A progressive organization based in Franklin County, Mass.
“We strongly disagree with the [Springfield Republican] Feb. 3 editorial that ‘Medicare for all a trap for Democrats,’ page C4. Seventy percent of Americans support Medicare for All. Medicare for All is exactly what 2020 candidates should be supporting because it is what the American people want.”
Source: Medicare for All is exactly what Americans want (Letters) | masslive.com
Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution expresses its support for the national sovereignty, freedom, and independence of the people of Venezuela and opposes any foreign economic, military, or diplomatic intervention in the domestic affairs of the Venezuelan people. We particularly oppose our government’s ongoing efforts to destabilize and overturn the government of Venezuela. The history of U.S. empire in the southern hemisphere should be a thing of the past.
In this 13th episode of “Democracy Here,” Maryelen Calderwood interviews Doug Selwyn about his new book, All Children Are All Our Children. They explore Doug’s fascinating and challenging question, “What would public education look like if it was based on the premise that all children are all our children?”
Continue reading “‘Democracy Here’ Ep. 13, ‘All Children Are All Our Children’”
Among Common Good‘s 2018 funding projects was a training conference by Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution on democratic participation in rural communities.
“This spiral-bound cookbook [Stirring the Pot: A Cookbook with an Edge] was a morsel of history, not simply because it had been produced by FCCPR, a political action group that describes itself as having roots in [Bernie] Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, but because this genre of cookbooks has historically been a critical source of information about the many ways different cultures see, prepare and enjoy the foods they eat,” writes Evelyn Augusto for Montague Reporter.
Read the full article including an interview with FCCPR coordinating committee member Ferd Wulkan.
Paul Jablon is a member of the Education Task Force of FCCPR.
Source: The Recorder – My Turn Paul C. Jablon: Disappointed in Greenfield councilors
Watch video from the January 3 “Whose House? Our House” rally outside Rep. Richard Neal’s Springfield District Office. This was the first action by the newly-formed Congressional District 1 Progressive Coalition, and FCCPR played a prominent role. A film crew and reporter from WWLP showed up, so watch for us on Channel 22 News. On January 4, we have a delegation meeting with Neal’s staffers.
Source: Richard Neal Office Day Action
