Town Council Proclaims June LGBTQ Pride Month
Source: amherstma.gov The Town Council will hold a public reading of their proclamation in honor...
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Council Debates Creation Of African Heritage Reparations Coalition, Opposes Closure Of The Gorse Children’s Center In South Hadley, And Opts Out Of Aerial Mosquito Spraying
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, May 17, 2021 The meeting was...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst. (#36). This Week’s Focus: The War In Gaza
This feature offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
Springfield Environmental Expo Will Highlight Intersection Of Environment And Injustice
Source: Neighbor to Neighbor The Springfield Environmental Expo aims to shine light on the injustices...
Letter: Join Us To Protest The Ongoing Violence Against Palestinians
We residents of Western Mass condemn the ongoing violence against Palestinians in East Jerusalem and...
Board Of Registrars Takes No Action On Appeal Of Signature Disqualifications. Hearing Continued To Monday
Amherst voters whose signatures were disqualified from petitions seeking a referendum on the Jones Library...
Opinion: In The Face Of Injustice, Story Telling Can Transform The World
Editor’s note: This story appeared previously in the Massachusetts Daily Collegian https://dailycollegian.com/2021/05/our-fight-goes-on/ The decision to...
Second Symposium on Reparations: Research Results And An Interview With The Founders
The second symposium on reparations was held on April 27 via Zoom and was recorded....
UMass Poll Finds Majority Of Americans Oppose Reparations for Descendants Of Slaves. Slim Pluralities Support Statehood For D.C. And Puerto Rico
Source: UMass News and Media Nearly two-thirds of Americans and 90% of Republicans oppose the...
An Introduction To Police Abolition For Amherst Residents
by Defund 413 Amherst Last summer, in the wake of the murders of George Floyd,...
From Other Sources (#35): News For And About Amherst. Featured This Week: Alternatives To Policing (#2)
This feature offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
Virtual Gathering To Support Global Vaccine Equity
Source: Peoples Vaccine Project A grassroots collaborative is working to address global inequities in COVID-19...