Immigration 
Posted by clivia camara a 2:52 pm on June 23, 2009
On Monday the 22nd of June at 7:30 at the Somerville High School the School Committee approved the Welcoming Massachusetts pledge. All the members said “Yes” to the pledge with great enthusiasm…
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Posted by clivia camara a 11:59 am on June 21, 2009
Hello my name is Clivia Camara I am a youth member of the Welcome Project. As a supporter of the Welcoming Massachusetts Campaign I'm forwarding this information hoping to see you at this such important meeting as part of your support to the Welcoming Massachusetts Compaign and the immigrant youth of Somerville.…
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Posted in Announcements, Civic Action, Events, Immigration | 1 Comment »
Posted by Warren Goldstein-Gelb a 8:51 am on June 3, 2009
Please join The Welcome Project on June 7 for a graduation celebration for some special people from cultures and countries all over the world. These are the students in our youth language interpretation and adult language learners programs who have just completed a year's worth of learning as language interpreters and English language learners.
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Posted in Arts and Culture, Civic Action, Civil and Human Rights, Economy & Poverty, Immigration, Schools and Youth, Teens | No Comments »
Posted by Barry Rafkind a 11:54 pm on May 30, 2009
The
Welcome Project has helped produce
Digital Storytelling Videos of inspirational immigrant stories including one that seemed especially moving to me entitled "My Mom" by Rocky Man :
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Posted by Dennis Fischman a 12:31 pm on May 12, 2009
Thanks to Jessica, a senior in the Tufts class entitled "Experimenting with Philanthropy," CAAS will receive $1,800 to hire youth interpreters to help the residents of Clarendon Hill build a stronger tenants’ association.
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Posted in Economy & Poverty, Housing, Immigration, Neighborhoods and Squares, Tufts | No Comments »
Posted by Brian Renderos a 4:46 pm on March 20, 2009
I wake up at 6 am. Then I go take a shower, get dressed, and then my cousin’s mom picks me up at 7 am to take me to school. When I reach my school, I talk to my friends and socialize until 7:45 am, when I go to my first class. School is over by now. School is okay. I like it because my friends are there. If they weren’t there,
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Posted by Barry Rafkind a 11:42 pm on March 19, 2009
Maria Landaverde says:
yes, the meeting is from 5 to 6:30 pm our organization is
The Welcome Project and it is located at 530 Mystic Ave Somerville, MA you can invite other youth too…other students from SHS are also coming…you can also e-mail me at maria(at)welcomeproject. org . This is our first meeting and…
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Posted by Brian Renderos a 5:12 pm on February 27, 2009
I interviewed my father about why he left his country, El Salvador. After I interviewed him, I found the reason why: “I wanted a better future for my sons and there was a civil war going on so it was dangerous to be there.” He also told me he came here to earn money.
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Posted by the editors a 5:11 pm on
The following writings were submitted today by students in a media class at Somerville High School.…
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Posted by Linda Haviland Conte a 1:26 pm on February 16, 2009
They wanted to publish under pseudonyms, so the following stories are by "Gori" and "Hector."
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Posted by Warren Goldstein-Gelb a 11:39 pm on January 23, 2009
The young people from Centro Presente’s Pintamos Nuestro Mundo, and The Welcome Project’s Youth Program would like to cordially invite you to: “A Dialogue with Youth on Welcoming Massachusetts” .
Tuesday, January 27th from 4:30 to 6:30pm
Cross Street Senior Center, 165 Broadway, Somerville
For more about this event, read
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Posted by Warren Goldstein-Gelb a 11:33 pm on
This event is an opportunity for Somerville youth and community partners to meet in person, build community, and discuss how Somerville can become a safer and welcoming place for everyone. At the event, our youth members will present personal stories, and sit in small dialogue groups with adults.
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Posted in Announcements, Immigration, Neighborhoods and Squares, Schools and Youth, Workers' Rights | 1 Comment »
Posted by pnm a 4:55 pm on
On Tuesday, January 27 from 4:30-6:30 pm, Centro Presente and the Welcome Project will be holding an event focused on the rights of immigrants in the area of Boston. We will be talking about the unfairness and inequality of treatment for immigrants. We're also going to talk about the abuse of I.C.E. breaking happy families…
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Posted by Dennis K. Fischman a 9:23 am on November 14, 2008
Somerville went heavily for Obama in the last election. Now we have to push him to make good on some of his promises; where he doesn't go far enough, to go further; where he is silent, to speak up and act; and where he is wrong, to change.
