Delmarina López Announces Run for Chicopee Ward 3 Councilor Darlene Reina Announces Election Bid for Chicopee City Council’s 3rd Ward

Delmarina López Announces Run for Chicopee Ward 3 Councilor

Darlene Reina Announces Election Bid for Chicopee City Council’s 3rd Ward

CHICOPEE, MA | PRESS RELEASE | March 22, 2021 - Attorney Delmarina López announced that she is running for Chicopee Ward 3 City Council. “I believe in local politics,” said Lopez. “As a resident, I believe that real, meaningful change occurs at a local level and that people deserve an advocate that not only understands their needs but that they are able to see themselves in. This isn’t a title, it’s a great responsibility that I do not take lightly. I embody what it is to be from Chicopee and I am committed to hearing the concerns of my fellow residents doing my part to support the betterment of Ward 3 and the City of Chicopee.” López, 25, is a graduate of the Chicopee Public Schools, and native of Puerto Rico. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Bay Path University and a Juris Doctor from Western New England University School of Law. López’s deep commitment to her community and her fervent passion for social justice and women’s rights led her to pursue a Juris Doctor at Western New England University School of Law where she made it her personal mission to ensure that her passion for Public Interest Law and serving her local community always remained at the forefront. During her time at WNEU Law, she was Co-President of the WNEU National Lawyers’ Guild, an Associate Justice of the Judicial Advisory Board, and took part in both the Criminal Defense Practicum and in the Immigration/Legal Aid Clinic. Her civic engagement and social justice background include becoming the youngest person to serve as an intern at the Governor of Massachusetts’ Western Mass. Regional Office under the Deval Patrick’s administration at the age of 16. Subsequently, she was a Legal Assistant and Law Clerk at the Secretary of State’s Western Mass Office from 2018 to 2021. Committed to equity and social justice, Lopez has served in a volunteer capacity on several political campaigns, as well as being the Campaign Coordinator for the Committee to Elect Anthony Soto for Holyoke Mayor, in the year 2015. At Bay Path University, she served the student body as president of the Student Government Association, Council Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Community Council, and Founding Executive Committee Member of A.L.A.N.A. Leaders. Currently, she works as Lead Counsel on Habeas Corpus Cases at a Connecticut law firm. She also serves as a Board Member on the Board of Directors of the YWCA of Springfield.

CHICOPEE, MA | PRESS RELEASE | March 29, 2021 - Darlene Reina, 29, is running for Chicopee City Council, Ward 3. If elected she would be the first person of color and the first woman in 15 years elected to city wide office in Chicopee. She stated: “As City Councilor, my job will be to make sure the community’s ideas are listened to and uplifted. My job is to amplify the voices and needs of Ward 3 residents throughout all levels of City Government”. As a homeowner, Darlene chose Chicopee as her home and has a strong connection to the city and a passion for serving the community. Darlene Reina is a first-time candidate running for the Ward 3 Chicopee City Council seat. Darlene is a bilingual first-generation American Latina. Her professional experience ranges from working for large tech companies to public higher education, including Greenfield Community College, in information technology. This past year, she volunteered on Adam Gomez’s successful state senate campaign and helped new voters register for the 2020 election. For seven years she volunteered at RIOT RI (FKA Girls Rock! RI), a nonprofit organization that empowers youth through music. She was the youngest person ever to be elected to the Board of Directors and went on to serve as Chair of the Board. She currently serves on The Caucus Advisory Council for the Girls Rock Camp Alliance, an international membership network of youth-centered arts and social justice organizations. Chicopee is home to innovation and creativity; Darlene is committed to investing city resources into community-centric projects. As a City Councilor, it will be her priority to lower barriers to civic participation to ensure that Chicopee residents are empowered within local government. Organizing with fellow Chicopeans this past year, Darlene pushed for the current city council to establish a charter review commission to allow residents to have a larger voice in how their city operates and empower residents to hold their officials accountable. In her conversations with residents, many have pointed out the need to better communicate around city projects, and better coordination within municipal departments. By leveraging her professional experience, Darlene has the skills to build better channels of communication and knows how to work with multiple stakeholders with competing priorities. Leveraging her experience with empowering youth, Darlene will push to make our city more accessible to the youth of Chicopee, by centering their experiences in civic decisions, partnering with local educators and making sure their voices are heard in City Hall. Darlene is committed to helping Chicopee thrive. Chicopee has many strengths, from the growing farmers’ markets to the thriving arts scene and trusted local businesses. However, there is also much work to be done. Darlene has the experience and is ready to do the work required to represent Ward 3 with honor and integrity.

