More than 30 groups to participate in Saturday’s ‘Our Projects for 2025’ event in Greenfield

The political musical group The Raging Grannies, pictured on the Greenfield Common in 2023. The Raging Grannies will perform on Saturday during “Our Projects for 2025: Envisioning the World We Want” at the Second Congregational Church of Greenfield.
Published: 01-15-2025 11:40 AM
Modified: 01-16-2025 12:25 PM |
GREENFIELD — A coalition of more than 30 groups from around western Massachusetts will gather in Greenfield Saturday to lay out their plans for the incoming Trump administration.
Coinciding with the People’s March in Washington D.C. on the same day, folks are invited to the Second Congregational Church, 16 Court Square, for “Our Projects for 2025: Envisioning the World We Want.” The event is intended to be an opportunity for community building, sharing resources and strengthening the area’s support network, according to Sunderland resident Susan Triolo, who helped organize the Greenfield event.
She said the goal of the event, which plays off the name of Project 2025, is to bring people together ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration and build local resilience as the incoming president prepares to undertake an agenda that could see millions of illegal immigrants deported, thousands of government employees fired and the potential elimination of the Department of Education, among other initiatives.
“We aim with this project to strengthen our coalition and networks in the valley to create a culture of love and resistance because we feel we’ll need to work together to challenge those in power who will otherwise harm marginalized communities,” Triolo said. “This is building on a history of what we’ve been doing in the valley for a very long time. … We see ourselves as a beautiful alternative to [Trump’s agenda].”
“Our Projects for 2025” is sponsored by the Traprock Center for Peace & Justice, Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution, Western Mass CODEPINK, the Interfaith Council of Franklin County and the Amherst Young Feminist Party. The keynote speaker will be Kate Stevens, the retired minister of the First Congregational Church of Ashfield.
The event kicks off at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, following the weekly vigil on the Greenfield Common from 11 a.m. to noon. It will start with musical performances from The Raging Grannies and the Twice As Smart children’s choir. Light refreshments will be served.
Following a series of speakers, including Stevens, Jewish Voice for Peace of Western Massachusetts member Kaia Jackson and Wendell-based biologist and activist Bill Stubblefield, among others, folks will be invited into the community hall, where dozens of local organizations will be available to chat and connect.
Topics covered will include immigration, reproductive rights, climate change, civil rights, peace issues and mutual aid groups.
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Triolo said there will be a wide array of organizations and groups present, including, but not limited to, Racial Justice Rising, Greening Greenfield, Demilitarize Western Mass, Stone Soup Cafe and the Nolumbeka Project.
“We feel this event will have something for everybody. … We’re really showcasing the wonderful work that’s being done in Franklin County and neighboring areas,” Triolo said. “We see this as a way to bring people together with love and resistance against the incoming administration and what we see as a threat to democracy and our way of life.”
People seeking additional information about Saturday’s event can email traprockinfo@crocker.com.
Chris Larabee can be reached at clarabee@recorder.com. Material from the Associated Press was used in this story.