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Lesson unlearned: Why Black and Latino residents are at the back of the vaccine line

February 19, 2021

When COVID-19 spread rapidly through Massachusetts last spring, it seemed to have taken state and local officials by surprise that communities of color, primarily those near or in poverty, were disproportionately suffering. Read more at Boston Globe.

[RECORDING] New England Business Immigration Summit With Sens. Markey and King, Harvard President Bacow

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February 19, 2021

BOSTON, MA – Today, Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Angus King (I-ME) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow, Colby College President David Greene, Barber and Tyson Foods Executive David Barber, Exelon Chairman Emeritus John Rowe, HYM Investments Group Managing Director Thomas N. O’Brien and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals President Yvonne Greenstreet joined over 500 business … Continued

New Coalition Urges Commonwealth to Prioritize Vaccine Equity

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February 19, 2021

This week, a new coalition of civil-rights, immigrant-justice and public-health groups has laid out a path toward more equitable vaccine distribution in the Commonwealth. Read more at Public News Service.

Advocates cautiously optimistic about Biden’s immigration policies

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February 19, 2021

City representatives and advocates have said that president Joe Biden’s newest immigration policies have brought them hope, but that there is still skepticism in the community. Read more at SAMPAN.

“The Time Is Now”

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February 19, 2021

“I’m really here today, not just as the president of Harvard, but also as the child of immigrants,” Lawrence Bacow said Friday, joining nearly a dozen other speakers—including U.S. senators Ed Markey (Massachusetts) and Angus King (Maine), and Massachusetts congresswoman Ayanna Pressley—taking part in a New England-focused virtual summit to advocate for comprehensive immigration reform. Read more … Continued

CEOs, college execs summit to call for immigration overhaul

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February 19, 2021

From Harvard’s president to an executive in Boston’s booming biotech industry, dozens of New England business, higher education and political leaders on Friday urged Congress to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, following the introduction of President Joe Biden’s wide-ranging immigration bill this week. Read more at AP.

Coalition calls on Gov. Baker to take immediate actions to address racial inequities in COVID-19 vaccinations

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February 18, 2021

Launched on Wednesday, the new “Vaccine Equity Now! Coalition” is bringing together civil rights and immigrant justice leaders and public health experts to denounce racial inequities in COVID-19 vaccinations across Massachusetts. Read more at The Herald News.

Coalition blasts Baker’s vaccine rollout

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February 18, 2021

Public health, racial justice and immigrant rights advocates are calling on Gov. Charlie Baker to implement improvements in the vaccine rollout to better include communities of color and those hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more at Bay State Banner.

Advocates say state can make vaccine rollout more equitable for harder hit communities

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February 18, 2021

On Thursday, 11 advocacy organizations launched the Vaccine Equity Now! Coalition to urge Massachusetts to make its vaccine rollout more equitable. Read more at GBH.

Coalition Calls on Governor Baker to Take 5 Immediate Actions to Address Racial Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccinations

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February 17, 2021

BOSTON – Today, the newly-formed “Vaccine Equity Now! Coalition” issued a set of five demands to Governor Baker to address the serious racial inequities plaguing the state’s vaccine rollout. The coalition, comprised of 11 civil rights, immigrant justice, and public health organizations, raised the alarm as vaccination rates for White residents are far outpacing those for Black and … Continued