Jamaica Plain Progressives is a left-of-center activist organization that seeks to influence politics in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. All members of its steering committee are required to be dues-paying members of Progressive Mass, one of the primary organizations that seeks to push for far-left legislation and politicians in Massachusetts state politics.

Background

Jamaica Plain Progressives was founded in 2009 to influence local and state politics in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood Boston, Massachusetts. ¹ The organization seeks to influence politics along left-of-center and far-left lines, including support for weather-dependent forms of energy and race-centric social policies. ¹

Membership

In order for a resident of Jamaica Plain to join the steering committee of Jamaica Plain Progressives, applicants for membership must be registered voters, committed to the left-of-center principles outlined by the organization, and be dues-paying members of Progressive Mass, one of the primary organizations that seeks to push for far-left legislation and politicians in Massachusetts state politics. ²

Leadership

Jamaica Plain Progressives is led by co-chairs Anne (Annie) Rousseau and Ziba Cranmer. ³

Annie Rosseau is the chief financial officer and member of the board of directors of Metro Housing Boston, the primary housing agency for Boston. ⁴ She holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Episcopal Divinity School. ⁴ Rousseau is also a commissioner for the Boston Human Rights Commission. ⁵

Ziba Cranmer is the director of BU SPARK!, an initiative at Boston University that seeks to develop entrepreneurship and innovation in computing. ⁶ Previously, Cranmer was the director of the sustainable business and innovation lab at Nike. ⁶

1. “About JPP” Jamaica Plain Progressives. https://www.jpprogressives.com/about-jpp/
2. “About” Progressive Mass. https://www.progressivemass.com/about/
3. “Introducing the 2022 JP Progressive Steering Committee” Jamaica Plain Progressives. https://www.jpprogressives.com/2022/04/introducing-the-2022-jp-progressive-steering-committee/
4. “Leadership” Metro Housing Boston. https://www.metrohousingboston.org/about/our-leadership/
5.  “Anne Rosseau” Boston Human Rights Commission. https://www.boston.gov/departments/boston-human-rights-commission/anne-rousseau
6. “Ziba Cranmer” Boston University. https://www.bu.edu/hic/profile/ziba-cranmer/