Neighbor to Neighbor is at our best when members lead the charge to make our communities better for us all. Meet the members who are challenging power by stepping into their own.
Ashley Stackow
Holyoke
“We not only have to think of ourselves, we have to think of our kids. And the kids after that. Because they’re our future.”
José Maldonado Velez
Holyoke
“Everyone should have access and be able to live in safe housing. There shouldn’t be a debate around that.”
Iris Espada
Holyoke
“I want to tell everybody my experience, what happened to me, and how I was able to fight back.”
Nev Capron
Holyoke
“The ravages of the housing market has just displaced so many people… We’re out on the streets organizing tenants building by building to hopefully build a working class movement.”
Bennita Watford
Springfield
“If my fight is going to mean a better life for my kids, grandkids, and all the other children coming up, then it’s not in vain.”
Noemi Arguinzoni
Springfield
“Mass incarceration is mostly of Black and Brown or people who are not privileged, the poor. If we believe in equality, let’s live like that.”
Jessie Cruz
Springfield
“We are in a crisis. Not just here in Holyoke, but a global crisis. And I know we have the power to make this place better, starting right here.”