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Challenge Smokescreen Antisemitism at Commission Hearing
The sixth meeting of Massachusetts’ Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism is scheduled for April 7th @ 1pm in Newton City Hall and will be available to watch livestreamed here. This is the first time the commission is hearing public comment and they need to hear your voice!
Register to Give Public Comment to the Commission April 7th
We strongly encourage allies to sign up to give public comment in person (or provide testimony in writing):
- In-person testimony: to give public comment you must register directly with the Commission here by the deadline on April 2nd @ 5pm. There is a hard 3-minute time limit per speaker. A panel of speakers will be limited to 6 minutes (per panel, not per speaker).
- Written testimony: submit to SCCA@malegislature.gov.
- Share a copy of your testimony with your state senator and state representative.
- TIM is tracking the Commission’s gatekeeping of viewpoints aligned with our coalition. Please help by forwarding your testimony to us at inclusivemassachusetts@proton.me.
Need guidance on what to include in your testimony? TIM drafted this tip sheet including topics the Commission is required to address as well as sample talking points.
The hearing will also feature two presentations**:
- Eric Olshan, Former U.S. Attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania, lead prosecutor in U.S. v. Robert Bowers (Tree of Life Synagogue Case)
- Ariella Hellman, Director of Government Affairs Agudath Israel of America, New England Office. (Agudath Israel published an op-ed in the Boston Globe defending Columbia University’s capitulation to the Trump administration’s demands)
**bookmark the Commission’s hearing page for late additions to the agenda
Register to Give Public Comment to the Commission April 7th
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