February 22nd – 28th
The big event this weekend is the Authors and Artists Virtual Festival 2021: Honoring Nature at the Greenfield Public Library! It runs from Saturday at 11AM until Sunday at 11AM!
Read More February 22nd – 28thTag: Start Playing Online
February 15th – 21st
First up, the big thing this week is NERD Summit 2021!
Read More February 15th – 21stIn 2021 we will be virtual again, but are changing the format.
Friday (3/19) will be a normal day of sessions – presentations given by speakers.
Saturday (3/20) will be open discussion sessions, which are commonly called “BOFs” ( Birds of a Feather), people coming together to discuss a topic of interest. These meetings will have a leader who will structure the discussion with 3 or so discussion questions around the topic to be discussed.
Sunday (3/21) will be a Training Day – an opportunity for people to come together and learn from each other. More info coming soon.
February 1st – 7th
Wednesday from 7PM – 11PM you can hang with the lovely folks from Start Playing Online! They gather at the Discord channel: https://discord.gg/fAM8yJw. Most games are played on Board Game Arena if you want to check it out ahead of time. It’s fun and everyone’s nice!
Read More February 1st – 7thJanuary 4th – 10th
Happy new year! It’s still basically the same because of how time actually works, but hey let’s take each day this year as an opportunity to make things less shitty than they were in 2020.
Read More January 4th – 10thDecember 14th – 20th
Keep up the momentum into the Georgia Runoff! You can find out how to help via a Google Doc created by Fair Fight, an election integrity organization. You can also just donate at gasenate.com. It’s incredibly important that control of the Senate goes to the party that does actually want to give people the resources they need to stay alive after this awful year.
Read More December 14th – 20thDecember 7th – December 13th
Keep up the momentum into the Georgia Runoff! You can find out how to help via a Google Doc created by Fair Fight, an election integrity organization. You can also just donate at gasenate.com. It’s incredibly important that control of the Senate goes to the party that does actually want to give people the resources they need to stay alive after this awful year.
Read More December 7th – December 13thSeptember 28th – October 4th
Make a plan to vote! You can request a ballot and register easily in MA. Everyone in MA can get a mail-in/absentee/whatever you want to call it ballot AND if you’re nervous about how the USPS is getting fucked around with, you can drop it off early! You can find more information here: https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2020/07/30/13-questions-about-voting-by-mail-in-massachusetts-answered!
Read More September 28th – October 4thSeptember 7th – 13th
Make a plan to vote! You can request a ballot and register easily in MA. Everyone in MA can get a mail-in/absentee/whatever you want to call it ballot AND if you’re nervous about how the USPS is getting fucked around with, you can drop it off early! You can find more information here: https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2020/07/30/13-questions-about-voting-by-mail-in-massachusetts-answered!
Read More September 7th – 13thAugust 31st – September 6th
Make a plan to vote! You can request a ballot and register easily in MA. Everyone in MA can get a mail-in/absentee/whatever you want to call it ballot AND if you’re nervous about how the USPS is getting fucked around with, you can drop it off early! You can find more information here: https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2020/07/30/13-questions-about-voting-by-mail-in-massachusetts-answered!
Read More August 31st – September 6thAugust 9th – 15th
Protests are still ongoing! It’s important to keep supporting folks, not just so that we see actual lasting change but also so that we keep protesters safe from retaliation. Also call your congresspeople to demand they support the USPS, it’s a literally lifesaving institution that we can’t afford to fuck up.
Read More August 9th – 15th
THE VALLEY NERD WATCH 