Call Your State Senator: No on S.1981 (September 4, 2015)
We have been working with the Massachusetts Alliance Against Predatory Lending (MAAPL) to create a system to help people who have been foreclosed…
Category: Issues
Call for Fall 2015 Newsletter Submissions (August 10, 2015)
We are starting a quarterly newsletter and would like your submissions. If you have any news articles or links to share for a…
Somerville Cryptoparty, Wed., Aug. 26, 6-9pm (August 7, 2015)
There will be a cryptoparty in Somerville on Wednesday, August 26th. It will be from 6-9pm at Parts and Crafts, 577 Somerville Ave,…
Join us for our 6th year at Freedom Rally (August 6, 2015)
We’re there every year because it’s a great time and a good opportunity to meet activists (aka…
Senate voting on CISA today. Tell Warren & Markey to vote no! (August 5, 2015)
Using the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) hack as an excuse, Congress is trying to ram through CISA, a new network security bill…
Help improve our public records laws today (July 21, 2015)
Massachusetts took a step closer to improving its public records law when the Judiciary Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight reported…
David and Goliath Hackathon: Thanks! (July 21, 2015)
Thanks to everyone who participated in the MAAPL hackathon. It was great to see eleven people turn out to help restore dignity and…
David and Goliath Hackathon: Fight against Predatory Lending, Sat., 7/18, 11am-2pm, Stone Soup Worcester (July 14, 2015)
Event: The David and Goliath Hackathon: Fight against Predatory Lending For: MAAPL ,The Mass Alliance Against Predatory Lending Who: Anybody with Computer Word…
Amazon, the ALA, and the Pay-Per-Page Model (July 12, 2015)
Amazon recently announced a new business model for ebooks. Essentially, they’re planning to sell books by the page. It’s an interesting business model,…
Fast Track Passes, Work to Stop the TPP (June 29, 2015)
Unfortunately the Senate voted to give the president fast track trade authority for six years. While the Massachusetts delegation voted against it, not…