“The country needs and unless I mistake its temper the country demands bold persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails admit it frankly and try another. But above all try something.” – Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Come try something new for Roosevelt Institute | Boston – general committee meetings.
You policy wonks and fierce advocates will meet informally to learn the history of an issue and determine our next steps.
Here’s how it works: you choose a committee from the list below, you e-mail us by clicking on the links provided, and you show up. Attendance qualifies towards membership. (Questions? Email Alex: alessin@gmail.com).
These are working group meetings — bring laptops, beers, pens, pencils, books, and/or whatever resources you can muster.
Here are the details:
I. Law Enforcement Committee:
- When: April 19 at 2pm
- Where: 16 Dell St, Somerville
- What: Help Max, Dylan, and Liz:
- edit our white paper;
- follow legislation on Beacon Hill;
- determine next steps
- Click here to let us know you’re in: Boston@rooseveltinstitute.org
II. Housing Committee
- When: April 21 at 6:30pm
- Where: 38 Chauncy St, Suite 700, Boston
- What: Help Alex
- determine next steps from the white paper draft; and
- come up with creative policy solutions to lower the price of housing
- Click here to let us know you’re in: Boston@rooseveltinstitute.org
III. Civics Education Committee (PENDING INTEREST)
- When: April 21 at 6:30pm
- Where: 38 Chauncy St, Suite 700, Boston
- What: With Brenna Kearns facilitating, come help review what we learned during the Generation Citizen event and determine next steps. IMPORTANT: this committee will only meet with enough responses, so be sure to click on the link below to let us know you are coming.
- Click here to let us know you’re in: Boston@rooseveltinstitute.org
This is the first attempt at these types of meetings, so come and be a part of a Roosevelt Institute experiment. We look forward to seeing what comes next!
