Black Lives Matter: A WHMP Community Forum

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Monte

When the City of Northampton hung a Black Lives Matter banner over City Hall, was it going too far or not nearly far enough?

Do Black Lives Matter in Western Mass?
A WHMP Community Forum.

Live from The Parlor Room.
This Wednesday evening from 6-8.

With:
-Zion Scott Barber, a member of Northampton High School
-Jody Kasper, Chief of the Northampton Police Department
-Jeff Napolitano, Director of the American Friends Service Committee of Western Massachusetts
-Traci Williams, Smith College student activist
– Trevor Baptiste, Amherst School Committee Chairman
And you.

Is the Valley truly as progressive as it claims to be? How far do we still have to go in combating racism?

Black Lives Matter. Western Mass. A WHMP Community Forum.
Live from The Parlor Room. This Wednesday evening from 6-8. And again Thursday morning from 8-10
Made possible with support from Valley Medical Group. Keeping the Community Healthy for 25 years.

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