The Fun Agenda: The Serious Work of Making MA More Fun

IN-PERSON REGISTRATION: tinyurl.com/SEPT30-INPERSON VIRTUAL REGISTRATION: tinyurl.com/SEPT30-VIRTUAL What would it take to make Massachusetts a more lively, welcoming, and engaging place to live, work, and gather? This conversation will explore the policy implications of the “fun agenda,” including proposals such as restoring happy hour, extending bar closing times, and creating more opportunities for cultural, social, and economic activity across the Commonwealth. Panelists will consider the competing interests, implementation challenges, and questions of equity, safety, economic development, and community impact that shape this emerging policy debate. Panelists include Julian Cyr, Senator, Massachusetts State Senate; Meg Ribera, General Counsel, Senator Julian Cyr; Kate Dineen, President and CEO, A Better City; Corean Reynolds, Inaugural Director of Nightlife Economy, City of Boston with moderation by Rappaport Center Advisory Board member Tanisha Sullivan, Associate General Counsel, Sanofi and President of NAACP Boston. Co-sponsored by PILF.