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Berkshire County Branch
Unit #2044
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NO KINGS Emergency Standout – Sunday January 11, 2026 at Park Square in Pittsfield starting at 1:00 PM
Spread the word Theme: No War in Venezuela This is a peaceful protest Bring signs, but no sticks except for flags
Celebrate Kwanzaa on December 27th
The Women of Color Giving Circle, Rights of Passage and Empowerment (R.O.P.E.), and the NAACP, Berkshire County Branch, invite the community to gather for a Kwanzaa Community Celebration on Saturday, December 27, 2025, from 6:00–8:00 PM at The Common...
“Saying Their Names: BerkshireCounty’s Black Patriots and the Legacy of Samuel Harrison and the 54th MassachusettsRegiment,” on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at Old Parish Church(First Congregational) in Sheffield. The event will also be offered virtually via Zoom.
The Fight for our Democracy: a program presented by the UU Church of South Berkshire, Oct. 26 at 2 PM
A talk with John Bonifaz, constitutional lawyer, president of Free speech for the People Unitarian-Universalist-Meeting-of-South-Berkshire-1089-Main-Street-Houatonic-MA-uumsb.org-1Download
NAACP National shared this government shutdown primer
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Founded Feb. 12. 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots-based civil rights organization. Its more than half-million members and supporters throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, campaigning for equal opportunity and conducting voter mobilization.