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renew your bridge membership for 2019

11/28/2018

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Did you know that our members like you are amazing and that we want to thank you?

Yes, you are amazing and we are deeply grateful for our community--YOU!


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W.E.B. Du Bois Legacy committee dinner reception

11/28/2018

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Gwendolyn with Vanessa LeGrande and Jeffrey Peck (Great Grandson of W.E.B. Du Bois) in photo at Pleasant & Main in Housatonic.
The Town of Great Barrington’s W.E.B. Du Bois Legacy committee held a dinner reception for Jeff Peck after 38th annual Schumacher Lecture, co-sponsored and co-hosted by Multicultural BRIDGE with host/sponsor Schumacher Center for New Economics, with Schumacher guest lecturers, Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm and Ed Whitfield of Fund for Democratic Communities.
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updates on boapc

11/22/2018

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Gwendolyn with Stephanie and Lisa Wright (At WAM Theatre's production of Ann at Shakespeare & Company)
Gwendolyn, Stephanie and Lisa work alongside BOAPC (Berkshire Opioid Addiction Prevention Coalition). Stay tuned for our upcoming joint article in the Berkshire Eagle on BRIDGE public health role within opioid prevention and the capacity building with the Recovery Coach Academy trainings for our staff & volunteers. Thank you to our fearless BOAPC leader Jennifer Kimball for the invitations and her coalition leadership in public health and community health work!
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Giving Tuesday is fast approaching!

11/20/2018

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Giving Tuesday—a global day of giving that harnesses our collective power to help give back and invest in our communities—is right around the corner, on November 27th.

Can you donate to BRIDGE and help us build the strength and safety of our local communities, while advancing equity and justice for all? Any amount—$5 or $500—makes a big difference! Click here to donate, or donate directly on Facebook.

Thank you again for your ongoing support—we couldn’t do it without YOU. Here’s just a quick snapshot of some of BRIDGE’s work, which you’ve helped to make possible:


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Cultural Competence Training

7/16/2018

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BOAPC and Multicultural BRIDGE present:
Cultural Competence Training

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Training provided by BRIDGE trainers, Gwendolyn VanSant and Stephanie Wright

July 26, 2018

Join us for an 8 hr experience with a focus on mental health providers, first responders, partner leadership, safety officials and more.
We explore bias, aspects of diversity and culture, we unpack barriers and develop empathy for members of our community.
Come to explore solutions, strategies and frameworks for judgement free interactions filling in gaps of knowledge and experience.
 
For registration, email adminsupport@multiculturalbridge.org
 
For questions, call Jennifer Kimball, BOAPC- Berkshire Opiate Addiction Prevention Collaborative 413-442-1521 ext 37
or Gwendolyn VanSant 413-394-4305

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June Events: Happy Pride!

6/1/2018

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Happy Summer!

Congratulations to Gwendolyn for Finalist of Nonprofit Center of Berkshires- Executive Leadership. The finalists were: Gwendolyn VanSant, Kris Hazzard of Berkshire United Way and Carolyn Valli of Habitat for Humanity and Working Cities. 
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​Gwendolyn writes "Congratulations to Kris Hazzard!
It is a great honor to be nominated and selected as a finalist in executive leadership among 1000 non-profit leaders in Berkshire County for strategic vision and impact. Our collective work has been steady and rooted in community. It is an honor to serve and a milestone to be recognized at our tenth anniversary!"

​UPCOMING EVENTS!

For more information, click on any of the following events.
  • May 30th Courageous Conversations
    • Thank you to everyone who came out to this event! If you missed it, look for it on facebook live or on PCTV!

  • June 2nd Berkshire 2nd annual Pride Parade,
    • BRIDGE is proud to be co-sponsoring the 2nd annual Berkshire Pride Festival. Our very own JV will be speaking. The celebration will include:  Speakers, Community Resource Fair, Entertainment, Vendors, Food, Pride March and more!
    • First Street Common, Pittsfield, MA , June 2nd, 2 PM to 5:30 PM.
  • June 2nd: Gideon’s Garden 10th anniversary annual ceremony 10 AM-2PM for BRIDGE families. Calling all BRIDGE summer program and after school program youth and families!
  • June 3rd: Good Work Is Membership: A Talk with Mary Berry
    • BRIDGE will be cosponsoring this important conversation.
    • June 3rd, 7:30 PM at St James Place in Great Barrington, MA
  • June 10- Mass Race Amity Day (BRIDGE) Lee Office 9 AM
    • Come join BRIDGE in solidarity with partners for racial justice and healing, locally in workshops, film screening, discussion and breaking bread together. Collaborators are: Gwendolyn VanSant, Christie Daignault and Stephanie Wright, Anna White, Setsuko Winchester, Anaelisa Vanegas (Manos Unidas), Otha Day, Alina Hsu, and more! Powerful Day! Second Annual Event.
  • June 20- Massachusetts State House Unsung Heroine Award to Gwendolyn by Mass Commission on Status of Women
    • Gwendolyn will be honored at the State House by The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women as an “Unsung Heroine” by nomination of Senator Adam Hinds
  • July 4th- July 4th Parade BRIDGE Marching with NAACP, wear/bring your BRIDGE and ALL Hands In Swag and join in with NAACP (Pittsfield)
  • July 6 - Resilient Connections BRIDGE 10th Anniversary Gala Naumkeag 
    • Join in with national and local leaders and all community members in honor of our community-based organization BRIDGE and all of our intentional work to bring us together in Unity and Celebration, 5:30-8:30pm Naumkeag.  Auction and Event Highlights: Delicious heavy appetizers, live music,10 min play and silent auction. Dancing, celebrating and having fun!
  • August 6th- 17th - Happiness Toolbox/Real Talk Retreat -- Summer Program
    • Ages 5-14 (13 and 14 year olds become youth ambassadors and assist while they learn), fun, exploratory arts and learning; join us and our positive education framework embracing diverse cultures, learning foreign languages, community and personal values, connecting to self and environment. August 6th– 17, 3:30 Hevreh of Southern Berkshire

