On May 13 in the Pioneer Valley town of South Hadley, about 100 janitors, dishwashers, other workers, and supporters held a rally. “I've worked as a cook at Mount Holyoke for seven years – it... Read more »
13,000 at Northampton Rally Against Fascism, Pride Parade
About 13,000 people watched the Pride parade in Northampton on May 3. “About 2,000 people were registered in the parade,” Clay Pearson told the Valley Post on May 5. Pearson runs the group... Read more »
700 March
About 700 people marched in Brattleboro on May 1 to protest Trump, and to fight for workers' rights. May 1 is Labor Day in China, India, Europe, Russia, most of Africa, and all of Latin America.... Read more »
2,000 March, Rally in Valley
About 2,000 people marched and rallied to protest Trump on April 19 in Northampton and other cities and towns in the Pioneer Valley, according to one of the groups that organized the events. The... Read more »
Fight is On to Save 288 Acres
In the Pioneer Valley town of Williamsburg, two land trusts are working to protect a 288 acre defunct golf course from development. If they succeed it will go back to being a forest. The land... Read more »