2021 October Engagements with BRIDGE

Please note: Race Task Force and Toward Racial Justice are canceled for October due to our Indigenous People’s Day events

• Race Task Force for Racial Justice Meeting (RTF)-: Monday, November, 1st 12:30PM - 2:00PM - See you in November! Please join the important events and dialogues this Month as your October action!
• Towards Racial Justice- South County Meeting (TRJ): Thursday, November 4th 6:30PM - 8:30PM See you in November! Please join the important events and dialogues this Month as your October action!
  
• See more info on upcoming partner events in our recent post. We hope to see you there!

Women2Women (W2W): Contact us to learn more and register. Email [email protected].

• Thursday, September 30th 6:00PM -8:00PM
  Topic: Special Meeting with Gwendolyn VanSant on Immigrant Justice is Racial Justice: Linking together
• Thursday, October 7th 6:00PM - 8:00PM (virtual)
  Topic: Open Discussion facilitated by Silvia Soria and Carmen Baker
• Thursday, October 14th 6:00PM - 8:00PM  (virtual)
  Guest: Carmen Baker 
  Topic: Super Powered- Chapter 11
• Thursday, October 21st 5:00PM - 7:00PM
  Canning & Jarring Class at First Congregational Church in Great Barrington, MA Please RSVP! [email protected]. Limited capacity with COVID protocols in place.
• Thursday, October 28th 6:00PM - 8:00PM  (virtual)
  Guest: Lee Bank
  Topic: Finances 

Happiness Toolbox - Harvest Festival (Save the Date!)

• October 30, 2021 4-7 PM (T). A collaboration between BRIDGE’s Happiness Toolbox and Real Talk Youth Leaders and Sweet Freedom Farm. This is a family event with hayrides, youth activities, and more. [email protected]​

MUTUAL AID: 2nd Annual Introduction: Canning & Jarring Class: 

• Thursday, October 21st 5:00PM - 7:00PM (in person) at First Congregational Church in Great Barrington, MA | 251 Main St., Great Barrington, MA [email protected]
  

• Registration open! IDEA Institute: Train-the-Trainer in Cultural Competence Foundations: October 21st- Nov 18 (except 11/11 moved to 11/12) 3-5:30 PM
  

 IDEA Institute@BRIDGE  

• Please [email protected] to register for Train the Trainer. Pre-requisites: Active 2020 or 2021 BRIDGE member can send 2 candidates. Qualified, suitable candidates with professional facilitation or equivalent experience for training and education; Foundations and Systems Training or equivalent. Make inquiries to [email protected] regarding eligibility. Please anticipate a minimum of 4 hrs of time outside of the trainings to build your own cultural competence training deck for your organization as the final result! Observation hours also required! Call Allison for details at 413-394-4305.