Press

Press from 2018

(Aug 23) – Barr Foundation – Barr Awards $1.26 Million for New England Civil Rights Fund

(Aug 10) Berkshire Edge – ‘Long process’ bears fruit for 23 new U.S. citizens in ceremony at Rockwell Museum

(Aug 10) WNYT – New Americans welcomed in Berkshire County

(Aug 10) WRGB Albany – New U.S. citizens discuss Trump immigration policy at naturalization ceremony

(June 6) The Berkshire Edge – Berkshire Immigrant Center honored at Nonprofit Awareness Day

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(June 4) 22 News – Nonprofit organizations recognized for their efforts in Massachusetts

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(June 4) WAMC – Berkshire Immigrant Center Wins Statewide Nonproft Award

Berkshire Eagle – 10,000 Strong Campaign Seeks to Raise Immigration Legal Aid

Berkshire Eagle – Berkshire Nonprofits to be Honored at the State House

WAMC – Pittsfield Protest Calls Immigration Reform 

WAMC – Berkshire Immigrant Center Celebrates Immigrant Heritage Month With “10,000 Strong” Fundraiser

Berkshire Eagle – May our new citizens help get us on track

Berkshire Record article 8.3.18 on Swearing In Ceremony

WAMC – Two Berkshire Nonprofits up for Statewide Awards

The Berkshire Eagle – In Berkshires, relief — and wariness — on judge’s DACA ruling

WAMC – Williamstown Community Chest Enters 91 Years of Giving

Berkshire Homestyle Magazine – Hope for Immigrants 

WAMC – DACA Uncertainty Felt in Berkshires 

Williams College Paper – Berkshire Immigrant Center Assists with Citizenship and Integration Process 

The Berkshire Eagle – Berkshire Immigrant Center holding free attorney workshops Feb. 17

The Berkshire Eagle – Immigrants Living In Fear (Podcast)

The Berkshire Eagle – Salvadorans in Berkshires among 200,000 who might lose protected status

The Berkshire Eagle – ‘Ignorant and reprehensible’: Berkshire County reacts to Trump’s vulgar tirade about immigrants

WAMC – BCC Encourages Immigrants To Tell Their Stories 

 

Press from 2017

The Berkshire Eagle – Our Opinion: Immigrants are keeping the American Dream alive 

The Berkshire Eagle – Vessels for Change Project Has a Life of its Own

Letter to the Editor from Stephanie Boyd – Vessels for Change

The Berkshire Eagle – Berkshire Advocates Speak Out Ahead of DACA Rescind

The Berkshire Eagle – Mass. Leaders, Berkshire Immigrant Advocates Slam Trump on DACA Move

The Berkshire Edge – Berkshire Immigrant Center Stands with DREAMers

The Berkshire Eagle – America Grows Stronger with 21 New Citizens

The Berkshire Edge – Berkshire County Immigrant Advocates and Elected Officials Call DACA Rollback Immoral and Despicable

The Berkshire Eagle – ‘A thousand people giving 20 bucks’: Berkshire Immigrant Center launches fundraiser as need rises

The Berkshire Eagle – Hilary Greene exiting as director of Berkshire Immigrant Center

The Berkshire Edge – New leadership at Berkshire Immigrant Center in the time of Trump

WAMC – New Berkshire Immigrant Center For A Growing Population

Greylock Glass – Podcast with Brooke Mead

Many thanks to reporter Natalia Munoz of WHMP radio in Northampton for this great interview with BIC Director Brooke Mead. Click here to hear the podcast (then click orange arrow). Brooke discusses our 20 for 20 campaign and the challenges facing our region’s immigrants