Recent Gathering

Dear MVBLM,

Thank you everyone who joined us last Saturday at the MV Museum. We had a great turn out with a robust conversation. The Vineyard Gazette printed this piece highlighting the event. We welcome the new members who signed up to joined us.

As we shared at the event, we're working on a few things. We're in discussion with island agencies regarding an alternative police response to mental health calls and we're organizing a bail out training for this late spring/early summer. If you're interested in the latter, send us a note at Hello@MVBLM.

In other news, Vicki Divoll joined the leadership team. Welcome Vicki! If anyone else wants to join us, please let us know.

It felt great to be together in person at the museum and we look forward to doing it again soon.

Dana, Eric, Bob, Vicki and Lexi
Quick Updates:

Must listen: The Shed is back! Eric Adams along with producers, Amy Schumer and Chris Fisher, released the next series of Shed, a podcast filled with fascinating interviews. Listen here.

The Sentencing Project: Check out their new campaign -- 50 Years and Wake Up: Ending the Mass Incarceration Crisis in America.

Precious Project: Gil Williams, MVBLM member, started Precious Project twelve years ago. Here's an image he shared with us of some of the students his organization supports.
Book Recommendation:

Stony the Road, by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 2019.