Archive for the ‘Advocacy’ Category

Small Claims Advisory Service (SCAS)

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PBHA’s Small Claims Advisory Service (SCAS) helps advise individuals on their rights and options in small claims court through direct service, education, and advocacy. Many socio-economically-disadvantaged individuals are unaware of their rights, especially regarding consumer law, debt collection and landlord-tenant law. We believe that this

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Student Labor Action Movement (SLAM)

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PBHA’s Student Labor Action Movement is committed to activism and education in support of social and economic justice. SLAM campaigns have been directed toward worker and labor issues on campus and on a national level; they include the Living Wage Campaign and the Ethical Investments

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Harvard Undergraduate Legal Committee (HULC)

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PBHA’s Harvard Undergraduate Legal Committee arranges and supervises multiple programs. The Internship Program places undergraduates in public service law and advocacy firms in the Boston area. Based on interests expressed in their applications, volunteers are assigned to a legal organization. Some of these organizations focus

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Harvard Progressive Advocacy Group (HPAG)

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PBHA Harvard Progressive Advocacy Group works for community-directed social change in Massachusetts. Through our political advocacy efforts, we collaborate with marginalized communities as they build power. Currently, HPAG focuses on prison advocacy, working with the Criminal Justice department of the American Friends Service Committee on

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Environmental Action Committee

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PBHA’s Environmental Action Committee is Harvard’s undergraduate environmental organization. The EAC deals with a variety of environmental issues from campus through international levels. We are interested in spreading awareness of current topics, improving education on diverse ecological subjects, and organizing events and activities to celebrate

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