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,...
Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC)
Opinion: Our Community Stands With The Amherst 9
You have no rights is what Amherst Police told nine youths after detaining them before...
CSJCC And Town Council Will Resume Discussion On Police Accountability On November 1, 2022. Hanneke Offers Justification For Cutting Off Discussion At Previous Meeting
The Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC) came to the October 17 Town Council...
“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 And Social Justice Committee Defies Council Decision To Cut Off Discussion On Police
Report On The Joint Meeting of the Town Council And The CSSJC, October 17, 2022. ...
CCSJC, Town Councilors, Continue To Spar Over Prioritizing The Needs Of Amherst’s Most Vulnerable Residents
Report On The Meeting Of The Community Safety And Social Justice Committee, October 12, 2022...
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...
Social Justice Committee /DEI Director Clarify Differences About Police Engagement With BIPOC Youth
Report of the August 23 Meeting of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee The...
“There’s Still Much Work To Be Done”. Little Agreement As Town Council Considers Complaints About Police Harassment Of BIPOC Youth
Report On The Meeting Of the Amherst Town Council, August 16, 2022. Part I of...
Community Safety Committee Calls On Town Council To Respond To Police Harassment Of BIPOC Youth, Address Full Slate Of CSWG Recommendations
The bulk of the meeting of the town’s Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC)...
New Social Justice Committee Sets Agenda For Greater Inclusion
The first meeting of the town’s Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC) was held...
Opinion: Community Safety Working Group Opposes New Young Adult Services Department At Jones Library
by Brianna Owen, Tashina Bowman, Darius Cage, Débora Ferreira, Pat Ononibaku, Russ Vernon-Jones and Ellisha...