Josh Blanchfield

The latest from Lisa Belkin!
All in the (nonnuclear, totally unorthodox) family

Fast-moving technological and legal shifts are altering concepts of parentage and relationships. It turns out you can pick your own family.


http://news.yahoo.com/all-in-the--non-nuclear--totally-unorthodox--family-214743763.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma

All in the (nonnuclear, totally unorthodox) family Fast-moving technological and legal shifts are altering concepts of parenting and relationships. It turns out you can pick your own family.

Five arrested in MCC protest of city's racist hiring practices.

impoverished through disproportionate allocation of resources!

Friday's protest at the Hartford Walmart will also now include folks from http://www.berniesandersct.com/

11am at the Hartford Walmart, 495 Flatbush Ave.
https://www.facebook.com/BernieSandersConnecticut

Bernie Sanders Connecticut Team

"Sitting there with the Scarborough 11, I found myself thinking about how much the lines of family have expanded. We love some friends “like a brother”; we “adopt” our friends as family, host “friendsgivings,” list our best friends as our emergency contacts. People have multiple marriages, have children with different spouses, and in each case, the individuals involved decide what those relationships mean to them. In some ways, this household seems like an extension of that."

8 Adults, 3 Kids: Modern, Intentional Families Are on the Rise Intentional communities are on the rise — and under siege.

Thank you to everyone during this historic campaign!

Now it's time to get back to work:

3 weeks from today we're hitting the Flatbush Ave. WalMart for the annual Black Friday demonstrations!
http://www.protests.blackfriday/

11am in front of the Flatbush Ave. store in Hartford!

Protests.BlackFriday -- Attend a Black Friday Protest Near You! #Fastfor15 Stand with Walmart workers this Black Friday and join the

My own stepping up BIG TIME!

http://aftct.org/node/56382

Educators, Caregivers, and Public Employees Back Hartford Working Families' Candidates | AFT...

Josh Blanchfield is a middle school teacher in Hartford and a longtime community activist. As a member of the Scarborough 11, Josh is fighting to update Hartford's zoning regulations and to improve housing for all of Hartford's residents. He is also a member of Hartford Rising.

Vote Row C on November 3rd!

"From the start we've only wanted to live in peace," city teacher Joshua Blanchfield, one of the plaintiffs, said..."

We're not stopping, because we know we will win.



http://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-hartford-scarborough-reopen-case-1028-20151027-story.html

Federal Judge Grants Motion To Reopen 'Scarborough 11' Case HARTFORD — A federal judge has agreed to reopen the "Scarborough 11" case after accepting new arguments from the West End group that is suing the city over its definition of family.