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 Read more…
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 Read more…
Asteroid 249521, an object orbiting the Sun in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, was named “Truth” after Sojourner Truth. The new name was officially sanctioned by the International Astronomical Union, which has the authority to name celestial Read more…
We recently caught up with three of our past scholarship recipients to find out how they have continued to work for social justice both in their local community and the world. You can read their stories below: Yamila Irizarry-Gerould (2006): Read more…
In 2008, the Sojourner Truth Memorial Statue Committee awarded Remy Fernandez-O’Brien with one of its social justice scholarships. He then went on to study political science at Brown University, and now serves his local community by working at a community Read more…
One of the first recipients of the Sojourner Truth Memorial Statue Committee social justice scholarships was Yamila Irizarry-Gerould, at the time a senior at Northampton High School. In the seven years since then, Yamila’s passion for social justice has taken Read more…
As a high school student, Victoria Rapoport taught English to immigrants, promoted disability rights with Best Buddies, and advocated for human rights with her local Human Rights Commission. When she graduated from Amherst Regional High School in 2011, the Sojourner Read more…
During the Sojourner Truth Memorial Statue Committee’s first year taking part in Valley Gives Day, the Committee posted a strong showing, receiving $710 in gifts. Donations will fund the Committee’s social justice scholarship for high school seniors, as well as Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…