JOIN PIPELINE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING
What: Public Hearing on Regulation Changes
When: Thursday, October 25, 10:00 am
Where: Gardner Auditorium at the State House
Why: “The changes in eligibility are a direct result of the Commonwealth lacking capacity for homeless families. As of Sept 5, 2012 there are 1776 families living in motels, while there are supposed to be only 1600 rooms available. This does not count the families living in traditional shelters or at scattered sites. The consequences of these restrictions are dire.” – Letter from Pipeline member Jamie Minton, outlining the crisis. Please read the full text!

Resources:

• Are You Homeless in MA? A Flowchart of Eligibility Requirements
• Understanding the Homeless Crisis

Please contact Jamie Minton for more information the hearing and how you can help make a difference!

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Debate Season!
Hopefully everyone is settled in for the debate tonight…but if you want to watch with great company, check out what our friends at RoxVote Coalition are doing!

For reactions during & after the debates, make sure you’re plugged into our networks…and don’t forget that debate season doesn’t end tonight! Warren v. Brown meet again next Monday!

As always, email, Facebook, or Tweet at us any time. See you soon around the neighborhood!

Pipeline in the Community
One of our members stopped by a community forum with Elizabeth Warren last week at Roxbury Community College. Much of what Warren said dealt with issues of improving civic participation and activism among youth in public schools, urban community centers and community colleges. She believes this engagement is crucial to the kind of education our young people need to move our economy and our country forward.

What do you think, Pipeline? Does that message grab you? Tell us how you read it, and your thoughts on the rest of the #MASenDebates!

We here at Pipeline understand the value of grabbing a drink while experiencing these debates, and so we are scouting out bars where we can watch together! The trick: finding somewhere with good sound. As of this evening, we have several options for a viewing party. Please take advantage of any (all?) of these opportunities! If we get more information about the excellent audio or lack thereof we will let you know asap!

• Joshua Tree, Griggs St. Station
• Battery Park, State Street
• Flann O’Briens, Roxbury Crossing
• The Globe, Copley, with Drinking Liberally

Meanwhile: do you have opinions? Do you like articulating them? Shoot us an email if this seems like you. Pipeline is looking for someone to do a rapid-response analysis of the debates!

The upcoming Presidential debates are: October 11 (VP), 16 and 22. More details here. MA Senate debates are: Oct 10 and 30. Stay tuned for opportunities to watch and discuss with Pipeline!

Don’t forget that The Rumble is Saturday, October 6th at 8pm!

As always, email, Facebook, or Tweet at us any time. See you soon around the neighborhood!