CSSJC: Town Lags in Meeting Racial and Social Justice Commitments
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Community Safety and Social Justice Committee, October 22,...
Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC)
Progress Report on Town’s Implementation of Community Safety Working Group’s Recommendations
A new report from the League of Women Voters Amherst’s Racial Justice Committee finds that...
Community Celebrates Third Anniversary of Town’s Civilian Responder Service
The scent of delicious grilled food and the sound of upbeat music enriched the atmosphere...
Social Justice Committee: Why Can’t We Get a Meeting with the Town Council?
Report on the Meeting of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee, September 10, 2025....
CRESS Programs at Risk Amid Budget Cuts and Grant Loss
Report on the Meeting of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC), July 9,...
Social Justice Committee Raises Alarm over Cuts to Cress
Report on the Meeting of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC), June 11,...
Letter: Cutting CRESS and DEI Budgets Is A Step Backward in Town’s Progress Toward Social Justice
by The Community Safety and Social Justice Committee of the Town of Amherst The following...
Ferreira Resigns from Resident Oversight Board Working Group
Report on the Meeting of the Community Service and Social Justice Committee, March 12, 2025This...
Amherst Police Object to Creation of Resident Oversight Board
Report on the Meeting of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee, February 12, 2025. ...
What Are Your Rights if ICE Comes Calling? A Guide
Residents’ Immigration Rights Under Federal Government Executive Orders: Information Presented at the Meeting of the...
Letter: ARPA Funds Earmarked for Youth Empowerment Should Not Be Transferred to Cash Reserves
by The Town of Amherst’s Community Safety and Social Justice Committee The following letter was...
Opinion: Equity Under Attack by the Town of Amherst #4: Saving Amherst’s Community Responders Alternative to Policing
By Allegra Clark, Debora Ferreira, Pat Ononibaku, Darius Cage, Russ Vernon-Jones, Brianna Owen, Ellisha Walker,...