Our Endorsement Process JP Progressives’ endorsement process involves a candidate questionnaire and forum, a community conversation to discuss our opinions as a group, and a recommendation from the JPP Steering Committee on which candidates to endorse. For this election, JPP also worked with Right to…
JPP’s Guide to the 2018 Primaries
JP Progressives Endorsements for the September 4th Elections The upcoming September 4th Primary has close races with big implications for Jamaica Plain and Boston. This primary election provides opportunities to become a more progressive and just Massachusetts. JP Progressives…
Progressivism During Trump: JPP Forum
By Maddie Howard “We’re all here and prepared to fight,†Leda Anderson of the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts emphasized to a standing-room-only crowd assembled in Jamaica Plain’s First Baptist Church last Thursday. On January 12th, JP Progressives, a Jamaica…
Activist Of The Year: Henia Handler
Help the JP Progressives honor an esteemed member as the JPP Activist of the Year! At our December 10 Membership Celebration, we will be honoring a good friend and supporter to the JP Progressives, our neighbor Henia Handler. Henia has been a steadfast progressive, working…
JPP Membership Celebration
The JP Progressives have been a part of Jamaica Plain since 2009. In that time we have: Hosted, filmed and posted the video for nearly a dozen candidate forums, including the first Democratic Primary Governors forum series in the state in…
The Boston City Council Impact On Our Issues
There are a number of ways that Boston City Councilors are making a difference in our city, and so many more ways in which they could. On issues we as progressives care about, here’s just a few ways the Elected Officials most accountable…