post / p itt s field - stud ents - learn - a fr ican - amer ican - role - models - the ir - community . ▁Retrieved ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁and ▁educational ▁film ▁screen ings . ▁BR ID GE ▁has ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁partner ▁with ▁Ber k shire ▁Hills ▁Regional ▁School ▁District ▁on ▁parent ▁education ▁and ▁family ▁eng agement ▁through ▁a ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Public ▁for ums ▁The ▁organization ▁founded ▁the ▁Ber k shire ▁County ▁Race ▁Task ▁Force , ▁whose ▁first ▁town ▁hall ▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Shakespeare ▁& ▁Company ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁Community ▁Rel ations ▁Service ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁and ▁hosted ▁the ▁Ber k shire ▁County ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Conference ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁Massachusetts ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ▁Car men ▁Ort iz ▁as ▁ke yn ote ▁speaker ▁and ▁Massachusetts ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁William ▁" Sm itt y " ▁P ign at elli , ▁State ▁Legisl ator ▁Tr icia ▁Far ley - B ouv ier , ▁and ▁Pitts field ▁Mayor ▁Daniel ▁Bian chi . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁BR ID GE ▁was ▁recognized ▁for ▁the ▁effic acy ▁of ▁its ▁cultural ▁compet ence ▁programs ▁by ▁Carol yn ▁Tur pin - P et ros ino ▁of ▁Bridge water ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁Under standing ▁H ate ▁Cr imes : ▁Act s , ▁Mot ives , ▁Off enders , ▁Vict ims , ▁and