The RSJ Department is seeking up to 14 community members to be Reimagining Policing Community Ambassadors who will help with community outreach around the City’s reimagining policing initiative to help advance the City’s commitment to eliminating institutional and structural racism. Ambassadors will help with designing community outreach plans, surveying residents, coordinating public meetings, and distributing information about upcoming meetings and engagement opportunities.

Applicants must be residents of Somerville, work in Somerville, or own a business in Somerville. Ideal candidates will be invested in reimagining policing and social justice in Somerville, have an interest in community organizing, have knowledge of or interest in learning community engagement best practices, and should represent the diversity of Somerville.

Ambassadors will meet monthly for up to 12 months and members will also be expected to attend subcommittee meetings and to perform some work between scheduled meetings.

 

Interested applicants should submit brief answers to the questions below by 4 p.m. on Friday, February 4, to the RSJ Department by emailing rmason@somervillema.gov or by delivering or mailing them to Somerville City Hall, Attn: RSJ Department, 93 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143. Please contact rmason@somervillema.gov with any questions.

 

Why is it important for you to participate in the Reimagining Policing Community Engagement Ambassadorship?

What is your understanding of community engagement?

 

Please explain which of the eligibility criteria above you meet and how.

Do you have any additional experiences that you think will add a new perspective to the Ambassadorship?

What is your understanding of reimagining policing?

 

-City of Somerville