{"id":6551,"date":"2020-06-09T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/?p=6551"},"modified":"2020-06-09T08:54:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T12:54:01","slug":"today-boston-facial-recognition-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/2020\/06\/09\/today-boston-facial-recognition-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Today, Boston facial recognition hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today at 3pm, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.gov\/public-notices\/13648291\">Boston City Council&#8217;s Committee on Government Operations will discuss a proposed ordinance<\/a> to ban face surveillance in Boston. The hearing will be by Zoom meeting and the public may watch this meeting via live stream at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.gov\/node\/16021\">boston.gov\/city-council-tv<\/a>.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is too late to address the committee, but you can still provide written testimony. Details below. The ACLU put together a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1f4RLNHfJJZWCtvhhHkj7qVNfWAfT1LC03Cv1d-8ha2M\/\">toolkit for activists that includes model testimony<\/a>. There are also public education resources available at\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aclum.org\/presspause\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/aclum.org\/presspause<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please attend the hearing and help out in the following ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sign and share the ACLU&#8217;s petition in support of the campaign:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/action.aclu.org\/petition\/ban-face-surveillance-boston\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/action.aclu.org\/petition\/ban-face-surveillance-boston<\/a>;<\/li><li>Encouraging your friends and family in Boston to provide testimony in support of this ordinance;<\/li><li>If you live in Boston, contact your city councilor and tell them to support this ordinance. You can find a list and email them at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.gov\/departments\/city-council\">https:\/\/www.boston.gov\/departments\/city-council<\/a>. The ACLU has a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1f4RLNHfJJZWCtvhhHkj7qVNfWAfT1LC03Cv1d-8ha2M\/\">toolkit for activists that includes contact information for the city councilors<\/a>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Written comments may be sent to the Committee or staff email (below) and will be made a part of the record and available to all Councilors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ccc.go@boston.gov\">ccc.go@boston.gov<\/a>\/<a href=\"mailto:christine.odonnell@boston.gov\">christine.odonnell@boston.gov<\/a> Attn:&nbsp; Christine O\u2019Donnell, Docket #0683&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fax Number<\/strong>:&nbsp; 617-635-4203 Attn:&nbsp; Christine O\u2019Donnell, Docket #0683&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mail Address<\/strong>:&nbsp; Docket #0683, City Council, City Hall, 5<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Floor, Boston MA&nbsp; 02201<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today at 3pm, Boston City Council&#8217;s Committee on Government Operations will discuss a proposed ordinance to ban face surveillance in Boston. 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