Dismay at Town’s Alleged Foot Dragging on Social Justice Projects
Report on the Meeting of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC), August 14,...
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UMass Drops Request for Felony Charges Against Palestine Protestors
The University’s Change of Course Follows The Shoestring’s Reporting on the Potential Charges and Renewed...
UMass Seeking Felony Riot Charges Against Palestinian Activists
by Dusty Christensen, Story Young, Dan McGlynn, and Shelby Lee The following article, “UMass Seeking Felony Riot Charges Against...
Sojourner Truth School Offering Large Slate of Free Classes This Fall
The catalog for the Fall 2024 session of classes at the Sojourner Truth School for...
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst. This Week: Catching Up
We’re still trying to catch up on the news from when we were on vacation...
Frederick Douglass on July 4th. A Timeless Critique of Democracy in This Country (Full Text and Audio)
The following version of the speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”...
School Committee Embraces New Approaches to Bullying and Harassment. Approves Plan for Track and Field Renovation
Report on the Joint Meeting of the Pelham, Union 26, Amherst, and Amherst-Pelham Regional School...
Activists Rally for Reproductive Freedom
Source: Amherst Young Feminist Party Activists withstood the heat and held off the thunderstorms on...
APEA Honors Juneteenth with Anti-racist Commitment, Appeal to Action
The Amherst Pelham Education Association honors Juneteeth with a restatement of its commitment to anti-racism...
Town Manager Indicates He Will Not Reappoint Social Justice Committee Co-Chair
Report on the Meeting of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC), June 12,...
The Generation that Says No More: Inside the Columbia University Encampments for Palestine
A Better World is Possible The following article, “The Generation that Says No More: Inside...
Juneteenth Explained
The Holiday’s 158 Year History Holds a Lot of Meaning in the Fight for Black...