Letter: Re-Elect Andrea Harrington

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To the Editor:

Unlike previous district attorneys, Andrea Harrington has brought an unwavering sense of kindness and compassion to her office, which has enhanced the way the Berkshire court system operates.

Hopefully, when someone actually pays attention to her office's accomplishments, they will want to help her build upon the momentum of change she has created.

Andrea was elected four years ago because we wanted change. Let's keep that momentum going.

Change is not an overnight process, but much progress has been made in the past four years. For example, she is working to end unfair racial disparities in the courts, and to build a culture of inclusion in our county. She is achieving that in a variety of ways.

Andrea Harrington has:



•  Been appointed to the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Civil Rights Task Force to strengthen the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of civil rights violations statewide.
•  Created the first-ever Hate Crime Section in the Berkshire DA's Office to ensure that hateful incidents are met with the full force of the law.
•  Adopted equitable prosecution policies to minimize the impact of over-policing and over-prosecution on communities of color.
•  Launched evidence-based diversity equity and inclusion training for prosecutors and defense attorneys on the traumatic impact of policing on Black and Latinx people.

Berkshire County will continue to benefit by the work she has been doing and by what she brings to this office.
I hope you also want to see positive changes and new approaches continue to improve the many facets of the District Attorney's office.

I am confident in the work that Andrea Harrington has done and will continue to do.

I hope that on Sept. 6, you will vote to support her efforts on our behalf.

Hinda Bodinger
South Egremont, Mass.

 

 


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Deadline Nears for Triplex Festival Submissions

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Triplex Cinema is taking submissions for Trifest, an inaugural International Youth Film Festival to be held Sept. 19 to 21.
 
Trifest will showcase and celebrate films made by young filmmakers from around the world, aged 25 years and younger. The festival will screen films in all categories, including narrative, documentary, experimental, and animation, with programs focusing on both the international and local perspectives. Films, can be any genre or length, made with any camera — including mobile phones and other devices. 
 
The festival weekend will include an opening reception, screenings of all selected films, conversations with the filmmakers, an awards ceremony featuring cash prizes, and other special events to be announced.
 
Nicki Wilson, the executive director of the festival, came up with the idea when she was putting together last fall's Berkshire County Teen Film Festival for the Triplex.  
 
"We received several submissions from outside our area and I thought how exciting it would be if we expanded our festival in 2025 to include young people from around the world," said Wilson.
 
"I spoke to several people about the feasibility of a youth international film festival and the response was enthusiastic. Out of that group, a small artistic team was formed that included Molly Cooper, Andreas Engel, Sam Handel, Ben Elliott and myself. Together we came up with what we would want the festival to look like." 
 
She said films have been submitted from all over the world and that the festival is "hopeful that we will get a large number of local submissions, too."
 
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