Regular Meetings

​For more information, click on any of the following events.
  • June 4- Race Task Force 12:30 PM
  • June 7- TRJ-south   UUMSB 6:30 PM
  • June 7- Trust Policy Partnership Lee 8:30 AM
  • June 13 - All Hands In Steering Committee Lee oFfice 6:00  PM
  • June 14 Women To Women Health & Wellness for families 6:30
  • June 16- Lee Trust Policy Partnership 10 AM Lee office
  • June 21- TRJ/BSURJ White Caucus 7:00 PM UUMSB
  • June 23- TRJ People of Color Caucus Harmony Homestead
  • June 28 Women To Women  6:30
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Our New Website Has Launched

5/16/2018

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Our New Website has launched!

With the arrival of the spring rains, May flowers, and the promise of a warm summer, we have finally released our new website. Our team has been working tirelessly to give us a new look, one geared toward a smooth user experience. We are so excited to hear what you think of our new site. Please let us know how much you like it using the new contact form!

"I want to thank our volunteers Lily and Tim for their support in making this website possible. Thank you for being amazing teammates!" - JV

Resilient Connections: A Gala Celebrating the Impact and Legacy of BRIDGE


Naumkeag, 5 Prospect Hill Rd, Stockbridge, MA
413-394-4305, www.multiculturalbridge.org

Friday, July 6th: Join us for live music & entertainment with Wanda Houston & Rodney Mashia and a short 10-min. play by Steve Somkin, and delicious Berkshire treats. Come show your support for our local Berkshire community with BRIDGE, as we celebrate the legacy and impact of BRIDGE’s first 10 years as a transformative social organization and lets map out the next decade of movement building. $125, $100 tickets with ad purchase or auction donation, Group Rates available.  5:30 PM

Honorary Gala Committee (Pictured below): Dr. Tracey Benson of University of North Carolina, Rev. Cornell Brooks, Esq. Former National NAACP President (with wife Janet Brooks),  Dr. Peggy McIntosh of SEEDS and Wellesley Center for Women, John Bissell (with wife Melissa Bissell) Gala Co-Chairs and Greylock Federal Credit Union President and CEO, Dr. Yeou Cheng Ma of Childrens Orchestra Society, Senator Adam Hinds, And Dennis Powell (Berkshire County NAACP President)
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Race Amity Day Mini-Conference

June 11th BRIDGE office 9:30 AM-5 PM 

Dinner & Movie at 6 PM

We are observing the Statewide Race Amity Day. 

Please come if you care about racial justice and healing, locally and nationally; if you are a Real Talk on Race Graduate; a BRIDGE Race Task Force or TRJ participant!
Talks/workshops will include themes of Uncovering A Path to Race Amity; Facing Race and Power in the Berkshires Racial Healing; Poverty and Race; and Keystone Workshop on “The Asian American Perspective on US Racism” with Setsuko Winchester
Film Screenings, videos, and breaking bread together. 
RSVP Required, Adminsupport@multiculturalbridge.org

Happiness Toolbox Summer Program:

A Summer Retreat & Educational Program for 5-12 years old 
(13 & 14 year old welcome as Youth Leaders in Training) 

Hevreh, 270 State Rd Great Barrington Ma
For application and more information,
visit www.multiculturalbridge.org or call 413-394-4305

August 6-17th. Sign up for 1 week or 2 weeks. 9-3. (Extended day available)
Give your children/youth the gift and tools of Cultural Awareness and Integration! Children learn & have fun with diversity topics, Spanish language exploration & farming at Taft Farms/Gideon's Garden. We will explore coding and app design while learning local cultural history. We build a toolkit of positive psychology skills to build resilience, growth mindset, mindfulness activities through dance, arts & crafts, writing and outdoor play. Partially sponsored by Grace Episcopal Church & Gideon's Garden.

Cost $200 for 1 week. $300 for both sessions. Scholarship Available. Sponsorships welcome.
Deadline: July 24, 2018. Limited Space per group.
Details and Registration
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