Poets Creating Conversation asks poets to explore difficult issues wrapped around the history of America and reflected in the current discourse. Poets Creating Conversation:  Incarceration in America “risons do not disappear problems, they disappear human beings. And the practice of disappearing vast numbers of people from poor, immigrant, and racially marginalized communities has literally become big … Continue reading "WordXWord Festival"

In light of recent reports that ICE has been actively separating parents from their children, we will protest together. This is a humanitarian crisis, and T's administration has adopted a clear practice/policy of separating families and detaining more children. Collectively, we cannot be bystanders to what amounts to ethnic cleansing and the worst sort of … Continue reading "End Family Separation: Stand Up With Us"

Regular biweekly meeting. Everyone welcome! Come to our meeting this Sunday at the Williamstown Youth Center!  We will be hosting Senator Adam Hinds and Carrie Love, an immigration attorney with the Central West Justice Center.  This is an important meeting!  Sen. Hinds will be talking about his work on Beacon Hill and how we can … Continue reading "Greylock Together Meeting"

Green Drinks will be hosting Jenny Hansell of the Berkshire Natural Resources Council (www.bnrc.org) tomorrow, June 7. Here’s Jenny’s bio from the BNRC website: Jenny Hansell came aboard BNRC as its third President in February 2018. Born in Boston, raised in Detroit, Jenny earned her BA from Yale and Masters in Public Administration from University … Continue reading "Northern Berkshire Green Drinks"

Come eat cake and check out the work of some of our local gay-friendly wedding cake artists! We were not happy about the outcome of the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission case this past Monday. In response, we are having a cake party to celebrate and highlight our local gay-friendly bakeries. Come ogle … Continue reading "Love is Love Cake Party"

This workshop will cover the history of cash bail, and how it contributes to mass incarceration. We will also learn how to post bail in Berkshire County. Anyone interested in learning more about the Berkshire County chapter of the MASS Bail Fund, opening in October, please join us!

Sponsored by The Berkshire branch of the NAACP, Indivisible Pittsfield, Greylock Together the ACLU of Massachusetts, and the Four Freedoms Coalition.

Workshop on creating a pollinator friendly garden, followed by a plant sale of organic, pollinator-friendly, pesticide-free seedlings. With Amy Pulley of Wing and a Prayer Nursery.