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Tuesday Protest on the CommonsTuesdays, 5/27/2025, at 10:30 am Organizer: Vera Riley Location: Street Corners at the Commons
Holding signs protesting current administration
Contact: Vera2847@gmail.com
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Thursday, 5/29/2025, 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 pm
Contact: jliesl@myfairpoint.net |
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| BIPOC Legal Aid ClinicThursday, 5/29/2025, at 2:30 pm Organizer: The Root Social Justice Center and Vermont Legal Aid Location: 28 Williams Street Brattleboro VT 05301 |
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Free BIPOC-Centered Legal Support! The Root Social Justice Center, in collaboration with Vermont Legal Aid, is proud to host the BIPOC Legal Aid Clinic, a space offering free BIPOC-centered legal support open to all identities.
Support offered:
✔️ Guidance on tenant rights & eviction support for tenants
✔️ Help addressing unsafe or substandard housing conditions
✔️ Support with clearing criminal records & navigating legal forms
These clinics are here to break down systemic barriers, promote equity, and empower our community with tools for justice, housing stability, and self-determination.
👉🏽 Note: While this clinic centers BIPOC communities, all identities are welcome to access support.
Contact: Jeannette at Vermont Legal Aid: 802-885-5181
Website: https://www.therootsjc.org/events/bipoc-legal-aid-clinic
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I-91 Friday Overpass ProtestsFridays, 5/30/2025, 3:30 to 4:30 pm, most, but not all, locationsOrganizer: Indivisible BrattleboroBest location for many people:Brattleboro: Western Ave. I-91 Exit 2 bridge overpass
This is the best location for a large group of protestors. Do not park near the deli
Best locations for banners, flags and fewer people:Vernon: Tyler Hill Road I-91 bridge overpassBrattleboro: Black Mountain Rd. I-91 bridge overpassPutney: I-91 Exit 4 bridge overpass 5 to 6 pm Do not arrive earlier.Putney: Route 5 I-91 bridge overpass near Santa’s LandWestminster: Kurn Hattin Road I-91 overpass south of Exit 5
We are continuing protests every Friday — but no organized bridge protests on Saturdays. Thanks to all for the amazing turnout ! Let’s keep them growing !
Please do not park near the deli or any other business. For example, find parking on Brattle Street and areas east of the overpass on Western Ave.
Contact: indibrattleboro@gmail.com
Website (but it may be out of date): https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/775493
Click here for more detailed information
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Friday, 5/30/2025, at 4:30 pmOrganizer: Vera Riley The Commons, Park Place, Brattleboro
On every Friday at 4:30 pm 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: vera2847@gmail.com |
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Resistance Power HourSaturdays, 5/31/2025, at 10 am Organizer: Jennifer JacobsBrooks Memorial Library (Meeting Room B) Weekly meet-up to focus your energy and efforts with other Resistors. We gather to exchange resources and ideas, share what we intend to do for the hour, work on our own, then gather to share what we did. This is a choose-your-own-adventure work time for collective action. Meet others, do some resistance work, then go on with your day. Bring laptop, smartphone, paper and pen.
Get on our email list: https://forms.gle/UrRW6V5V8evjiXNq8
Contact: jenniferjacobs14@gmail.com
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Gaza Protest Saturday, 5/31/2025, at 12 noon Organizer: Bert Picard and Nancy Braus Location: in front of Brattleboro post office This has happened every Saturday since November 2023 – and will continue as long as people are being killed.
Contact: nancy: vermontactivist@proton.me |
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Future Actions and Activity |
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Indivisible Brattleboro monthly meeting (June)Saturday, 6/7/2025, at 10 am Organizer: Indivisible Brattleboro Location will be shared with membersContact us to sign up for the newsletter Brattleboro Indivisible is having its next group meeting on Saturday, June 7. We’re a local chapter of the national organization – fighting for democracy, combating fascism, and fighting back in defense of our rights, our communities, and our values. We work through five action groups, enabling members to lead and contribute to activities that most interest and energize them. Our action groups focus on: Organizing direct actions such as marches, protests, sit-ins, and strategic boycotts Supporting and partnering with already existing local rapid response teams in response to ICE targeting members of our community Grassroots power-building, voter engagement, local coalition-building, and policy influence Raising awareness within our communities and pushing back against disinformation Building mutual aid networks and support structures
Our monthly meeting is an opportunity for members to connect, share updates, and take action.
