Eesha Williams's Blog, page 21
December 23, 2022
55 March, Rally
About 40 teachers marched in Greenfield on December 21. They were calling on the school board to negotiate a fair union contract. On December 22 the teachers posted a photo of their march at:
The average worker in the USA who belongs to a union makes $191 more per week than the average non-union worker. Reducing inequality is good for democracy since billionaires buy politicians.
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December 16, 2022
Alan Doyle Concert
Alan Doyle is scheduled to play with his band in Amherst at the Drake on February 22 at 8 p.m. His upcoming tour includes stops in Germany, New York City and Florida. You can hear one of his songs at:
Logging Rally
On December 15, Naia Tenerowicz told the Valley Post that at least 24 people spoke against a proposed fossil fuel pipeline in Springfield at a public hearing the day before. The hearing was held by state regulators. Tenerowicz is a spokesperson for the two groups that organized a May 31, 2022 rally in Springfield to stop the pipeline. The two groups were the Longmeadow Pipeline Awareness Group, and the Springfield Climate Justice Coalition. The pipeline would go about six miles from Springfield ...
December 9, 2022
Alan Doyle Concert
Alan Doyle is scheduled to play with his band in Amherst at the Drake on February 22 at 8 p.m. His upcoming tour includes stops in Germany, New York City and Florida. You can hear one of his songs at:
Farmland Saved
On December 4, a land trust in Amherst announced it has saved 210 acres of farmland in the neighboring town of South Hadley. “Located near the banks of the Connecticut River, these farm fields have provided valuable fodder for dairy cows, and local vegetables, for decades,” a spokesperson for Kestrel Trust told the Valley Post.
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December 1, 2022
Alan Doyle Concert
Alan Doyle is scheduled to play with his band in Amherst at the Drake on February 22 at 8 p.m. His upcoming tour includes stops in Germany, New York City and Florida. You can hear one of his songs at:
110 Rally
On November 30 in Amherst, about 110 people attended a rally for human rights in Iran. The event was organized by the Persian Student Association at UMass, and other groups. A spokesperson for the Association did not immediately reply to an email seeking comment. The Valley Post will publish their response in a future article.
In 1953, to get cheap oil, the USA's CIA organized riots in Iran's capital, Tehran. The democratically leader of Iran was forced out.
The USA overthrew democratically el...
November 25, 2022
Alan Doyle Concert
Alan Doyle is scheduled to play with his band in Amherst in February 2023. His upcoming tour includes stops in Germany, New York City and Florida. You can hear one of his songs at:
Rally to Save Thousands of Fish
On November 19 about 40 people were at a rally in Northfield, Massachusetts. Northfield borders Gill, which borders Greenfield. The goal was to get politicians to “stop the massive destruction of fish and related river life by the Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Station,” on the Connecticut river near the Vermont – Massachusetts border.
The below photo of people singing at the rally is by Elizabeth Wood. To enlarge the photo, click on it, then scroll down and click "see full size image."
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