ACT, or Advocates for Community Transformation, previously called No Place for Hate, is not a new group. However, when ACT is named in conversation, people tend to have no idea what’s being talked about. ACT is the same organization that has held the Bystander training, read at CLS, advertised Unified basketball, and held a talk for the 3rd graders at CLS, except now it is a committee, not a club. Joslan Carter, the co-president of ACT, explains that, “having ACT as a district committee opens up a lot more opportunities to connect and strengthen the community. I think there’s a lot we can learn from each other and teach each other, and I’m excited to see where this will go, especially with the membership this year.”  ACT is a committee dedicated to improving connections and understanding between diverse groups of people. Makayla Robinson, the secretary of ACT, says that ACT’s goal is, “to create a strong, healthy, and united community in Rhinebeck.” 

ACT’s most recent project was the Extravaganza: a day for freshmen to participate in cultural exposure. The Extravaganza included an abundance of activities that students could choose from, such as a talk on race, or a viewing of short films. The upcoming ACT events include, but are not limited to, a Collaborative Mural, and the Multicultural Festival. The Collaborative Mural will involve students from kinderdergarten to seniors. Each student will decorate a tile (across all grades), and the tiles will be put together to form a map of Rhinebeck. The Multicultural Festival, which was held in both 2023 and 2024, is a day where many different cuisines will be served to students. This will happen near the end of the school year. If you are interested in joining ACT, meetings are every Wednesday in Mr. Frischknecht’s room for the first half of Community Lunch.