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Lives at Stake: A Community Conversation On Mass Incarceration

First Baptist Church 633 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

National leaders acknowledge the mistake of “tough on crime” legislation. Why is Massachusetts slow to change these laws? What Can We Do About It? Keynote: Rahsaan Hall Director of the ACLU Racial Justice Program Moderator: Melissa Threadgill Crime & Justice Institute, Community Resources for Justice Panelists: Sonia Chang-Díaz State Senator Steven Tompkins Suffolk County Sheriff Conan Harris Boston Deputy Director of Public Safety Initiatives Thursday, June 16, 7:00 pm First Baptist Church, 633 Centre St. JP

With Liberty and Dividends for All: Book Release and Signing with Peter Barnes

First Baptist Church 633 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Peter Barnes’ new book, With Liberty and Dividends For All, completely changes the discussion about inequality.  Barnes argues that capitalism itself is the root cause of inequality — and that the solution lies in making common wealth dividends a property right of every legal U.S. resident.   Under Barnes’ proposal, money for these dividends would come not from taxes but from wealth we own together, such as our atmosphere and our financial system.  It’s an enlarged…

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