Published January 15. 2021 8:09AM
Jan Tormay, Special to The Times
The Unitarian-Universalist Church of Norwich has donated $30,000 to Norwich Human Services.
The two-part gift has been “earmarked to help people who fell between the cracks.who had emergency or desperate needs that could not be met through standard forms of assistance,” church spokesperson Wayne Silver stated in a December email.
A donation of $15,000 was made during the summer; another $15,000 contribution was made in November.
“We were just blown away because I know what a small group of people they are and I think it’s such a huge amount to give us to help Norwich residents. I was just really, really impressed,” said Norwich Human Services Director Lee-Ann Gomes during a telephone interview.
(Jan. 14, 2021) The Unitarian Universalist Church has asked all island churches to ring their bells at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19 in celebration of the inauguration of Presiden-telect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. It will also live-stream a short vigil from the steps of the Unitarian Meeting House at 4 p.m. in solidarity with the new administration and remembrance of those lost to COVID-19.An inauguration car parade is planned for 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20 from
Evan Semón
Ingrid Encalada LaTorre came to the U.S. after graduating from high school in a small town in Peru. She was on a search for the American Dream, she explains, when she went to live with an aunt and cousins in Evergreen.
Encalada LaTorre’s home town is in the mountains. She loves the snow, and remembers feeling right at home in Evergreen. She decided to stay in Colorado.
After working a variety of odd jobs during her first years here, Encalada LaTorre realized that she couldn’t find continuous work without having a Social Security number. So in 2003, she bought one on the black market.
Dawn arrives in November 2013 at a section of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. EAGLE FILE PHOTO
PITTSFIELD â It was almost 19 years ago that people turned out at Park Square, more than 50 strong, to resist the drumbeat of war in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.
It was also 19 years ago this month that combatants captured in connection with those attacks began internment at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
This week, members of Berkshire Citizens for Peace and Justice will be back for the vigils they have held since Oct. 3, 2002, as usual, but with the future of Guantanamo their focus.
Jorjorian named Brinley award recipient
Early in 2020, Anoosh Jorjorian learned that the parent of a child in the Davis school district had been detained and ultimately deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Jorjorian, a Davis resident and parent of two DJUSD students, has long been active in support of immigrant communities in Yolo County, particularly since the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016, and was, as she often is, moved to action.
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Anoosh Jorjorian speaks at a community reading event in June at a solidarity space in Central Park created in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Jorjorian’s many contributions to the community earned her the city’s Brinley award this year. Caleb Hampton/Enterprise file photo