Saturday vigils for racial justice continue
10-11 am, Greenfield Common, Greenfield
10-11 am, At Orange Memorial Park by the Peace Statue, Main St.
Bring signs expressing solidarity
Stand six feet apart Wear a mask
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 BLACK LANDSCAPES MATTER
More information, registration here
The College of Humanities and Fine Arts welcomes acclaimed landscape designer and public artist Walter Hood as the inaugural speaker in the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series. His lecture "Black Landscapes Matter" discusses landscape architects, planning professionals, and scholars to probe how race, memory, and meaning intersect in the American landscape.
The Interfaith Council of Franklin County, Racial Justice Rising, and the Center School
invite you to this Zoom program on Thursday, April 8 at 7pm
Free / Donations welcome
Register here:
Questions? programs@racialjusticerising.org
Lifting the Veil on Racism in Franklin County
If you missed any parts of this important series,
all three programs are now available online
Recorded on February 24, March 11, March 25, 2021
Lifting the Veil on Racism in Franklin County, Part 1
Living while Black in Franklin County
Lifting the Veil on Racism in Franklin County, Part 2
Hearing from interracial families
Lifting the Veil on Racism in Franklin County, Part 3
Anti-Racism activists panel
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HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN
Series continues with workshops from April 7 - May 19
 Housing in the US has become a commodity only available to the highest bidders—whether that be buyers or renters. Those who do not meet the financial challenge become homeless and are treated as if their situation is a personal failing, not the result of systemic issues designed to accommodate those with the resources. We believe that this system must change.
Join this valuable series on increasing access to affordable housing in Franklin County, organized by Greening Greenfield and Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution (FCCPR). Check here for full program, also housing updates and news
Next workshops:
Wed, Apr 7, 2021, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu, Apr 8, 2021, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Resistance Studies Initiative Spring Webinar Speaker Series:
Distinguished researchers and activists share critical reflections on resistance issues
 Talk by Dr. Mahmoud Soliman
Thursday, April 8, 2021
12:00pm to 1:30pm EDT/USA
Zoom webinar
Pre-registration required for participation
Dr. Mahmoud Soliman is a Palestinian nonviolent activist and academic. He completed his PhD in Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies at Coventry University in April 2019, and the title of his thesis was “Mobilization and Demobilization of Palestinian Society Towards Nonviolent Resistance in the Period from 2004-2014.” He has gained extensive experience in the last 15 years in organizing nonviolent campaigns against the Segregation Wall and the Israeli settlements. He is one of the cofounders of a popular nonviolent resistance network called the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee (PSCC) in which he worked as the capacity-building coordinator supervising the production of training materials for activists in the occupied Palestinian Territories. He is an affiliate with the Sociology department faculty and the Resistance Studies Initiative (RSI) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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As states across our region take action for a 100% clean, local, and renewable energy future, our region’s electricity grid operator, called ISO-NE, is keeping us hooked on polluting fossil fuels. Over and over, ISO-NE chooses fracked gas over clean energy, extends the life of the most polluting power plants, and thwarts state efforts to reach our mandated clean energy goals. The result is that Black, Indigenous, communities of color and poor communities bear an unjust burden of these energy sources' pollution. We deserve an energy grid that is responsive to the needs of ratepayers and the people living with climate catastrophe and pollution, not fossil fuel executives and utilities. The best time to plan for the future is now. That’s why we’re calling on ISO-NE to adopt our vision for a just and democratic energy grid that phases out fossil fuels and brings clean, renewable energy for all.
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NEWS AND MORE FROM TRAPROCK
Two new postings on our website:
Recent valuable webinars, now available online:
HONORING AFRICAN WOMEN WHO STRIVE FOR JUSTICE
On March 26, the DISARM Committee of the Women's International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF) hosted a webinar “Honoring African Women who Strive for Justice.” On-line for viewing now, Traprock's Pat Hynes honored Kadie Sesay from WILPF Sierra Leone, a partner in several Traprock projects. See at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftTfJmU-qsg
Combating Military Poisons and Valuing Water
This March 21 webinar on PFAS and other chemical contaminants related to the military included a talk by Traprock's Pat Hynes. See the full one hour program at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbHWb9IfySs
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