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	<title>Somerville Voices &#187; Civil and Human Rights</title>
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		<title>City Silences the Human Rights Commission with Obsolete Quorum Rule Instead of Fixing It</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/05/17/civil-and-human-rights/city-silences-the-human-rights-commission-with-obsolete-quorum-rule-instead-of-fixing-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>@BarryRafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the City's clear interest in having a functioning HRC to protect the civil and human rights of Somerville residents, and given the difficulty with growing our membership, it makes little sense to have an out-dated quorum rule so high that it prevents us from meeting.]]></description>
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		<title>4/9: HRC Agenda, 6:30pm @ TAB</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/06/events/49-hrc-agenda-630pm-tab/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 9, 2012; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] The monthly public meeting of the Human Rights Commission will be at 6:30pm on 4/9 at SCALE
in the TAB at 167 Holland Street (2nd floor, top of stair, straight ahead, small conference room). This is an accessible location.

The agenda is:


	Director’s Report on Cases and Incidents

	Handout is the monthly Office of Somerville Commissions report

	Immigrant Police Dialogue Session Updates

	Meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>@SomervilleCity&#8217;s Retaliation Against Accessibility Whistleblower Casts Chilling Effect</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/06/arts-and-culture/somervillecitys-retaliation-against-accessibility-whistleblower-casts-chilling-effect/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/06/arts-and-culture/somervillecitys-retaliation-against-accessibility-whistleblower-casts-chilling-effect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 01:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>@BarryRafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Mayor @JoeCurtatone retaliated against Somerville accessibility rights advocate Eileen Feldman after she blew the whistle on the City’s attempt to have the U.S. Surgeon General’s March 23rd health grant event held at the then-inaccessible Armory on Highland Ave. The mayor’s reprisal took the form of an op-ed by his Health Dept. Director, Paulette [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate Holy Week at Christ Episcopal Church</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/04/events/celebrate-holy-week-at-christ-episcopal-church/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/04/events/celebrate-holy-week-at-christ-episcopal-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cchurch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 5, 2012; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. April 6, 2012; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. April 8, 2012; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Celebrate Easter Sunday at Christ Episcopal Church, Somerville! Christ Church welcomes and nurtures every individual who comes through its doors, and has recently affirmed this long-held commitment by registering as a “Believe Out Loud” parish. Believe Out Loud is a national movement of clergy, lay leaders and LGBT activists working to help the Christian community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>False information posted at Ward 5 Online</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/02/accessibility/false-information-posted-at-ward-5-online/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/02/accessibility/false-information-posted-at-ward-5-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just been alerted to a new posting of inaccuracies regarding my architectural access facility complaint about the Armory.
On Wednesday, March 28, 2012, Courtney O&#8217;Keefe posted &#8220;Armory Gets New Entrance, Support!&#8221; on the Ward 5 online blog.  This post sounds like it rejoices in the malicious attack against myself, Eileen Feldman, and the Community Access [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville, MA: Civil Rights Discrimination in Motion, circa 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/29/accessibility/somerville-ma-civil-rights-discrimination-in-motion-circa-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/29/accessibility/somerville-ma-civil-rights-discrimination-in-motion-circa-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ms. Renault-Caragianes' letter is a cover-up on behalf of Mayor Curtatone and designed to distort the facts about why State officials had to quickly step in to relocate the U.S. Surgeon General's visit to the Ville last Friday, March 23, 2012, for the official launch event of the Middlesex County's health wellness and prevention initiative called “Mass in Motion."]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville&#8217;s Curtatone Prevented from Hosting U.S. Surgeon General at Inaccessible Armory</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/22/health-care/somervilles-curtatone-prevented-from-hosting-us-surgeon-general-at-inaccessible-armory/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/22/health-care/somervilles-curtatone-prevented-from-hosting-us-surgeon-general-at-inaccessible-armory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somerville's Mayor Curtatone, who announced on WGBH this week (Boston’s Growing Income Gap, hosted 3/20/11 by Kara Miller) that he is "advising the First Lady on the Let's Move Initiative," attempted to get the US Surgeon General's  launch of a major Public Health initiative at the inaccessible Somerville Armory this Friday (March 23, 2012).]]></description>
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		<title>April 11 forum: &#8220;First they Came for the Immigrants&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/20/events/april-11-forum-first-they-came-for-the-immigrants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/20/events/april-11-forum-first-they-came-for-the-immigrants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 11, 2012; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] In the aftermath of Sept 11, there have been dramatic and chilling changes in government practices toward immigrant communities. These changes have extended to surveillance of those expressing dissent or protesting US policies, and beyond.  This forum will include testimonies from people whose rights have been jeopardized by the Homeland Security Surveillance State. It will also provide an overview of policy changes that are eroding basic constitutional rights, and the implications for us all.]]></description>
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		<title>Are City&#8217;s Senior Centers Accessible?: RESISTAT Responds</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/10/housing/are-citys-senior-centers-accessible-resistat-responds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/10/housing/are-citys-senior-centers-accessible-resistat-responds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>intrepid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The letter to resistat previously posted on SV is copied below. The response (which follows)  was posted on the resistat blog within 72 hours of the letter&#8217;s submission.
Question: I read an announcement about the upcoming meeting &#8220;HUD Action Plan Public Hearing&#8221; on 3/22 at the Ralph &#38; Jenny Center. I scoured web pages and city [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are City&#8217;s Senior Centers Fully Accessible?</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/05/politics/are-citys-senior-centers-fully-accessible/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/05/politics/are-citys-senior-centers-fully-accessible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>intrepid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following letter was submitted to the resistat blog on 3/5/2012 after its writer read David Dahlbacka&#8217;s announcement of upcoming HUD Plan hearing:
&#8220;I read an announcement about the upcoming meeting &#8220;HUD Action Plan Public Hearing&#8221; on 3/22 at the Ralph &#38; Jenny Center. I scoured web pages and city websites to learn accessibility information for [...]]]></description>
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