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Arthur Wellington Conquest III / brookline@wickedlocal.com The last Monday of June just past, Michelle Bachelet the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights issued an urgent call for all States and jurisdictions around the globe to adopt a “transformation agenda” to uproot and expunge systematic racism. Ms. Bachelet published a scathing report casting a spotlight on the litany of human transgression of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights endured by people of African descent on a daily basis and across different territories and dominions. “The status quo is untenable,” Commissioner Bachelet wrote in her report. “Systemic racism needs a systemic response. There needs to be a comprehensive rather than a piecemeal approach to dismantling systems entrenched in centuries of discrimination and violence. We need a transformative approach that tackles the interconnected areas that drive racism, and lead to repeated, wholly avoidable, trag ....
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Black Newton Firefighter Sues City Over Racist Comments wbur.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbur.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Brookline Town Moderator Kate Poverman has added additional sessions of Town Meeting in hopes of wrapping up before the state of emergency expires. ....
Brookline Town Meeting recap: Budget, bark and Gerald Alston Wicked Local Brookline officials took care of some housekeeping items and delved into the municipal budget on the first night of annual Town Meeting Wednesday, once again held remotely over Zoom. Here are some of the highlights: That s madam moderator, to you Newly elected, Kate Poverman took the podium Wednesday as the town s first woman moderator. Poverman succeeds longtime Moderator Sandy Gadsby, who held the position for nearly 30 years and returned as an assistant to Poverman this time around. Poverman asked to be called Madam Moderator. She also clarified she will refer to Town Meeting members as Mr. Mrs. or Ms. depending on the person s preference. ....