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…
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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…
Community Safety Working Group Seeks To Ensure BIPOC Involvement With Police Oversight And CRESS Implementation
Concerns about the representation of BIPOC people in the implementation of Amherst’s new Community Responder…
Public Comment: This Is What Anti-Racism Looks Like. Fully Fund CSWG Recommendations
By Ellisha Walker and Brianna Owen The following public comment was made at the Town…
Public Comment: Amherst Sunrise Calls For Rejection Of Proposed Town Budget
The following public comment was made at the Town Council meeting of June 21, 2021….
Town Manager And Community Safety Working Group At Odds Over Next Steps
Members of the Community Safety Working Group (CSWG) continued to express their displeasure with the…
Letter: Denied Extension To Complete Their Work, CSWG Continues To Examine Amherst Police Department Policies And Procedures
During the Thursday (6/17) meeting of the Community Safety Working Group (CSWG), the Town Manager…
Public Forum On Capital Improvement Plan And Preliminary Discussion Of FY22 Budget
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, June 7, 2021 Prior to the…
Amherst Schedules Juneteenth Community Celebration
Source: amherstma.gov On Saturday, June 19th 2021, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts will celebrate Juneteenth for…