Bostonians just voted on ways to improve their communities with the City's dollars. Which ideas won?

Five winning projects from Boston’s first city-wide Participatory Budgeting vote to be announced tomorrow.
Boston City Council Calls on Mayor Wu to Release $5M for Resident-Led Budgeting Process

CONTACT: Helen "Homefries" Matthews, Communications Director, Center for Economic Democracy, homefries@economicdemocracy.us, 617-784-1731
Healey declared October "Coop Month" in MA, and a new report offers vision for how the City of Boston can strengthen the sector

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Residents urge Boston's Participatory Budgeting Office to avail all funds set aside for resident-led solutions

At its September 12th meeting, Boston residents from the Better Budget Alliance called on the City's Office of Participatory Budgeting and its Oversight Board to make all funds set aside for participatory budgeting available for use in the current cycle of the process.
Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power Secures Funding for MassCEO and Worker-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts

Contact: Helen "Homefries"  Matthews, Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power, homefries@economicdemocracy.usMassachusetts - The Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power (COWOP), a state-wide coalition dedicated to advancing businesses owned and governed collectively by...
Grassroots organizations unite to share FY25 budget equity demands with Boston City Councilors

Councilors and grassroots leaders convene at Grassroots Budget Briefing event
Boston coalition presents Mayor Wu with hundreds of residents' postcards demanding 1% of the budget for the people

CONTACT: Helen "Homefries" Matthews, Better Budget Alliance, homefries@economicdemocracy.us, 617-784-1731BOSTON, MA - As Mayor Wu prepares to unveil her proposal for the City's FY25 budget next week, local residents are urging her to dedicate 1% of the multi-billion-doll...
"The people deserve 1% of the budget": Boston coalition delivers hundreds of residents' postcards to Mayor Wu

CONTACT: Helen "Homefries" Matthews, Better Budget Alliance, homefries@economicdemocracy.us, 617-784-1731WHAT: Advocates deliver postcards to Mayor Wu calling for 1% of Boston's budget for new participatory budgeting processWHEN/WHERE: Wednesday, April 3rd, 3pm-4:30pm, m...
Advocates for worker-owned businesses across MA visit State House, call on legislators for support

“Worker ownership provides freedom and democracy, the values this building represents.”
The votes are in: City-wide grassroots coalition Better Budget Alliance reacts to results of Boston’s first participatory budgeting effort

Boston residents voted to fund six projects, including rental aid for young residents, food access, and support for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youth
Bostonians just voted on ways to improve their communities with the City's dollars. Which ideas won?

Five winning projects from Boston’s first city-wide Participatory Budgeting vote to be announced tomorrow.
Boston City Council Calls on Mayor Wu to Release $5M for Resident-Led Budgeting Process

CONTACT: Helen "Homefries" Matthews, Communications Director, Center for Economic Democracy, homefries@economicdemocracy.us, 617-784-1731
Healey declared October "Coop Month" in MA, and a new report offers vision for how the City of Boston can strengthen the sector

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Residents urge Boston's Participatory Budgeting Office to avail all funds set aside for resident-led solutions

At its September 12th meeting, Boston residents from the Better Budget Alliance called on the City's Office of Participatory Budgeting and its Oversight Board to make all funds set aside for participatory budgeting available for use in the current cycle of the process.
Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power Secures Funding for MassCEO and Worker-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts

Contact: Helen "Homefries"  Matthews, Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power, homefries@economicdemocracy.usMassachusetts - The Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power (COWOP), a state-wide coalition dedicated to advancing businesses owned and governed collectively by...
Grassroots organizations unite to share FY25 budget equity demands with Boston City Councilors

Councilors and grassroots leaders convene at Grassroots Budget Briefing event
Boston coalition presents Mayor Wu with hundreds of residents' postcards demanding 1% of the budget for the people

CONTACT: Helen "Homefries" Matthews, Better Budget Alliance, homefries@economicdemocracy.us, 617-784-1731BOSTON, MA - As Mayor Wu prepares to unveil her proposal for the City's FY25 budget next week, local residents are urging her to dedicate 1% of the multi-billion-doll...
"The people deserve 1% of the budget": Boston coalition delivers hundreds of residents' postcards to Mayor Wu

CONTACT: Helen "Homefries" Matthews, Better Budget Alliance, homefries@economicdemocracy.us, 617-784-1731WHAT: Advocates deliver postcards to Mayor Wu calling for 1% of Boston's budget for new participatory budgeting processWHEN/WHERE: Wednesday, April 3rd, 3pm-4:30pm, m...
Advocates for worker-owned businesses across MA visit State House, call on legislators for support

“Worker ownership provides freedom and democracy, the values this building represents.”