<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Griffins,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We have been invited to attend two community events this month by members of the Berkshire NAACP.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The first is an Idea Jam hosted by the Black Economic Council on Thursday, <font color="#000000" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">March 12th at 5:30 in Pittsfield to source ideas for a Black Economic Agenda for the Berkshires which I will be attending. There will be free food with </span></font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">non alcoholic drinks with transportation provided. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">The only criteria for attendance is that you identify as black. More information can be found below.</span></div><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2604064983145039/" class="">https://www.facebook.com/events/2604064983145039/</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""> </span></div><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">The second event is </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">at MassMoCA with the Berkshire Sessions men and R.O.P.E. women on Thursday, </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">March 26th between 3-6pm</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">. They will be doing </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">something with the artist Genevieve Gaignard (link below) and can accommodate five people. </span></div><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">at MassMoCA with our Sessions men and R.O.P.E. women. We will be doing something with the artist Genevieve Gaignard on March 26th in the 3-6 pm time frame. (I am still ironing out details.) I am not sure how many people we can accommodate...maybe five at the moment. I will let you know more details once I finalize with MassMoCA. Again, I can work with you and Paula Consolini on transportation. More information can be found below.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><a href="http://www.genevievegaignard.com/" class="">http://www.genevievegaignard.com/</a> </div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><a href="https://theberkshireedge.com/jerome-edgerton-jr-creating-a-wave-with-pittsfield-youth/" class="">https://theberkshireedge.com/jerome-edgerton-jr-creating-a-wave-with-pittsfield-youth/</a></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Let me know if you are interested in either.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Best,</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">RJ Shamberger</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Co-President</div></body></html>