Pam Howland, Founder
Pam Howland, Founder
When I was 10 years old I watched nightly news of kids my age being blasted down a street by water cannons in Alabama. When I was 13 years old we lived in the suburbs outside Washington DC during the 1963 Poor Peoples March on Washington. I wanted to do something to make things right. Today, our country faces racial segregation through unrelenting economic chains on opportunity. I believe that none of us can rest until women and all people have equal access to quality education and good jobs.
My professional life has included organizing in public housing projects, working with women survivors of domestic violence, developing affordable housing and community economic development programs and building small homes. I currently direct a program under the University of Massachusetts Labor-Management Workplace Education Program called Community Works, funded by the Commonwealth Corporation. Through a large partnership of agencies, labor, industry and government, we conduct intensive 6-week Pre-Apprenticeship Training Programs to bring women and people of color into the building trades. In this job I have met more than 500 residents of Springfield and Holyoke who struggle against racial and gender bias to gain a foothold in our economy.
Economic and educational opportunities for women have the greatest impact on reducing poverty and bringing health and safety to their neighborhoods. All over the world women use business enterprises to improve the quality of life for themselves, their families and their communities. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with women who inspire me to join them in building a stronger and more sustainable future.
Email: pam@oldwindowworkshop.com
Previous blog posts at "OldWindowsNewJobs@wordpress.com and for BMRA.org newsletters
My professional life has included organizing in public housing projects, working with women survivors of domestic violence, developing affordable housing and community economic development programs and building small homes. I currently direct a program under the University of Massachusetts Labor-Management Workplace Education Program called Community Works, funded by the Commonwealth Corporation. Through a large partnership of agencies, labor, industry and government, we conduct intensive 6-week Pre-Apprenticeship Training Programs to bring women and people of color into the building trades. In this job I have met more than 500 residents of Springfield and Holyoke who struggle against racial and gender bias to gain a foothold in our economy.
Economic and educational opportunities for women have the greatest impact on reducing poverty and bringing health and safety to their neighborhoods. All over the world women use business enterprises to improve the quality of life for themselves, their families and their communities. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with women who inspire me to join them in building a stronger and more sustainable future.
Email: pam@oldwindowworkshop.com
Previous blog posts at "OldWindowsNewJobs@wordpress.com and for BMRA.org newsletters
