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Sep 2, 2010

Reporter’s Notebook: Lawton charges opponent with vandalizing his sign; I didn’t do it, says Henriquez

By Gintautas Dumcius for Dorchester Reporter

Candidate answers on abortion, gay marriage draw attention

Answers on gay marriage and abortion from state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz’s Democratic challenger are raising eyebrows in Jamaica Plain. Chang-Diaz, who is serving her first term representing the Second Suffolk District, and Roxbury attorney Hassan Williams face off in the Sept. 14 primary.

Last week, Williams headed into the lion’s den, attending a forum put together by the Jamaica Plain Progressives. Jamaica Plain is a stronghold of support for Chang-Diaz.

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Sep 1, 2010

Politics meets couture cuisine at MassEquality benefit

By Hannah Clay Wareham for Bay Windows

Provincetown Art Association & Museum hosted nearly 300 guests.

Attendees at MassEquality’s inaugural "Taste of P-town" benefit on Saturday, Aug. 28 felt the whisperings of fall in the cool evening air, but the crisp night didn’t keep anyone from crowding the raw bar on the patio of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum in P-town’s historic east end.

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Aug 23, 2010

Kara Suffredini Is New Executive Director at MassEquality

By Staff for MassNonProfit.org

August 20, 2010 — Kara Suffredini, an attorney with extensive experience running statewide advocacy campaigns, has been named the new executive director of MassEquality, which works to protect, promote and defend marriage equality and to advance lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights.

In addition to promoting a full equality agenda in Massachusetts, MassEquality, based in Boston, also supports other states in winning marriage equality.

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Aug 21, 2010

Somerville woman named MassEquality executive director

By Staff for Wicked Local Somerville

Somerville - MassEquality has named Kara Suffredini Esq. its new executive director. Suffredini was most recently director of Public Policy and Community Engagement for the Family Equality Council (FEC).

“We are thrilled,” said Sara Whitman, chairman of the MassEquality board of directors. “Kara is a talented attorney and policymaker and she has extensive experience running statewide advocacy campaigns. She is a visionary thinker and a highly regarded LGBT movement strategist. We are confident that Kara will bring us to the next level of LGBT advocacy in Massachusetts.”

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