Mayor Marty Walsh

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

They continue to build a strong foundation of trust in relationships with young people and members of the community in our neighborhoods. They provide prevention and diversion supports for at-risk youth and families. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

I also want to recognize that @BostonPolice has been deeply committed to community policing and positive reform since my first day as Mayor of this great city. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

We are not going to let this moment or this movement pass us by. I have pledged to make Boston a national leader in this work, and we are following through on that pledge. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

The Task Force will conduct an immediate review of force policies and other equity issues at @BostonPolice. Also, it will provide guidance on how we strengthen the Community Ombudsman Oversight Panel to ensure that their work is effective. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

To make sure our commitments translate into action, I am creating a new Task Force that will be led by Bostonians from civil rights organizations, the legal community, and the faith community. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

I want to be clear that our process is not designed to delay change; it’s designed to SUSTAIN change. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

4, We will reform our use-of-force policies based on that conversation. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

3, We will report the findings of our review to the community and seek feedback; — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

2, We will engage communities by including a diverse range of input, experiences, and stories; — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

1, We will review our Police use-of-force policies; — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

What the new pledge says is this: — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

I have signed the Mayor’s Pledge issued by the @ObamaFoundation’s @MBK_Alliance. We were there at the founding and we have made sure #Boston is a leader in this alliance. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

✔️$2 million for emergency clinicians and mental health supports provided through @BostonPolice when they respond to residents in crisis. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

✔️$2 million for housing security and ending youth homelessness. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

✔️$2 million for programs supporting minority and women-owned businesses. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

✔️$2 million for community investments through other @CityofBoston departments, including violence prevention, language access, food security, immigrant advancement, elder support, and the Human Rights Commission. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

✔️$1 million to support trauma response and counseling at the @HealthyBoston Commission. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

✔️The initial $3 million to implement our Public Health declaration. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

I can also announce steps we are taking in the FY2021 budget to further ground public safety in community health and wellbeing. I am proposing to reallocate 20%, or $12 million, from the @BostonPolice’s overtime budget. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

I can also announce that, moving forward, the @BostonPolice will no longer use the “hair test” for evidence of drug use in officers or recruits. I want to thank our police unions for their partnership in that decision. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

.@BostonPolice is also adopting the training program known as Ethical Policing is Courageous (EPIC). Officers will not only be required to intervene when they witness unnecessary use of force; they will be trained with strategies for preventing abuses & intervening if they occur. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

.@BostonPolice has completed its review of the use-of-force policies outlined by the national #8CantWait movement. BPD is clarifying their existing rules to meet those standards, and has immediately implemented several reforms. https://t.co/ijXXt4cPgW — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

These are the City steps called for in the 10-point action plan put forward by the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus and other elected officials of color in #Boston and the Commonwealth. https://t.co/wcCnUGv3OG — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

Second, we will establish a process to strengthen the existing Community Oversight Panel. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

We will back this declaration with an initial investment of $3 million from the @BostonPolice overtime budget to @HealthyBoston to work on strategies that address the impact racism has on the health of Boston residents. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

Today I am declaring racism a public health crisis in the @CityofBoston. The health impacts of historic and systemic racism are clear in our #COVID19 case numbers, and the impacts go far beyond the current crisis. https://t.co/KO18NKMnjC — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

Equity has been central to our response to #COVID19; and our goal has always been to recover from this pandemic in a more equitable state than we entered it. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

From the moment the #COVID19 crisis hit, we saw a stark picture of what that looks like—in financial vulnerability and housing insecurity; in access to food and technology; and in health impacts. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

Our resilience policy defines racial inequality as a slow-moving disaster that harms communities and individuals over the course of a lifetime. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

Today I want to talk about racism and equity. We know about the inequalities in our country; we work every day in Boston to eliminate them. — PolitiTweet.org