Greater Boston Teens Against Systemic Racism

06/09/2020

The vimeo stream for the Newton City Council deliberations. The NPD budget is being discussed right now.

https://vimeo.com/427184569

06/08/2020

Attached to this post is a link to the Newton City Council meeting at 7:00 and another link to a petition regarding NPD funding.
https://www.change.org/p/ruthanne-fuller-defund-newton-pd-for-fiscal-21?recruiter=1003651021&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=de457910528f4f20be49b4a933874689&fbclid=IwAR2kigAZmMH7aN-mOzVl-vp5qmP5EXH3AzrvSEdT4zuyS8mzD-IJQ-DbPAs

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06/08/2020

We would like to thank everyone that showed up to the protest yesterday, and we would also like to thank everyone that was able to show support. The Newton budget vote will take place later today, and we urge you to please contact your city counselors if you haven't already. The deliberations will take place today at 7:00. Linked to this post is a blank email template addressed to Ruthanne Fuller and all of the Newton city counselors. All you have to do is fill in your name. We look forward to more successful protests in the future.

06/07/2020

Hey everybody, attached to this post is the City of Newton's web page detailing the proposed budget for the fiscal year of 2021. There, you can see exactly what we'll be fighting against later today. Ask yourself why, in the midst of budget cuts across the board, the Newton Police Department, which has proven itself to be complicit in systemic racism, is receiving additional funding. Also attached is a Patch article that summarizes the proposed budget. Keep in mind that in this article, which was published last month, Mayor Fuller is quoted promising that layoffs will be limited to a small number of temporary furloughs. This has proven to be untrue: last week, a group of educators (no official number has been released yet), consisting largely of employees in Special Education departments, received notices of termination as a result of impending cuts to the Newton Public Schools budget. In context with the increased funding that the Newton Police Department is set to receive in the 2021 fiscal year, this decision favors the racist institution of the Police over those who serve some of our community's most disadvantaged children. If this seems backwards to you, make your voice heard by joining our march from Boyden Park to City Hall today at 2:00 and let the city administration know that you oppose this unjust proposal.

http://www.newtonma.gov/gov/comptroller/budget/2021_budget.asp

https://patch.com/massachusetts/newton/440m-newton-budget-cuts-not-bone

Mayor Ruthanne Fuller presented her 2021 budget proposal to City Council. Some departments are seeing cuts due to the pandemic.

06/07/2020

The march route for today. We will begin in Boyden Park in front of BC, as announced in the event, and march along Comm. Ave. to the Newton Town Hall, where we will host guest speakers. Looking forward to seeing everyone today.

06/06/2020

Tim Duncan on being racially profiled by the Newton Police Department. Read more about it here: https://newton.wickedlocal.com/news/20200605/update-after-alleged-racial-profiling-in-newton-cops-release-suspects-description-photo