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Town Hall With Norman Siegel: Fighting for American Values in Age of Trump, Oct 18 at Morrow Church

From SOMA Action: On October 18, SOMA Action and BlueWaveNJ will host a town hall meeting with Norman Siegel. Siegel will discuss pending litigation challenging the Trump…

In Response to Letter, District Says Requests by African-American Students for Honors Placement Are Being Met

Updated 1:15 p.m. October 2, 2017 with a response from Black Parents Workshop. In response to an accusation that two African-American students were denied access…

SOMA Black Parents Workshop Forms Legal Team ‘In Anticipation of Litigation’

The South Orange-Maplewood Black Parents Workshop announced this week that it is forming a pro-bono legal team “in anticipation of litigation we might be forced…

Maplewood Women Launch Politically Minded Shop to Benefit ACLU

The following is from The Good Riot, LLC Two Maplewood women, Chloe Galkin & Sandy Rustin, friends from Northwestern University, have launched www.thegoodriot.com. The Good Riot…

CCR Coffee House Discussion Generates Strategies to Support Immigrants in SOMA

The following is from the Community Coalition on Race On March 8th at Congregation Beth El, the Community Coalition on Race gathered nearly 50 residents…

ACLU Benefit Concert at Columbia HS: a Night of Compassion and Creativity

A youthful patchwork of dedication and creativity warmed the Black Box theatre this past Friday night as Columbia High School students performed music and poetry…

Student-Organized ACLU Benefit Concert at Columbia HS Friday

This Friday, Columbia High School is hosting an ACLU benefit concert in the Black Box Theatre. The concert is a student-organized event coordinated by…

Able Baker Joins Coffeeshops Nationwide to Raise Dollars for ACLU

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 3-5, The Able Baker in Maplewood Village is joining hundreds of other coffee shops, roasters and retailers across the nation…

Maplewood Moms and Dads Hold Bake Sale for ACLU/CAIR Dec. 10

Because Maplewood voted for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by a margin of 9 to 1, there has been something of a collective mourning…

PHOTOS: Maplewood & South Orange Celebrate SCOTUS Marriage Equality Ruling

Maplewood and South Orange leaders gathered with citizens today at Maplewood Town Hall to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling earlier in the day…