Opinion: Why The Conversation About Policing Cannot Stop
On October 17, an obscure and poorly-constructed provision of the Amherst Home Rule Charter was...
BIPOC
Opinion: I Regret That This Is The Way It Is
All American atrocities were once protected by the law. Slavery, segregation, lack of women’s rights,...
“Why Is It That When Our Committees Of Color Come Before The Town Council They Are Poorly Treated?” Council Meeting Ends Prematurely With Frustration And Outrage
Report On The Joint Meeting of the Amherst Town Council and the Community Safety and...
Community Safety Committee Ponders Its Role In Creation Of Resident Oversight Board
Report On The Meeting Of The Community Safety and Social Justice Committee, September 28, 2022...
Know Your Rights Training To Be Offered October 9
Citizens For Juvenile Justice, a Boston based youth-justice organization, will offer a “Know Your Rights”...
Issues and Analyses: Making The Case For Worker Cooperatives In Massachusetts
Becoming Human Worker-owned cooperatives (WOC) are often positioned by their advocates as having many potential...
UMass To Host “A Conversation About Truth, History, And The 1619 Project With Nikole Hannah-Jones” On September 23
Source: UMass News and Media UMass will host “A Conversation about Truth, History, and ‘The...
Letter: We Must See July 5 Police Stop Of BIPOC Youth Through The Eyes Of Teens Who Were Detained
Having been out of town during the events and public meetings discussed here, I write...
Town Council Scuttles Varner Appointment To ZBA, Approves CPA Borrowing For High School Track, Hears Complaint About Amherst Police Engagement With BIPOC Youth
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, July 18,2022 This meeting was held...
Letter: Defund 413 Condemns Amherst Police Harassment Of BIPOC Youth
Like many other Amherst groups committed to antiracism, Defund413 Amherst denounces the behavior of the...
Opinion: Change Is Needed In Police Treatment Of BIPOC Youth
Recently, the Community Safety Working Group (CSWG) was presented with a video of youth being...
Letter: Build BIPOC Cultural/Empowerment Center At Wildwood School
The following letter from the Community Safety Working Group was sent to the Elementary School...