St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.
Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.
First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.
Nov. 28 Becket Federated Church, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.
Dec. 5
Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
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Mammography Dispute The government's issued controversial new guidelines stating that women shouldn't get annual mammograms until age 50, rather than age 40.
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The Cross Cultural Action Network (CCAN) will feature a presentation on the basic legal rights of immigrants at their next meeting on Thursday, January 15th from noon to 2:00 PM at the First Baptist Church, 88 South Street, Pittsfield.
CCAN is committed to engaging a diverse group of community members to discuss and work on cross cultural issues. Basic information on immigrant rights is critical to our understanding of the challenges faced by our new neighbors and friends. Laura Rótolo, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and a graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and American University's Washington College of Law, will present an overview of what agencies and their staff need to know about this important topic.
In addition, the meeting will include a celebration of the Welcoming Berkshires campaign that surpassed its goal of 500 pledges in support of the statewide Welcoming MA initiative and has resulted in Welcoming Community proclamations from three municipalities in the Berkshires -- Pittsfield, North Adams and Great Barrington.
The meeting will also afford the opportunity to network with more than 40 individuals and agencies that provide services to multicultural populations throughout the county.
CCAN meetings are free and open to the general public. Light refreshments will be provided. Attendees are asked to enter the church through the side entrance near the Pittsfield Cooperative Bank. For more information, contact Brooke Mead at the Berkshire Immigrant Center at (413) 445 4881.
