Honoring Women of the House
25th Annual Debs-Thomas-Bernstein Awards
Massachusetts State Representatives
Anne Paulsen and Pat Jehlen
Thursday, June 13, 2002
Event Scrapbook
Whether struggling over fair taxes, affordable health care or housing, fair labor practices or the environment, few Beacon Hill legislators have fought for progressive politics as consistently or effectively as our 2002 honorees, Representatives Jehlen and Paulsen, Co-Chairs of the Massachusetts Progressive Caucus.
 |
The gathered comrades listen raptly |
| As Ellen Feingold, one of the first recipients of Boston's Debs-Thomas awards, describes a life in socialism. |  |
 |
Honoree Pat Jehlen's award was presented by former Cambridge Mayor and Single Payer activist Barbara Ackerman. |
| While Anne Paulsen's was presented by Tax Equity Alliance of Massachusetts Director Jim St. George |  |
| Boston DSA Co-Chair Mike Pattberg took an unprecedented turn at the microphone. (Way to go, Mike!) Meanwhile, Master of Ceremonies, Brookline State Rep. Frank Smizik kept everything running smoothly... |
 |
 |
 |
 |
While DSA National Director Frank Llewellyn told us why the world needs DSA, and explained upcoming work around the "Confronting the Low Wage Economy" project. Of course, honorees get to eat and socialize, as well as make speeches... |
 |
And of course, for socialists, the political debate never ceases. Feel like you missed out? Join us in 2003!! |
Awards Committee
Barbara Ackermann, Doug Butler, Kathy Casavant, DSA Executive Board, Harris Gruman, Julia Johnson, Eleanor LeCain, Rep. Jim Marzilli, Judy Meredith, Marcia Peters, Ald. Denise Provost, Rep. Byron Rushing, Rep. Frank Smizik, Jim St. George
The Awards
Boston DSA has presented these awards annually since 1977 in memory of Eugene Debs, Norman Thomas and Julius Bernstein, and to raise funds to support the work of the Chapter. Debs and Thomas were national leaders of the Socialist Party; Bernstein was a socialist leader on a local level who was a major contributor to the labor, civil rights and tenants’ movements. Previous award recipients include Bob Haynes of the AFL-CIO, Maude Hurd of ACORN, Ed Clark of UNITE and Deborah Meier of the Mission Hill School.
| Home | Site Index | Yankee Radical | Links |