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- February 22, 2012 | Lydia Bowers
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are not the enemy. The research and development of this technology has the potential to revolutionize the future of food and medicine. However, there are several issues involved in the use of GMOs that have not yet been addressed in a satisfactory manner. The primary concern, that of GMO ownership across... - January 9, 2012 | Jessica Morris
On December 7th 2011, promptly thirty minutes before the screening of the documentary “Miss Representation” in the Gamble Auditorium at Mount Holyoke College, I watched students eagerly take brochures and disperse to their seats. Among the flood of students were also professors and panelists, including Elizabeth Cardona, director... - January 9, 2012 | Carolyn LauThis fall I was involved in bringing the documentary Miss Representation to Mount Holyoke College, an experience from which I learned a lot. Lydia Bowers, the Executive Director of the Roosevelt Institute at MHC, suggested holding a screening of the film, and after I watched a preview I knew...
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In 2010 the city of Holyoke, MA attempted to pass a Responsible Employer Ordinance (REO). The REO was written originally to 1) ensure that a certain number (TBD) of jobs on construction projects for which the City has a particular amount (TBD) of financial investment would go to local Holyoke workers and 2) to give preferential treatment to women and people of color when applying to apprenticeship programs. The first attempt at this legislation failed, in part because of a current...Economic Development
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Note: This project has been completed. Thank you to Taylor for all her hard work. Continuing with our members' strong commitment to education policy, Taylor Chustz '12 has organized an initiative in conjunction with Mount Holyoke College's Community Based Learning program, as well as other education groups in the area, to transfer best practices among Holyoke's primary schools. The Peck School in Holyoke, Massachusetts has developed a successful full-service community school program, and...Education community schools, holyoke, Mount Holyoke College, urban development
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The Blueprint for the Millennial Massachusetts The Roosevelt Campus Network is launching Think 2040: Blueprint for the Millennial Massachusetts (Massachusetts 2040) with young people across the state. Think 2040 programming will mobilize Massachusetts’s young people to design the future that they want to inherit, then advocate for state policy that will ensure the realization of their progressive vision for Massachusetts’s future. Taking Think 2040 to the next level, Massachusetts...
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Casey Maliszewski| Casey | MaliszewskiNote: This Project is now completed. Thank you to Casey for all her hard work. Co-Sponsoring with CRUSH (www.crushonholyoke.org), this all day event will be held in April and bring together a wide variety of Holyoke constituents to talk about possible economic development policy solutions that will help revitalize Holyoke. Some... -
Amy Baral| Amy | BaralThe Blueprint for the Millennial Massachusetts The Roosevelt Campus Network is launching Think 2040: Blueprint for the Millennial Massachusetts (Massachusetts 2040) with young people across the state. Think 2040 programming will mobilize Massachusetts’s young people to design the future that they want to inherit, then advocate for state... -
Mia Przyborowski| Mia | PrzyborowskiNote: This project has been completed. Thank you to Taylor for all her hard work. Continuing with our members' strong commitment to education policy, Taylor Chustz '12 has organized an initiative in conjunction with Mount Holyoke College's Community Based Learning program, as well as other education groups in the area, to transfer best...
