8/19: Oppose Police Social Media Surveillance (August 12, 2025)
Boston Police (BPD) continue their efforts rollout more surveillance tools. This time on social media. On August 19th, the Boston Public Safety Committee…
The Party of Open: Open Government, Open Culture, Open Innovation & People First
Boston Police (BPD) continue their efforts rollout more surveillance tools. This time on social media. On August 19th, the Boston Public Safety Committee…
Monday, the Cambridge Public Safety Committee hosts a hearing to examine Cambridge’s use of ShotSpotters. You can attend in person, via Zoom or email testimony.…
Our Spring 2025 conference will be Sunday, June 15th in the Lavender Room at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville. The…
Our next member meeting is today, Sunday, May 11th. We will start at 8pm and it will end by 9pm. To participate: Summaries…
We have a few upcoming events we want you to know about:
Last week ICE seized Fulbright scholar Rümeysa Öztürk on the streets of Somerville for co-writing this oped. Last month, DHS agents seized Mahmoud Khalil,…
The Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity will hold a hybrid public hearing on bills related to data use, data…
Statement approved at our 3/23/2025 member meeting. Thank you to all who helped write it. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents seized Mahmoud…
Based on our recent member poll, we endorsed all five ballot questions: For voters in the 17th Middlesex district, vote for Pirate Joseph…
Joseph Onoroski will be on the ballot in the 17th Middlesex state representative district on November 5th. Also, on the ballot in Saugus…