Best Of BPR 11/22: Lyndia Downie On Ending Homelessness & Deval Patrick On Civic Engagement

Boston Public Radio hosts Margery Eagan and Jim Braude.

Best Of BPR 11/22: Lyndia Downie On Ending Homelessness & Deval Patrick On Civic Engagement

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About The Episode

Today, Andrea Cabral fills in for Jim:

Pine Street Inn executive director Lyndia Downie reflects on 40 years spent at the organization aimed at ending homelessness, and their big Thanksgiving plans.

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick discusses the grassroots organization foundational to democracy.

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Margery Eagan

Margery Eagan is the co-host of 89.7 WGBH’s midday program Boston Public Radio. She has worked with co-host Jim Braude for 18 years, first doing a TV show together at NECN then a radio show at WTKK. The duo came to WGBH in 2013.

Jim Braude

Jim Braude is the co-host of Boston Public Radio.During law school, Jim ran a small retail business in Provincetown (HUBE - Help Us Break Even!). He started his professional career as a legal services lawyer in the South Bronx handling housing and prisoners’ rights cases. He was the founder and first president of the National Organization of Legal Services Workers, a union representing staff in civil legal offices for the poor in 35 states. NOLSW helped lead the fight to preserve the national program when President Reagan proposed its abolition.

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