Community Safety Working Group To Present Final Report To Town Council
Source: Community Safety Working Group The CSWG will be presenting their recommendations for Part B…
BIPOC
Letter: Jones Trustees’ Anti-racism Resolution Is Self-Serving, Tone Deaf
It is impossible for me to see this on-the-surface admirable statement so horrendously timed —…
Letter: Amherst Forward’s Unwelcome Endorsement Is An Act Of White Privilege
I was angered and perplexed when I read the October 4, 2021 article in the…
Opinion: Community Safety Working Group – Programs For Us Need To Be By Us
by The Community Safety Working Group Following the murder of George Floyd, youth-led Black Lives…
Opinion: Love, Justice And Climate Change. An Arrest While Protesting Climate Inaction
Last Wednesday I was arrested in front of the White House while participating in a…
Town’s New Community Safety & Social Justice Committee Seeks Members
Source: amherstma.gov The Town Manager seeks members to serve on a new Community Safety and…
Letter: Sunrise Amherst Condemns Councilor Hanneke’s Statement On Racial Quotas
Sunrise Amherst stands with the Progressive Coalition of Amherst and the BIPOC community in condemning…
Opinion: Defund 413 Condemns Councilors Hanneke, Steinberg, Ross, and Ryan For Their Failure To Support Racial Justice
By Defund 413 Amherst Note this statement is not an endorsement of any candidate. Rather…
Opinion: Amherst Forward Presumes To Speak For BIPOC People While Simultaneously Silencing And Oppressing Those Voices
When candidates run for local office in Amherst, they have the opportunity to be endorsed…
Successor Committee Proposed For Community Safety Working Group
The Community Safety Working Group (CSWG), with the support of Town Manager Paul Bockelman, has…
UMass Elaine Marieb College Of Nursing Receives $2 Million Gift To Boost Diversity And Inclusion Efforts
Source: UMass News and Media A $2 million gift to UMass-Amherst’s Elaine Marieb College of…
Update On Community Safety Working Group
The Community Safety Working Group (CSWG) has been meeting weekly throughout the summer. Here is…