OLLI at BCC Distinguished Speakers Series: Ukraine-Russia War in the Era of Trump 2.0

03:49PM / Thursday, January 08, 2026Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College (OLLI at BCC) presents the next installment of its Distinguished Speakers Series on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m.

Speaker James Brooke's talk, "Ukraine-Russia War in the Era of Trump 2.0," will provide an informative update and lively discussion on the Russia-Ukraine war. Brooke is a former New York Times foreign correspondent and a former Ukraine reporter.

The free talk will be accessible via Zoom. To register, visit https://berkshireolli.org/event-6433453. A Zoom link will be provided upon registration. After the event, a recording will be available on OLLI at BCC's YouTube channel.

This event is jointly offered with Bard Lifetime Learning Institute and is sponsored by Kimball Farms Life Care.

Veteran foreign correspondent James Brooke will give an in-depth analysis of the war in Ukraine. He draws on a total of 14 years living and working in Kyiv and Moscow, as bureau chief for Bloomberg and later at Voice of America. Previously, he made numerous reporting trips to Russia with The New York Times.

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BUW, NBUW Partner on Community Conversations

02:51PM / Tuesday, October 13, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire United Way and Northern Berkshire United Way are partnering on four community conversations focused on food insecurity, disability, redlining and racism, and health insurance.

Each of the conversations will run Wednesdays from 5 to 6:30 p.m., with two in Pittsfield and two in North Adams.

The focus of the conversations is to understand how these issues are having an impact on Berkshire County residents and to hear from organizations and experts helping to address these them.

The schedule is as follows:

Food Insecurity, Oct. 14: Berkshire Bounty, Pittsfield Community Food Pantry, The Center, and Community Health Programs. Held at The Center, 193 Robbins Ave., Pittsfield. Facilitated by Berkshire United Way.

Disability, Oct. 28: United Cerebraly Palsy of Western Mass, Berkshire Family and Individual Resources, and a representative from Nonotuck Resource Associates in North Adams. Held at the BFAIR main office, 771 South Church St., North Adams. Facilitated by Northern Berkshire United Way.

Redlining & Racism, Nov. 11: Frances Jones-Sneed, professor emeritus of history and political science at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, MCLA and representatives from NAACP Berkshires. Held in the Community Empowerment Center at Greylock Federal Credit Union, 75 Kellogg St., Pittsfield. Facilitated by Berkshire United Way.

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