Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye)
@etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social
Worcester City Councilor. Community organizer. Housing, homelessness policy expert. Electoral politics leader. Advocacy and building power focused. Mom of two precious boys. #worcpoli
Whatever happened to the Civilian Review Board? The one thing that the CoC leader threw a temper tantrum on?
It’ll be now up to the new councilor.
It’ll be now up to the new councilor.
December 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Whatever happened to the Civilian Review Board? The one thing that the CoC leader threw a temper tantrum on?
It’ll be now up to the new councilor.
It’ll be now up to the new councilor.
Much needed fun time at last night’s Neighbor to Neighbor celebration w/ Kevin and friends. 🫶
December 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Much needed fun time at last night’s Neighbor to Neighbor celebration w/ Kevin and friends. 🫶
In a stunning development, the Turtleboy Statue in Worcester was awarded the Peace Prize by the Worcester Antifa. ✌️
December 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
In a stunning development, the Turtleboy Statue in Worcester was awarded the Peace Prize by the Worcester Antifa. ✌️
For folks who were not able to make it to the Pleasant St/Route 122 pedestrian and bicyclist improvements, here is the handout given at the meeting:
www.mass.gov/doc/massdot-...
www.mass.gov/doc/massdot-...
handout.pdf
drive.google.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
For folks who were not able to make it to the Pleasant St/Route 122 pedestrian and bicyclist improvements, here is the handout given at the meeting:
www.mass.gov/doc/massdot-...
www.mass.gov/doc/massdot-...
The generosity of my friends & people I’ve never met is the biggest blessing of this stressful year, besides my family never leaving my side. And even those who continue to treat me treated me w/ anger & hate, I’m learning to let go, slowly. It’s quite a feeling.
December 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The generosity of my friends & people I’ve never met is the biggest blessing of this stressful year, besides my family never leaving my side. And even those who continue to treat me treated me w/ anger & hate, I’m learning to let go, slowly. It’s quite a feeling.
Worcester pedestrian safety will always come at a cost but some will never care. Bcs theatrics will take precedence.
December 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Worcester pedestrian safety will always come at a cost but some will never care. Bcs theatrics will take precedence.
Bunch of national electeds calling Trump's racist and xenophobic rant about Somalians "hatred". No. Call it what it is: racism and xenophobia. "Hatred" camouflages and softens the language. He's using white supremacist language. So, call it that. Anti-Black racism and xenophobia.
December 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Bunch of national electeds calling Trump's racist and xenophobic rant about Somalians "hatred". No. Call it what it is: racism and xenophobia. "Hatred" camouflages and softens the language. He's using white supremacist language. So, call it that. Anti-Black racism and xenophobia.
This is an unacceptable and completely unprofessional frame from the top health official in the City.
www.telegram.com/story/news/h...
www.telegram.com/story/news/h...
Worcester health official sounds alarm over mpox cases in city
The recent emergence of two cases of mpox in Worcester raises concerns especially among the homeless population, the city's medical director says.
www.telegram.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is an unacceptable and completely unprofessional frame from the top health official in the City.
www.telegram.com/story/news/h...
www.telegram.com/story/news/h...
I love how "new bike lanes" is the headline, when this project is SO MUCH more.
Anyways, show up to support something that includes ADA complaint ramps, new sidewalks and general pedestrian and bicylicst safety measures.
www.thegardnernews.com/story/news/l...
Anyways, show up to support something that includes ADA complaint ramps, new sidewalks and general pedestrian and bicylicst safety measures.
www.thegardnernews.com/story/news/l...
New bike lanes planned for Pleasant Street in Worcester; hearing set
A proposed $4 million project would add 5-foot-wide bike lanes and sidewalks to a stretch of Pleasant Street that runs to the Holden line.
www.thegardnernews.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I love how "new bike lanes" is the headline, when this project is SO MUCH more.
Anyways, show up to support something that includes ADA complaint ramps, new sidewalks and general pedestrian and bicylicst safety measures.
www.thegardnernews.com/story/news/l...
