CSSJC & CRESS Invite Residents To A Public Listen Session On Saturday, March 25
Source: amherstma.gov The Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CCJC) and the Community Responders For…
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Panel: Resisting Imperial Memory. Confronting The History Of US Aggression In Iraq
Source: UMass Department of History The UMass Department of History will present a panel on…
Panel: Striving For Equity With Pamela Nolan Young And Jennifer Moyston
Striving for Equity will be the topic of the March meeting of the Amherst League of…
Happy International Women’s Day: A Look Back At Over A Century Of The Global Fight For Justice And Equality
From New York to Beijing, women have been demanding their rights on 8 March since 1908. Much remains to be done, say activists, but there is reason for celebration
Opinion: Banning Ideas And Authors Is Not A ‘Culture War’ – It’s Fascism
The media’s framing of measures like Florida’s African American studies ban is a dangerous falsification of reality
Implementing Social Justice Programs In Amherst – Why The Delay?
Report On The Joint Meeting Of The Human Rights Commission And The Community Safety And…
Activist Bill Fletcher Will Present Annual James Baldwin Lecture At UMass On February 23
Source: UMass Department of History Activist Bill Fletcher will present the annual James Baldwin Lecture…
Opinion: Faulty Logic In Amherst’s Proposed Zoning Changes
If you have not taken time to wade through the sweeping changes to Amherst’s zoning…
Opinion: Kindness And Fear Of The Unreported In Palestine
This column appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin. In her poem “Kindness,” Naomi Shihab Nye…
In Memoriam: Black Studies Pioneer John Bracey Joins The Ancestors
The following article, “Black Studies Pioneer John Bracey Joins the Ancestors” by Walter Hudson, appeared…
Amherst Town Officials Issue Joint Statement On The Killing Of Tyre Nichols
Town of Amherst officials issued this joint statement on February 1, 2023, on the killing…
Opinion: Tyre Nichols’ Murder Is A Call To Action
On January 10th, 2023, Tyre Nichols died just three days after he was brutally beaten…