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The COVID-19 Crisis: What we know, what we believe and how we respond
“We echo the demands laid out by Bernie Sanders…, as he calls for state and national hotlines for residents to use for resources, information, and updates. We agree that this level of transparency must be relayed by scientists and health experts and not politicians. A vaccine, when developed, must be free, and that any medicine…
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Bernie Events in Franklin County
The primary election is this coming Tuesday, March 3rd. Here are our actions leading up to the vote. Standouts: Greenfield: Saturday Feb. 29th 10 am to noon, downtown Monday March 2nd 3pm to 6pm downtown Montague: Saturday Feb 29th, 10am to noon. Meet in the Discovery Center parking lot. Election Day Standouts We need people…
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Winning the Green New Deal 2020 Sunrise Launch Party Jan. 29 in Greenfield Youth Rise Together and Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution (FCCPR), inspired by the Sunrise Movement, are hosting one of hundreds of Green New Deal launch parties taking place around the country. Wednesday, January 29 7 PM 12 Federal St., Greenfield Light…
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February General Assembly
FCCPR General Assembly Sunday February 9th 2:00 to 4:00pm Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St Greenfield Tentative Agenda 1) Financial Report and Membership Renewal 2) Discussion on the Green New Deal – What is it, how will it effect Franklin County, and what can we do to get it enacted. Please…
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Hear ‘Extinction Rebellion’ Rep at the General Assembly
Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, 2-4 p.m. Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St. Greenfield Agenda 1) Financial report and Membership renewal 2) Election of the Coordinating Committee. The following people were nominated. Dave Cohen, Susan Worgaftik, Patti Williams, and Doug Selwyn. You can read their statements here. 3) Speaker from Extinction Rebellion .…
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Global Climate Strike: From Sweden to the UN, from Boston to Greenfield
September 20, 2019 is a global day of “strikes” to highlight the need for quick and dramatic action to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. Led by young people in organizations such as Sunrise and Extinction Rebellion, rallies and other strike activities will be taking place all over the country and around the world,…
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The Recorder – Remembering Hiroshima, Nagasaki
Members of FCCPR Peace Task Force joined with Traprock Peace Center and others along the riverbank Tuesday afternoon at Unity Park in Turners Falls to honor the victims of the nuclear bombing of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. STAFF PHOTO/DAN LITTLE Source: The Recorder – Remembering Hiroshima, Nagasaki
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Local Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration on August 6
For people and communities concerned with peace, August 6 and 9 are special days, as people around the world remember the first use of atomic bombs, by the US against Japan in 1945. They call for the phase-out and abolition of nuclear weapons, world-wide. The FCCPR Peace Task Force and the Traprock Center for Peace…
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FCCPR’s Sheila Gilmour: ‘I’m running for mayor because Greenfield is ready for new leadership’
“Greenfield has an important preliminary election coming up on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Three mayoral candidates will appear on the ballot, but only two will move on to the general election on Nov. 5. My name is Sheila Gilmour and I look forward to earning your vote.” Source: The Recorder – ‘I’m running for mayor because…
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