State Senator Becca Rausch attended the annual Diversity Summit on November 16th, and she spoke about proposed legislation to update the Massachusetts State Flag and Seal to be more appropriate in the depiction of indigenous people.
For those who are interested, here are Instructions for submitting testimony on the flag/seal bill:
Email: Marc.Pacheco@masenate.gov, Danielle.Gregoire@mahouse.gov, Chairs of the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (can cc committee members; committee info here:
https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J25/Committees)
Cc: Becca.Rausch@masenate.gov, Denise.Garlick@MAHouse.gov, and Mike.Rush@masenate.gov (Needham delegation)
Put in the subject line: Testimony IN SUPPORT of H.2776/S.1877, Resolve providing for the creation of a special commission relative to the seal and motto of the Commonwealth
Body: state your reasons for supporting the bill. Include name and address.
To testify in person - come to the State House on Tuesday 11/19 to Gardner Auditorium. Hearing starts at 10:30 but I strongly suggest coming EARLY. You have to sign up to testify and people are called in the order they sign up. It’s going to be a very packed hearing because of this bill, the anti-BDS bill, and my bill to require an independent commission to receive, investigate, and report out on allegations of harassment and assault in the legislature.
There is also a rally specifically on the flag and seal on the state house steps at 9:30 AM on Tuesday morning.
For those who are interested, here are Instructions for submitting testimony on the flag/seal bill:
Email: Marc.Pacheco@masenate.gov, Danielle.Gregoire@mahouse.gov, Chairs of the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (can cc committee members; committee info here:
https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J25/Committees)
Cc: Becca.Rausch@masenate.gov, Denise.Garlick@MAHouse.gov, and Mike.Rush@masenate.gov (Needham delegation)
Put in the subject line: Testimony IN SUPPORT of H.2776/S.1877, Resolve providing for the creation of a special commission relative to the seal and motto of the Commonwealth
Body: state your reasons for supporting the bill. Include name and address.
To testify in person - come to the State House on Tuesday 11/19 to Gardner Auditorium. Hearing starts at 10:30 but I strongly suggest coming EARLY. You have to sign up to testify and people are called in the order they sign up. It’s going to be a very packed hearing because of this bill, the anti-BDS bill, and my bill to require an independent commission to receive, investigate, and report out on allegations of harassment and assault in the legislature.
There is also a rally specifically on the flag and seal on the state house steps at 9:30 AM on Tuesday morning.