When Vermont Governor Phil Scott announced in August that, starting December 1, all Vermont State employees would be required to return to the office at least three days a week, it sparked a chain of pushback by Vermont state workers. The decision will cost state employees thousands of dollars more per year, and the state will incur millions of dollars in costs for retraining, upgrading offices, and renting privately owned commercial space.
Middlebury’s disinterest and oftentimes hostility towards LGBTQ+ students and faculty is reflected in the ideological makeup of some members of its faculty who hold high-profile academic positions. Its administration protects these faculty members regardless of harm done to queer and trans students.
Dozens of Vermonters rallied and raised a ruckus this morning to protest the planned expansion of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Williston. “Today we are sounding the alarm on ICE,” said April Fisher, one of the speakers at the protest.
Evelyn Mae Sorensen, the oldest of three children, came from a single-parent household and worked several jobs to support herself. She enjoyed biking, photography, and mountaineering, and she was active in advocating for improved mental health services on campus for marginalized and LGBTQ+ communities. From the start of her time at Middlebury College in 2021, she did not feel supported and found a lot to be desired about the school, but she tried to stick it out.
On October 19, Middlebury College student Lia Smith was reported missing, a week after the town of Middlebury celebrated its fourth annual Pride celebration. Four days later, she was found dead.
Below is a selection of upcoming events in Vermont relevant to the left.
While Vermont’s top Republican lawmakers called on Douglass to resign, it demonstrates a recent pattern in who Governor Phil Scott, Lieutenant Governor John Rodgers, and the Vermont GOP choose to condemn or not.
Hundreds of Vermonters are expected at this weekend’s People’s Summit in Winooski.
Below is a selection of upcoming events in Vermont relevant to the left.
Four days after the death of white supremacist and Christian nationalist Charlie Kirk, members of Ignite Church in Williston held a vigil for the slain podcaster and Turning Point USA founder. While this particular event is no surprise from Ignite, whose pastor was a personal friend of Kirk’s, what might surprise Vermonters is that one of the state’s highest-profile music and entertainment venues, Higher Ground, has booked an Ignite Church event for this weekend.
In the face of ongoing genocide and starvation raging against Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli government, five members of the Vermont
Lieutenant Governor John Rodgers has been a familiar face in Vermont politics over the last two decades. He served in the Vermont House of Representatives
Below is a selection of upcoming events in Vermont relevant to the left.
A year and a half ago, The Rake published “Please Shop Your Local Hellhole,” in which we highlighted local business owners, property owners, and their advocates constantly decrying business loss with sensationalist public safety concerns while also wanting your shopping dollars.
69A is a community art and gathering space on Elliot St. in downtown Brattleboro. Originally started in January as a hub for arts events and mutual aid distributions, it has since blossomed into a diverse community center with daily drop-in hours where all are welcome.
Below is a selection of upcoming events in Vermont relevant to the left.
On Saturday, June 14th, the same day that Vermonters gathered under the banner of “No Kings,” Border Patrol agents in tactical gear shattered the windows of a car and dragged out two people, Ignacio “Nacho” De La Cruz and his stepdaughter, Heidi Pérez. It was not a random stop. It was an abduction.
For many in Burlington’s LGBTQ+ and progressive communities, Baird’s reputation is not just one of solidarity, but of betrayal.
Vermont’s Department of Children and Families violated the rights of a Vermont woman by surveilling her, interfering with her medical care, and taking her newborn from her before the woman was even able to hold her child, according to a recent lawsuit.
Below is a selection of upcoming events in Vermont relevant to the left.