NightSide News Update 2/9/26

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! The Arc of the South Shore Partners with The South Shore Chamber of Commerce to Host Screening of “Raising Us”. Powerful Documentary Chronicles Five South Shore Mothers through 50 years of Advocacy for Children with Down Syndrome and Autism. Guest: Elizabeth Sandblom - CEO, The Arc of the South Shore & Jen Plante Johnson - Owner, producer (of this movie Raising Us), Avenir Productions, LLC & daughter of Maria Plante, one of the founding members of the South Shore Mothers Group who advocated for kids with down syndrome & autism. Screening is Wednesday, February 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. will be held at The Arc of the South Shore, 20 Pond Park, in Hingham and is free and open to all South Shore Chamber of Commerce members. Robert Kraft’s Blue Square Alliance Against Hate Debuted “Sticky Note” Commercial Spot during the Super Bowl and called on Americans to Stand Up to Hate.Guest: Adam Katz - President of the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate Volunteers needed: St. John's opens overnight shelter during bitter cold…Guest: Danielle Cutillo – volunteer - one of the program leaders for the Food for the Poor program at the Saint Francis Xavier Center (part of St. John’s Church) Addressing the Washington Post’s massive layoffs last week.Guest: Sam Fortier – former Washington Post sports reporter who was laid off last weekSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.