Students Urge Funding Shift From Policing To Schools
Does Amherst prioritize the education of young people in this town, or do we prioritize...
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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....
Letter: Shift Funding From Police To Public Schools
The following letter was sent to Amherst Town Manager Paul Bockelman, the Amherst Town Council,...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#34). Featured This Week: The Police
This feature offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
UMass Research Shows Black Lives Matter Protests Associated With Decrease In Police Homicides
Source: UMass News And Media In the five years following the beginning of the Black...
School Reopening Plan Is Very Limited As Most Teachers Choose to Stay Remote
Residents Urge Amherst To Fill Regional School District Budget Gap With Police Department Funds The...
Barbara Love Advises Community Safety Working Group On Implicit Bias Training
Barbara Love, UMass Professor Emeritus of Education, spoke to the Community Safety Working Group at...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#32). This Week’s Focus – News From Amherst That You Might Have Missed And More On Alternatives To Policing And On Reopening The Schools
This column offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
Defund 413 Demands (And Receives) Assurance That No Amherst Police Participated In Insurrection At Capitol
On January 7, Defund 413, an Amherst-based citizens organization working to defund the Amherst Police...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#29)
“From Other Sources” is back after a four month hiatus. This column offers links to selected...
Second Community Forum On Public Safety: Testimony Emphasizes Need For New Budget Priorities And Community Oversight Of Police
A public forum on public safety and the Amherst police was held as a Zoom...