Know Your Rights Training To Be Offered October 9
Citizens For Juvenile Justice, a Boston based youth-justice organization, will offer a “Know Your Rights”...
BIPOC
Issues and Analyses: Making The Case For Worker Cooperatives In Massachusetts
Becoming Human Worker-owned cooperatives (WOC) are often positioned by their advocates as having many potential...
UMass To Host “A Conversation About Truth, History, And The 1619 Project With Nikole Hannah-Jones” On September 23
Source: UMass News and Media UMass will host “A Conversation about Truth, History, and ‘The...
Letter: We Must See July 5 Police Stop Of BIPOC Youth Through The Eyes Of Teens Who Were Detained
Having been out of town during the events and public meetings discussed here, I write...
Town Council Scuttles Varner Appointment To ZBA, Approves CPA Borrowing For High School Track, Hears Complaint About Amherst Police Engagement With BIPOC Youth
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, July 18,2022 This meeting was held...
Letter: Defund 413 Condemns Amherst Police Harassment Of BIPOC Youth
Like many other Amherst groups committed to antiracism, Defund413 Amherst denounces the behavior of the...
Opinion: Change Is Needed In Police Treatment Of BIPOC Youth
Recently, the Community Safety Working Group (CSWG) was presented with a video of youth being...
Letter: Build BIPOC Cultural/Empowerment Center At Wildwood School
The following letter from the Community Safety Working Group was sent to the Elementary School...
Public Comment: Defund The Police And Fund CSWG Initiatives In FY23
After George Floyd’s murder in 2020, there was a national cry to end racist policing....
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...
Truth School Announces Slate Of New Classes For Spring
The Spring session of classes at the Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership has...
Finance Committee Moves Forward With FY23 Budget Guidelines. Raises Concerns About Funding CRESS And DEI
A Few Take Aways From The Finance Committee Meeting Of December 7, 2021 The meeting...