Anyways, show up to support something that includes ADA complaint ramps, new sidewalks and general pedestrian and bicylicst safety measures.
www.thegardnernews.com/story/news/l...
MassDOT is holding a public meeting re: Pleasant Street/Rt.122 pedestrian & bicyclists improvement project. West Tatnuck Elementary school, 300 Mower St, 6:30 pm.
December 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
MassDOT is holding a public meeting re: Pleasant Street/Rt.122 pedestrian & bicyclists improvement project. West Tatnuck Elementary school, 300 Mower St, 6:30 pm.
I am so glad the National Low Income Housing Coalition is suing the Trump Admin for the new rules that slash permanent supportive housing funding & imposing work-education and forced drug treatment in return for accessing Transitional Housing.
mailchi.mp/nlihc/rw_sta...
mailchi.mp/nlihc/rw_sta...
NLIHC President & CEO Renee M. Willis Statement - Litigation on HUD's 2025 CoC NOFO
mailchi.mp
December 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I am so glad the National Low Income Housing Coalition is suing the Trump Admin for the new rules that slash permanent supportive housing funding & imposing work-education and forced drug treatment in return for accessing Transitional Housing.
mailchi.mp/nlihc/rw_sta...
mailchi.mp/nlihc/rw_sta...
Affordable Housing District policy 🧵
In last week's City Council meeting, I proposed Worcester expedites a policy that is outlined in the Worcester Now|Next and Housing Production plan: establish an Affordable Housing Overlay District.
In last week's City Council meeting, I proposed Worcester expedites a policy that is outlined in the Worcester Now|Next and Housing Production plan: establish an Affordable Housing Overlay District.
December 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Affordable Housing District policy 🧵
In last week's City Council meeting, I proposed Worcester expedites a policy that is outlined in the Worcester Now|Next and Housing Production plan: establish an Affordable Housing Overlay District.
In last week's City Council meeting, I proposed Worcester expedites a policy that is outlined in the Worcester Now|Next and Housing Production plan: establish an Affordable Housing Overlay District.
Man, thank you to all the (mostly) Albanian women who have reached out from across the country to say encouraging words and express solidarity. It means so much. It truly does.
December 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Man, thank you to all the (mostly) Albanian women who have reached out from across the country to say encouraging words and express solidarity. It means so much. It truly does.
What makes me really sad about Worcesters current & soon-to-be electeds reactionary regressive and handful stance on the alarming of families suffocated by housing costs is their willful absurd irresponsible stance on housing policy.
x.com/newshour/sta...
x.com/newshour/sta...
PBS News on X: "The skyrocketing cost of living has left millions of people struggling to afford a place to live despite working at full-time jobs or a number of part-time jobs. Journalist @brian_goldstone, author of “There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America,” joined @AliRogin" / X
The skyrocketing cost of living has left millions of people struggling to afford a place to live despite working at full-time jobs or a number of part-time jobs. Journalist @brian_goldstone, author of “There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America,” joined @AliRogin
x.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What makes me really sad about Worcesters current & soon-to-be electeds reactionary regressive and handful stance on the alarming of families suffocated by housing costs is their willful absurd irresponsible stance on housing policy.
x.com/newshour/sta...
x.com/newshour/sta...
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The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Spent last two days sick again this time w/ out of the blue painful muscle spasm in my back. My mom theorizes it’s the stress & work I’ve been carrying on my back. You know what? I think she’s so right. It’s the somatic response to this horrible year. Where do you all manifest your stress?
November 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Spent last two days sick again this time w/ out of the blue painful muscle spasm in my back. My mom theorizes it’s the stress & work I’ve been carrying on my back. You know what? I think she’s so right. It’s the somatic response to this horrible year. Where do you all manifest your stress?
Reposted by Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye)
Northwestern joins the growing list of US universities which are caving to Trump by agreeing to illegally ban trans people from facilities.
Banning trans people from bathrooms is illegal in Illinois, as affirmed by law and a court ruling.
www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-inform...
Banning trans people from bathrooms is illegal in Illinois, as affirmed by law and a court ruling.
www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-inform...
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Northwestern joins the growing list of US universities which are caving to Trump by agreeing to illegally ban trans people from facilities.
