BAR: Belmont Against Racism

01/12/2024

Join us on 1/21/24 at 3pm for the third annual walk for Henry Tapia. 45 Upland Rd. Please make donations to Henry’s Memorial scholarship at Belmontagainstracism.org and be sure to add a note « Henry Tapia scholarship ». Thank you for joining us for this annual event to keep Henry’s memory alive & commit to the work to build a safe community together. Belmont Human Rights Commission Belmont LGBTQ Alliance

01/12/2024

Join us for Belmont’s Annual MLK, Jr. Day breakfast. 1/15/24 at 9am. Registration links & QR code in the flyer below.

01/07/2024

Stand with us on 1/7/24 at 4pm on the MBTA bridge in Waverley Square. Bring signs ! See you outside !

12/27/2023

We mourn for lives lost and for our neighbors who are grieving. We urgently demand our elected officials to raise their voices and work for an immediate & long-term ceasefire.

12/27/2023

We mourn for lives lost and for our neighbors who are grieving. We urgently demand our elected officials to raise their voices and work for an immediate & long-term ceasefire.

12/09/2023

Sign away!!!!

We, members of the American labor movement, mourn the loss of life in Israel and Palestine. We express our solidarity with all workers and our common desire for peace in Palestine and Israel, and we call on President Biden and Congress to push for immediate ceasefire and end to the siege of Gaza.

11/23/2023

As you give Thanks this season, please make a donation to support children and families living through impossible hardship.

Doctors without borders & NAAcP are two of our recommendations.

Here is another suggestion that is especially important this year:

Learn more about 1for3's work in Palestine

11/04/2023

This month our standout will be dedicated to supporting the global ceasefire now movement. We believe in the rights of all people to live safely and free of discrimination and persecution. Join us to standup for our neighbors in Israel & occupied Palestine and across the globe in places like Sudan, Congo and US border where innocent lives are being endangered & lost at alarming rates and where not enough is being done by US government to protect them.

The standout is on Waverley MBTA bridge from 5-5:30.

Then go home & CALL YOUR ELCTEDs (for us in MA that’s Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey, Jake Auchincloss, Ayanna Pressley, Jim McGovern, Lori Trahan, Richard Neal, Bill Keating, Steve Lynch & Katherine Clark! … don’t forget to call the White House, too!)

Please note that after the standout there is a candlelight vigil organized in Belmont center at 5:30 that you may wish to join. Feel free to bring your ceasefire signs & request prayers for ceasefire. (Edited to say organizers of vigil prefer no signs & to focus on their prayers)

10/27/2023

Because silence is complicity!

Please do your part!

PHONE NUMBERS

White House (closed Mondays) Comments: 202-456-1111

Senators Elizabeth Warren Phone: (202) 224-4543 Ed Markey 202-224-2742

Congressional Representatives Neal Richard (202) 225-5601

Jim McGovern (Worcester district) (202) 225-6101

Lori Trahan (202) 225-3411

Jake Auchincloss (202) 225-5931

Katherine Clark (202) 225-2836

Seth Moulton (he is already showing concerns) (202) 225-8020

Ayanna Pressley (202) 225-5111

Stephen Lynch (202) 225-8273

William Keating (202) 225-3111

Mass Governor Governor Healey (617) 725-4005

State Senators Peter Durant (Shrewsbury) (617) 722-2060

Kate Donaghue (westborough)

(617) 722-2060 (press 5 after the message)

Reps Ryan Fattman (Shrewsbury)

(617) 722-1420 Michael Moore (westborough) (617) 722-1485

Thank you!

**Credit for this thorough information and call to action goes to our exceptional Belmont School Committee member, Jamal Saeh, in his post from earlier today.**