Carlisle residents urge council ‘to talk about the scars’ before solving racial equity
Updated Jan 16, 2021;
Posted Jan 16, 2021
Carlisle High School students Alex Thumma, Alli Kerr, Rachel Bell, Maggie Thomas, Ezeekai Thomas and Jaida Thomas attend the Black Lives Matter rally at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., June 3, 2020.
Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com
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Before Carlisle firms up a plan to tackle racial equity in the Cumberland County borough, some community members Saturday cautioned officials not to move too quickly.
“You have to address the wound before you can dress the wound,” said LaRock Hudson, borough resident for 20 years.
“We can’t talk about right now and how can we move forward until we talk about the scars.”
It is the first municipality in Pennsylvania to mandate vaccination for its employees. Author: Harri Leigh (FOX43) Updated: 10:14 PM EST January 12, 2021
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The City of Harrisburg announced all city employees will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
It is the first municipality in Pennsylvania to mandate vaccination for its employees.
Under new federal guidelines released this week by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, employers can require workers to get the vaccine and can bar them from coming into the workplace if they refuse.
“Frankly this is the right thing for employers to be doing. I would call on other employers to also mandate the vaccine,” said Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse.
Carlisle to hold town hall meeting on promoting racial equity
Updated Jan 08, 2021;
Posted Jan 08, 2021
Carlisle High School students Alex Thumma, Alli Kerr, Rachel Bell, Maggie Thomas, Ezeekai Thomas and Jaida Thomas attend the Black Lives Matter rally at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., June 3, 2020.
Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com
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Carlisle Borough officials, in coordination with the Carlisle Martin Luther King Commemoration Committee, will host a community town hall meeting on racial equity on Saturday, Jan. 16 at the Borough Hall at 53 W. South St., with opportunity for online participation.
“I anticipate a robust discussion that will lead to concrete action steps to address systemic racism in our community. This Council has, and continues to, lead on this issue and I look to hearing the experiences of our residents during this inaugural town hall,” said Mayor Tim Scott.