Gaining Ground
Gaining ground’s primary work is growing fresh, organic produce for hunger relief.
Access to healthy food is a primary human right, one that Gaining Ground aids by providing all food, for free, to recipient organizations, families, and individuals who need it. Each growing season, Gaining Ground distributes approximately 20,000 pounds of organically grown vegetables and […]
Climate for Freedom
Gaining Ground: Climate for Freedom Award Nominee
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Communities for Restorative Justice: Climate for Freedom Award Nominee
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Communities for Restorative Justice
Communities for Restorative Justice has been growing very slowly, very carefully, since 2000, working with some of the hardest issues in our community – with criminals, often young offenders – who have committed a crime in the community. C4RJ helps victims heal, encourages positive change for offenders, and restores the […]
2008 ‘Climate for Freedom’ Award
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2008 ‘Climate for Freedom’ Award Nominations
Every other year, the Concord-Carlisle Human Rights Council presents its ‘Climate for Freedom’ Award to a group or organization that has contributed significantly to the climate for freedom in our communities.
We invite nominations from the community – if you see an organization or group that deserves recognition, please forward […]
Concord’s Black Heritage & Abolitionists’ Trail
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by Polly Attwood, On behalf of the Drinking Gourd Committee
Our `Black Heritage and Abolitionists’ Trail’ committee now has a name – `The Drinking Gourd Project Committee’. The name comes from the name for the Big Dipper, the constellation that points to the North Star, showing the way north to freedom for fugitive slaves. In some […]
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