Eesha Williams's Blog, page 132
September 27, 2014
Kris Delmhorst Concert Is October 23
Kris Delmhorst will perform a concert at the Parlor Room in Northampton on October 23 at 7 p.m. A Boston Globe staff writer called her music "sterling," which means excellent. You can hear one of Delmhorst's best songs for free at:
http://grooveshark.com/s/Broken+White+Line/2J1mv5?src=5
Northampton Nurses Rally Is September 30
Nurses in Northampton will hold a rally against forced overtime at the hospital, September 30 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. The public is invited. “Cooley Dickinson continues to place its desire for profits ahead of its concern for patients and those who care for them,” said Sally Surgen, a nurse at Cooley Dickinson hospital.
“Our position on overtime benefits is not a financial issue, it is an issue of patient safety. Studies show that the use of overtime as a staffing tool is detrimental to patie...
September 20, 2014
Kris Delmhorst Concert Is October 23
Kris Delmhorst will perform a concert at the Parlor Room in Northampton on October 23 at 7 p.m. A Boston Globe staff writer called her music "sterling," which means excellent. You can hear one of Delmhorst's best songs for free at:
http://grooveshark.com/s/Broken+White+Line/2J1mv5?src=5
In Keene, a Victory for Health and the Environment
A $132,000 expansion to Keene's bicycle and pedestrian path will be done by June 20, 2015, according to a city official. “The trail will reach Stonewall Farm from downtown Keene,” Chuck Redfern told the Valley Post. He is a member of www.PathwaysForKeene.org a group that worked to make the trail happen.
Motorized vehicles are not allowed on the path.
www.StoneWallFarm.org is three miles from downtown Keene. It is a dairy farm that is open to the public and has educational programs. It has hund...
September 11, 2014
Kris Delmhorst Concert Is October 23
Kris Delmhorst will perform a concert at the Parlor Room in Northampton on October 23 at 7 p.m. A Boston Globe staff writer called her music "sterling," which means excellent. You can hear one of Delmhorst's best songs for free at:
http://grooveshark.com/s/Broken+White+Line/2J1mv5?src=5
Education Rallies
Recent rallies in Holyoke and Boston for better education were attended by Valley residents. On September 8 in Holyoke, activists held a rally in support of a public school teacher who the teachers' union says was fired for his union activism. Until he was fired, Gus Morales was a full-time English teacher in Holyoke, and part-time president of the Holyoke teachers' union, which is part of www.MassTeacher.org.
September 6, 2014
Kris Delmhorst Concert Is October 23
Kris Delmhorst will perform a concert at the Parlor Room in Northampton on October 23 at 7 p.m. A Boston Globe staff writer called her music "sterling," which means excellent. You can hear one of Delmhorst's best songs for free at:
http://grooveshark.com/s/Broken+White+Line/2J1mv5?src=5
13 Arrested at Hartford McDonalds Strike
In Hartford, Connecticut, police arrested 13 people for non-violent civil disobedience at a protest at a McDonalds restaurant September 4. The workers were asking for their wages to be raised to $15 an hour. Hartford is about half an hour from Springfield, Massachusetts by car, Amtrak, or Greyhound.
Around the USA on September 4, thousands of fast food workers went on strike, and about 500 were arrested.