Contact: indibrattleboro@gmail.com
Website: https://indivisible.org/groups?terms=05301
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Saturday Vigils for Sanity and CompassionSaturday, 6/14/2025, at 12 noon Organizer: Janet Langdon Location: On the Green, Putney, VT
Bi-weekly Vigil – bring signs. The plan is to hold this vigil on the second and fourth Saturdays, in addition to the Thursday vigils.
Contact: jliesl@myfairpoint.net |
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Let Freedom Fly!Saturday, 6/14/2025, at 3 pm Organizers: Brattleboro Area Action and Indivisible Brattleboro Location: Centre Congregational Church 193 Main
Let Freedom Fly! in downtown Brattleboro on Flag Day! On Saturday, June 14, we’re taking to the streets again nationwide, standing together in love and unity.
Come out and make some noise with us in Brattleboro! We’ll gather at Centre Congregational Church at 3 p.m., parade with The Peoples Resistance Marching Band and Becky Graber’s Street Choir and end up on the Common.
Food trucks, community organizations and strolling entertainment! Co-hosted by Brattleboro Area Action and Indivisible Brattleboro, this partnership is bound by a shared commitment to nonviolence, inclusion, and democratic participation.
Full details can be seen in the original submission here.
Website: on www.mobilize.us
Contact: brattleboroareaaction@proton.me |
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Juneteenth CelebrationThursday, 6/19/2025 (Juneteenth) 5 pmLocation: Brattleboro CommonThe event will be an outdoor family-friendly event with entertainment, the history of Juneteenth, and an overview of the community work of the NAACP.
Special Feature: Live music including jazz, blues, and gospel. Families are encouraged to bring picnic meals, and food trucks including soul food will be available.
We’re looking for volunteers and donors to help sponsor the event. Please reach out to me.
Contact: Wichie Artu at president@windhamnaacp.org
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Vermont Canada DayTuesday, 7/1/2025 (Canada Day)Location: State-wideHow about if (just for one day) Vermont became the 11th Canadian province?
Let’s show our friendship and support for our neighbors to the north and celebrate their independence with them by declaring Vermont (just for one day) to be a province of Canada. Let’s welcome everyone arriving in Vermont that day with signs and flags welcoming them to Canada.
Organizer: Franz Reichsman
To get involved contact: vermontcando@yahoo.com |
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Activist Work and Grant FairTuesday, 5/27/2025, at 1- 7 pm Organizer: Brattleboro Common Sense Location: 16 Washington Street
Brattleboro Common Sense (BCS) seeks candidates for contracts at $30K and small grants for projects advancing BCS’ social justice agenda. The event is not a big deal: a fully buttoned-down grant proposal and application are not required. Bring some notes on a project or campaign that you would do if you had funding. BCS has a part-time spot for a speaker – activist-researcher. The grant projects and disbursements will start after August 15. Contact: info@BrattleboroCommonSense.org
Website: brmse.org
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Averting Federal Take-over of Vt. EducationThursday, 5/29/2025, at 5 pmOrganizer: Brattleboro Common Sense Location: 16 Washington Street
People who want to discuss possible federal actions affecting Vermont education are invited to talk with each other in person at BCS headquarters. No presentations or speakers are scheduled. Please RSVP using the link below.
Contact: info@BrattleboroCommonSense.org
Website: brmse.org |
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Signs availableOrganizer: Indivisible BrattleboroMany have asked for one of the “RESIST” lawn signs that were sold at the Hands Off! Rally. We are putting in an order for 100 signs and will sell them for a suggested donation of $15 a piece ($10 is materials cost, $5 donation to Brattleboro Indivisible).
If you’d like to purchase any, please sign up here so we can reserve one for you. Otherwise first come first serve!
Pre-Order “RESIST” Signs Here
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| Some generous donations covered our costs for May so far. We’ll update this later.
WeCAN CalendarThere have been some requests to see the WeCAN actions on a calendar. Many of the requests also asked that we not use Google Calendar. We are trying an embedded calendar that you can see using this link: https://www.wecantogether.net/calendar/ You can download each event or subscribe to the calendar on that page. |
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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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