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How You Can Help Massachusetts Teachers, Students As They Return To School

The start of the school year is an exciting time for students and teachers, but it s also one that highlights the needs of many. Below are a round-up of some of the still active GoFundMe campaigns across Massachusetts that promise to help … ....

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Brookline Interactive Group seeks sustainable funding as demand spikes


Looking to the future
Pre-pandemic, BIG had established itself as a community resource for cutting-edge storytelling, hyperlocal programming and civic engagement.
BIG has long played role in keeping Brookline’s residents tuned in, especially among certain populations that might have a hard time otherwise, according to Weiss.
“All of the various meetings that are of interest to older adults, which in most cases are held at night and people can t get to them and don t see them, are now available to all of us because of BIG,” he said.
Weiss hopes to see virtual meetings stick around, even as Massachusetts continues to roll back COVID-19 restrictions. Gov. Charlie Baker allowed remote participation in public meetings for the duration of Massachusetts’ state of emergency, which will end June 15, putting virtual meetings in limbo. ....

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Anti-Asian hate: How Brookline can respond


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A few years ago, Brookline parent Soyoung L. Kim was on a trip to Castle Island with her kids when a stranger began yelling at her over a parking issue. 
The man didn t say anything racist, but what I knew in my gut in that moment was that he wouldn’t be yelling at me if I wasn’t Asian, Kim recalled.
Suddenly, a bystander intervened, stepping between the stranger and Kim and telling her, “I am going to stand here and protect you because I am uncomfortable with what I am seeing.”
Reflecting on the moment, Kim said the bystander s actions made her feel safer and comforted her during an upsetting moment.  ....

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