This was a triumph of organizing. Over two City Council hearings, almost 60 people spoke up against ShotSpotter.
Their testimonies capped off years of tireless advocacy from a broad coalition including The Black Response, Digital Fourth, SURJ Boston, Cambridge for Palestine, and Cambridge DSA.
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We worked initially with ACLU of Massachusetts, and in the intervening years many dedicated activists joined the effort, culminating in the formation of the Camberville Stop ShotSpotter coalition led by The Black Response and ably assisted by Cambridge DSA and many others.