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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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Operation Backpack

We are working with United Sisters of Color, a human service organization dedicated to serving our community, to supply 400 under served Boston students with supplies and backpacks for the year and we need your help! This Saturday there will be 3 events to raise funds and in-kind donations for Operation Backpack, an effort to supply under served students with school supplies for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year. Public Donation Day: We will be accepting monetary and donations of supplies from 2-4 PM this Saturday at Holland Community Center 85 Onley Street, Dorchester MA. For those who want to look good and feel good too, FITT body Bootcamp is holding a Bootcamp for Backpacks fitness / training event. Get healthy and give back. 9:30-10:30 AM. There will also be a “Cash Mob” at Dollar Ave from 2-6 to buy supplies to donate. Dollar Ave – 646 Blue Hill Ave Dorchester. Not sure what to donate? 3-ring binder 1, 3 or 5 Subject Notebook ***BACKPACKS BACKPACKS BACKPACKS*** Circular protractor Colored pencils Colored pens Compass Crayons Eraser Flash-Drive Folder Foreign Language Dictionary Glue stick Graph paper Hand sanitizer Highlighters Index cards Markers Organizer/planner Paper clips Pens/pencils Pencil sharpener Pocket dictionary Pocket folders Poster paper Ruler marked with in and cm Scientific calculator with fraction key Scissors Spiral notebook Stapler Thesaurus Tissues These school supplies are for students in ALL GRADES (1-12). Please keep that in mind when purchasing so that we can have a range of age appropriate items. Help us reach our goal of 400 backpacks to send 400 students to school with the proper tools and equipment to succeed! If If you would like to make a monetary donation, we are accepting donations through Paypal. The email address is: achilds@unstoppableassistants.com or make your donation online thru Scope.

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