BIO is currently working to help pass the Work and Family Mobility Act, to ensure equal access to drivers licenses for our immigrant neighbors! Find out how you can help.
Making social justice real in the Berkshires!
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We act towards justice by building relationships within our communities
and across lines of difference, developing our leaders' skills in the public arena,
and taking action on issues of common concern.
Black and Multicultural Studies in Pittsfield Public Schools
Our leaders, who carry years of lived and learned experiences of race, have collectively identified high school education as a crucial period for productively challenging ideas and beliefs about race.
Berkshire Sanctuary Network and the Immigrant Accompaniment Program
We're fighting fear and isolation by empowering leaders within the Latino and immigrant community, as well as our American leaders with citizenship, to speak up and make systemic change.
Volunteer Community Car Ride Service Campaign
We're building relationships between those facing transportation challenges and regional power brokers, researching and developing innovative models for statewide transportation, and pushing for their implementation.
Supporting the Work and Family Mobility Act
BIO, as part of the Driving Families Forward Coalition, is gathering support for the Work and Family Mobility Act.
The Act removes immigration status as a barrier to gaining a MA drivers license. It'll keep our communities safe and help our immigrant neighbors live independent lives in the Berkshires.
"Organizing is a magic, born of materials we all have:
stories, interest in others, being moved to action on behalf of relationships…
all these elements coming together deepens and enriches community."
- Martha Congdon, BIO President
Whether it's strategizing, story-telling, or skill-building, we've got something for everyone.
Check our calendar to see how you can plug in!
It all begins with relationship. We want to hear what's calling you to the fight for justice.
Schedule time with one of our organizers to get started!
Our work wouldn't be possible without your contributions.
A gift of any amount moves us one step closer to justice for all.
