Eesha Williams's Blog, page 137
April 20, 2014
Worker Safety March Is April 24
In 2005, Rob Hackley, a worker at a Pepsi factory in Florida, was burned so seriously that doctors had to perform surgery on him twice. He barely survived. The federal agency charged with workplace safety, OSHA, investigated. OSHA's report concluded that Hackley's injuries had been preventable if Pepsi had given him proper safety equipment, and that his bosses had told workers to “throw safety out the window and get the work done.” The bosses showed “deliberate, voluntary and intentional disr...
April 15, 2014
Alyssa Bonagura Concert Is July 15 in Northampton
Alyssa Bonagura will perform a concert at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton on July 15 at 7 p.m. She will be accompanied by Rebecca Correia and Harrison Whitford. You can hear Bonagura performing a song that she wrote, "Make My Own Sunshine," at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=edYMnauQkdM
Robin Gibb was a member of the Bee Gees, a band that has sold more than 200 million albums. "Alyssa is stunning, original, a future star in the making," Gibb said.
Tickets for Bonagura's Northampton concert are...
April 12, 2014
Concert Review: Sierra Leone All Stars
In Northampton, the Iron Horse Music Hall has concerts almost every night of the year. It regularly hosts world famous musicians like Michael Franti and Dar Williams. On April 9, one of the best concerts in years at the Iron Horse was performed by the Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars. The dance floor was full of people of all colors, and full of energy, reflecting the full-on performance on the stage.
The band released a new album, Libation, last month. Most of the songs on the album are Afro-Po...
Entergy Wants to End Nuke Emergency Alert System
The owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant wants to end the system of sirens, free “tone alert radios” for people within 10 miles of the reactor, and automated phone calls in case of a nuclear emergency. Vermont Yankee is three miles from Massachusetts and a stone's throw from New Hampshire. Thanks to a protest movement in the Brattleboro area that saw thousands march and hundreds arrested for non-violent, civil disobedience, the 42-year-old reactor will close permanently in December...
April 11, 2014
Photos: Workers Protest at Hadley Wal-Mart
On April 11 in Hadley, Massachusetts, near Northampton, dozens of people attended a protest at a Wal-Mart store. They met with the store's manager and told him to re-hire Lisa Lacroix, a worker he recently fired after five years on the job. The protesters believe she was fired for publicly asking Wal-Mart to pay its workers a livable wage.
Wal-Mart is owned by the richest family in the world, the billionaire Waltons. The Walton family pays workers at Wal-Mart factories among the lowest wages i...
April 9, 2014
Concert Review: Sierra Leone All Stars
In Northampton, the Iron Horse Music Hall has concerts almost every night of the year. It regularly hosts world famous musicians like Michael Franti and Dar Williams. On April 9, one of the best concerts in years at the Iron Horse was performed by the Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars. The dance floor was full of people of all colors, and full of energy, reflecting the full-on performance on the stage.
The band released a new album, "Libation," last month. Most of the songs on the album are Afro-...
Sierra Leone All Stars Concert Is April 9
The Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars will perform a public concert in Northampton on April 9. The 7 p.m. concert will be at the Iron Horse Music Hall. The band performed an excellent concert at the Iron Horse last summer. The club appeared to be almost sold out and most of the people there danced.
In 2012, the All Stars released an outstanding album, Radio Salone. Most of the songs on the album are Afro-Pop or “high life” style. Some are reggae. The band released a new album on March 18.
