“This is an historic time of great crises, but it is also exhilarating-with great opportunities, if we can seize them.” -Darcyll Dale Love where you live: Environmental concerns revolving around rampant, unchecked, unplanned growth challenge our ability to protect and mediate climate disruption exacerbated by human activity such as deforestation, filling in marshes, blasting of… Continue reading Why we need to Re-Elect Hamilton Select Board Member Darcyll Dale
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Hamilton Candidates for April 7, 2022 Election
Written by Barbara Smith, Blogger at Hamilton Wenham Liberals for Democracy Nomination papers were turned in from the following Hamilton potential candidates: Board of Selectmen 3 year term/ 2 openings Darcy Dale (incumb) Rosemary Kennedy (incumb) Caroline Beaulieu Thomas Myers Board of Assessors 3 year term/ 1 opening Christopher Campbell (incumb) … Continue reading Hamilton Candidates for April 7, 2022 Election
Understanding Housing and Development
Written by Barbara Smith, Blogger at Hamilton Wenham Liberals for Democracy https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ I am sharing a video from a 11/6/21 Hamilton Wenham Human Rights Coalition Meeting where 3 speakers discuss how to promote affordable housing. While I am a proponent of affordable housing, I found some points rather confusing and disturbing. I put approximate video… Continue reading Understanding Housing and Development
Demands to Hang Flags in Public Schools
Written by Barbara Smith, Blogger at Hamilton Wenham Liberals for Democracy https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ Please click on the 2-10-22 Hamilton Wenham School Comittee meeting . I am concerned about the discussion on Flag policy beginning at 2 hours: 11 minutes I will begin by clarifying that I am a liberal Democrat. I support social justice for all… Continue reading Demands to Hang Flags in Public Schools
What is a 501 (c) (4) and “Dark Money”
Written by Barbara Smith, Blogger at Hamilton Wenham Liberals for Democracy https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ I am very concerned about the impact of “dark money” that allows unlimited amounts of money to pour into non-profits called 501 (c) (4) both at a national level and right here in the small town of Hamilton, Massachusetts. What is a 501… Continue reading What is a 501 (c) (4) and “Dark Money”
Hamilton Democratic Town Committee Caucus
Hamilton to Elect Delegates to Democratic State ConventionRegistered Democrats in Hamilton will hold a virtual caucus, byZoom, on Tuesday March 1, 2022, to elect Delegates andAlternates to the 2022 Massachusetts Democratic StateConvention. Sign-in begins at 6:30 PM, and the caucus will becalled to order promptly at 7:00 PM. Democrats who wish toparticipate by Zoom should… Continue reading Hamilton Democratic Town Committee Caucus
Native American Genocide and the Hamilton Board of Select
I am sharing a public domain letter from Anna Siedzik to the Hamilton Board of Select. Please share your thoughts. But I don’t think it is the responsibility of the Hamilton Select Board to redress hundreds of years of national genocide on American soil. The Select Board members are virtually volunteers with a tiny stipend… Continue reading Native American Genocide and the Hamilton Board of Select
Pointing Fingers at Whoopi!
Written by Barbara Smith, Blogger at Hamilton Wenham Liberals for Democracy https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ Here is my response to those who demonize Whoopi Goldberg because she made what many consider a mistake…. Let me begin by saying that….. Whoopi Goldberg has nothing to apologize for….. The Holocaust is about hate and genocide. Whether or not Jews are… Continue reading Pointing Fingers at Whoopi!
Identifying Democracy Heroes and Sheroes
Written by Barbara Smith, Social justice blogger and activist Writing and drawing are my tools to work for Democracy. I hope that you are able to identify some of the images of heroes and sheroes that I drew and/or copied into the collage. Let’s see how you did!!!!
Followup to Hamilton’s Missing Covid Test Kit
Written by Barbara Smith, Blogger and social justice advocate https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ Concerned Hamilton Citizen and Activist Blogger for transparency in government. The suburban town of Hamilton, Massachusetts suffered the confusion and consequences of the state allotted Covid Test Kits disappearing. I wrote about this mystery on December 25th, 2021 as residents desperately searched for test kits… Continue reading Followup to Hamilton’s Missing Covid Test Kit