Eesha Williams's Blog, page 69
November 14, 2018
Hundreds at Rallies: Tax the Rich, Stop Climate Change
President Trump wants to cut taxes for billionaires, and help fossil fuel companies make climate change worse. In the Valley on November 8 and November 10, hundreds of people attended rallies calling on politicians to fight Trump's agenda. Raising taxes on billionaires would make it possible for the government to cut taxes for everyone else, improve Amtrak, and help poor people in Africa, among other possibilities.
November 7, 2018
Indigo Girls to Play Northampton
The Indigo Girls will perform in Northampton in March. Tickets are available on their web site. Other dates on their spring tour have already sold out. The Indigo Girls have sold more than 7 million albums and won a Grammy award.
The Indigo Girls are Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, plus a changing lineup of musicians on their records and at some of their concerts. Some tours are just Ray and Saliers. Ray and Saliers live near Atlanta, Georgia.
Valley Train Activists Celebrate
In June, more frequent passenger train service is scheduled to start between Greenfield and Springfield with stops in Northampton and Holyoke. It will connect with trains to New York City. “I'm cautiously optimistic that it will start in June,” Tim Brennan told the Valley Post on November 5. He runs the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, a government agency with 47 employees.
November 1, 2018
Indigo Girls to Play Northampton
The Indigo Girls will perform in Northampton in March. Details are available on their web site. Other dates on their spring tour have already sold out. The Indigo Girls have sold more than 7 million albums and won a Grammy award.
As of November 1, tickets were not available at the band's web site, but they were available at:
https://indigogirlstickets.shop.ticketstoday.com/calendar.aspx
100 Union Jobs Hang in the Balance
The 100 or so union workers at a paper factory in Brattleboro are trying to save their jobs. The Georgia-based company that owns the factory is trying to fire them all. “We're working with other paper companies whose workers we represent to help one of them buy the Brattleboro factory,” John Shinn told the Valley Post on November 1. He's a top leader at the Steelworkers Union, which has a web site at:
www.usw.org/districts/4/contact
“If that doesn't work, we're open to helping the workers buy...
October 31, 2018
Workers Unite
Twenty-five workers formed a union in the town of Monson, Massachusetts, about four miles from Springfield. They drive school buses for a multinational corporation. “A worker needs to have a union,” Clifford Nurse told the Valley Post. He lives in Springfield and drives for the same company, First Student. “I work for a giant corporation. I can't fight them by myself. With the union, I can. First Student has tried to fire drivers because their bus got rear-ended.”
The below photo from his Fa...
October 24, 2018
Locals Work to Cut Military Budget
Peace activists will meet to discuss strategy near Greenfield on November 16, 17 and 18. The public is welcome to attend the event. Almost half of this year's entire federal budget of about $3 trillion is being spent on war. That’s according to:
www.WarResisters.org/FederalPieChart
With 4 percent of the world's population, the USA spends at much on the military as the rest of the world combined.