The Primary Election will be held on September 21, 2021 and the General

Election will follow on November 2, 2021. Ward 3 polling place is Stefanik Memorial Elementary School located at 720 Meadow Street Chicopee, MA. To register to vote please visit https://www.chicopeema.gov/358/Register-toVote. Deadline to Register: September 1, 2021 for the Primary and October 13, 2021 for the Municipal Election. For more information on Darlene Reina and her campaign to represent Chicopee’s Ward 3 please visit www.ElectDarlene.com or https://www. facebook.com/ElectDarlene.

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PRIMAVERA 2021 - EVENTOS VIRTUALES

Miwa Matreyek: Infinitely Yours Martes, Abril 6 | 7 p.m. ET - Boletos $10

Usando proyecciones en capas, el artista multimedia con sede en Los Ángeles, MIWA MATREYEK, crea una meditación emocional y similar a un sueño sobre el cambio climático. La sombra de Miwa atraviesa macro y micro escalas, ya que su silueta se desplaza para experimentar el mundo desde varias perspectivas.

Leonardo & Sam: the Terrible Monster and the Most Scaredy-Cat Kid in the Whole World, Respectively Domingo, Abril 11, 2021 | 3:00 p.m. ET - Boletos $12 A Manual Cinema Monster Movie

Inspirado en el querido libro para niños/as de Mo Willems, el Manual Cinema utiliza increíbles proyecciones, cinema, y sonido para contar la historia del monstruo que anhela poder asustar y las grandes decisiones sobre identidad y empatía que todos debemos hacer. La presentación será seguida por una sesión de Preguntas y Respuestas.

Silkroad Ensemble with Special Guests Jueves, Abril 29 | 7 p.m. ET - Boletos $12

Silkroad Ensemble, ganadores del premio Grammy, presentan momentos destacados de su trayectoria de más de 20 años. En la presentación, que será seguida de una sesión de Preguntas y Respuestas, los artistas de Silkroad y sus invitados especiales hablarán de todo, desde sus influencias musicales hasta el futuro y el impacto social de las organizaciones dedicadas a las artes.

ARTES VISUALES EN LÍNEA

AUGUSTA SAVAGE GALLERY JuPong Lin: Poetics of Repair - Being Earth, Being Water Presentación Digital, Talleres & Exhibición, Abril 2 – 22 Presentación de Inauguración - Premier: Viernes, Abril 2, 4 p.m. ET, GRATIS en Zoom Talleres: Viernes, Abril 9 & 16, 4 p.m. ET, GRATIS en Zoom Recepción de Clausura: Día de la Tierra, Jueves, Abril 22, 4 p.m. ET, GRATIS en Zoom

Poetics of Repair es una instalación participativa de poesía, aves de papel, y canoas, inventando una medicina de amor de-colonizado para remendar nuestro mundo devastado.

Celebrating Brett - A Life in Art Abril 23 a Mayo 5, 2021 Recepción de Inauguración: Viernes, Abril 23, 6 p.m. ET, GRATIS

Exhibición digital del trabajo de Brettney Young, con la contribución de los artistas Kamil Peters y Barbara Boseman. Una exhibición de dibujos cómicos y políticos, íntimos y audaces, conmemorando la memoria de Brettney Young, un querido miembro de nuestra comunidad cuyo arte se convirtió en un espacio significativo en su corta vida.

En colaboración con el UMass Bach Festival Matt Haimovitz: Bach Listening Room Domingo, Abril 25 | 3 p.m. ET - Boletos $10

Reconocido como un pionero en el campo de la música, el cellista Matt Haimovitz trae un refrescante sonido a un repertorio familiar, es un exponente de música nueva e inicia colaboraciones innovadoras.

HAMPDEN GALLERY Bruce Ackerson: BIRDS-EYE VIEWS Hampden

Hasta Mayo 14, 2021 Charla con el Artista: Viernes, Abril 9, 12 p.m. ET, GRATIS

Las pinturas de Ackerson se distinguen por su punto panorámico alto y sus superficies de ricas texturas. Presenta escenas narrativas que son una opinión imaginativa de la cultura popular, la vida moderna y el mundo escondido de la psiquis humana.

UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART MIRROR MIRROR: THE PRINTS OF ALISON SAAR

de las Colecciones de Jordan D. Schnitzer y La Fundación de su Familia Febrero a Abril 2021 WE ARE FOR FREEDOMS

Curatorial Fellowship Exhibition: Artefactos del Final de una Década Febrero a Abril 2021

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