“The state can’t give you free speech, and the state can’t take it away. You’re born with it, like your eyes, like your ears. Freedom is something you assume, then you wait for someone to try to take it away. The degree to which you resist is the degree to which you are free…”― Utah Phillips |
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Local Rallies, Vigils and Protests |
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St. Patrick’s Day Rally: Immigrants are Welcome Here!Monday, 3/17/2025 at 5:30Organizer: Lachlan FrancisWindham County Democratic Committee Centre Congregational Church (193 Main Street, Brattleboro)
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On St. Patrick’s Day we will be celebrating the amazing contributions of Irish – and all! – immigrants to our communities, and making one thing abundantly clear: Immigrants are Welcome Here! We will be joined by VT Secretary of State Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, VDP Chairman Jim Ramsey, and a variety of local speakers and community members. We’ll be waving signs and flags in support of immigrants in our community and celebrating Irish-American heritage.
Contact: lach.francis@gmail.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/637021332361002 |
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Demonstration/ProtestTuesday, 3/18/2025 at 10:30 a.m., until March 25Organizer: Vera Riley The Commons, Park Place, Brattleboro
Every Tuesday at 10:30 for a half hour join us at the Commons in Brattleboro (which is on Park Place) from Route 30 to Putney Road.
If this time/place is inconvenient for you, consider starting your own protest area/time which works for you!
Contact: iamaminimarch@gmail.com |
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VigilThursday, 3/20/2025, at 12 noon; every week Organizer: Janet LangdonThe Green, PutneyVigil for Sanity and Compassion in Putney on The Green – Bring signs. Every Thursday from 12-12:30
Contact: jliesl@myfairpoint.net |
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Demonstration/ProtestFriday, 3/21/2025, at 4:30 p.m. until March 31 Organizer: Vera Riley The Commons, Park Place, Brattleboro
On every Friday at 4:30 for a half hour, there will be people to protest the illegal actions of the trump administration at the Commons in Brattleboro (which is on Park Place) from Route 30 to Putney Road.
If this time/place is inconvenient for you, consider starting your own protest area/time which works for you!
Contact: iamaminimarch@gmail.com |
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Join Your Neighbors ~ Use Your Voice!Friday, 3/21/2025, at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, 3/22/2025, at 10 a.m.Organizer: Chris Scypinski I-91 Bridge at Exit 2
If you believe in the Power of Free Speech and Peaceful Protest If you believe in Remaining a Democracy instead of having a King If you believe in Supporting your Fellow Community Members and ALL Americans impacted by current DC Policies NOW is the time to voice your concern. Join Us in Protest of What’s Happening! Please do not park or stand anywhere near the deli. Find parking on Brattle Street and areas east of the overpass on Western Ave.
Full text of the announcement can be found here.
Contact: cmscypinski@gmail.com |
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Local Information Session |
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Refugee Service Information SessionWednesday, 3/19/2025,4:30 PM – 6:30 PM |
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Location: All Souls UU Church, 29 South Street, Brattleboro
This meeting will be in-person and on Zoom at ascvt.org/ECDC (meeting ID is 891 6605 2648 / Passcode: 826752)
Join us for an engaging information session with ECDC, USCRI, CASP, BDCC, AALV, Grace Initiative, community leaders, and representatives from the State Refugee Office. At this engaging and interactive event we will discuss the state of refugee resettlement in Vermont, integration efforts, and how service providers and community members can support refugees and asylum seekers in Vermont. This is a great opportunity for residents and newcomers to connect and build a stronger community together.
Full text of the announcement is available here.
RSVP here: https://www.ecdcvt.org/event-details/community-information-session/form
Website: https://www.ecdcvt.org/event-details/community-information-session
Contact: Chris Cason at Ccason@ecdcus.org or vermontinfo@ecdcus.org |
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Future Actions and Activity |
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Rally to Protect USPS from PrivatizationSunday, 3/23/2025, at 3 p.m.Organizer: NALC Branch 37 with NALC nationally. Brattleboro Post Office- 204 Main Street The United States Postal Service is a public service that is able to be utilized by everyone in the nation. Protecting it is a completely non partisan issue. In fact, rural areas like our region stand to be impacted the most by any moves towards privatization.
If you are a union member, if you rely on the Postal Service to receive free speech information and news, if you believe in the power of the United States Constitution to guide an ever-improving nation, if you think it’s important for veterans to be given useful employment in civil service, if you use your post office as a community gathering place in your small town, or if you like being able to send a birthday card to your grandchild who lives 2,000 miles away for less than a dollar, please show up to support this unique institution.
Contact: vivlyle@gmail.com
Website: https://www.nalc.org/news/fight-like-hell
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Brattleboro Indivisible Group MeetingOrganizer: indivisible.org |
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Saturday, 4/5/2025
Brattleboro Indivisible is having its next group meeting on Saturday April 5th. Time and location provided to group members. Please reach out to us at indibrattleboro@gmail.com to sign up as a member with us!
Indivisible Brattleboro launched in Jan 2025! We started as a small but mighty group and are slowly building out the infrastructure and culture. Our focus is on creating actionable impact during two-hour in-person monthly meetings. We share the responsibility of leadership, research and execution among all members. Welcome to anyone with a progressive mindset and a willingness to collaborate!
Contact: indibrattleboro@gmail.com
Website: https://indivisible.org/groups?terms=05301 |
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Women’s March – possibilitySaturday, 4/5/2025The Women’s March organization is promoting nationwide protests on the same day. No local or state actions are on the radar yet. I mention it here because similar events in Montpelier have drawn local support. |
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Earth Day EventTuesday, 4/22/2025, 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.Harmony Lot, Harmony Place, Brattleboro
Do you want an easy way to help our planet this Earth Day? Bring your Earth Day spirit on April 22nd at 5:30 to downtown Brattleboro! We will be sharing how the community-based Adopt-a-drain program can help keep our water clean.
This project is a community-wide effort in the Brattleboro area to connect volunteers to our storm drain systems. These drains provide a means for water to travel across the land and into our rivers and/or lakes. We want YOU to adopt a catch basin, culvert, or pipe outlet to monitor and remove debris before heavy weather events!
Please RSVP by filling out this form or emailing sullivan.wcnrcd@gmail.com.
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Support Groups and Similar |
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| Action Support GroupWeekly at 6 p.m.Organizer: Inclusion Center, online At our weekly Action Support Group we meet to discuss individual non-violent actions we took during the past week, and to receive technical or emotional support related to those actions. We prioritize the discussion around questions and issues that arose from our actions. |
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Palestine Film SeriesSunday, 3/23/2025, at 4 p.m.Southern Vermont for Palestine & Latchis Arts Latchis Theatre, Brattleboro |
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The Oscar-winning documentary ‘No Other Land’ will be presented as the first in a 4-part series. Other acclaimed films will be screened on March 30, April 6 and April 13. Admission by donation.
Contact: Shana Frank, shanaf@sover.net
Website: svt4palestinefilmseries.org |
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Local and National Organizations |
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Resist Tyranny 05344A place to share events, actions, gatherings, happenings & information with our Marlboro VT friends & neighbors. Site covers more than local events. Here is the link. |
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Source for posters, signs and ideasJon Sachs, a Swing Blue Alliance member is pouring energy into a Trump Tragedies website that has a page devoted to free, downloadable 8.5 x 11 in. protest-themed posters. These are protest messaging that can be posted on America’s streets and easily shared by a website link could help get much more protest messaging in the public eye. Eighteen posters are now available on the site. There’s also an online suggestion box for additional posters that people think should be added.
Click here to get to the site. |
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