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Suzanne Bremer for Somerville

Suzanne Bremer, Jane Peyrouse and their children
Photo courtesy of Marnie Crawford Samuelson


Suzanne's Story - Suzanne Bremer is a long time resident of Somerville.  A former member of AFSCME Local 3092, she coordinated voter registration drives at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Boston), and was involved in several local political campaigns, including her own run for mayor of Somerville.  Vice-Chair of the Ward 3 Democratic Committee, she is currently coordinating a study of small business lending practices for Union Square Main Streets and a member of the board of directors of the Community Action Agency of Somerville.  A librarian, working at the Global Development & Environment Institute at Tufts University, her area of expertise is access to information in support of sustainable development.  She has also been a visiting writer at the Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences.  She and her partner, Jane Peyrouse, have young two children, a son born in Hanoi, Vietnam and a daughter (born in Kathmandu, Nepal).