by Danielle Laura What is so striking about the death of our 2006 high school graduate, Abdirauf Abdullahi, is that he successfully completed high school, he received a full scholarship to college, and two months before attending his first semester, he was shot and killed in a case of mistaken identity and urban violence. “Abby [...]
November 2009
Welcoming Aaron Joncas, K-12 METCO Program Director
Categories Climate for Freedom /Featured
It is with tremendous excitement that I write to introduce myself to the Concord, Carlisle and Boston communities as the new METCO Program Director. The school year is well underway, and our students are focused on high achievement. In order to be successful in today’s global society, students need an outstanding educational foundation. I am [...]
12/7/2009: Human Rights Day Breakfast
Categories CCHRC Events /Climate for Freedom /Featured /Recommended
You are Cordially Invited to Our Human Rights Day Breakfast Featuring Len Wetherbee Concord Police Chief Speaking on his Vision of Community After 33 Years of Service Monday, December 7, 2009 First Parish Church 20 Lexington Road, Concord 7:30–9:00 am All welcome No charge for any CCHRC event
Concord Prison Outreach Holiday Gift Project
Categories Climate for Freedom /Featured /Volunteer
by Carol Miller Concord Prison Outreach Inc. invites you to participate in the annual Holiday Gift Bag Project that remembers our incarcerated neighbors at both NCC and MCI Concord. These gifts send a positive message of hope as stated in one of the many notes we received after the distribution of gift bags in 2008: [...]
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