🚨 Attention MA students! CDMA’s Black Caucus & CDMA ask you to call the 6 electeds chairing the committee on the MA policing bill that awaits @MassGovernor’s desk this Friday, & to push key elements that must be incorporated into the legislation.
http://bit.ly/CDMADayOfAction  (1/7)
MA Policing Bill Day of Action Resource Toolkit

Massachusetts Policing Bill: CDMA Day of Action Thursday, July 30th Action Steps Read the What Is This About section to learn about what the Massachusetts policing bill is and what’s currently...

http://bit.ly/CDMADayOfAction
These 6 elected officials are on the policing bill conference committee, which is taking the recent Senate and House policing bill and unifying them into one bill. We want to make sure this bill does as much to further racial justice as possible. Here are some key elements: (2/7)
Sections 34-40 of the Senate Bill, which would require transparency and public decision-making about local police acquisition of military equipment such as tanks, grenade launchers, and armored vehicles is an essential piece of legislation needed in this bill. (3/7)
Section 78 and 29, respectively, of the House Bill establishes reasonable safeguards around the use of no-knock warrants, and gives a definition to the term "choke hold" are also essential in the framework of this bill. (4/7)
Call your elected officials now, and use our script (authored by Maxwell Fisher and Tyler Crawford) to emphasize the importance of this legislation. (5/7)
HOUSE
Carlos Gonzalez - (617) 722-2396
Claire Cronin - (617) 722-2396
Tim Whelan - (617) 722-2488
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SENATE
Sonia Chang-Díaz - (617) 722-1673
William Brownsberger - (617) 722-1280
Bruce Tarr - (617) 722-1600
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