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June Drag Bingo!

Join us for Drag Bingo with PDF and Four Phantoms Brewing, hosted by Tytannia Lockheart! Come out even if you don't play! Fabulous prizes from local business. Proceeds support the Western MA Transformation Fund.

Join us for a discussion on Wednesday, March 20.

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Quote: 2023 Braiding New Worlds Grantees

"Thanks to your support, we are able to sustain and grow our Fellowship program this year, which provides stipends for 20 LGBTQ+ student activists working at the intersections of gender, race, and disability. We can't wait to share their incredible work with you! with your help, we were also able to host a successful second annual Let Trans Athletes Play, a day f sports and civic action at Danehy Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts."

—Queer Youth Assemble

The Peace Development Fund is more than a grantmaker: our model of philanthropy involves direct funding, advocacy where appropriate and partnerships built around mutual respect, sharing of resources, and transparency of planning and decision-making. We endeavor to be a key “go-to” foundation on issues of peace, human rights, social justice and environmental protection. We work to counter-balance dominant power structures by moving resources and sharing decision-making with activist groups and communities. Learn more…

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A short film for PDF’s 40th Anniversary. Produced by Jamal Meneide.

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Executive Director of Peace Development Fund To RetireApril 17, 2024
April 17, 2024 AMHERST, MA- Paul Haible, PDF’s executive director for the last twenty years, has announced his plans to retire on April 30, 2024. Under Haible’s leadership, PDF amplified its focus… Read more: Executive Director of Peace Development Fund To Retire
Grassroots Nonprofit River Valley Organization Behind $600 Million Norfolk Southern Settlement in East Palestine Train DerailmentApril 15, 2024
Over a year after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed and triggered a massive toxic fire in East Palestine Ohio, the freight company, Norfolk Southern, has filed a $600 million… Read more: Grassroots Nonprofit River Valley Organization Behind $600 Million Norfolk Southern Settlement in East Palestine Train Derailment

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Executive Director of Peace Development Fund To RetireApril 17, 2024
Braiding New Worlds Grantees 2023August 11, 2023
PEACE DEVELOPMENT FUND AWARDS $80,000 TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONSJuly 11, 2023
Grassroots Funding Week 2023May 11, 2023

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Attention Western MA Orgs! Check out this opputuni

Attention Western MA Orgs! Check out this opputunity from the community foundation! Use this link to register: https://cfwm.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/event?event_date_id=6280

What an inspiring night at the Peace Talk! ️ Hu

What an inspiring night at the Peace Talk! ️

Huge thanks to our partners, the Pioneer Valley Workers Center ([@PVWorkersCenter]), UMASS Dissenters ([@UMASSDissenters]), and the Amherst Young Feminist Party ([@AmherstYFP]), for sharing their powerful stories and insights.

A big shoutout to the amazing host committee for making it happen!

And of course, a massive thank you to Deans Beans ([@DeansBeans]) for fueling the movement with delicious coffee! ☕️

Together, we can create positive change! #peacetalk #socialjustice #westernMA #community #inspired

🌈✨ A huge THANK YOU to @fourphantomsbrewingco

🌈✨ A huge THANK YOU to @fourphantomsbrewingco, @tytannialockhart, and all our guests for the Drag Bingo night! Your support for the Western Massachusetts Transformation Fund was incredible. 🎉

Special shoutouts to our amazing sponsors:

* @amherstcinema
* @hors__doeuvre
* @the_voo_tfma
* @federalstreetbooks
* @yankeecandlevillagema

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Join us at the Pioneer Valley Workers Center to le

Join us at the Pioneer Valley Workers Center to learn more about their work and the work of our grantees, the Amherst Young Feminist Party. They'll share how new generations are speaking out and stepping up. Proceeds support PDF's Western MA Transformation Fund, a participatory grant program that funds social justice organizing in our region. RSVP: https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=077ffb3f-54fc-4b7d-925e-99932fdb567b&envId=p-kNAO__okMEGJzT28LIOfAw&zone=usa

You do not want to miss out on this Friday's Drag

You do not want to miss out on this Friday's Drag Bingo Night! Prizes sponsored by local businesses including Four Phantoms Brewing, Amherst Cinema, Hors D'oeuvre Entertainment, The Rendezvous, Federal Street Books and Yankee Candle Village! Come and join us even if you don't play. Get your tickets today: https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=57cf0f29-7b40-49f0-91a4-117e31d91eef&envId=p-kNAO__okMEGJzT28LIOfAw&zone=usa

Look for something to do on a Friday night? Come c

Look for something to do on a Friday night? Come check out PDF's Drag Bingo at Four Phantoms Brewing on Friday March 29th at 7:00pm! Performances by Tytannia Lockheart, prizes from local businesses, brews on deck, and fundraising for social justice! $20 for 10 bingo cards, come check it out even if you don't play! Link here to buy tickets: https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=57cf0f29-7b40-49f0-91a4-117e31d91eef&envId=p-kNAO__okMEGJzT28LIOfAw&zone=usa

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The Peace Development Fund works to build the capacity of community-based organizations through grants, training and other resources as partners in human rights and social justice movements.