 Hello, Amherst, and welcome to the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Engage Amherst Page. My name is Jennifer Moyston, Assistant Director to the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion. Pamela Young, the Director of DEI, and I are dedicated to educating and creating programming that reflects the unique diversity of our community by elevating the cultural awareness of all who live, work, and visit the town. Our team of two has been busy over the last few months planning winter and spring programming. We would like to invite you to some upcoming events that the Office will be hosting. On February 1st, we will begin celebrating Black History Month with an annual flag-raising ceremony and the opening of the Black Experience in Amherst, an exhibit of shared stories of the African-American communities past and present. Visit the exhibit throughout the month of February, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. at the Town Hall for Balthwood Avenue. We also encourage you to visit the Civil War tablets at the Bangs Community Center 70 Balthwood Walk. This descendant-led tour of the Civil War tablets honors more than 300 soldiers from Amherst, including the African-American soldiers that served in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment and 5th Calvary. The exhibit is curated by Deborah Bridges and is open Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ancestral Bridges, an exhibit of historic photographs and artifacts at the Frost Library at Amherst College, honors the Black and Afro-Indigenous families of Amherst in the 18th, 19th, and 20th century. The exhibit is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Jones Library will be honoring Black History Month by highlighting Black authors, as well as books and stories that highlight the unique diversity within the Black community. Help us celebrate Black History Month this month and every month. February 17th, the office will be celebrating its second annual Spring Festival at the Amherst Regional Middle School. Join Dr. Lily So as she tells us the origins of Spring Festival. East Culture, Inc. will join us again and perform a dragon dance as well as many other traditional dances. There will be activities for all ages, and lunch will be provided by some of our favorite local restaurants. On February 29th, we will reimagine the National Day of Racial Healing. The rescheduled small group conversations around race, ethnicity, and identity will be facilitated by community members and town of Amherst, stat, hashtag how we heal. Stay tuned and stay informed to hear about other upcoming events hosted by the Office of DEI, and we hope to see you soon. Thank you and have a wonderful day.