Social Issues

Author Rich Michelson

Author Rich Michelson of Northampton and the Michelson Galleries discusses his new book,TWICE AS GOOD: The story of William Powell and Clearview, the only golf course designed, built, and owned by an African-American....

Domestic Violence

Marianne Winters, Executive Director of Safe Passage in Northampton, will discuss emerging issues in successfully dealing with domestic violence and building safety and justice for those afflicted by domestic...

MA Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative

Edward Leyden, Pres. of Ben Franklin Design and Manufacturing in Agawam, is Co-Chair of the Mass.  Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative: a public-private group focused on accelerating the growth of manufacturing in Massachusetts....

Northampton Living Wage Coalition

Kitty Callaghan and Jon Weissman, Steering Cmte. members of the Northampton Living Wage Coalition, will discuss the group’s’ efforts in the community to have workers paid what they consider a living wage in Northampton. ($12.09 per hour –Mass....

Diocese of Springfield

Secretary of Communications Mark Dupont and Msgr. John Bonzagni, Director of Pastoral Planning for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, will respond to comments from the Friends of Mater Dolorosa regarding their complaints about the closing of that parish and...

Friends of Mater Dolorosa

Victor Anop and Peter Stasz of Friends of Mater Dolorosa will talk about their legal batle with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield to keep Mater Doloraso Church in Holyoke open. Friends of Mater Dolorosa has kept a vigil occupying the church since...

Entrepreneurship

Marla Michel, UMass Exec. Dir. for Economic Development and Regional Partnerships and Director of the Scibelli Enterprise Center at STCC Technology Park, Cari Carpenter, Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation Entrepreneurship Initiative and attorney Scott Foster of...

Economist Polina Vlasenko

Economist Polina Vlasenko, PhD, Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research, will discuss her recent “Viewpoint” column for the Springfield Republican on slow growth in the US economy and recent web posting on the unemployment rate....

Springfield YMCA

Our guest is Kirk Smith, Pres & CEO of the YMCA of Greater Springfield. Smith has extensive background in the YMCA organization, beginning as a volunteer in Cincinnati and serving most recently as a regional director of five YMCAs in central Florida, Hanmer said....

Teen Pregnancy

Guests:  Patricia Quinn,  Exec. Dir. Mass. Alliance on Teen Pregnancy and Kris Hazzard, Pres./CEO Berkshire United Way. The Mass Alliance on teen pregnancy is the only organization in Massachusetts dedicated to ensuring that state policies and local programs...