Justice for Jason - Pretrial Hearing

TUESDAY
April 28, 2009
2PM Gothic Street
Hampshire County Courthouse
Northampton, MA

Pre-trial hearing for the status of the District Attorney's appeal.

The judge found the Motion to Dismiss so convincing he ordered District Attorney Elizabeth Scheibel's office to turn over the last five years of records where victim and assailant were of different races.

The DA has appealed this discovery, and Tuesday is a status hearing on that appeal.

Come show your support for Jason while the DA stalls for time.

Holyoke Youth Trip to DC Inauguration

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HOLYOKE, Mass. -- On Thursday, April 16, supporters of YouthBuild Holyoke/Nueva Esperanza, Girls Inc., CareerPoint, Nuestras Raices, Neari Jumpstart, and Upward Bound attended a reception at Holyoke High School in honor of Earl W. Stafford and local donors. The Stafford Foundation and local supporters from Holyoke helped send 16 Holyoke Youth to Obama's inauguration in Washington, D.C. this January.

The Stafford Foundation's generosity and People's Inaugural Project allowed the youth to enjoy three nights of luxury accommodations at the JW Marriot on Pennsylvania Avenue; a Prayer Breakfast; a Martin Luther King, Jr. luncheon; and an Inaugural Youth Ball. Local donors provided funding for transportation, meals, and formal wear for the events.

People enjoyed food from Fernandez Family Restaurant, listened to music, and heard speeches from board members, local councilmembers, students who attended the trip, and Earl Stafford himself. Above is the video projected at the event, made with footage taken by the students themselves on the trip.