OPINION: “ECO-ANXIETY” AND ACTING LOCALLY
I learned this week that “eco-anxiety” is the new term for many people’s reactions to...
citizen engagement
QUESTIONS AND ALLEGATIONS AT PUBLIC FORUM ON AMHERST SCHOOLS
Nearly three dozen people, including five Amherst Town Councilors, the Town Manager, and members of...
TRUTH SCHOOL ANNOUNCES DECEMBER CLASSES
The Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership, known as the Truth School, offers free...
OPINION: ENERGY AND CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE OFFERS A MODEL FOR EFFECTIVE PUBLIC OUTREACH
With a series of public listening sessions scheduled on December 3 and December 9 to...
A FEW QUESTIONS FOR ANGELA MILLS AND JENNIFER MOYSTON, AMHERST’S COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION OFFICERS
A Few Questions For…” is an occasional feature of The Indy, aimed at helping our...
DISTRICT FIVE RESIDENTS FORM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Thirty Two residents from District 5 met at the Munson Library on Wednesday evening (9/25)...
DEMOCRACY IN AMHERST
Eight months in, Amherst’s Town Council is exhausted, overworked, and testy. Most of these people...
WHAT A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL MIGHT LOOK LIKE (Third in a series).
I have been writing about the background and underlying principles of a Community Advisory Council...
A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL PART 2: WHAT IDEAS UNDERLIE A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
by Michael Greenebaum When members of the Town Meeting Advisory Council (TMAC) presented an idea...