Eesha Williams's Blog, page 182
October 6, 2011
October 4, 2011
Occupy Wall Street Rallies in Valley
Some 800 peaceful protesters were arrested in recent days in New York City. The Occupy Wall Street protesters' web site says, "We are getting kicked out of our homes. We are forced to choose between groceries and rent. We are denied quality medical care. We are suffering from environmental pollution. We are working long hours for little pay and no rights, if we're working at all. We are getting nothing while the other 1 percent is getting everything. We are the 99 percent." The protesters'...
Occupy Wall Street Rallies Will Be In Amherst, Northampton
Some 800 peaceful protesters were arrested in recent days in New York City. The Occupy Wall Street protesters' web site says, "We are getting kicked out of our homes. We are forced to choose between groceries and rent. We are denied quality medical care. We are suffering from environmental pollution. We are working long hours for little pay and no rights, if we're working at all. We are getting nothing while the other 1 percent is getting everything. We are the 99 percent." The protesters'...
October 1, 2011
Alchemystics to Perform on October 29 in Northampton
The Alchemystics, a local reggae band that tours nationally, will perform on October 29 in Northampton. The band sounds like a mixture of Bob Marley and Michael Franti and Spearhead. The Alchemystics played an outstanding, sold-out concert at the Arts Block in Greenfield on September 25. Almost everyone at the concert danced.
A video of the Alchemystics performing is at
www.YouTube.com/watch?v=zDLqJjIk-cc
In the video, the sound quality is good; the image quality is literally shaky.
Details...
Pavers Battle Nature Protectors Near Keene
Hundreds of acres of wilderness on the lower slopes of Mount Monadnock, near Keene, are at risk of being clear cut logged, paved, Chem Lawned, and "developed." But activists are racing to save the land so future generations will be able to hike there.
September 25, 2011
Alchemystics to Perform Sept. 25 in Greenfield, Oct. 29 in Northampton
The Alchemystics, a local reggae band that tours nationally, will perform on September 25 in Greenfield and on October 29 in Northampton. The band sounds like a mixture of Bob Marley and Michael Franti and Spearhead. A video of the Alchemystics performing is at
www.YouTube.com/watch?v=zDLqJjIk-cc
In the video, the sound quality is good; the image quality is literally shaky.
The Alchemystics will be on stage from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on September 25, the band's drummer Demse Zullo told the Valley ...
September 24, 2011
Local Post Office Workers Fight Back
On September 27 at 4 p.m. there will be two rallies to save the jobs of post office workers. The rallies will be at Congressman Richard Neal's office at 300 State Street in Springfield, and at Congressman John Olver's office at 57 Suffolk Street in Holyoke. The rallies will last 90 minutes.
The organizers of the rallies are asking the public to contact their members of Congress in support of House Bill 1351.
More information is available at www.SaveAmericasPostalService.org or by calling...
September 18, 2011
Photos: Autumn Colors
These photos were taken at a pond in the Madam Sherri Forest, a park in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, near Brattleboro and Keene. The photos were taken on September 18. More information about the park is at this town web site:
www.ChesterfieldOutdoors.com/plands/sherri.html
To enlarge a photo, click on it, then scroll down and click "See full-size image."
photos by Eesha Williams
