CC meeting tonight.. Black Lives Matter Proclomation
There was supposed to be a revised proclamation for tonight's meeting and as of 4:30 PM there is none. This was put on hold two weeks ago when it was determined that no one from the black and brown community weighed in. Phil O and Janet L jumped at the chance of political correctness but looked bad when questions from the council weren't answered. The proclamation as its written now lacks anything definitive and meaningful. No actionable items or direction. It'll be interesting to see what Tracy Brayant has to add to the confusion tonight at 7:15 on your local Gov TV station.
City of Framingham
A ProclamationWhereas The City of Framingham celebrates the diversity of its community and proudly stands with its communities of color;
andWhereas The people of Framingham have a proud legacy of using their voices to speak against racism and oppression, dating back to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society rallies of the early 1800s at Harmony Grove. At their 1854 rally, Framingham and the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society made headlines when William Lloyd Garrison, founderof abolitionist newspaper “The Liberator”, burned copies of The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and the U.S. Constitution;
andWhereas Citizens of Framingham continue this legacy by holding protests and marches supporting the Black Lives Matter movement throughout our community;
and Whereas Citizens of Framingham gather every Friday at 5pm in Downtown Framingham at the intersection of Routes 135 and 126 to stand up for Black Lives Matter;
and Whereas The Framingham City Council denounces racist acts of oppression, including systemic racism which has targeted Black and brown communities;
and Whereas The Framingham City Council is committed to fighting racism, standing up as allies for our communities of color and celebrating the diversity of Framingham. We reaffirm our commitment to protect and serve everyone who resides in, works in, or visits, without discrimination, as well as its belief in the dignity, equality and constitutional and civil rights of all people,Now, Therefore be it proclaimed, that the Framingham City Council, declare August 2020 to be Black Lives Matter Month in the City of Framingham, and that all residents are encouraged to pay fitting observance thereof
posted by Jim Pillsbury @ 4:39 PM
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4 Comments:
nice work phil o. and tracy b.
i still haven't seen the revised proclamation but what I heard was a watered down version of the original.
This is the revised edition sent to me from Mike Cannon. It has no teeth and dosen't address things like, no-knock warrants. I feel very sure, nothing more will come of this.
Whereas The City of Framingham asserts that Black Lives Matter and always have; and
Whereas The people of Framingham have a proud legacy of using their voices to speak against racism and oppression, dating back to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society rallies of the early 1800s at Harmony Grove; and
Whereas At their 1854 rally, Framingham and the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society made headlines when William Lloyd Garrison, founder of abolitionist newspaper, “The Liberator”,burned copies of The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and the U.S. Constitution; and Whereas This legacy continues today with Black Lives Matter protests and marches in Framingham; and
Whereas Black Lives Matter is a movement advocating for non-violent protest against incidents of police brutality and all racially motivated violence and abuse against African Americans throughout the country in the form of institutional, structural and systemic racism; and
Where Black Lives Matter also advocates for the entire community of Color, and other
oppressed groups; and
Whereas The Framingham City Council denounces racist acts of oppression, including systemic racism, which has targeted Black and Brown communities; and
Whereas The Framingham City Council affirms both our commitment to protect and serve,
without discrimination, everyone who resides in, works in, or visits Framingham, and our belief in the dignity, equality and constitutional and civil rights of all people;
Now, therefore, in accordance with the City of Framingham's Joint Order Declaring Racism An Emergency and Public Health Crisis (EO 2020-004), the Council:
1. Commits to the development of equitable policies and practices that work to dismantle systemic racism in the City of Framingham;
2. Supports the engagement of historically marginalized communities in identifying problems
and solutions and supporting community-driven responses;
3. Supports the development of direct service programs and services to address the negative
impact that inequalities have had on specific populations, as well as programs that empower communities to tackle these systemic barriers;
4. Will encourage our legislators to advocate at the state and federal level for the policies and funding opportunities that directly combat systemic racism.
Now, Therefore be it proclaimed that the Framingham City Council declares henceforth that the month of August is Black Lives Matter Month in the City of Framingham, and that all residents shall have a patriotic responsibility to strive to challenge racism, until it is no more.
This is a worthless piece of paper that does not do anything to address any issues. A waste of everyone's time.
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