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Sure Fire Virtual Sessions On The Horizon
The Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation and Berkshire Bank as they will present a pair of
FREE virtual sessions as part of their series Bridging Divides: Healing Communities . These forums are designed to assist residents in building common ground and banding together in solving day-to-day problems within their vicinity.
The first session
(May 4th) beginning Alec MacGillis, The CEO and founder of Ground Truth Project and Report for America,
Charles M. Sennott and Berkshire Eagle President
Frederic D. Rutberg as they will discuss amplified narratives of discord within cable news and social media and what steps need to be taken in repairing any damage that has been done.
Registration is open for the final two sessions of the Bridging Divides, Healing Communities Speaker Series.
The next session, titled âHow Modern Media Can Create and Bridge Divides,â will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The guest speakers are Alec MacGillis, politics and government reporter at ProPublica, and Charles M. Sennott, founder, CEO and editor of The GroundTruth Project and Report for America. They will discuss how cable news and social media are amplifying narratives of discord as unbiased local news organizations disappear, the impact of these shifts on our discourse and institutions, and how to repair the damage.
The conversation will be moderated by Fredric D. Rutberg, president and publisher of The Berkshire Eagle.
A On Line Program To Preserve History In So. County
A.M.E. Zion Church in Great Barrington, Massachusetts marks the birthplace of civil rights pioneer, Dr. W.E.B. DuBois is being transformed into a heritage list and cultural center as the public will be educated about his life and legacy as a virtual session will be presented via Zoom on Tuesday evening beginning at 7 pm.
The program is presented by
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College. Preserving History: W.E.B. DuBois and The Clinton A.M.E. Zion Church which features Clinton Church Restoration Chair of The Scholars Council board member and co-director of The Upper Housatonic Valley African-American Heritage Trail and trustee of The Reverend Samuel Harrison House based in Pittsfield,
A Virtual Play Takes Place At The Mahaiwe
Clinton Church Restoration is proud to
present a virtual play entitled Rhapsody In Black
The Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation s bridging divides and The Healing Communities Program.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this
FREE presentation will be available on-line. Log on the Mahaiwe s web site to access the link which will be available prior to the first performance. You can also
call the box office at (413) 528-0100 Wednesday through Saturday between 12 noon and 4 pm for more details and pre-registration.
The play was written by
Leland Gantt as he is the sole star of this show which was developed at The Actor s Studio in New York City. Veteran actress