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Boston Equity and Inclusion Cabinet
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The official Bluesky account of the City of Boston’s Equity and Inclusion Cabinet. We work to advance racial justice and social, economic, and health equity in Boston.
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Boston Equity and Inclusion Cabinet @equity.boston.gov · Sep 22
Latinx Heritage Month celebrates heritage, identity, and voice. Chief Mariangely Solís Cervera shares how her story fuels equity in Boston.

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Building Belonging: Meet the Chief of Equity
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🎨🌳Last month we celebrated the winners of the Icons of Franklin Park Poster Competition. Artists of all ages captured the park’s history, culture, and natural beauty through original poster designs.

Check out this thread to see their amazing work! (1/7)
Group photo of winners and jurors.
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Mayor Wu joins local leaders and volunteers to welcome the unofficial start to the holiday season with the Greater Boston Food Bank’s "20th Annual Chain of Giving!" Mayor Wu thanks the Greater Boston Food Bank for more than two decades of connecting our neighbors in need to the food they deserve.
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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🍂 Fall in love with fall in Boston… again and again! Do you recognize any of these iconic spots dressed in their autumn best? 🔍👀
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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⚠️ ALERT: Your November SNAP Payments may be delayed due to the federal government shutdown. Need food? The City of Boston is here to help. Visit boston.gov/SNAP for updates on local resources for you and your family.

#ebt #snap #snapbenefits #Boston
November 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Next Tuesday, I’m delivering Boston’s first ever State of the Schools address.

Together, we’ll showcase the work of our @bostonschools.boston.gov communities and invite our entire city in pushing forward progress for our young people and families.

Join us live at 7 p.m. on boston.gov. #BostonSOTS
A graphic shows Mayor Wu and Superintendent Skipper reading books to students. Above them, text reads "State of the Schools: Tuesday, October 28th, 2025" and "Watch live at 7pm: Boston.gov"
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Closing the Digital Divide is a key goal of the City of Boston's Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT).
Celebrating "National Digital Inclusion Week," DoIT recognized Boston leaders who are expanding internet and tech device access for our Boston residents.
October 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Boston anuncia $1.25 millones en fondos para apoyar a inmigrantes
La alcaldesa Michelle Wu anunció esta semana que la Oficina de Avance de Inmigrantes de la ciudad (MOIA) abrió la convocatoria de grants para organizaciones comunitarias que trabajan con inmigrantes. ...
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October 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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September 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Latinx Heritage Month celebrates heritage, identity, and voice. Chief Mariangely Solís Cervera shares how her story fuels equity in Boston.

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Building Belonging: Meet the Chief of Equity
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September 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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The Reparations Task Force will hold its next public meeting on 9/20.

We’ll focus on 5 core harms: housing, healthcare, economic opportunity, criminal justice, and education.

🕒 Details coming soon — but for now, save the date. Your voice matters.

#Boston #Reparations #Equity
September 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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✨ Boston, let’s talk menstrual equity! MOWA is breaking stigma with videos in 12 languages on menstruation, products, & how-to guides—working toward free menstrual products in all City spaces. 📲 Watch + share: linktr.ee/menstrualequ...
August 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Mayor Wu signs the Technology Modernization Executive Order to enable stronger coordination between city departments to improve permitting for businesses and residents.
August 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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🇵🇷 South End, Bay Village liaison Sarah Sharpe and the @equity.boston.gov were honored to unveil a monument dedicated to Jorge “Chico” Muñoz, founder of the Puerto Rican Festival of Massachusetts. Check it out at O’Day Park in the heart of the South End.
Photograph of a plaque for Jorge "Chico" Munoz.
August 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Mayor Wu kicks off Summer 2025 with the opening of the Frog Pond Spray Pool on Boston Common!
June 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Join the City of Boston’s Office of Fair Housing & Equity and help ensure every Bostonian has fair access to housing and opportunity.

📍 Based at City Hall
💼 Full-Time | 🕒 35 hrs/week
💰 $68K–$93K
🗓 Apply by 8/10/25
📧 rui.santos@boston.gov

🔗 Learn more & apply → boston.gov/career-center
June 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Boston Pride is a celebration of freedom and love. Join Mayor Wu as she kicks off Pride Month on City Hall Plaza.
June 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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The City of Boston’s Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion and the Department of Supplier Diversity invite you to the final White Stadium Contracting Opportunity Fair of the season.

🗓️ June 24, 2025
🕕 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 William E. Reed Auditorium

#boston #contractingopportunity #smallbusiness
June 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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🎥 Check out the video below to see what’s underway and what’s ahead for Boston's Reparations Task Force.

Learn more → boston.gov/reparations

#Boston #Reparations #Equity

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Boston Reparations Task Force: Studying the Past, Shaping the Future
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May 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Making Boston a home for everyone means investing in community year-round—and our block party grants help us do just that!

Residents and organizations can receive up to $750 to host block parties that bring communities together. 🥳

Visit boston.gov/blockparty to apply today!
civicorganizing.boston.gov Boston Office of Civic Organizing @civicorganizing.boston.gov · May 22
Block Party Grants are BACK! 🎉
Get up to $750 to bring your neighbors together for a summer block party.
Applications are open now through July 7!
Learn more at boston.gov/blockparty! #boston #blockparty2025
Graphic with text: This summer, host a Block Party Graphic with text: Block party 2025 Summer Grant Grants up to $750 are available! HOW TO APPLY: Secure a Play Street Closing Permit! Visit boston.gov/blockparty. Grant Application: Submit your application using the same platform as the Play Street Closing Permit at least four weeks before your event date. Note: Grant applications will be approved on a rolling basis and the deadline to apply is July 7, 2025. Graphic with text: QUESTIONS? attend the Block party info session! Virtual Session | 6-7 PM QUESTIONS BEFORE THE SESSION? Check out our Block Party Grant FAQ at Boston.gov/blockparty or email us at civicorganizing@boston.gov.
May 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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We’re sharing community-led events across Boston that uplift Black history, culture, and joy.

