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Looking back In honor of Juneteenth our BRIDGE team had a day of rest and our BRIDGE community celebrated with DuBois Freedom Center with a compelling message from congresswoman Nikema Wiliams to get engaged in this election season these last months. Pay attention to what is happening with voting rights across the country — especially Atlanta because it impacts all of us! Get involved this election season - voter suppression is the civil rights issue of our time. Also in honor of Juneteenth we had our Solstice BIPOC farm tour visiting Sweet Freedom, Home Farm, Sovereign Herbs, Catalyst Collaborative and Wildseed! Queer and black-led farms thinking of our ancestors, planning for our future, collectively reclaiming our agricultural knowledge and practices while cultivating beauty, partnership and fresh nutrient-rich food. Our first tour was BRIDGE’s very own Solidarity Farm and Garden and MumBett Freedom Farm. Next tour will be at the Autumnal Equinox! What's Happening This MonthRacial Justice No TRJ or RTF this month! Take a moment to see the Levers Of Change site where our CEO provided input in 2022 and a discussion paper. Our next stop is the Policylink Equity Summit curating a BIPOC affinity group! In the time where DEI is transforming and under art am across the nation, this national work with global reach is timely. We are going to pause our July meetings as we gather the report from our HRiA - sponsored work to reflect on our work this past year. Topics include Housing, Haitian resettlement, food sovereignty, substance use and recovery in Black communities and its interaction with culturally specific victim services. July 6th Mass Humanities has sponsored our Reading Frederick Douglas Together event where we will be weaving in stories of Elizabeth Freeman, Sojourner Truth and Dr Du Bois. Partnering with Dr Alexandria Russell (BSO, Tanglewood and Black Women Legacies), we invite readers of excerpts from the July 5th address. Followed by a traditional tasting! Let us know if you can make it to Solidarity House at [email protected]. Join our lineup of community voices and let us know if you are interested in reading contact us at [email protected].  August is almost here! The Happiness Toolbox is gearing up for fun. And getting back in the groove for school with our positive education framework. Our theme is Adventures in the Berkshires. Some activities and trips will include trips to lake Mansfield, Jiminy Peak, cooking and sports as well as language and culture. Our youth leaders are planning and leveling up on fun, community engagement and service learning and leadership skills! Women to Women- our Latina Women support group Please join us for weekly meetings! Here are the topics…  BIPOC Wellness Day-July 3rd BIPOC Wellness Wednesday and Sister to Sister Chat with Dr Jean Clarke Mitchell RSVP to attend the day and we will let you know services available by our culturally representative healers and wellness providers!  Mawu Pop up Hair Salon July 30 & 31  Our community care corner-- Send healing prayers, vibes and blessings Donations to organizations in their honor Rev Joallen Forte (Macedonia Baptist Church) is steady recovering. Long- time partner on MLK, DuBois and Racial Justice. In her and her father Rev Forte’s honor donate to Macedonia Baptist Church for its 80th anniversary year. And to care for her family’s needs as she heals including one of our youth leaders donate to the GoFundMe… James Etsity, traveling Medicine Man of the Arizona-based Dine/Navajo nation is steady recovering. James resides in the largest reservation in the nation and the Berkshire aka his second home… vista 6-12 a year.
Make a donation in his honor and we will send it to him — he has stewarded our blessings for the Solidarity projects for the last two years, our new neighbors for their transition and also our CEO for 20+ years.
It was an honor to host ceremonial leaders from the Penabscot Tribe of Maine this past weekend at Solidarity Meeting House and Hamsa Home! And a care train for Samuel VanSant (founding and foundational support to BRIDGE development, finance, Solidarity Projects and of course the CEO.) Stay tuned for July 15th start!  Comments are closed.
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