Local leaders all over the country—Republican and Democrats—are elated by the eye-popping federal aid awards included in Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. As reported previously here at The Bridge, the City of Binghamton is slated to receive about $48 million, and the Town of Union is in line for $32 million. The U.S. Treasury […]
This article by Jack Gilroy of Peace Action/Veterans for Peace was originally published in the Na, published here in the National Catholic Worker by permission of the author. I remember well where I was on Oct. 1, 2014. I was handcuffed tighter than I had ever been, wiggling my fingers to keep my hands from
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Saturday March 27 @ NOON at the Peace Quad on BU Campus Sponsored by the Binghamton Pan-Asian Leaders Council In recent months we’ve seen a horrific rise in hate crimes against Asians and Asian-Americans across the country. From the Cantonese grandmother burned in New York to the Thai man murdered in California, these acts of
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Social Justice Organizations Call on the Broome County Legislature to Reject Sheriff’s Plan On Thursday, March 18 the Broome County Legislature is set to rubber stamp Broome County’s Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative plan. The six sentence proposal is a dismayingly inadequate response to widespread community demands to end unjust policing and incarceration directed by
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BINGHAMTON, NY – Makerspaces — collaborative workspaces where people work together on projects using both high and no-tech tools — have become increasingly popular in recent years. A new $1.5 million grant awarded to Binghamton University faculty could help improve makerspace learning for youths and help them find support during moments of failure. “Shock
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Watch the Video! The Cooperative Gallery’s Exhibiting Artists are mounting a group exhibit chronicling their artistic responses to the pandemic. Some artists addressed the isolation and changes brought about by COVID precautions. Some isolated in homes and studios and continued with their work, and some were unable to work on their art. Their responses are
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April: Exhibit Explores “Voices and Silences” Visually Two artists at the Cooperative Gallery will present an exciting show titled Voices and Silences opening April 2nd , First Friday from 6 – 9 pm, and every Saturday through April 24th 11 am- 3 pm. Chuck Haupt, a photographer, offers “Voices: The Daughters of Uganda” taken during
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BCAC ANNOUNCES $286,500 IN GRANTS FOR 2021 UNITED CULTURAL FUND GRANT RECIPIENTS The Broome County Arts Council (BCAC) announces the awarding of $286,500 in United Cultural Fund (UCF) grants this year to 15 local arts organizations and community non-profits. In this year of recovery for the arts nationwide, these numbers reflect a nationwide picture: a
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Back in 2009 and 2010, as local governments started to drown in the wreckage of the Great Recession, Washington didn’t even bother to show up to lend a hand. Our federal leaders from both parties were too busy shoveling tax dollars to the very same Wall Street firms that imploded our economy and ultimately wiped-out
People of America, why have we taken this wrong turn. When our founding fathers made America is this how they dreamed the people of America would be. Afraid of who we think are different. Afraid of any change of opinion. Scared to even consider how we could make ourselves better people. Have we lost
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