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Lawsuit: Vermont DCF Took a Newborn from Mother, Moments After Birth

June 9, 2025June 10, 2025 Gabrielle Bills

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.

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FreeHer rally in Montpelier, April 2023
News & Analysis

“Sisters, We Are Coming”: Campaign Calls to Decarcerate Vermont Women’s Prison

May 23, 2023November 10, 2023 Gabrielle Bills

The FreeHer Campaign has been pushing for the decarceration of women in Vermont and throughout New England. The Vermont campaign has been canvassing, running phone banks, and organizing events to mobilize the community.

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Left: cop city protesters, Right: dealer.com offices
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Dealer.Cop? Burlington, Cox Enterprises, and Cop City

March 8, 2023November 10, 2023 Gabrielle Bills

What does a massive deforestation and land development project by police in Atlanta have to do with Burlington, Vermont, more than a thousand miles away? Follow the money.

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Howard Center, Burlington Police Department, charter change ballot initiative
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Howard Center Executives and Employees at Odds over Community Control of Police

February 6, 2023November 10, 2023 Gabrielle Bills

Members of AFSCME Local 1674, which represents Howard Center employees, voted overwhelmingly in support of the Community Control of Police charter change, according to a

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Burlington Police, Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility
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Vermonters Call to Fund Services, not Police and Prisons

January 30, 2023November 10, 2023 Gabrielle Bills

On Tuesday evening, January 24, dozens of local activists and organizers met at the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington to condemn the push for more funding of police and prisons from the state and the city of Burlington. They highlighted non-carceral strategies to create safer, healthier communities with less violence.

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Opinion

A Hater’s guide to the 2022 Vermont Primaries

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022 Gabrielle Bills

In the latest episode of Unsolicited Bridge Pics, Gabrielle Bills is joined by fellow members of The Rake Matt Moore and Mike Fife to present

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News & Analysis

Edging Toward Disaster: Disgraced Vermont Drug Company & CEO Have History of Breaking Safety Rules

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Gabrielle Bills

Edge Pharma LLC had “a history of serious violations” before a complaint was filed by the United States on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 20.

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News & Analysis

“We can’t stand around waiting for an answer”: Migrant Justice turns up the pressure on Hannaford

November 25, 2021November 10, 2023 Gabrielle Bills

During the month of October, Migrant Justice’s Milk with Dignity campaign made stops in seven states for an impressive 29 presentations in as many days.

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News & Analysis

Renew and Modernize: Advocates Question the City’s Eviction of Sears Lane

November 11, 2021November 10, 2023 Gabrielle Bills

On September 13, 2021 the Burlington Department of Public Works presented the Champlain Parkway Contract Amendment and South End Construction Coordination Plan. This came together

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News & Analysis

Vermont Farmworkers Demand Hannaford Share the Wealth

October 4, 2021November 10, 2023 Gabrielle Bills

On Saturday at Leddy Beach in Burlington, Migrant Justice kicked off a speaking tour that will hold events throughout New England, giving updates on Milk with Dignity’s accomplishments and urging Hannaford to add its more than 180 supermarkets to the program.

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