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Posted by Barry Rafkind a 11:14 pm on November 13, 2008
Nearly a third of Somerville residents were born outside of the United States. Who are we in this immigrant city? What dreams and aspirations brought us here? How did we cope in a new community and in a new country? What brings us together - what pulls us apart - across generations of immigrants?
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Posted by Dennis K. Fischman a 6:57 pm on November 10, 2008
One week ago, Somerville went overwhelmingly for Obama-Biden. To keep the promises made by the Obama campaign, the Obama Administration will need all the help it can get. We in Somerville should do our part to help--and to keep the politicians honest.
Here is a very partial and incomplete list of campaign promises that I think Obama should keep:
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Posted in Economy & Poverty, Health Care, Housing, Immigration, Politics, Workers' Rights | No Comments »
Posted by Barry Rafkind a 12:12 am on October 13, 2008
From an Oct 12th article on Boston.com: Romulo Santos of Somerville headed off to work Sept. 9 at a Wal-Mart in Walpole as usual. But that day he was electrocuted on the job. Some might consider the 47-year-old Brazilian native's death a freak accident, but local advocates say that for many immigrant workers, the risk of injury is all too real. Tufts University, Cambridge Health Alliance, and five Somerville community groups have come together to raise awareness of occupational health risks and to teach people their rights.
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Posted by Elena Letona a 1:22 pm on September 18, 2008
Last week, I described Centro Presente, who we are, what services we provide, and how we work. This week I want to write about what we are trying to accomplish in the broader Somerville community. Our first priority is to detoxify the political rhetoric around us, to really clean that up so that you have a cleansed environment, a cleansed earth, where we can start planting good policies.
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Posted by Elena Letona a 12:17 pm on September 10, 2008
I would like to introduce my organization, Centro Presente, to this great city, which is our new home. Actually, we’re not new to Somerville—we’ve worked here for many years, and we have hundreds of Somerville members, but we recently moved our headquarters to 17 Inner Belt Road.
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Posted by Warren Goldstein-Gelb a 9:47 pm on August 17, 2008
Join us for the re-opening of the Mystic Community Garden at the Mystic Housing Development. The opening takes place as part of the Mystic Providers’ annual picnic for Somerville Housing Authority tenants. Drop by anytime between 3 and 7 to tour the garden. Just drop by the The Welcome Project’s table in front of the…
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Posted by Warren Goldstein-Gelb a 9:38 pm on
Join us on Wed, Aug 20th
Tuesday, August 19 for the re-opening of the Mystic Community Garden at the Mystic Housing Development. The opening takes place as part of the Mystic Providers' annual picnic for Somerville Housing Authority tenants. Drop by anytime between 3 and 7 to tour the garden. Just drop by the The Welcome Project's table in front of the Mystic Activity Center at 530 Mystic Ave. We'll walk you over for a tour of the new garden.
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Posted by Dennis Fischman a 12:40 pm on August 14, 2008
When Jack Hamilton began serving as the Executive Director of CAAS (the Community Action Agency of Somerville), Ronald Reagan was President, postage stamps cost 20 cents, IBM had just introduced the first personal computer running on MS-DOS, and PacMan-mania was sweeping the country. After more than a quarter-century of service to Somerville’s low-income residents, Hamilton has announced he will retire as the head of Somerville’s anti-poverty agency at the end of 2008.
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Posted by eila a 10:57 pm on July 29, 2008
On August 5, from 8 - 9 p.m. on SCAT's celebrated DEAD AIR LIVE show, the Tibetan community will offer viewers a first-hand report of what Tibet was like before the Chinese invasion, and talk about what it was like to have to flee their beloved homeland and become exiled citizens of the world. Tune in to SCAT Channel 3 next Tuesday, for a fascinating and moving account of a beautiful culture and people, who cultivated the roof of the world.
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Posted by Alain Jehlen a 3:55 pm on July 10, 2008
I'm passing on a message from
Welcome Project at the Mystic Housing Development. They're asking for volunteers to help rebuild the community garden over there. They've already put in two days of work, and the next is this Saturday, July 12, 9 to 3. After that, Wednesday, July 23, 5 to 8.…
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Posted by Barry Rafkind a 1:45 pm on July 7, 2008
Conguero Vicente Lebron has been a cornerstone of the Latin and jazz scenes in Boston for over 30 years. He is currently being held in a Homeland Security prison and threatened with deportation.
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Posted by Barry Rafkind a 12:15 am on May 2, 2008
The recent raids at the Pilgrim Pride poultry plants that garnered nationwide media attention only underscore the fact that future ICE raids are imminent.
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