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CORI Friendly Employer List
This CORI Friendly Employers List is adapted from the website: www.jailtojob.com
BWA has added links to business websites to make it easier for job seekers to apply to these businesses. BWA, however, does not claim responsibility for the employers listed by jailtojob.com’s Ex-Offender Jobs List. (more…)
New CORI Laws and Regulations
See a 1 hour tutorial that explains the rules and regulations relating to the new CORI system “iCORI” and the requirements for hiring managers under the new CORI reform laws.
Tuesday Nov 8 is Election Day!
City Council Elections are Tuesday November 8th!
Check Out the Candidate’s Questionnaire developed by the BWA and NUBE under the Civic Engagement Initiative. Learn more about the 7 at-large candidates and where they stand!
* Download 2011 At-Large Councilor Questionnaire Responses *
CORI Reform Bill Info
See below for fact sheets and documents relating to the landmark CORI reform policies won in 2010 through a 5 year campaign led by BWA and our partners.
BWA CORI Reform in Massachusetts 2010 Final Fact Sheet (click to download)
Highlights of CORI Reform with legal citations (click to download)
Crime Bill 2010 Final Text (click to download)
CORI Sealing and Juvenile Sealing - Who Can See What? (click to download)
BWA CORI History Slideshow Final (click to download - low resolution version)
BWA Voter’s Guide: Get Registered, Educated and Activated
Vote for Power:
Q. If I have a CORI, can I vote?
A. Yes. In Massachusetts, no matter what is on your CORI, you have the right to vote. As long as you are not in jail, you can vote.
Q. Can you vote if you are incarcerated?
A. If you are incarcerated for a misdemeanors you can vote using an absentee ballot. If you are incarcerated for a felony, you cannot vote in Massachusetts.
Q. What is the last day to register to vote?
A. The last day to register is usually two weeks before the actual election day. You must be registered, if you want to vote.
Q. How do I register to vote?
A. If you have registered in the past, and have not moved, you do not need to re-register. You can get a voter registration card at the RMV, City Hall, or most colleges and vocational schools. You can also call 617-727-2828 to have a registration form sent to you. Or download a form: http://www.eac.gov/voter/Register%20to%20Vote
Coming Home Directory - Ex Offender Resources
Ex-Offender Resources is a project of the Prisoner Re-entry Working Group. You can click on the site below to check out the resource. There are suggestions for food, employment training, fuel, housing, transportation, medical, faith, etc.
Research & Writing on Criminal Records and Employment
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRPAHY
The following sources represent a survey of recent and widely reviewed literature surrounding the problem relating to unemployment and criminal records in the African American community. The literature documents the variety of problems that record holders face in finding good jobs, and also propose a landscape of possible areas for reform and improvement. Empirical and theoretical work, however, suggests that barriers to employment for ex-offenders will persist as features of post Civil Rights racism and neoliberal economic policies, unless new solutions to combat neighborhood divestment are brought forth.
Prepared by Aaron Tanaka for the Boston Workers Alliance (Nov 20th, 2006)
Who Are My Elected Officials?
Do you know who your state Representative and Senator are?
Find out by going to the website:
Fill in your address at the website above, and click “Find my election information.” Scroll down to District Representatives to find your Rep & Senator in the General Court (the State House).
Central Switchboard (call and ask for any rep by name)
617-722-2000
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BWA Partners / Supporters
Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE) www.ace-ej.org environmental justice and green jobs partner
American Friends Service Committee - www.afsc.org - peace & justice
Boston School Bus Union - www.bostonschoolbusunion.org - union, labor
City Life / Vida Urbana - www.clvu.org - housing, tenants associations, anti-displacement
Community Labor United - www.massclu.org - community and labor joint campaigns
Dimock Health Center - www.dimock.org - health services
Dorchester People for Peace - www.dotpeace.org - peace organization
Exprisoners and Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement (EPOCA) www.exprisoners.org - CORI reform partner
Greater Boston Legal Services - www.gbls.org - employment unit
ICA Group - www.ica-group.org - worker cooperatives consulting
Louis D. Brown Peace Institute - www.louisdbrownpeaceinstitute.org
Mass Legal Help - www.masslegalhelp.org - CORI and employment
Massachusetts Alliance to Reform CORI (MARC) - www.unionofminorityneighborhoods.org
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) - www.mlri.org - CORI Unit
Neighbor to Neighbor www.n2nma.org - statewide social and economic justice
North American Alliance for Fair Employment - www.fairjobs.org - labor, workers’ rights
Rosa Parks Human Rights Day Committee - www.brphrd.com - against racism, sexism, poverty & war
United for Justice with Peace - www.justicewithpeace.org - peace and justice organizing
Web Programming & Graphic Design - www.capedmaskedandarmed.com/portfolio