Funds Awarded To Continue Legacy Of Latino Activist

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published May 6, 2016 at 11:15 AM EDT

For the fifth year, grants are being awarded to continue the legacy of a revered activist for social justice in western Massachusetts.

Fourteen organizations will receive so-called mini-grants from the Carlos Vega Fund for Social Justice at a public reception later today at the Wistariahurst Museum in Holyoke.

WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Vega’s son, Massachusetts State Representative Aaron Vega.

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