Eighty-five or so people attended peace rallies in the Valley November 12 and 13. About 50 people were at the November 12 rally in Northampton. Sanctions against nations like Cuba, Palestine, and... Read more »
Holyoke March is Nov. 14
In Holyoke on November 14 there will be a climate march. It starts at 1 p.m. at Crosier Field. The number one cause of climate change is over-population. The average American uses much more fossil... Read more »
150 Acres Saved
On October 31 a land trust announced 150 acres of open space in Amherst has been permanently protected from development. The USA is losing 6,000 acres of open space to development every day.... Read more »
How to Get Faster Trains
Activists in Northampton are working to make passenger train service between Greenfield, Northampton, Holyoke, Springfield, Boston, and New York City faster, more frequent, and cheaper. Ben... Read more »
Seven Arrested
At least six people from the Pioneer Valley, and at least one from Brattleboro, were among 655 people arrested for non-violent civil disobedience outside the White House between October 11 and... Read more »