Weekly Meeting

Co-Act Meeting Aug 10, Music Jam and Dance

Co-Act Meeting Aug 10, Music Jam and Dance

6:30 PM Pot Luck – 7:30 PM Music 52 Maple Hill, West Stockbridge, MA     413-232-7888    Bring along a friend! Join us in a fun evening, music direction by Ted Pierce, all interested musicians will have an opportunity to play an instrument or sing. Bring your dancing clothes.   Upcoming Events: August 14, the Zucchini Fest West Read More…

Community Coalition

Community Coalition Forum For Central and Southern Berkshire County

Community Coalition Forum For  Central and Southern Berkshire County

Next Forum:  Friday,  September 24,  10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn St., Pittsfield, MA Announcement:  After the completion of six community forums, along with participation of Seventy-two nonprofit organizations, Co-Act will be conducting a survey before resuming our monthly meetings in September. You will be receiving a questionnaire within two Read More…

Currency Net

Money Mysteries – Lecture and Discussion

Money Mysteries – Lecture and Discussion

John G Root Jr will give a talk followed by discussion on the myseries of money creation and how we can create a debt and interest free currency here in the Berkshires Sunday Evening, April 18th from 7:00 to 9:00 at the Friends Meeting House We will be looking at why the debt based monetary Read More…

Food Net

The Partnership of Berkshires Charitable Meal Sites with the Food Net

The Partnership of Berkshires Charitable Meal Sites with the Food Net

Hunger and food insecurity is growing throughout the country affecting almost 16% of our Berkshire community.  In 2008, charitable meal sites in the Berkshires were running out of food, unable to keep up with the increasing need.  This community concern became the catalyst that inspired and launched the Berkshire Co-Act “Food Net”, a grassroots initiative Read More…

Time Bank

What is a Time Bank?

What is a Time Bank?

A timebank is a social, community building network of people who are serving each others needs by using their time as a currency. Basically, person A performs a service for person B and instead of being paid in money is paid in time dollars, one dollar for each hour of service. Then person A may Read More…

Energy Net

Low Impact Hydroelectric in Berkshire County

Low Impact Hydroelectric in Berkshire County

             Hydropower supplied energy to most of Massachusetts’s industry well into the early 1900’s, a major reason why most Massachusetts towns are located along rivers.  A romantic notion during this time of unprecedented oil pollution is to refurbish our region’s “initial power grid”.  Utilizing existing dams in the Housatonic Watershed will yield cost effective reductions in Read More…