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August 2, 2020 ~

Building Community One Positive Story at a Time

The Soul Project Stories



Two years ago, WB's Kristie Dean, was a full time photographer, and then had her second baby. She felt like she was in a rut, and she needed to get fully involved in a creative project. That's when she envisioned The Soul Project. She wanted to hear the raw and unfiltered stories from women. She saw the impact that social media and our culture has on women by comparing themselves and not feeling like enough. She began to interview women on their stories, and empower them through photo shoots. Every Monday for two years she pieced together the stories she heard from these women, and how they view the world, what they are proud of. She gave them a safe space to allow them to rant and tell their truths.

The project took off and moved to live events. Five to six women would read their stories out loud. She saw how moving and powerful it was to hear their stories, and to see that women can come together and be vulnerable. They can share things that they don't have to feel shame for.

She wants people to see the positive impact the story telling has, and the importance of seeing the full picture and not only a highlight reel of women's experiences. It's empowering and safe, and women can say that they came out on the other side, and better for it.

Kristie said: "There may be parts of our stories that we're not proud of, but that's okay, and shouldn't take away from the importance of their stories. It just shows the level of strength women have. The more we acknowledge and share, people will see that they're not alone."

The Soul Project is on social media. Click the links below to visit.

Instagram Facebook Page Website

Story by: Sasha Rockwell

Photo Credits: Kristie Dean

Second Lobster Roll Sale

Friday, August 7th 11:30a until 1:00p 

The First Church of West Bridgewater, 29 Howard Street



Join the First Church for this its second lobster roll sale of the summer.

The lunch will include a lobster roll with 100% lobster meat (no filler) potato chips, a homemade brownie and beverage. The lunch is $12.00 and must be pre-ordered by August 3rd. Please call the church office at 508 587-3118 to reserve your lunch or you may email [email protected] .

All lunches must be picked up--there will not be seating in Fellowship Hall. 

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WB Class of 2020 Graduation Ceremony

July 19th, 2020

Video courtesy of West Bridgewater TV

West Bridgewater Kids Pop Up Library

The West Bridgewater public library has been closed due the coronavirus, with only curbside pick up/drop off being available. This hasn't stopped the library from letting children enjoy their books and reading. Pop up children's libraries have been placed outside every Tuesday from 11a to 1p with a new theme each week. Last week's theme was shark week. Raindates on Thursdays.

West Bridgewater Public Library Website

Story credit: Sasha Rockwell

2020 WB Senior Scholarships & Awards

“Senior Awards Ceremony - During this event we gave out all academic awards as well as scholarships to the Class of 2020. Congratulations to all!” -WBMSHS FB page

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Vote By Mail

Look for the application in your mailbox or here is a link to download the application .

In July, a new law was passed to allow all registered voters in Massachusetts to vote by mail in any 2020 election, with no excuse needed.

As required by the new law, a Vote by Mail application will be mailed to every person who was registered to vote by July 1 and who had not already requested an absentee ballot for the State Primary or for all elections this year. A second mailing will be sent out in September to all voters who have not already applied for a Vote by Mail ballot for the November election. The applications are pre-addressed to your local election official and no postage is necessary.

Vote by Mail applications must be delivered to your local election office no later than 4 business days before the election. For a State Primary ballot, your application must reach your local election office no later than August 26. For a State Election ballot, your application must reach your local election office no later than October 28.

If you wish to vote by mail, you are strongly encouraged to return your application as early as possible, to make sure that you will receive your ballot in time to return it and have it be counted.

Vote by Mail applications are available for  download and may also be requested by  contacting the Elections Division.

You can find more information on voting by mail on our  Voting by Mail FAQs page.

Covid-19 Election Updates

Stepping up Brockton Book Drive.  

Thursday nights in September we will have pick up spots making it easy for local folks to drop of their slightly used books ~ time to start cleaning out your shelves! ~ or make a donation please!  facebook.com/Brockton-Library-Foundation

FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM PRESENTS

Shelter, Place, Social, Distance

Contemporary Dialogues from the Permanent Collection

 

August 6– November 22, 2020 

(August 6 Museum opens to the general public.)

 

High Resolution Images are available via Dropbox here  tinyurl.com/yd4kdta7.

 

“The long path from material through purpose to creative work has only a single goal: To create order out of the godforsaken confusion of our time.” —Mies van der Rohe,  Not at Home , 1938

 

Since the initial outbreak in Wuhan, China, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption around the world, from economic uncertainty to national public health emergencies to mandated quarantines. As the global community struggled to make sense of it all, an explosion of new words and phrases emerged. This pervasive terminology—shelter in place, social distancing, flatten the curve, PPE, and more—offered a practical shorthand with which to frame the rapidly changing world and united us through shared cultural touch points.

 

While many terms are inextricably associated with the pandemic, certain words, when decontextualized, represent recurring themes in contemporary craft. In this regard,  Shelter, Place, Social, Distance: Contemporary Dialogues from the Permanent Collection  adopts the COVID-19 lexicon as a conceptual springboard for exploring how the universal subjects of home, place, community, and distance are represented in Fuller Craft Museum’s permanent collection. 

 

Fuller Craft Museum is honored to present these extraordinary objects as we welcome visitors back to our galleries following the COVID-19-related museum shutdown. Like all great works of art, the forms invigorate our understanding of the times in which we live.

A Little Library of Books On Diversity

Anyone interested in getting involved or supporting the Little Free Diverse Library of WB??

T o donate follow this link.

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