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Annual Celebration May 24, 2 p.m. at statue park
Scholarship award recipients and more. Our program in 2015 featured speaker Dr. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks, and singer Gloria DeLayne Matlock.
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Join Us in Thanking Our Community Supporters!
The Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee is happy to announce the launch of the Community Support page to recognize the generous financial support of the following businesses and organizations: Florence Bank River Valley Market Baystate Health Daily Hampshire Gazette Wohl Family Dentistry Joe’s Café Abba Motors We would like to thank Read more…
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Valley Gives Day 2014
Thanks to the generous support of our community, the Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee had a successful Valley Gives 2014. We are pleased to report that we broke our 30-donor goal with 32 individual donors. Thank you to all those who were a part of this critical effort! Our Valley Gives Read more…
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Committee Receives Mass Humanities Grant for Walking Tour Project
The Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee has received an Engaging New Audiences grant from Mass Humanities for a second year. It funds a project in partnership with Commonwealth Academy in Springfield, MA. which will bring 75 students and their teachers on a walking tour of the African American Heritage Trail in Read more…
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12th Annual Sojourner Truth Celebration
Thank you to all who attended Sunday’s 12th annual Sojourner Truth Memorial Statue Celebration! The event was a wonderful testament to Sojourner Truth’s legacy in Florence, with impressive scholars, thought-provoking speakers, and entertaining performers. To see more photos of the event, please visit our Facebook page.
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“Black in the Valley” Appearance
Several committee members appeared on last Monday’s “Black in the Valley” segment on the Bill Newman show. Committee chair Terry O’Toole and scholarship recipient Camila Carpio were guests on the show, which is hosted by Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks and committee member Professor Dr. Carlie Tartakov. Listen to the show podcast.
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Congratulations to Our 2014 Scholarship Recipients!
The 2014 Sojourner Truth Scholarships for Social Justice have been awarded to Camila Carpio and Angela Ononibaku, both of Amherst Regional High School. These two extraordinary young women are following in Sojourner Truth’s footsteps as the next generation of social justice activists. Camila, who will attend either Hampshire College or Read more…
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Valley Gives Fall Fund Raising Day
The Sojourner Truth Committee is pleased to announce their involvement with the Pioneer Valley’s one day of giving called Valley Gives on December 12, 2013. Mark your calendars for this special day when you can conveniently make a contribution to support our work. In the twenty years of the committee’s Read more…
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Benefit Concert: The Nields and WOFA Dance Troupe
The Sojourner Truth Memorial Statue Committee and the David Ruggles Center for Early Florence History are hosting a benefit concert on Sunday, November 17 at 2:00 p.m. featuring the Nields, a popular local folk-rock sister duo. The concert will be held at First Churches in Northampton, at 129 Main Street. Read more…
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Annual Celebration May 26
The 2013 Annual Celebration of Sojourner’s spirit was a lively one. Entertainment, premier of a new book, scholarship winners and more.