Across the USA, states are trying to roll back legal protections for the LGBTQ community, to undermine existing federal laws and to legalize discrimination, threatening our access to education, employment, healthcare, and more. We must stand up and speak out against these attacks on civil liberties! Come join us and rally in solidarity with the … Continue reading "Stand Out for LGBTQ Rights with Indivisible Pittsfield"

Multicultural BRIDGE Hosts Workshops on Race Education, Healing and Relations LEE, MA​ – In observance of Race Amity Day​, Multicultural BRIDGE ​invites members of the community to a free retreat for race education, healing and relations at the BRIDGE offices and the Lee Common on Sunday, June 11th​. The day’s events will include an opportunity … Continue reading "COMMUNITY RETREAT IN LEE TO COMMEMORATE RACE AMITY DAY"

New York's election laws are failing us. Join us on June 13 to demand that our state be a leader in the fight to protect and expand the most important right of all – the right to vote! To bring New York into the 21st Century, we're calling for five simple reforms to voting laws … Continue reading "Rally for Voting Rights in Albany!"

Since 1990 , Louison House Homeless Solutions has helped more than 4,000 people find permanent and transitional supportive housing in the northern Berkshires. Come and give your support as the Louison House board hosts a "Totally 80's, Totally Murder Mystery Dinner". This "radical" show includes dinner served family style and provided by Mingo's Sports Bar … Continue reading "Totally 80’s Murder Mystery Dinner"

The public is invited to join with members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex communities, as we discuss what it means to be ‘out’ in the Berkshires. In rural communities, it can be challenging to find access to education, employment, housing and healthcare. For members of the LGBTQ population the challenges can sometimes … Continue reading "Out In The Berkshires – A Conversation with the LGBTQ Community"

➢ Bring your treasures for an appraisal by Antique experts ($5 per item) Items must be hand carried. o Charles Flint www.charlesflint.com o Russell Freedman www.secondlifebooks.com ➢ Bid on Raffle items including a quilt by local artist/quilter Cecelia Swanson ➢ Toss your ticket into a basket to bid on items donated by local artisans and … Continue reading "Antique Appraisal Day, Raffle & Basket Auction – A fundraiser benefitting Berkshire Immigrant Center"

This year's parade theme is "Celebrating Our Heroes," so feel free to dress up as people you consider heroes (male or female) in American history. Wear red, white and blue regalia if you'd and we welcome as many Uncle Sams and Statues of Liberty as possible! The Four Freedoms Coalition invites you to march with them in … Continue reading "Pittsfield’s Fourth of July Parade–Join Four Freedoms Coalition"