Congressman Richard Neal (D- Springfield, MA 1st District) will discuss the politics and policy around changing the US tax structure in the age of Trump.  Serving in the U.S House of Representatives since 1989, Neal is the ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee and a former city councilor and mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts. Audience … Continue reading "Rep Richard Neal: Why Real Tax Reform Is So Hard"

Our Congressman, Rep. Richard Neal, will be coming to the Berkshires Friday Sept. 15. He will be speaking at BCC at 5:30 PM in the Bob Boland Theatre. Rep. Neal is the ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee so this should be a great opportunity to ask about upcoming tax reform. https://neal.house.gov/ … Continue reading "Congressman Richard Neal Town Hall at BCC Sept. 15"

Join NY19 votes as it canvasses the nineteenth New York Congressional District. Emphasis will be on voter registration and engagement, including this year's local elections. If you would like to participate and/or get involved in the canvassing committee, please contact greylockelections@gmail.com.

Upcoming dates and books: Thursday, September 28 — MEETING CANCELLED We will resume our reading and meeting schedule on October 26. Thursday, October 26 —both Naomi Klein’s “No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need”(270 pp) AND Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century”(126 pp)

A community poetry reading held monthly. Navigating the stressful confines of a dark political landscape can take a heavy toll on the spirit. It is during these dire times that the creative arts play a very important role, not only in fighting back but also in how we are able to mediate the impact it … Continue reading "Stanza & Resist: Community Poetry Reading"