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December 31, 2017
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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH WEDNESDAYS!
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH WEDNESDAYS!
January 3, 2018
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ENOUGH? ?IS? ?ENOUGH WEDNESDAYS!
Wednesday? ?Actions? ?to? ?Demand? ?Accountability
Beginning November 29, 2017
through January 17, 2018; 12 noon - 1:00 pm
The President and his administration must be held accountable.
Their behavior is immoral and illegal, and is destroying America.
They do not represent us. Silence allows this to continue.
Waiting for others to act is also silence. We? ?will? ?not? ?stay? ?silent!
JOIN? ?US:
Beginning on November 29, we will gather each Wednesday at noon in the center of Amherst, Massachusetts (corner of Main and E. Pleasant).
We invite everyone to join us - anywhere? ?you? ?are?. Go to the center of your town. Or just step outside your home and office. Bring signs, drums, pots and pans, noisemakers.
We will stand up each Wednesday before the national march planned for January 20th, saying clearly, “Enough is Enough!”
? Enough corporate control of government!
? Enough racism, sexual abuse of women and bigotry from the highest offices of the land!
? Enough allowing the fossil fuel industry to destroy the environment and indigenous rights!
? Enough warmongering and nuclear proliferation!
AND:
? We stand for respect, safety and opportunity for all people!
? We stand for moral leadership in all branches of government!
? We stand for a government that protects our environment!
? We stand for the rule of law and a politics of love!
REGISTER? ?AND? ?POST? ?YOUR? ?PICTURES.?
Anywhere you are, whether you are one...or many, share a picture of yourself:
#EnoughIsEnoughWednesdays
It’s time to stand up. Joining together we will send a powerful message.
We will not stay silent. Enough? ?is? ?Enough!
January 4, 2018
January 5, 2018
January 6, 2018
Dilalogue Across Generations
Dilalogue Across Generations
January 6, 2018 N/A
Two local activists who are fifty years apart in age have teamed up to create a rare opportunity for people of all ages to dialogue and build understanding on Saturday January 6th. The dialogue, called "Connecting Ages, Changing Ageism" will be held 10 am to 3:30 pm at the Northampton Quaker Meetinghouse, 43 Center Street, and is sponsored by Traprock Center for Peace and Justice. It is offered at no cost, made possible by the Markam-Nathan Fund for Social Justice.
According to the organizers, Larkin Christie and Sarah PIrtle, this dialogue conference is based on the idea that every age has something to teach and something to learn. Pirtle and Christie work together at Journey Camp, which is now in its 25th year in the Valley and is a place where ages share leadership.They explain, “We want to nurture a generative relationship that fosters mutual respect and support. Ageism is one of the spokes in the wheel of oppression that often isn't spoken about."
Larkin Christie received a Peacemakers Award from Traprock and the Interfaith Council of Franklin County. Larkin is one of the founders of Youth Rise Together and an intern at the Resistance Center. Larkin offers these questions, “What do you want to share with someone of a different age engaged in progressive work? What do you want to ask? How do you wish people of other ages acted towards you and how is that different from how they do?
Sarah Pirtle, who directs the Common Threads Program for Traprock Center for Peace and Justice, comments, “We have structured conversations in three ways. At the start, similar ages will convene, then small groups diverse by age will meet, and in the afternoon there will be a choice of four dialogue topics offered." Pirtle participates in the "Hand Across the Hills" dialogue between Leverett and Letcher County, Kentucky.
Pirtle wrote, “Keepers of the Fire: Dialogue to Change Sexism and Foster Gender Reconciliation” which can be read or downloaded free online at traprock.org.
Topics planned for afternoon sessions include: “Gender and Age,” “Everyday Interactions,” “Generations addressing Sexism and Patriarchy," and “Racism, Ageism, and Intersectionality.”
Registration is suggested at traprock.org, but people can also arrive the day of the conference,
bringing their own lunch. All ages can attend, however, any families needing child care are required to register by Dec. 29th on the website.
13TH: Screening & Discussion
13TH: Screening & Discussion
January 6, 2018
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Join Racial Justice Rising for a FREE screening of 13TH
on Saturday, January 6th at 10:15am
Any cancellations due to weather will be announced on WHAI radio, 98.3 fm.
AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE UNITED STATES’ PRISON SYSTEM AND HOW IT REVEALS THE NATION'S HISTORY OF RACISM
FREE SCREENING - donations always welcome
Saturday, January 6, 2018
10:15 a.m.— 12:15 p.m. Doors open at 9:45
First Congregational Church
43 Silver Street, Greenfield MA
Childcare available—please RSVP with ages and number of childre
For more info or to reserve childcare: email@racialjusticerising.org or www.racialjusticerising.org
Join Racial Justice Rising for a screening of Ava DuVernay's in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality. The film will be followed by facilitated discussion.
Saturday, January 6, 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Doors open at 9:45
FREE - donations always welcome.
Any cancellations due to weather will be announced on WHAI radio, 98.3 fm.
Childcare available—please RSVP with ages and number of children. For more info or to reserve childcare: email@racialjusticerising.orgor www.racialjusticerising.org
The film's title refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States.”
The progression from that second qualifying clause to the horrors of mass criminalization and the sprawling American prison industry is laid out by DuVernay with bracing lucidity. With a potent mixture of archival footage and testimony from a dazzling array of activists, politicians, historians, and formerly incarcerated women and men, DuVernay creates a work of grand historical synthesis.
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| December 31, 2017 | January 1, 2018 | January 2, 2018 | January 3, 2018
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH WEDNESDAYS! |
January 4, 2018 | January 5, 2018 | January 6, 2018
Dilalogue Across Generations |