Already a wave of struggle is mounting with actions called here in Vermont and throughout the country almost every week in April. To top off this month of struggle, unions and immigrant rights organizations have called for mass demonstrations on May Day.
Author: Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith, of Burlington, is a member of the Tempest Collective and the Vermont Coalition for Palestinian Liberation.
Dear Councilors, I encourage all of you to approve the Apartheid-Free Community (AFC) Pledge to be on this spring’s Town Meeting ballot. Here are the reasons you should do so.
Burlington’s Mayor Miro Weinberger and his pro-war faction on the City Council have trashed democracy to support Israel’s apartheid state and its genocidal war on Palestine.
Rather than take a stand for peace and justice, Burlington’s Mayor Weinberger and his pro-war allies on the City Council blocked a resolution calling for a ceasefire. That put them at odds with the country’s majority who want an immediate end to the war.