One of our goals is to be timely and thoughtful in response to major issues of injustice in the Berkshires, the region, and the country.
Below are links to letters, op-eds, and other statements from the Executive Committee, other Committees, and on occasion individual members in response to issues that have arisen.
Letter to the Editor from Executive Committee member Kamaar Taliaferro “A Black Woman Leading Pittsfield Public Schools would be a boon for underrepresented kids” March 18, 2021
Letter to Governor Charlie Baker from Branch President Dennis Powell in support of Police Reform Bill December 2020Download
Branch President Dennis Powell is featured in the Berkshire Eagle’s “Executive Spotlight” October 23, 2020
Proclamation in Support of the Proposed Homeless Shelter at First United Methodist Church August 2020Download
Ending Police Violence: Demanding Both Accountability and Justice sent to the Berkshire Eagle June 2020Download
Pandemic-inspired Bigotry Against Chinese-Americans: What Would W.E.B. DuBois Say? Published in the Berkshire Eagle April 20, 2020Download
Letter to Mayor Tyer from the Social Justice Action Committee about appointing members to the Pittsfield Police Advisory Committee January 2019Download