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THREAD: Earlier today Congress reintroduced the MORE Act, the most comprehensive marijuana reform bill in U.S. history. If signed into law, the legislation would remove cannabis from the CSA & eliminate federal penalties for manufacturing, distributing or possessing marijuana.
The MORE Act would also create expungement & sentencing review processes for those with federal cannabis convictions, prohibit the denial of federal benefits due to marijuana-related conduct or charges, & use #cannabis tax revenues to fund community reinvestment programs.
It is critically important that any piece of federal legalization legislation prioritizes social justice and repairing the harms of prohibition.
It is critically important that any piece of federal legalization legislation prioritizes social justice and repairing the harms of prohibition.
Just when I thought we'd made it through 2019 without a fatality, our town's dangerous roads and greater Boston's terrible drivers teamed up for a buzzer-beater, smashing a giant SUV into a cane-toting 81-year-old 🚶♀️ on the morning of December 31. #ArlingtonMA #ZeroVision
Assuming I haven't missed any, Tuesday's crash brings the total people killed least year by 🚗🚚🚛🚍 drivers while walking in Boston, Cambridge, and bordering municipalities to 19, and the state-wide total to 64. (Numbers from @WalkBoston and @paulswartz zero-vision-boston-clock.glitch.me)
We must #DemandMore for Native women. That starts with breaking down the systemic barriers they face. We need to come together to fight for justice for #MMIW, equal access to healthcare, tribal sovereignty, and fair wages. #NativeWomensEqualPay
Part of achieving equity for Native women is addressing the wage gap. Native women had to work until today to make what white men did in all of 2018. And for every dollar a white man earns, a Native woman takes home just 58 cents. #NativeWomensEqualPay
The House took action to close the gender pay gap. While the Paycheck Fairness Act is sitting at the doorstep of Mitch McConnell, Native women aren’t getting equal pay for equal work. #NativeWomensEqualPay
This Tuesday is #UrbanAffairsBookClub @shelflifeyyc, and we're reading 'Building the Cycling City: the Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality' by @modacitylife. I liked this book so much, I decided to go through it again, and I'll be live-tweeting my experience!
The authors, Melissa and Chris Bruntlett, decided to take the plunge and do away with car ownership (saving $800 per month!). Carshare was the tipping point, but they mostly stuck to walking, cycling and transit, using rental cars for the occasional road trip.
