Eesha Williams's Blog, page 50
June 19, 2020
A Hot June for Valley Marches, Rallies
Democracy and the kind of extreme economic inequality that now exists in the USA are incompatible. Unions reduce inequality. In Brattleboro on June 15 there was a well-attended union rally, seen in the below photo. A follow up rally is set for June 22. Details are available from Sy Creamer, the union president. Her email address is at:
www.unap.org/unap-locals/brattleboro-retreat
A phone number is at:
www.unap.org/about/contact-us-2
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June 12, 2020
Reggae Singer from Jamaica to Play in Brattleboro
The below concerts have been postponed indefinitely due to Covid-19. The Valley Post will resume publication of music articles when concerts start happening again.
15,000 Take to the Valley's Streets
In the Valley in the past few weeks, thousands more people marched than earlier reported. They were protesting racist white police officers who kill unarmed African Americans. On June 5, the Valley Post reported that “at least 5,000 people” had marched in the Valley. That estimate did not include 3,000 or so people who marched in Springfield on June 3. More information about who organized the local marches, and their specific demands, is at:
https://valleypost.org/node/1593
June 5, 2020
Revolution?
A non-violent revolution might look something like the marches in the Valley that happened this week to protest killer cops. At least 5,000 people took to the streets in Holyoke, Springfield, Brattleboro, Amherst, Northampton, Keene, and smaller towns around the Valley. General strikes have shut down American cities in the past -- Seattle for six days in 1919, San Francisco for four days in 1934. Strikes created the American middle class. Maybe they can fix policing and challenges like climate c...
May 29, 2020
Protest Killer Cops May 29 at 1:30 p.m. in Springfield
At 1:30 p.m. in Springfield on May 29 there will be a rally to protest racist police officers who kill black people. The rally will be outside 130 Pearl Street. It's being organized by Jobs With Justice and other groups. As of 9 a.m. on May 29, about 150 people had RSVP'd on Facebook. More information is at:
www.facebook.com/events/662147417698084
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May 22, 2020
Nature, Justice
On June 6 the annual town meeting in Sunderland, Massachusetts will be held outdoors at 4 p.m. People are required to wear a face mask and, if they want to sit on a chair, they should bring a chair. Sunderland borders Amherst. At the meeting people will decide whether to save 40 acres of open space in town from development.
