Eesha Williams's Blog, page 123
April 25, 2015
March Starts at Salsarengue, Includes Live Music
There will be a march in Holyoke April 27 to protest plans by governor Charlie Baker to take away control of the city's schools from people who live there. The march will start at 3 p.m. at Salsarengue Restaurant, 392 High Street.
Eduardo Melendez is a teacher at Holyoke public schools, a position he has held for 20 years. “In Puerto Rico, we do rallies with live music,” he told the Valley Post on April 24. “That's what we'll do on Monday. We will have a whole bunch of musicians.”
April 18, 2015
Sierra Leone All-Stars Concert is April 25
The Sierra Leone All-Stars will perform a public concert near Greenfield on April 25 at 7 p.m. The concert is a fundraiser for a group that helps poor people in Africa. It will be at the Shea Theater in Turner's Falls, Massachusetts.
Daniel Kasnitz is a member of the board of directors of the theater. He told the Valley Post there will be room for people to dance at the concert.
Tickets are available at www.TheShea.org. The money will go to a group whose web site is www.kawda.info.
Thousands March
Dozens of Valley residents were among thousands of people at a Boston march for a $15 an hour minimum wage April 14. The next day, “tens of thousands of low-wage workers, students and activists in more than 200 American cities” marched and attended rallies for the same cause, according to the New York Times.
Betsy Ventura lives in Holyoke and works as a “personal care attendant.” She took a bus to the Boston march. “It was phenomenal,” Ventura told the Valley Post. “It made me believe that if...
April 17, 2015
Photo: Farm Field Comes to Life
This photo was taken on April 17 in Brattleboro. It shows a cover crop growing on a farm field in the foreground and New Hampshire in the background. People plant cover crops to prevent rain from washing soil away and to prevent wind from blowing dry soil away. The plants' roots loosen the soil. There are other benefits to cover crops. To enlarge the photo, click on it, then scroll down and click "see full size image." photo by Eesha Williams
April 11, 2015
Sierra Leone All-Stars Concert is April 25
The Sierra Leone All-Stars will perform a public concert near Greenfield on April 25 at 7 p.m. The concert is a fundraiser for a group that helps poor people in Africa. It will be at the Shea Theater in Turner's Falls, Massachusetts.
Daniel Kasnitz is a member of the board of directors of the theater. He told the Valley Post there will be room for people to dance at the concert.
Tickets are available at www.TheShea.org. The money will go to a group whose web site is www.kawda.info.
Rally for Peace
In Brattleboro, there will be a rally for global peace on April 15 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., outside the food co-op at 2 Main Street. “There will be live music,” organizer Daniel Sicken (pronounced SEE-kin) told the Valley Post. For more information, contact him at dhsicken@yahoo.com or by phone at (802) 387-2798. The event is sponsored by www.nwtrcc.org.
"The USA is planning to spend $348 billion on nuclear weapons in the next 10 years," Sicken said.
April 3, 2015
Sierra Leone All-Stars Concert is April 25
The Sierra Leone All-Stars will perform a public concert near Greenfield on April 25 at 7 p.m. The concert is a fundraiser for a group that helps poor people in Africa. It will be at the Shea Theater in Turner's Falls, Massachusetts.
Daniel Kasnitz is a member of the board of directors of the theater. He told the Valley Post there will be room for people to dance at the concert.
Tickets are available at www.TheShea.org. The money will go to a group whose web site is www.kawda.info.
Garland Jeffreys Will Play in Northampton June 6
Rock and roll musician Garland Jeffreys will perform a public concert at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton on June 6. His recent albums have received positive reviews from the New Yorker magazine and NPR's "Fresh Air with Terry Gross." You can hear free samples of his music at:
www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-k...
