Has Your Conviction Been Thrown Out?

2/19: Is your drug conviction or guilty plea one of the 48,000—really you read that right– 48,000 (!) Massachusetts drug convictions or guilty pleas thrown out because of the Farak and Dookhan drug lab scandals? ACLU of Mass. Legal Director Matt Segal and Northampton civil rights and criminal defense attorney Luke Ryan explain; then, “All Our Children Are All Our Children” with educator and author Doug Selwyn; and our monthly “Comedy Quiz” with The Ha Has’ Laura Patrick and Pam Victor, Quizmaster Martha Nelson, contestant Joan Holliday and scorekeeper(of sorts) Bill Newman.

Building Bridges

2/18: Max Page, Mass.Teachers Ass’n Vice President, on Cherish and Promise; Paula Green, founder of Karuna Center for Peacebuilding, and Professors Amilcar Shabazz and Carlie Tartakov on Bridge for Unity and Hands Across the Hills.

Beacon Hill Gets A Dose a Sabadosa

2/15: State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa on Beacon Hill; ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis and Dr. Imoh Nse Imeh on his new exhibit.

Luke Ryan Changes The Game When It Comes To Law Enforcement In The Commonwealth

2/14: Northampton attorney Luke Ryan on the dramatic law reform, police misconduct jury verdict that he and his partners just won; “The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning and Life” with Julie Bogart; Rev Peter Ives, Pastor Stephanie Smith; Lay Minister Robin Wronski.

What Can Antioch College Teach Hampshire College?

2/13: Antioch College President, Tom Manley, and Dean of Admissions, Gariot Louima, on the challenges and opportunities for colleges that encourage a bold education and transformational change; “Overtures and Arias:” a preview of this weekend’s performance — with Alan Schneider, co-founder of Pan Opera, and Northampton Art Council Event Producer, Steve Sanderson; Vaya con Munoz with Natalia Munoz on forgiveness (or not) for white politicians in black face.

Neighbors

2/12: Katie Allan Zobel, CEO of the Community Foundation of Western Mass., and Charles DeRose, former long-time publisher of the Daily Hampshire Gazette, on Northampton Neighbors—how the organization is working and how it is helping;

author Christopher Castellani, coming to the Odyssey Bookshop Wednesday—his new novel is “Leading Men;” and “Love Poems (for Married People)” with very funny person, John Kenney.

The Long List of Presidential Hopefuls

2/11: Josh Silver, CEO of the Northampton-headquartered national organization Represent US, on mass killings and gun safety legislation and the race for the Democratic presidential nomination; then, UMass. Amherst professor Max Page, Vice-President of the Mass. Teachers Ass’n, and Jack Schneider, leader of the Beyond Test Scores Project, on standardized testing in our public schools.

Feelin’ Groovy

2/8: From Smith College — Groove A Capella—this group is amazing—a preview of the a capella jam benefit concert; Easthampton naturalist Marty Klein on “Five Fascinating Fungi Fruiting in Our (really, our!!) Forests”—his upcoming talk; Art Beat with Donnabelle Casis and Mark Guglielmo on his exhibit at Deerfield Academy.

Hampshire College’s Current Situation is Somewhere Between Black & White

2/7: Hampshire College: the incoming President of the Board of Trustees (the Current Vice-Chair) Dr. Kim Saal, a member of the first Hampshire College class, on the future of the College. In Memoriam: On “The Reverend and the Rabbi”
Rabbi Justin David with remembrances of Professor Mickey Glazer; Rev. Peter Ives with remembrances of Tapestry Health’s Tim Purington.

Yearning To Breathe Free

2/5: Lesléa Newman –the newest book by this nationally renowned Valley-based author is a beautifully woven tale, brilliantly illustrated, titled “Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story;” Chris Wilson, who had a life sentence for murder he committed as a 17 year-old, on “The Master Plan: My Journey form Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose;” David Guttenfelder, AP and National Geographic photo-journalist, on his years in North Korea and Cuba and his presentation this weekend at the Academy of Music. We ask him about Donald Trump’s assertions in last night’s State of the Union address.