This was originally posted on the Massachusetts Housing Partnership blog on October 31, 2018 when I was a Senior Program Manager for the Community Assistance Team there. I’ve reposted here for archival purposes, should MHP choose to remove the post at a later date! MELROSE — While preparing for my son’s first time trick-or-treating after […]
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On October 20, 2018, I co-facilitated a workshop with Gabrielle Sims, Marilyn Sanchez, and Shirronda Almeida called “From Awake to Woke: Starting Race Talk” at the MACDC Convention in Boston as part of my role on the Mel King Institute for Community Building’s Alliance for Racial Equity Steering Committee. The room was packed and we got a lot of requests from participants to bring this workshop to their organizations.
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On October 1, 2018 at the Massachusetts Downtown Summit, Manisha Bewtra, Melrose, MA resident, and Peter Forman, Plymouth, MA resident shared their personal and professional experiences in their respective municipalities, where they both served in elected office. Peter Forman, President and CEO of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce, also discussed the South Shore Chamber’s Housing 2030 Strategy and Manisha Bewtra, Massachusetts Housing Partnership Senior Program Manager, shared statewide housing, as well as community data resources.
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