UPCOMING EVENTS

Final LC Gatherings

Wednesday, April 15|4:00 PM

Art & Politics | Library Lawn (Rain Location: Library, First Floor) 

Re-Engage: Honoring the 2008 Action Awareness Week

Join us in one telling of a story from our history of campus activism as we rapidly approach 20 years since Action Awareness Week, which itself was in part a 20 year anniversary reminder of the SOURCE Dakin Takeover. During this teach-in hosted by the Art & Politics LC we aim to engage in critical discussion regarding institutional efforts towards building an actively anti racist Hampshire College.

Environments & Change | R.W. Kern Center

Coastal Resilience, Climate Change, and Community

Students enrolled in Coastal Resilience, Climate Change, and Socio-ecological Perspectives at Hampshire College will be sharing their knowledge about how coastal communities are affected by and managing climate change impacts. Students will present case studies of coastal communities at the front lines of climate change, facing sea level rise, increased storm severity, and decreasing habitat quality and local species abundance. We will discuss socio-ecological perspectives that relate environmental change to human impacts and wellbeing including the role of Indigenous Knowledge, nature-based solutions, and community involvement in shaping the effectiveness and equity of coastal resilience. There will be a Q&A following the poster session and a chance to participate in a collaborative game of resilience and survival.

In/Justice | FPH Faculty/Staff Lounge

Legal Observer Training with the National Lawyers Guild

Have you seen folks wearing bright green hats and taking notes at protests? Those are legal observers! Legal Observers watch police and counter protesters, preventing violence and documenting their observations. “Legal Observers are the “eyes and ears” of the legal team.  They create documentation during events which can later be used in defense cases, public statements, and litigation which aims to hold law enforcement agencies accountable for the actions of their officers.” NLG Website

A Legal Observer Application and Confidentiality Agreement must be completed before attending. Come by the Kern between 1-2 pm on Friday April 3 or 10th to fill out the required application and confidentiality form. If unable to make it to those times, email sejcs@hampshire.edu or miss22@hampshire.edu for the required form.

Spring 2026 Symposium 

Public Art as a Radical Democratic Practice

Wednesday, March 25|All Day|FPH

A day-long series of events and workshops. Go to our Symposium Page for more info. 

First LC Gatherings

Wednesday, February 18|4:00 PM

Art & Politics | Robert Seydel Collection, Library Second Floor

Environments & Change | R.W. Kern Center

Community Envisioning of a Sustainable and Just Future

Join the Environment and Change Learning Collaborative for our first gathering of the semester where we will play, work, and dream together about the future that we as a learning community want to strive for. Our work in this gathering will lay the groundwork for future Environment and Change gatherings and events as we identify educational and action goals related to our desire for a more just and sustainable future.

In/Justice | FPH Faculty/Staff Lounge

Keep Your Eyes on Their Lies

With just cell phones, whistles, and courage, community members in Minneapolis are organizing support networks and neighborhood watch programs to protect their immigrant neighbors and document and report the violence and abuse enacted by ICE agents against all residents. As the threat of ICE occupation and enforcement spreads to other sanctuary cities nationwide- such as Amherst!- the I/J LC will meet to learn from the inspiring mobilization of citizens to hold their hired government officials accountable. Members of Hampshire's student body, staff, and faculty will also share important local resources to prepare our campus and community from unjust violence, including a Legal Observation training with the National Lawyers Guild (time TBD), ICE Watch training (LUCE), and future bystander training.