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I think that people should take more active roles in their communities. People are spending time working to make ends meet and can’t take part in social and political movements.—Andre Boone, Patient Access Coordinator, Brockton
Get out there, march, make your voice heard. It can make a difference.—Anthony, Student, Dorchester
Get more involved in their communities. I’m in a homicide survivors group. There are things you can do other than going on Facebook and complaining.—Charmise Galloway, Program Coordinator, Roxbury
Focus on raising children and helping other people raise children. The world is changing rapidly. The next generation has to take over where we left off.—Karina Friedmann, Freelance Writer, Jamaica Plain
I wish mothers and fathers could get their children off their phones and electronic devices and show them what community is about.—Ramona Jones, Retired, Jamaica Plain
Live the legacy of Dr. King and fight for justice in the streets. If they don’t hear us at the ballot box or in Congress, they will in the streets.—Stevan Kirschbaum, Union Vice President, Jamaica Plain
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