by Nathanael Shea, Director of Public Policy

• Lend your voice to eliminating void racial covenants in housing! MACDC member Harborlight Homes is leading the charge on removing old discriminatory language from property records, and their bill has a public hearing on Tuesday, October 21^st! You can find more information here, and Harborlight will provide lunch for all who attend! Please be in touch with Nancy Sanchez at nsanchez@harborlighthomes.org with any questions or to RSVP.
• The Coalition to Codify the MA Rental Voucher Program is continuing to advocate to the Joint Committee on Housing for a favorable report for this very sensible bill that is one of MACDC’s top legislative priorities. Please consider signing onto the letter that the coalition is sending to the committee. You can find the letter text here, and you can use this form to sign on. And if you want to submit your own testimony, you can use the following links to for all the information you’ll need: Testimony Guide; Fact Sheet; Extended Talking Points.
• The AHEAD Coalition is continuing to advocate for a favorable report on raising revenue for investments in affordable housing and climate justice. It’s not too late to submit testimony to the committee, but the deadline is coming up very soon! You can use our handy dandy Testimony Guide or the quick-click option of our Action Network tool.
• We’ve been engaged in a lot of ongoing advocacy with our coalition partners pushing for a Local Option Luxury Transfer Fee to fund affordable housing, and you can add your voice to the chorus quickly and easily by clicking here.
• Finally, we’re hearing that the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act will be having its hearing in mid-November. Please stay tuned for more information on how to lend your voice to that important anti-displacement cause!