- A Boston Public School teacher who wants to run for office
- A Fulbright Scholar and Dorchester native passionate about teaching
- Livable Streets Alliance colleagues who are concerned about our transportation system and its affordability
- An activist working two jobs who assists people with home ownership issues
- An artist and photographer aspiring to make change with her art
- A New Jersey native who advocates for worker-ownership
- Students and alumni from U/MA-Boston, working on a wide range of issues, including: prison reform, mental health issues, LGBTQ+ equality, and equal access to health care.