Check out these featured programs and explore more at:
📍 boston.gov/juneteenth

#JuneteenthBoston #BostonEvents
May 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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🚀 MONUM is hiring a Program Manager!

Lead bold civic projects, co-design with communities, and shape the future of Boston.

🧠 Ideal for creatives with experience in research, human-centered design & storytelling.

📅 Apply by May 25!
🔗 Learn more: content.boston.gov/departments/...

#CivicInnovation
May 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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🏳️‍🌈 Calling all community organizers, artists, advocates, and allies! 🏳️‍⚧️

✨ Submit your event to be featured on our official Pride Month page: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📍 All events must take place in June and be open to the public.

#BostonPride #PrideMonth #Pride2025 #CityOfBoston
May 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Mayor Haris Doukas of Athens, Greece, sign a Letter of Intent, deepening the ties between Boston and Athens and promoting long-term collaboration across the arts, business, research, innovation, higher education, and tourism.
May 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Mayor Wu & the Office of Black Male Advancement just launched the Equity Survey—part of our study to improve outcomes for Black men & boys in Boston. Share your voice & help shape future programs and policies. Take the survey today! #BostonEquity #BMA #mayorwu

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May 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Boston is suing the Trump Administration as it tries to cancel billions of dollars in critical housing and homelessness grants, alongside cities and counties across the US.

They want to force us to comply with unrelated and unconstitutional Executive Orders, but Boston doesn’t back down.
A screenshot of a press release. The City Seal is at the top of the image. Text reads: CITY OF BOSTON SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO DEFEND CRITICAL HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS FUNDING. Mayor Wu joins multicity lawsuit challenging HUD’s unlawful attempt to withhold $48 million in previously-awarded funds to provide housing and services for people experiencing homelessness. BOSTON - Monday, May 5, 2025 - Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that the City of Boston joined a lawsuit with cities and counties from across the United States to challenge the Trump Administration’s unlawful move to cancel $3.6 billion in grants for housing and homelessness prevention unless Boston and other communities agree to the President’s unconstitutional Executive Orders. The suit challenges the move by the Trump Administration to withhold nearly $48 million in previously-awarded funding for Boston to fight homelessness unless the City agrees to comply with a raft of new Executive Orders and grant conditions, which are unrelated to housing and likely unconstitutional. The Administration’s actions threaten billions in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care (CoC) program, the single largest source of federal funding Boston and other cities use to address homelessness. This lawsuit seeks to defend the City from executive overreach and many unlawful and arbitrary conditions being added to the CoC program. A screenshot of a press release. Text reads: “The Trump Administration is threatening to hold up nearly $48 million for Boston to tackle homelessness unless our City complies with unconstitutional Executive Orders,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “We are joining other cities and counties across the country to protect critical funding to prevent homelessness and house families in need. Boston will not back down on making our city a home for everyone.” The Continuum of Care program supports individuals experiencing homelessness and formerly homeless Boston residents with finding stable housing connected to health care, counseling, and other supportive services. Each year, the City of Boston works with local nonprofit organizations to assist more than 2,000 households experiencing homelessness —individuals, families, young adults, and veterans. These services are part of Boston’s broader “housing first” strategy, which focuses on helping people move into stable housing as quickly as possible with supports to help them stay housed. The actions by the Trump Administration threaten these resources and the housing that the City and its partners are able to provide. The new requirements from the federal government would force Boston and other cities to make legal promises that conflict with local laws, values, and long-standing efforts to support residents and connect them with stable housing. These include conditions related to immigration enforcement, health care, DEI, and how cities support transgender and gender-diverse individuals. If Boston agreed to these terms and was later found to be out of compliance based on this federal administration's unfounded and unsupported interpretation of the laws, the City could be forced to pay back all the grant money—up to three times the original amount—leaving thousands of residents without housing support and putting the City in an unnecessary position financially. A screenshot of a text release. Text reads: Each year, the Continuum of Care program funds services in Boston such as permanent supportive housing for people with disabilities, rapid re-housing for those exiting homelessness, and transitional housing for survivors of domestic violence and others in crisis. More than 18 nonprofit organizations receive this funding annually to do their work, including Metro Housing | Boston, Pine Street Inn, HomeStart, and Casa Myrna. These groups also employ more than 125 people with this support. “Our nonprofit partners work every day to make sure our most vulnerable residents have the housing and the support services that they need to stabilize their lives,” said Sheila Dillon, Chief of Housing. “The Continuum of Care federal funding is too important to be compromised by the federal administration’s unrelated policy agenda.” "We cannot allow the federal government to abdicate our collective responsibility to provide housing for our homeless and neediest residents, including veterans and those struggling with mental health issues. Boston will continue to fight for critical funding to care for our residents and will protect their basic rights," said Council President Ruthzee Louijeune. Boston joins seven other jurisdictions in filing this lawsuit in the federal Western District of Washington, including King County, WA; the City of New York, NY; the City of Columbus, OH; the City and County of San Francisco, CA and Pierce County and Snohomish County, WA.
May 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM