Pola is originally from Puerto Rico. The neighborhood has changed a lot since then, for better and worse. Aside from the drugs and the violence, she said, developers are putting up large buildings and trying to force some people out. Pola is currently locked up in a legal battle over her condo on Calumet Street. For Pola, inclusivity is the most beautiful part of community organizing.
She loves bringing people from different backgrounds together for a common purpose. Her favorite parts of Mission Hill are the people. Pola likes seeing more students moving to the area.
According to her, long-time residents should accept the students, involve them in the community and possibly look to them for solutions. However, she wants students to stay out of Mission Main, a housing development that she believes is supposed to be for families. MissionHill is a collection of their stories. City council race: Michael Bianchi running for District 9. City council race: John E.
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In addition, Pola participated in the Bilingual Masters Parents Advisory Council, involved in overseeing the implementation of the Voluntary Lau Compliance Plan, a agreement that outlined the responsibilities of the Boston Public School system in providing education to bilingual students. During the s and early s, Pola also completed her undergraduate education and worked toward her master's in urban planning at Tufts University.
From December to June , Pola directed the Project to Monitor the Code of Discipline at the Massachusetts Advocacy Center now known as Massachusetts Advocates for Children , a non-profit organization focusing on the needs of children in the Commonwealth.
The Project to Monitor the Code of Discipline was a federally-funded program to oversee the city-wide implementation of the Code of Discipline, a set of uniform rules and regulations enacted by the Boston School Committee to counteract the high rate of suspensions involving minority students. In Pola became the first Latina to run for statewide office, running unsuccessfully for state representative of Suffolk County's 17th District Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill. Following her campaign, she worked as a liaison to the Hispanic community during Raymond Flynn's successful bid in the race to be Boston's mayor.
Following Flynn's inauguration in January, , Pola was one of Flynn's first appointees, chosen to serve as the director of the newly-formed Office of Constituent Services and later as senior advisor on human needs until resigning in October After leaving City government Pola returned to community-based activism.
Casey Foundation as a pilot project focused on providing mental health services to children and youth. Pola is the recipient of many awards, including a Governor's award for service to the minority community in Boston during the Dukakis Administration, and a National Conference of Puerto Rican Women citation in recognition of outstanding volunteerism in voter registration. Chronology Carmen A. Mary's Church, Oakland, California.
Kerrigan lawsuit filed against Boston Public Schools for failure to successfully integrate the school system. Organizes Perez v. Boston Housing Authority class action lawsuit to provide decent public housing. Kerrigan as they seek to protect bilingual education programs in the city. Additional Description. Overview Community activist Carmen A. In she moved to the continental United States with her family, settling briefly in the Bronx, New York, before moving to Oakland, California, where the family worked in agriculture.
In she married Juan Pola, and they have five children. While in California, Pola became involved in community activism, participating in a number of grassroots organizations concerned with education and youth activism, including La Raza Educators and young Catholic Workers. Pola quickly became involved in community activism, helping to organize tenants in Mission Hill and coordinating a class action lawsuit, Perez v.
Boston Housing Authority, to force the City to comply with existing sanitary codes. Kerrigan, in response to desegregation policies that threatened the viability of bilingual education programs in the Boston Public Schools. Pola was also involved in the Bilingual Masters Parents Advisory Council which oversaw the implementation of the Voluntary Lau Compliance Plan, a agreement that outlined the responsibilities of the Boston Public Schools in providing education to bilingual students.
Overview The Carmen A. System of Arrangement: Organized into 8 series: 1. Early Activism, 3. However, that didn't stop her from diving into community issues.
Before retiring, Pola's employment career included a job with the Mayor's Office of Constituent Services and positions as a recruiter for medical schools and as a consultant on human services issues.
Her advocacy work and volunteerism continue at a frenetic pace. Ask what projects are next, and Pola has a list: preserving affordable housing to keep longtime residents from being squeezed out of the neighborhood, helping older residents who are dealing with addiction problems and writing about social issues.
Passing on to the next generation of activists the knowledge gained from her years of community organizing is of growing importance to Pola. It's not science, just commitment," she said. There's too much to do. My mother is 93 and she is still active. She has set a good example. Visit the AARP home page and discover something new. You are leaving AARP.
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