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"how can I take part?"Joining our contributor's list is one way to redistribute wealth in Boston and the Greater Boston Area. With so much accessible data telling the stories of the economic and racial wealth gaps in our city, we're at a crucial point in our history where every person in Boston has an opportunity to be real community members with each other and support/seek support from one another.Boston has 465 years worth of deep roots in colonialism, white supremacy, imperialism, and oppression. At the same time, abolitionists, Black feminists, and many revolutionaries have brought their legacies to our city, leaving building blocks for us to continue the global fight for liberation. That global fight begins with building strong, healthy, aware, and empowered communities that are unwaveringly committed to seeking liberation in our lifetimes.Thank you for choosing to redistribute your wealth
MUTUAL AID
#DefundBosCops
2021
Our communities know all too well that police reform does not work. From the implementation of body cameras to “community policing,” we have paid the price of the failures of reform for decades. We refuse to accept that the city's investment in our communities is to add more surveillance and further criminalize us. We do not need more reforms; we need action that moves toward real, long-term change and away from policing.
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#DefundBosCops2021
Our communities know all too well that police reform does not work. From the implementation of body cameras to “community policing,” we have paid the price of the failures of reform for decades. We refuse to accept that the city's investment in our communities is to add more surveillance and further criminalize us. We do not need more reforms; we need action that moves toward real, long-term change and away from policing.
We are fighting for a budget that reflects our values, invests in Black and brown communities, and supports full and vibrant lives for all of Boston’s residents. Our communities are united in our vision and commitment to building a city where we all have what we need to thrive.To achieve our vision, we demand that Mayor Kim Janey and Boston City Councilors:- Divest $120 million from the Boston Police budget, including a real cap on overtime spending.
- Invest the $120 million into safety and wellness programming, led by and designed by our communities, and completely disconnected from law enforcement.
- Freeze all hiring for the Boston Police - no new cops, no new cadets!We have proposed solutions to the violence and inequity we live every day. Now is the time for City Councilors and the Mayor to be accountable to our movements and invest in our communities.
MUTUAL AID
mutual aid is a political framework of participation that is grounded in ideas of solidarity, community care and anti-capitalism. it asks us to think about how we can support one another without transactional gain or savior mentalities, looking at one another with humanity in our everyday lived experiences and struggles. at its simplest, it's community caring for communtiy.one of our core values as a collective is transparency. in keeping with this value we would like to announce that, as of april 27th, the FTP Mutual Aid Fund is officially pausing temporarily. we will no longer be taking requests past april 27th. 'any further funds we receive will be put towards fulfilling the $45,000 in the 18 remaining requests we have in our database. please consider donating.
BOSTON PEOPLE'S BUDGET
we must create a mock city budget, through a community input process, as a way to highlight the disparity in community and government priorities, and advocate for a budget that prioritizes the wellbeing of Boston communities that have been historically underserved and marginalized.
