Guest columnist Jena Schwartz: ‘The real inconvenience is racism’ By Jena Schwartz I was glad to read a letter by District 5 resident Ana Devlin Gauthier addressing the lukewarm — at best — response from several members of the Amherst Town Council to a two-day antiracism training. Devlin Gauthier writes, “The work around equity, inclusion, and justice is not comparable to any other work the council does or will do, it underlies all of it, informs all of it, and should be prioritized. It was mentioned in the meeting that asking councilors to attend a two-day training sent a message about the high time commitment of being on council. To be frank, statements like that send a larger message about the perceived importance of this work.”