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Farmer Relief Fund

American Farmland Trust is excited to announce that the application for AFT’s Farmer Relief Fund is now live! AFT will award farmers with cash grants of up to $1,000 each to help them weather the current storm of market disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis. Eligible applicants include any small and mid-size direct-market producers. These

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Elisabeth Freeman, Militant Suffragette, Civil Rights Worker and Peace Activist

On Nov. 2, 2019, Peg Johnston made a presentation “Elisabeth Freeman, Militant Suffragette, Civil Rights Worker and Peace Activist” to the Women’s Rights and Justice in NYS: Past and Present Conference. Freeman started her career as a suffragette both in England and the U.S. with innovative techniques to capture the attention of the press and

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Online Poetry Workshops

Updated Link: The Binghamton Poetry Project is one of 24 projects funded by the 2020 United Cultural Fund campaign – they are hosting their first Spring 2020 online poetry courses beginning TONIGHT! See post below for more information. “Though we have canceled all in-person poetry workshops for Spring 2020 in order to protect The Binghamton

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YOU CAN ONLY SPEAK IF I SAY SO

Who would have guessed the male dominated police forces from multiple agencies who responded to the Nov 21 Broome County Legislative meeting were scared to death of the nonviolent general public who just wanted a voice.  It may even be historic that four local women were arrested for seeking freedom of speech.  The over-reaction of

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Protesters Arrested at County Legislature

BINGHAMTON—This past Thursday, 11/21, community members participated in a direct action to draw attention to recurring deaths and systemic abuse at the Broome County Jail, as well as speak out against a proposed “harassment” bill designed to further criminalize Broome County residents. Demonstrators from various local organizations and community spaces converged on the Broome County

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