Tag: Dennis Powell

In his letter Steve Rubin writes: "The Berkshire Jewish Federation and every synagogue in the county encouraged their membership to attend Saturday’s demonstration."

Dennis Powell, of course, has done a great deal in our area for which he should be very proud.

These are the voices that matter. Our young people are stepping up, speaking out, they are tired!

This fragile and unprecedented period in the nation's history is made worse by an abject lack of leadership in the nation's capital.

"A justice system the public cannot trust to be fair and equitable is a broken system. A complete investigation and commitment to seek justice for George Floyd is only a start in eliminating the bigotry and racism deeply ingrained in our society. The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office reaffirms our commitment to making long-lasting and formidable changes to eliminate bias at every stage of the criminal justice system." —- Berkshire County District Attorney Andrea Harrington

The workshop is the first in a three-part training series to help businesses cultivate and steward inclusive retail, restaurant and workplace environments for customers and employees in order to create a culture of belonging.

True to the Berkshire County Branch’s commitment and mission since reactivating, it has effectively brought about significant change in the community.

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But as everyone agrees, any responses must be part of a larger community reckoning with societal problems that our schools reflect but do not create.

A report from the Eos Foundation examining gender equality in Massachusetts colleges and universities has identified Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts as the top four-year public institution among only 40% of schools to achieve gender equality.

At midday Wednesday, about 50 people gathered at the church on Elm Court to hear speakers give an accounting of the history of the church and the efforts to save it after it closed five years ago.

Close Encounters With Music will kick off its 2019-20 season Sunday, Oct. 27, with the American premiere of Andre Hajdu’s ‘Kohelet’ for four cellos narrated by film, stage and television actor Sam Waterston.

On Monday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m.in BCC's Connector building, there will be the Pittsfield School Committee forum followed by an At-Large City Council debate at 7:30 p.m.

The original 1969 homesite dedication was deemed so controversial, in part because of Du Bois' embrace of communism late in his life, that no town officials attended the event.

The completion of Clinton Church Restoration will help tell the largely unknown story of African Americans in the Berkshires.

Participants will be picked up at and returned to either the Berkshire Athenaeum or the Berkshire Dream Center and transported to the various hike locations.