PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Join Elizabeth Freeman Center in September for RISE Together 2025 - six community walks to end domestic and sexual violence in Berkshire County and beyond. 

 

Rise Together brings friends, families, neighbors, and community leaders together to honor survivors, remember those we have lost, and take a stand for a safer, more just future for all.

 

Walks are scheduled for Pittsfield: Thursday Sept. at 5:30 pm; Great Barrington: Wednesday Sept. 17 at 4:30 pm; Lenox: Thursday Sept. 18 at 5:30 pm; Lee: Wednesday Sept. 24 at 5:30 pm; Williamstown: Thursday Sept. 25 at 5:30 pm; and North Adams: Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 5:30 pm. 

 

At each walk, after a welcome ceremony, participants will set out together on a roughly one-mile walk. Attendees can bring their own signs or borrow one of Elizabeth Freeman Center's signs.

 

Ways to get involved: follow this link to make a donation, start a fundraising team or sponsor the event. Rewards: Raise $200+ to earn an exclusive 2025 Rise Together t-shirt; raise $500+ to add a limited-edition Rise Together hoodie.