News Archives: August, 2023
Braiding New Worlds Grantees 2023
PEACE DEVELOPMENT FUND AWARDS $30,000 TO YOUTH-LED COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AMHERST, MA- Through the Braiding New Worlds Fund, the Peace Development Fund (PDF) awarded a total of $30,000 of grants ranging […]
Published on August 11, 2023
Letter to the Editor: The Power of Storytelling Oppenheimer and the Call for Peace
Dear Editor, This weekend’s release of the film “Oppenheimer” is a reminder of the risk of nuclear weapons that began 78 years ago in the desert of New Mexico. This […]
Published on July 27, 2023
PEACE DEVELOPMENT FUND AWARDS $80,000 TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS
AMHERST, MA – The Peace Development Fund (PDF) announced grant awards from their Seeding the Movement Fund to 22 social justice organizations in every region of the United States, as […]
Published on July 11, 2023
Demilitarizing Our Police
Every spring the new recruits for the sheriff’s department participate in drills on the grounds and parking lot of the Franklin County Jail. I live a few blocks from the […]
Published on June 14, 2023
Grassroots Funding Week 2023
Grassroots Funding Week May 15th-19th Support PDF’s new grant partners in this week-long crowdfunding campaign! We invite you to be a grant maker! Every year following the Community Organizing Grant […]
Published on May 11, 2023
