The ‘War on Women’ is More than Shocking

written by Barbara Smith, Blogger and social justice activist https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ The War on Women is not new and it is not shocking…. The Massachusetts 4th Essex state representative, Jamie Belsito is shocked about the War on Women! Read on…. https://www.salemnews.com/news/local-officials-activists-say-womens-rights-health-threatened-after-scotus-decision/article_ec7b9f4e-f3ef-11ec-942b-cffda067ae6f.html As written in the Salem News… “ Belsito, representing the 4th Essex District from her… Continue reading The ‘War on Women’ is More than Shocking

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Diversity is a Must, but so is Democracy!

written by Barbara Smith, Blogger and Social Justice Activist https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ Below are screenshots from an article in the Salem News….. The article is titled “Diversity a Must for Fair Housing.” However I am adding my thoughts below…. Please scroll to the opinion page to read the online edition. The Salem News (newsmemory.com) Residents all have… Continue reading Diversity is a Must, but so is Democracy!

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Republicans Weaponize Pledging…..

Written by Barbara Smith, Blogger and Social Justice Activist https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ Geoff Diehl’s daughter wasn’t forced to sign a ‘white privilege’ pledge, superintendent says – The Boston Globe My comments are in purple. The Boston Globe article written by Samantha Gross is in black italics. The above article in the May 26, 2022 Boston Globe demonstrates… Continue reading Republicans Weaponize Pledging…..

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How Dare I Disagree with the Hamilton Wenham Human Rights Coalition Leaders!

Written by Barbara Smith, Blogger and Social Justice Activist https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ The following screenshots are from November 2021, after I DARED to disagree with the leaders of the Hamilton Human Rights Commission (HHRC). I committed the crimes of 1) agreeing with the Hamilton Select Board members who wanted to include women and atheists as protective classes… Continue reading How Dare I Disagree with the Hamilton Wenham Human Rights Coalition Leaders!

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Hamilton Wenham and Women’s Rights

Women's rights are human rights

Written by Barbara Smith, Blogger and social justice activist https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ I’m so proud of all the social justice activists marching and rallying across America to declare that poor women will NOT go back to back alley, slaughter while rich women use their wealth to receive the safe, reproductive care that ALL women deserve. I attended… Continue reading Hamilton Wenham and Women’s Rights

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Boston Globe needs to Hear Both Sides

Written By Barbara Smith, Blogger and Social Justice Activist https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ (my comments are in purple italics) According to the Boston Globe, the situation was straightforward and horrifying: ‘This word is hateful, hurtful, and shameful.’ Hamilton-Wenham prom cut short after racial slur yelled, officials say – The Boston Globe “Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School’s junior prom was… Continue reading Boston Globe needs to Hear Both Sides

Stop Coalition, Political Lobby Control in Hamilton

by Barbara A. Smith, Blogger and Social Justice Activist https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ I previously posted (shared again below) a video of the 4/19/22 Hamilton Select Board meeting with transcription of “The 3rd party flag” discussion. The new Board of Select (BOS) members Tom Myers and Caroline Beaulieu along with Jamie Knudsen believe that they have a mandate… Continue reading Stop Coalition, Political Lobby Control in Hamilton

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Hamilton 3rd Party Flag Policy

by Barbara A. Smith, Blogger and Social Justice Activist https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ I’m sharing the discussion on 3rd party flag policy from the Hamilton Select Board Meeting on April 19, 2022. The closed captioning on the following video was not enabled, so I was unable to copy the transcript. However, I did my best to listen and… Continue reading Hamilton 3rd Party Flag Policy

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Hamilton Culture Wars Promoting Hate

By Barbara Smith, Blogger and Social Activist https://www.facebook.com/HWdemocrats/ The faith based, corporate, partisan-political lobby organization known as the Hamilton-Wenham Human Rights Coalition, is now waging a full-on “Culture War” in Hamilton according to the Cult Leader, Anna Voldemort, in a recent interview in the Salem News (Thursday April 6th).  Cult Leader Anna Voldemort says she and… Continue reading Hamilton Culture Wars Promoting Hate

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