Introducing our BRJE Board! 📢👏 Meet Alec, one of our most recent board members to join the team. Lebovitz is a Brookline Town Meeting Member representing Coolidge Corner and a member of the Brookline Advisory Committee. Alec is very active within the community and has led local initiatives including the passage of local protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care, advocating for rent stabilization and tenant protections, and the creation of the Brookline Youth Council. We’re so lucky to have him as part of our team! 🤩
Brookline for Racial Justice & Equity
Civic and Social Organizations
Brookline, MA 456 followers
Let's eliminate racism in Brookline.
About us
BRJE’s mission is to eliminate racism in Brookline, Massachusetts. We envision an accessible and inclusive Brookline where people of color live, learn, work, visit, build power, and thrive free of racism and oppression. We’ll get there by building an informed, motivated, and organized constituency for racial justice while leveraging our collective power to reshape the systems around us. Our focus areas are: Access: Ensuring that people of color can afford to live in Brookline by eliminating restrictive barriers to housing, childcare, early education, recreation programs, food, and other essentials. Inclusion: Ensuring that people of color can meaningfully participate in social and civic life by eliminating barriers to political participation and by actively enforcing civil rights protections. Opportunity: Ensuring that the health, environmental, and educational benefits of Brookline are maximized for people of color while creating effective pathways to economic mobility. Our work includes: Building strong, loving, and mutually supportive relationships between and among communities of color and allies in Brookline. Educating Brookline residents on the negative impacts of racial inequities and the merits of racially just policies and practices. Increasing the representation of people of color and racial justice allies in leadership and decision-making roles. Working in partnership with local government and community organizations to design and implement racially just policies and practices. Amplifying voices of communities of color, motivating allies toward action, and pressing leaders on matters of racial justice. Holding our community accountable for making measurable progress by conducting research and sharing data on key metrics. #racism
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https://brje.org
External link for Brookline for Racial Justice & Equity
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 1 employee
- Headquarters
- Brookline, MA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2023
- Specialties
- Racial Justice, Racial Equity, Access, Inclusion, Opportunity, and Nonprofit
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202 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445, US
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Wow! Thanks to everyone who attended BRJE's brunch Friendraiser event at Esmai’s this past weekend, what a hit! 🥂🥞 We gathered some of Massachusetts’ most prolific progressive champions to strengthen bonds, cultivate relationships, and celebrate with some yummy food and cocktails of course. Special thanks to Esmai’s Cafe for hosting us in their space and all those in attendance! #Nonprofit #NonprofitBoston #Community
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See the full results: https://lnkd.in/efMCi7wM Watch the presentation: https://lnkd.in/eVHzmZz3
Great coverage of our Brookline for Racial Justice & Equity survey. “[People of color] are leading the way, saying ‘yes, we need to be shifting resources, we need to be increasing taxes,’” Fernandez said. “The folks of color that are represented in this survey are people who have found a way, at least for now, to live in Brookline. Not represented in this survey are all the people who could be living in Brookline if we were to address these issues more meaningfully.”
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Join us for an engaging discussion on the intersection of race and policy in #Brookline. Info: https://lnkd.in/e85p8N8s You'll be the first to see the findings of our inaugural community survey, conducted in partnership with The MassINC Polling Group. We'll also be joined by an expert panel sharing their insights and taking your questions. Panelists include: Deborah Brown, Board President of the Brookline Community Development Corporation J. Malcolm Cawthorne, Public Schools of Brookline METCO Director Chris Chanyasulkit, PhD, MPH, Past President of the American Public Health Association (APHA) Whether you're a resident or just curious about the topic, don't miss out on this important discussion! This event will be held virtually via Zoom.
Race & Policy in Brookline
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Watch: Brookline Racial Justice Candidates Forum How do Select Board candidates compare in their responses to racial inequities in housing, policing, contracting, budgeting, and more? And what did each candidate say they learned from the Gerald Alston case? We’ve got the answers. Watch the forum now at BRJE.org. Thanks to our friends at Brookline Interactive Group for their support!
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Where do #Brookline School Committee and Select Board candidates stand on critical issues related to racial justice and equity? Join us at our 6th Annual Racial Justice Candidate Forum to find out. This event will be in person on Monday, April 29, 6-8pm on the 6th floor of Brookline Town Hall and live-streamed at BRJE.org courtesy of Brookline Interactive Group. RSVP here and we’ll send you a reminder: https://lnkd.in/e4QhYQtU Got a question you think we should ask the candidates? Submit it here: https://lnkd.in/e8wpGPRV
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Brookline residents – another round of postcard invites have gone out to 10,000 households. Check your mail and complete our community survey today! Learn more about us at BRJE.org.
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We're excited to partner with The MassINC Polling Group to launch a racial equity survey of Brookline residents. If you get a survey in the mail, please follow the QR code and complete it. If someone you know gets a survey, please encourage them to complete it. Your responses will help us craft a thoughtful approach to eliminating racism in Brookline. Let us know what's up!
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