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Five Vermont Towns Vote to End Support for Israeli Apartheid [Updated]

March 6, 2025March 11, 2025 Patrick St. John

For much of last year, community members across Vermont have been working to put the

Event Calendar
Events Calendar

Vermont Left Events: March 2025

March 5, 2025March 27, 2025 Rake VT

Below is a selection of upcoming events in Vermont relevant to the left.

News & Analysis

Are Brattleboro Police Hiding their Relationship with a Right-wing Video Blogger?

February 28, 2025February 28, 2025 Jonathan Elwell

A recent records request reveals a startling level of communication and coordination between Brattleboro Police

Ta-Nehisi Coates
News & Analysis

In the Face of Genocide and Trump, Ta-Nehisi Coates Places No Faith in Democrats

February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 Patrick St. John

On Saturday, author Ta-Nehisi Coates spoke to a packed audience at the Flynn Center, part

FreeHer rally, February 2025
News & Analysis

“We Love You!” FreeHer Holds Valentine’s Rally to Support Those Held in CRCF and Oppose a New Women’s Prison

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 Patrick St. John

Organized by FreeHer Vermont, attendees braved the chilly Saturday afternoon holding signs and chanting “No more fear, no more hate, no more prisons in our state.”

Union Rally in Davis Center
News & Analysis

UVM Unions Come Together in Rally to Protect LGBTQ+ and Immigrant Campus Communities

February 12, 2025February 14, 2025 Matt Moore

On-campus unions demanded that university administrators uphold policies and procedures to protect marginalized and vulnerable members of the campus community.

Event Calendar
Events Calendar

Vermont Left Events: February 2025

February 6, 2025February 22, 2025 Rake VT

Below is a selection of upcoming events in Vermont relevant to the left.

Map of Vermont towns with Apartheid-Free Communities Pledge ballot items
Opinion

Apartheid will be up for a Vote in Six Vermont Towns on March 4

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 Paul Fleckenstein

Voters across Vermont will decide on the Apartheid-Free Community (AFC) Pledge on March 4th, Town Meeting Day. Organizers collected thousands of signatures to place the advisory question against Israeli apartheid and genocide on ballots or official town meeting warnings in six towns: Winooski, Vergennes, Montpelier, Thetford, Newfane, and Brattleboro.

Winooski City Hall
News & Analysis

Winooski City Council Allows Apartheid-Free Communities Measure On Ballot

January 10, 2025January 16, 2025 Matt Moore

Unlike Burlington, Winooski City Council is letting voters decide on the issue.

Event Calendar
Events Calendar

Vermont Left Events: January 2025

January 6, 2025January 13, 2025 Rake VT

Below is a selection of upcoming events in Vermont relevant to the left.

News & Analysis

The Burlington Police Dept. Defunded Itself

December 31, 2024December 31, 2024 Patrick St. John

Officers, from the beat cops to the top brass, have managed to undermine their own institution in ways that no protest at the height of the George Floyd uprisings could have done.

News & Analysis

Update: Burlington City Council Remains Undemocratic, Blocks Voter-Initiated Israeli Apartheid Ballot Question Again

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 Matt Moore

On Monday night, Burlington City Council voted on whether to allow the Apartheid Free Burlington ballot question to appear on March’s Town Meeting Day ballot for the second time in as many years.

Opinion

Place the Apartheid-Free Pledge on Town Meeting Ballot

December 14, 2024December 15, 2024 Ashley Smith

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.

News & Analysis

Don’t Mourn, Organize: Vermonters Gather to Discuss, Strategize Around Second Trump Administration

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 Matt Moore

Among the many immediate local concerns for Vermont residents and the Trump administration is the threat of deportation of migrant workers.

Insurgent Labor book cover
Opinion

“Insurgent Labor” Became History Too Soon

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 Brett Yates

Published this summer by PM Press, Insurgent Labor: The Vermont AFL-CIO, 2017–2023 offers an inside

Event Calendar
Events Calendar

Vermont Left Events: October 2024

October 2, 2024October 18, 2024 Rake VT

Below is a selection of upcoming events in Vermont relevant to the left.

Brattleboro Town Hall
Opinion

Brattleboro Can’t Criminalize Its Way Out of the Housing Crisis

September 16, 2024September 16, 2024 Concerned Brattleboro Neighbors

If we wish to be a town that fully embodies community care, we must treat our most vulnerable community members with respect and dignity. To do so, we must first recognize these people as neighbors, as members of our community — not as disposable or inherently criminal.

A protest sign reading "Queer as in Free Palestine"
News & Analysis

No Rain on This Parade: Cross-Movement Solidarity Was Center Stage at Burlington Pride

September 12, 2024September 12, 2024 Patrick St. John

Thousands of Vermonters marched through downtown Burlington to the waterfront to participate in the Burlington

Opinion

For Queer, Palestinian, & Collective Liberation: Statement in Support of The Pride Center of Vermont

September 11, 2024September 11, 2024 The Vermont Coalition for Palestinian Liberation

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Every individual and organization around the world is now

Event Calendar
Events Calendar

Vermont Left Events: September 2024

September 2, 2024September 21, 2024 Rake VT

Below is a selection of upcoming events in Vermont relevant to the left.

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