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Black & Blue: Discussing The Relationship Between BPD & Communities Of Color

[Via Voices of Liberation] In the wake of yet another killing of a young Black man by Police, this time in St. Louis, we invite you to join us for a Community Town Hall Meeting on police and community relations right here in Boston where BPD have shot and killed more than 20 people in the last 20 years, all of whom were Black Latino or Cape Verdean. Where a recent study entitled Black, Brown and Targeted by the ACLU of Massachusetts found that blacks made up 63% of the number of stop-and-frisks while only being 25% of the city’s population. Via Blackstonian: Black & Blue: Discussing The Relationship Between BPD & Communities Of Color DISCUSSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BPD AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR Police, Clergy and Citizens alike have all identified a disconnect and mistrust between the BPD and communities of color which prevents them from providing us the service we want and deserve. Join us as we explore the root causes of the disconnect and offer solutions for the BPD to serve & protect our community. – Unsolved Homicides – Police Shooting/Killing Civilians – Police Brutality – Diversity in BPD – Stop & Frisk October 11, 2014 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Dudley Branch of the Boston Public Library 65 Warren St, Boston, Massachusetts 02119 RSVP Via Facebook Stop and Frisk Boston – Ivan’s Story

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Community Screen printing Event

Pen and Sword, Voices of Liberaiton and Scope Urban Apparel will be on the scene helping out with the screen printing portion. Youth Regional Reportback from USSF on MLK Day Last June, three buses packed with 150 youth activists and supporters rode to Detroit as part of the Northeast Freedom Rides delegation to the U.S. Social Forum (www.ussf2010.org). We were from the Boston-area, Worcester, Lowell, Springfield, Providence, and more. We built relationships, knowledge, movement, and power. And we want to share it with you and the beautiful youth that you work with!!! Please mark your calendar for the Youth Regional Reportback from USSF!!! Youth from a handful of Boston organizations have been working on it. The event will include time to hear about the trip to Detroit, connect with people from across this youth movement we’re all part of, a massive potluck, video & media from the trip, screening our own radical t-shirts, raffles, open mic & performances, HIV testing, sharing our current work, and building…building…building the next stage of the youth movement. Please come through! Date: Monday, January 17th, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Time: 4:30-8:00pm Location: Spontaneous Celebrations community center at 45 Danforth Street, Boston, MA 02130 (near Stony Brook Orange Line Stop) Contact: Cindy Printemps: printempscindy@gmail.com | 857-237-0201 Potluck: Bring whatever food you can! Who: All the youth and orgs who were part of the Northeast Freedom Rides to Detroit and everyone else who’s down with the youth movement!

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