Banning trans people from bathrooms is illegal in Illinois, as affirmed by law and a court ruling.
www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-inform...
Banning trans people from bathrooms is illegal in Illinois, as affirmed by law and a court ruling.
www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-inform...
Wow. This is….incredible. I can’t wait to dig into the details.
NEW — Today, Cook County became the first county in the U.S. to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income at the county level.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
Cook County becomes the first county in the US to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income • The TRiiBE
On Thursday, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the FY 2026 budget, which includes $7.5 million to fund the county’s guaranteed basic income program.
thetriibe.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Wow. This is….incredible. I can’t wait to dig into the details.
I'm excited to join my friend @vickmohanka.bsky.social Sierra Club Executive Dir & Cambridge Councilor-elect Ayah Al-Zubi to talk about local climate progress & the state of climate and environmental policy.
Join in-person. Fri, Dec 12, 5 pm. RSVP by Dec 3rd: lnkd.in/e3V4xdY8
Join in-person. Fri, Dec 12, 5 pm. RSVP by Dec 3rd: lnkd.in/e3V4xdY8
November 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I'm excited to join my friend @vickmohanka.bsky.social Sierra Club Executive Dir & Cambridge Councilor-elect Ayah Al-Zubi to talk about local climate progress & the state of climate and environmental policy.
Join in-person. Fri, Dec 12, 5 pm. RSVP by Dec 3rd: lnkd.in/e3V4xdY8
Join in-person. Fri, Dec 12, 5 pm. RSVP by Dec 3rd: lnkd.in/e3V4xdY8
The Red Metro unhinged Fb
Mod, Jay Givan, is a creep. He follows me in court, while taking videos of me behind the court room door. Showed up today at the Albanian Ind. Day celebration. 2 years ago drove by my house taking vid of me.
Dude. Do you have women issues?
Mod, Jay Givan, is a creep. He follows me in court, while taking videos of me behind the court room door. Showed up today at the Albanian Ind. Day celebration. 2 years ago drove by my house taking vid of me.
Dude. Do you have women issues?
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The Red Metro unhinged Fb
Mod, Jay Givan, is a creep. He follows me in court, while taking videos of me behind the court room door. Showed up today at the Albanian Ind. Day celebration. 2 years ago drove by my house taking vid of me.
Dude. Do you have women issues?
Mod, Jay Givan, is a creep. He follows me in court, while taking videos of me behind the court room door. Showed up today at the Albanian Ind. Day celebration. 2 years ago drove by my house taking vid of me.
Dude. Do you have women issues?
It is always so beautiful to celebrate Albanian Independence Day. Though stormy, it was gorgeous.
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It is always so beautiful to celebrate Albanian Independence Day. Though stormy, it was gorgeous.
I’ve kept a recurring donation to Tuscon Samaritans (www.tucsonsamaritans.org) the folks giving humanitarian support to migrants crossing the border. I joined them 5 years ago. My energy now turns to BIJAN www.beyondbondboston.org & volunteering for them.
Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network (BIJAN)
www.beyondbondboston.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I’ve kept a recurring donation to Tuscon Samaritans (www.tucsonsamaritans.org) the folks giving humanitarian support to migrants crossing the border. I joined them 5 years ago. My energy now turns to BIJAN www.beyondbondboston.org & volunteering for them.
I am still reflecting on this analysis. And also on this piece I read this morning & which landed hard too.
www.blackagendareport.com/mamdani-and-...
www.blackagendareport.com/mamdani-and-...
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I am still reflecting on this analysis. And also on this piece I read this morning & which landed hard too.
www.blackagendareport.com/mamdani-and-...
www.blackagendareport.com/mamdani-and-...
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Absolutely and why I'll keep showing up whenever @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social needs us to. Grateful to be in a community that has people like her that put themselves between ice and her constituents. Even if some of our neighbors don't see it that way.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Absolutely and why I'll keep showing up whenever @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social needs us to. Grateful to be in a community that has people like her that put themselves between ice and her constituents. Even if some of our neighbors don't see it that way.