The Phoenix Awards honor Southern Tier residents who have demonstrated a commitment to community activism & leadership. 2021 honorees include Cynthia Kirk (Broome @NAACP); Dara Silberstein (@binghamtonu); & @DAROCBroome. Join us to celebrate them! https://t.co/MWtarmb8Tb
Join @citizenactionny - Southern Tier Chapter for our Social Justice Appreciation Cookout! Food, fun, music & great raffle prizes including gift baskets, restaurant gift certificates, & more! Become a member for $36 & get 3 free tickets.
Raffle link: https://t.co/ztEPiNHC9c
Can't make it in person? Call into the session after 5 PM, follow along using this login info posted here: https://t.co/4Pjh9rH1UE
Also, written public comment may be submitted by email to [email protected]
HAPPENING TOMORROW EVENING! 4:30 PM
1. Rally in person if you can make it! 💪
2. Watch on Zoom and call in if you can't. 📞
3. Email your comments in advance. 📧
Instructions on how below. 👀👇
Yo @BingPlot@BinghamtonJUST @DsaBinghamton @TruthPharm @CitizenActionST RT pls!
Rally outside the Broome County Office to accompany the public hearing on the County budget. Can you believe they want to add two new sheriffs? With the problems of the county and needs of the people, that's their priority. Let's show them what a People's Budget looks like!
october 14th- the county legislature is holding a public hearing about their budget, which currently ignores the needs of the community and spends millions on cops and jails. WE KEEP US SAFE! we will not allow this to continue!
NEXT WEDNESDAY, October 14 at 4:30 PM, we will have an event to make our voices heard at the county budget meeting! There will be online and in-person options for getting involved. Follow us for more info as it develops!
UPCOMING EVENTS!
10/3: 1 PM at Walnut Street Park (121 Walnut St, Binghamton)
10/4: 3 PM at Webster Street Park (95 Jackson St, Binghamton)
Event times and venues are subject to change, follow us to stay up to date!
TOMORROW, 9/27 at 2 PM at Cheri Lindsey Park (1 Truesdell St, Binghamton), join our Community Forum on police accountability and reinvesting police funding!
Happening TODAY! #TurnUpTurnOut Meet us at 1:00 PM at Assata Shakur Park (48 Carroll St, Binghamton) for a Community Forum on divesting from policing and accountability in the "justice" system.
@citizenactionny@BingPlot @DsaBinghamton @TruthPharm@BinghamtonJUST
4 members of @pslweb were arrested in Denver after leading peaceful protests demanding justice for #ElijahMcClain
PSL founder @BrianBeckerDC says one organizer was arrested in a SWAT raid which included a tank. Cops refused to present an arrest warrant. This is retribution
221 Rochester City School District employees got fired this week due to financial concerns.
While over a million dollars gets put into the police to do overtime to agitate protestors.
When will Rochester get it’s priorities straightened out?
DAROC is a coalition of organizations in Broome County working to divest from police and reinvest in our communities. We will be having a public meeting in many neighborhoods in the upcoming weeks! TAKE OUR SURVEY: https://t.co/PcHaUkK2iL