Greenburgh Supervisor Candidates Face Off

The two candidates competing in the Democratic Primary for Greenburgh Town Supervisor squared off tonight in our first ever TASHRIA Forum. Our group will continue to host these Forums with activists, organizers, political candidates and public officials to discuss all issues relevant to our mission of promoting, protecting and defending equity, diversity and justice in…

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Education Campaign Kicks Off

Our Education Committee held its Kickoff Meeting last night. This committee will be devoted to supporting equity and diversity in the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns – as well as educating residents on our core issues.

Police Reform Report Released

Our Police Reform group has released a report comprised of detailed proposals around five recommendations that were presented as discussion items to the Tarrytown Police Reform and Reinvention Committee in mid-December.

Speak Out In Support Of Police Reform

Our Police Reform Committee has drafted five recommendations in support of meaningful policing reform in Tarrytown – which will be considered and discussed during the first Police Town Hall scheduled for tomorrow night (Tuesday, Jan. 26) at 7 PM. The committee – which consists of select members of the village’s Police Reform and Reinvention Committee…

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What’s in a name?

Given the recognition that we are ONE rivertowns community, the Tarrytown Human Rights Committee citizens group will henceforth be known as the Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow Human Rights Committee.

TONIGHT: Kickoff Meeting

Please join us for our kickoff meeting of the Tarrytown Human Rights Committee TONIGHT at 7:30 pm.  The kickoff meeting will be divided into the following topics: – Introductions– Update on our efforts to have the Board of Trustees establish a Human Rights Commission– Response to recent hate group stickers and swastika found in Tarrytown…

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Our Subcommittees and Working Groups

We are currently organizing subcommittees and working groups that will inform the work of the Tarrytown Human Rights activist group going forward. These are the groups that we are currently organizing: 1) Steering Committee2) Youth Council3) Police Reform Committee4) Education Committee5) Accessibility Council If you have any interest in joining one of these groups, please…

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Join Us Today!

Interested in joining the Tarrytown Human Rights Committee…and helping to confront divisiveness and discrimination in our diverse village? If so, please visit this page. We are currently organizing our citizens’ human rights group, regardless of whether the Village Board of Trustees sanctions us as an official commission or advisory committee. In the meantime, please be…

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Sign the Petition!

Because Black Lives Matter, Love is Love and Women’s Rights are Human Rights… We are calling upon the Village Board of Trustees to affirm these commitments by creating a Human Rights Commission (or Advisory Committee), as prescribed by New York State law. One of the first important tasks of this Commission (or Committee) will be…

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