Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution
A progressive organization based in Franklin County, Mass.
“Greenfield has an important preliminary election coming up on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Three mayoral candidates will appear on the ballot, but only two will move on to the general election on Nov. 5. My name is Sheila Gilmour and I look forward to earning your vote.”
Source: The Recorder – ‘I’m running for mayor because Greenfield is ready for new leadership’
After considering the candidate responses and comparing them to the recently published Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution (FCCPR) political platform, the Greenfield membership voted to endorse Precinct 6 City Councilor Sheila Gilmour for mayor.
“We were particularly struck by Councilor Gilmour’s plans for reviewing city staffing needs and her interest in working closely with the FRCOG on regional issues,” said David Cohen, FCCPR Greenfield chairman.
GREENFIELD — Questions of proper communication among School Committee members have flared back up following the filing of an Open Meeting Law complaint by a member of the education task force for Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution Thursday.
Paul Jablon, a Greenfield resident, claims the Greenfield School Committee, but specifically former superintendent and current School Committee Member Susan Hollins, chronically disregards committee decorum by discussing the school budget over email and not in public.
“It needs to be transparent, which is why myself and other people feel that it’s a con now,” Jablon said.
Source: The Recorder – School Committee emails prompt complaint
FCCPR member Anna Gyorgy on the case for turning our national budget away from war, destruction and corporate enrichment towards reconstruction and reparations, under the umbrella concept of a Green New Deal.
Source: The Recorder – Death and taxes? On choosing life with a Green New Deal
April 4, 2019
by Mike Jackson
GREENFIELD— “These are moderate reforms,” Sheila Gilmour said, kicking off the municipal socialism conference on Saturday by laying out its basic premise. “They’re things that even the most conservative of our neighbors should be able to get behind.”
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[FCCPR’s] David Greenberg, a member of the new [CD-1 Progressive] Coalition, said he’s not sure how vulnerable Neal is at this point…For now, the coalition aims to keep a focus on what Neal is getting done. “To make it easier to know what he’s doing or not doing. There will be a lot of people watching,” Greenberg said.
Though progressives stir, Neal’s hold firm on Democratic center
The CD-1 Progressive Coalition, which includes FCCPR, announced Tuesday that it will convene an evening town-hall-style event at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center.
Organizers said they have asked Neal to take part in the event, which will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Feb. 22, at 100 Bigelow St., but have yet to hear back from his office.
Source: Progressive Coalition invites US Rep. Richard Neal to Friday town hall in Holyoke | masslive.com
Source: The Recorder – Local activists go up against ‘the wall’
