Opinion: Feedback From Parents Of BIPOC Youth On The Naming Of The Amherst 9
I am submitting this article on behalf of parents of BIPOC youth known as the...
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Listening Session Explores The Experiences Of Being Black In Amherst
The African Heritage Reparations Assembly (AHRA) held its first in-person listening session at the Hitchcock...
Rally On The Common Saturday In Solidarity With The Amherst 9
Source: Defund 413 Defund413Amherst, Sunrise Amherst and Progressive Coalition of Amherst (PCA) are organizing a...
Letter: Police Report On July 5 Interaction With BIPOC Youth Omits And Distorts Facts
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on October 22, 2022 I...
Opinion: Why The Conversation About Policing Cannot Stop
On October 17, an obscure and poorly-constructed provision of the Amherst Home Rule Charter was...
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...