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We offer 30 minute sessions Wednesdays from 1:30 – 3:30 pm Read more about it at ewmlibrary.org/tech-help/.

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Co-sponsored by Racial Justice Rising. Visit racialjusticerising.org to learn more about who they are and the work they do.

This program will focus on the experiences of Jeanne Hall, Gloria Matlock, and Dick Hall, who have generously offered to share what it means to be Black in western MA, and the US. They will be discussing their thoughts and feelings about the George Floyd murder, the conviction of Derek Chauvin, and the violent storming of the Capitol on January 6 in order to overturn the results of the presidential election. The discussion will be moderated by Allen Davis, an educator and racial justice advocate.

Dick, Gloria, and Jeanne’s experiences will be the starting point for an open and thoughtful conversation about racism and how we can learn to appreciate and understand perspectives different from our own, as individuals and a community. 

Our Intersectional Speculative Fiction Book Club meets the third Tuesday of every other month, from 6:30 – 8:00 PM. All are welcome! This Zoom program requires registration. Email Kelley at kcrisp@ewmlibrary.org if you are interested in joining and to request the next book title.

Request an appointment at tinyurl.com/epl-tech-help

We offer 30 minute sessions Wednesdays from 1:30 – 3:30 pm Read more about it at ewmlibrary.org/tech-help/.

Register at tinyurl.com/ewml-racism-talk

Co-sponsored by Racial Justice Rising. Visit racialjusticerising.org to learn more about who they are and the work they do.

This program will focus on the experiences of Jeanne Hall, Gloria Matlock, and Dick Hall, who have generously offered to share what it means to be Black in western MA, and the US. They will be discussing their thoughts and feelings about the George Floyd murder, the conviction of Derek Chauvin, and the violent storming of the Capitol on January 6 in order to overturn the results of the presidential election. The discussion will be moderated by Allen Davis, an educator and racial justice advocate.

Dick, Gloria, and Jeanne’s experiences will be the starting point for an open and thoughtful conversation about racism and how we can learn to appreciate and understand perspectives different from our own, as individuals and a community. 

Our Monday Night Book Club is meeting monthly on Zoom (except twice in January and not in December) from 6:30 – 8 PM. We provide copies of each title for participants to check out. Visit the Monday Night Book Club page OR print a copy of the schedule to see what they are reading.

Come in to pick up a copy of the monthly selection.

Join the discussion, starting at 6:30pm, by doing either of the following:
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Enter these numbers Meeting ID: 846 3308 8996 , Passcode: 587853

Request an appointment at tinyurl.com/epl-tech-help

We offer 30 minute sessions Wednesdays from 1:30 – 3:30 pm Read more about it at ewmlibrary.org/tech-help/.

Our Graphic Novel Book Club is meeting monthly on Zoom from 6:30 – 8 PM. All are welcome to join! Registration is required. Email Kelley at kcrisp@ewmlibrary.org if you are interested in joining and to request the next book title.

Request an appointment at tinyurl.com/epl-tech-help

We offer 30 minute sessions Wednesdays from 1:30 – 3:30 pm Read more about it at ewmlibrary.org/tech-help/.

Register at tinyurl.com/ewml-in-this-together

Presented by the Western Mass group of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.

This program will look at gun violence by the numbers in the United States and specifically Holyoke and Springfield as well as recent actions in these communities. The panelists will discuss the root causes, ongoing effects of gun violence and legislation currently before the Commonwealth and the federal government. Each panelist will describe 2-3 actions that those in the audience can take to participate in important change. 

The presentation and discussion will be moderated by Natasha Mitchell and will include three participants from other organizations who are members of the Nonviolent Springfield Coalition which meets twice a month. Natasha has been an activist and community leader throughout Western Massachusetts for the past twenty-six years. She is the Founder and CEO of Potter’s Wheel Community Services, an organization intent on aggressively delving into cultural diversity, impacts of trauma, restorative circles, marriage and family Therapy, and gang/gun violence prevention. Robin Neipp, the Local Lead for Moms, will begin the program by presenting the statistics of state and local gun violence. The other panelists are: 

• Ron Mitchell, a Community Organizer for ROCA Springfield who works with young men who have experienced trauma, teaching them to break the patterns of violence, incarceration and poverty.
• Reverend Lauren Holm is the Pastor of Bethesda Lutheran Church in Springfield and the chair/moderator of Springfield Campaign Nonviolence and Springfield Nonviolence Coaltion.
• Juanita Batchelor is an activist and the founder and Director of the Darrell Lee Jenkins, Jr. Families of Homicide Resource Center in Springfield.
• Ruth Zakarin is the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Coaltion to Prevent Gun Violence.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Easthampton Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.