SO MANY CANDIDATES! SO MANY FORUMS!
Dear Neighbor,
People want to know more about all the candidates running in the cities in our district, and I'm trying to keep track of candidate forums and questionnaires. Let me know what else you know about! I'll be doing a Labor Day newsletter very soon.
Medford
The Medford Democratic City Committee hosted a City Council Candidate Forum last week. Watch online here. Thanks to "30kdays" for posting this transcript on Reddit, along with this table, including links to candidates' websites and other videos.
Somerville
Tuesday, September 2: online Mayoral Candidate Forum, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A link to register is here. There will be simultaneous interpretation into Spanish.
Sponsors: Somerville Stands Together, 350MA Cambridge/Somerville, Community Action Agency of Somerville, Friends of the Community Growing Center, Greater Boston Labor Council, Groundwork Somerville, Mothers Out Front – Somerville, Padres Latinos, Racial Justice Collaborative, Somerville Educators Union and The Welcome Project.
Thurs, Sept 4: Ward 3 Somerville School Committee Candidates Forum, 7:00 pm, Somerville High School, Lower Cafeteria. sponsored by Ward 3 Democratic Committee
Friday, September 5: town hall about library and school issues, 7 to 8 p.m. with the three mayoral candidates. East Somerville Community School, 50 Cross St. Organized by the Somerville Public Library Foundation, Friends of the Somerville Public Library and the Somerville Council of PTAs. Pizza, drinks and books will be available beforehand.
Mon, Sept 8: Somerville Democratic Committee City Councilors At-large Candidates Forum. 7:00 PM, Somerville High School, Lower Cafeteria
Somerville for Palestine held forums and posted candidate responses to their questionnaire here.
Somerville YIMBY's questionnaire responses and endorsements are here.
Cambridge
Wed. Sept. 10, A Better Cambridge (ABC) holds City Council Candidate Forum. 6pm at the Cambridge Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave. in Central Square. Register here to attend in-person or by zoom. Only candidates who have responded to their questionnaire will appear.
Mon., Sept.15: School Committee Candidates Forum: 6:30-8:30pm, CSUS/King-Open Auditorium, sponsored by Cambridge Advanced Learning Association
Thurs., Sept. 25: School Committee Candidate Forum sponsored by Cambridge Progressive Electoral Collaboration, 6:00pm, CRLS Cafeteria
Tues., Sept. 30: City Council Candidate Forum sponsored by Cambridge Progressive Electoral Collaboration, 6:00pm, CRLS Cafeteria
Wed., Oct. 8: Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association Candidate Night, 7:00-9:30pm (Rivermark, 808-812 Memorial Drive)
Wed. Oct 15: City Council Candidate Forum sponsored by Porter Square Neighbors Association, 7:00pm-9:00pm (Lesley University Hall, 1815 Mass. Ave.). First panel (7:00pm):
Middle panel (7:40pm): Last panel (8:20pm):
Thurs, Oct 23: 6:00-8:00pm: City Council Candidates Forum - sponsored by YWCA Cambridge and CEOC, 7 Temple St. [YWCA Building], doors open at 5:30pm
Thanks to Robert Winters for posting these events on Cambridge Civic Journal! He also posted a page with links to all the candidates' websites and finance information here.
Stay in touch,
Pat Jehlen