North Quabbin Notebook: May 10, 2021
American Legion Post 172 at 40 Daniel Shays Highway in Orange. Staff File Photo/PAUL FRANZ
Published: 5/9/2021 4:00:06 PM
Modified: 5/9/2021 4:00:05 PM
‘Let’s Talk About Race’ program continues Tuesday
NEW SALEM — The New Salem Public Library’s two-part Zoom program, “Let’s Talk About Race,” will continue on Tuesday, May 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. with a discussion of Layla Saad’s book, “Me and White Supremacy.” The program will be led by local racial justice activists Jade Barker and Cate Woolner.
According to a press release from Library Trustee Judith Northup-Bennett, Barker and Woolner’s first presentation on April 20 drew 35 participants from across the North Quabbin region. Woolner, of Northfield, and Barker, of Hadley, blended presentation and small-group discussion to help people explore their own role in racism, unconscious bias, the country’s racist history and how to talk about racism.