LENOX, Mass. — Greylock Together will host an immigration forum on Saturday, Jan. 31 at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Lenox, Mass. from 2-4 pm. 

 

The forum is one of several that has been organized by the Immigrant Support Action Team of Greylock Together, a local Indivisible group based in the northern Berkshires. 

 

Three key individuals active in the Berkshire Latino community will lead the forum. They will tell their stories, take questions, and center discussion on what average citizens can do to assist immigrants.

 

Fernando Leon, a member of the leadership team of the Berkshire Interfaith Organizing (BIO)  will be on the panel. A key goal of BIO is to create a safe and inclusive community for immigrants and people of color in Berkshire County.

 

Panelist  Rev Margot Page is a deacon for the Cathedral of the Beloved in Pittsfield and the All Saints Episcopal Church in North Adams, as well as an activist and president of BIO.

 

Panelist Michael Hitchcock is a co-founder of the Pittsfield-based Roots & Dreams and Mustard Seeds Inc., a multifaceted organization which runs food assistance programs and cooperative economic businesses. 

 

The forum will be hosted by Rev Michael Tuck, Rector of Trinity Episcopal and Dean of the Berkshire Deanery.