City Council go on record calling for the Parliament of India to uphold the Indian constitution by repealing the Citizenship Amendment Act, stopping the National Register of Citizens, and taking steps towards helping refugees by ratifying various UN treaties on refugees

How it started

Feb 10, 2020 · Proposed by Councillor Zondervan, Mayor Siddiqui, and Councillors Sobrinho-Wheeler and Nolan: a statement of the Council’s position, not a request for action.

What happened

Feb 10, 2020 · ✅ Adopted: the Council approved it (Order adopted)

Present and voting at this meeting (9)

Alanna Mallon
Dennis Carlone
E. Denise Simmons
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
Quinton Zondervan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Timothy J. Toomey

Adopted by voice vote. A voice vote records the outcome, not individual positions. No member's yes or no is on the record (though a member can ask to be recorded in the negative in the minutes). Showing the members who cast recorded votes at this meeting. Rule 6 requires a roll call for spending over $50 or on any member's request; state law requires one for every vote when a member participates remotely. · photos: City of Cambridge

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