Priscila Sousa

Priscila Sousa earned a B.A. from Simmons University in 2009. Sousa's career experience includes working as a sales manager with Vivint Solar, a legal secretary with the Wagner Law Group, and a legal assistant with Foglia & Associates P.C. She has volunteered with The Progeria Research Foundation and has served on the boards of Hoops and Homework, Amazing Things Arts Center, and Framingham FORCE.[1]

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Current chair of the Framingham School Committee and Brazilian American citizen. Board member of Framingham FORCE, Hoops and Homework, Friends of Resiliency for Life and Purple Passion Planning Committee at Voices Against Violence & renewable energy professional.

As the first woman of color to occupy the seat of Framingham School Committee chair, I know what it’s like to fight for this community against insurmountable odds. I have done it at the municipal level for years. As a small business owner, I understand the concerns of the local entrepreneurs who came from different countries and are trying to revitalize our downtown and I am solutions driven. This district will need a worker, an advocate and a champion and that is exactly what I am.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Advocate for our public schools: Support a new southside school, high quality early education for all students and will fight for our share fair of state funding for our students.Support our local small businesses and Downtown Framingham: Bring local officials, business owners, social agencies and state partners together to develop a plan and obtain the resources to strengthen Downtown.Clean up our contaminated sites: our district needs a representative who will not just speak loudly about environmental justice, but take action to clean up contamination.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Among the many issues that affect women in my community, none has been more devastating than the second, silent epidemic we have been facing: mental health.

Women, especially those in marginalized communities, have had to sacrifice mental hygiene in order to focus on their family’s survival, financial stability, children’s education and caring for loved ones. More members of the population are reporting symptoms of depression, anxiety and emotional de-regulation. In that group, women are disproportionately represented. Our women are having to continue serving, working and moving without proper help in place and without the psychological stability to do it. This puts women at a significant risk for suicide, substance abuse, eating disorders and bodily harm, among others. Protection of working conditions for mental health professionals, counselors and social workers and other strategies to decrease the current mass exodus from burnout and expand much needed access to care.

The rise in domestic abuse during the past two years has been staggering and underreported. Framingham is fortunate to house organizations such as Voices Against Violence that provide tools for women to leave abusive situations safely. Organizations like this need to be supported and empowered. Legislators must be vocal advocates for the increase of protections over women to get help and to be isolated from their abusers, including a reevaluation of how bail for domestic abusers is handled.