Eesha Williams's Blog, page 13
October 5, 2023
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September 28, 2023
Indigo Girls Will Play Nov. 3 About 1.75 Hours from Springfield
10/1/2023 UPDATE: The Indigo Girls will also play about 45 minutes by car from Springfield, Massachusetts, in New Haven, Connecticut, on November 2. Tickets were almost sold out days after they went on sale. Amtrak goes from Northampton, Massachusetts to New Haven, Connecticut.
110 at Rally
In Northampton about 110 people were at a union rally on September 21. “I was very pleased with the turnout,” Ellyana Stanton told the Valley Post in a voice phone interview on September 28. She was one of the organizers, and she is a member of the actors' union. Stanton grew up in Amherst and lives in the Pioneer Valley town of Belchertown, Massachusetts. The union has a web site at www.sagaftra.org.
September 22, 2023
Locals Among 75,000 at Climate March
Four buses, two from Northampton and two from Vermont, went to the climate march in New York city on September 17. In the city, 75,000 people marched. The number one cause of climate change is overpopulation. Details are at:
www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/population_and_sustainability/climate/
The group 350 Vermont organized the Vermont buses. The group did not reply to a September 18 email asking how many people from the county that's home to Brattleboro got on the buses.
On September 17...
September 15, 2023
Indigo Girls Will Play Nov. 3 About 1.75 Hours from Springfield
The Indigo Girls is one of the best bands currently performing. The Indigo Girls will play in Port Chester, New York on November 3 at 8 p.m. The venue is about 1.75 hours by car from Springfield, if you can avoid traffic jams. Amtrak is an option. The Indigo Girls are Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. On September 6, Ray spoke with the Valley Post about the Pioneer Valley, the history of human life on earth, and other topics.
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Rallies Lead to Victory for Tenants
In Holyoke on September 13, about 45 people attended a rally for tenants' rights. The event was organized by the group Neighbor to Neighbor. According to that group's web site, "An elite few have created a housing crisis here in Massachusetts. A handful of lawmakers -- and the real estate speculators, corporate developers and landlords that fund their campaigns -- jack up rents, destroy affordable options, and price us out of the neighborhoods we call home. No matter how much money you have in y...
September 10, 2023
Indigo Girls Will Play Nov. 3 About 1.75 hour from Springfield
The Indigo Girls is one of the best bands currently performing. The Indigo Girls will play in Port Chester, New York on November 3 at 8 p.m. The venue is about 1.75 hours by car from Springfield, if you can avoid traffic jams. Amtrak is an option. The Indigo Girls are Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. On September 6, Ray spoke with the Valley Post about the Pioneer Valley, the history of human life on earth, and other topics.
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September 5, 2023
Holyoke Rally Set
There will be a rally for tenants' right on September 13 at 3 p.m. outside Holyoke city hall. The event is being organized by the group Neighbor to Neighbor. According to that group's web site, "An elite few have created a housing crisis here in Massachusetts. A handful of lawmakers -- and the real estate speculators, corporate developers and landlords that fund their campaigns -- jack up rents, destroy affordable options, and price us out of the neighborhoods we call home. No matter how much mo...
September 1, 2023
Workers Unite
On August 25 in Hadley, Massachusetts, all the workers at the Barnes & Noble corporate chain bookstore walked off the job to protest the company's refusal to hire enough workers. Hadley borders Northampton. The walk-out lasted from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Photos show dozens of people marching outside the store. The workers have a web site at www.ufcw1459.com.
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August 25, 2023
Homeless in the Rain
On August 18 Christian MilNeil told the Valley Post his thoughts about Northampton's plan to re-design Main street. He works for a group that has a web site at www.streetsblog.org. MilNeil said, “I encourage people to take a look at Concord, New Hampshire's Main street redesign, which was done about a decade ago. It's very similar to what Northampton is contemplating: they went from a four-lane roadway with fairly narrow sidewalks and diagonal parking to a two-lane street with diagonal parking o...
