Opinion: The Selective Silencing of Campus Speech
“Fears of Violence on Mass. Campuses Are Silencing Many on Israel-Hamas War,” reads a recent...
social justice
Investigation Conducted by Former ARPS HR Director Kathy Mazur Found to Be “Highly Inadequate”
The recently released investigation reports conducted by Attorney Ed Mitnick, that were undertaken following a...
Speakers Urge Town to Implement Community Safety Working Group’s Final Recommendations
Report on the Second Public Forum of the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee on...
UMass Police Drop Public Arrest Records
Source: UMass Transformative Justice Coalition In response to pressure from staff, faculty, students, and families...
Public Comment: Town Needs Framework to Investigate Civil Rights Complaints
The following public comment was offered at the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee’s public...
Interim Superintendent Not Forthcoming with Answers to Questions from School Committee
Report on the Joint Meeting of Amherst Regional School Committee and Union 26 School Committee,...
Victoria Silva, Vladimir Morales, and Dee Shabazz Honored At Amherst Media Gala
Amherst Media, the longest continuous running public access station in the country, came up with...
Issues & Analyses: Mental Health Service Provider Faces Uncertain Future in Amherst
The Wildflower Alliance is a peer-based, recovery learning community that provides supports for people whose...
Opinion: Bernie Sanders – Justice for the Palestinians and Security for Israel
by Bernie Sanders The following essay, “Justice for the Palestinians and Secutirty for Israel “by...
School Committee Had Access to Only One of Five Investigation Reports
Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst...
Title IX Reports to Be Made Public
Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst...
Opinion: Ceasefire is a First Step Towards Justice at Home and Abroad
The following article, Ceasefire Is a First Step Towards Justice at Home and Abroad by...