Democracy, Eventually

Voting in Brattleboro is March 7th. This show talks about what there is to vote for and why. Also the role of local municipal government is...?

Voting in Brattleboro is March 7th. This show talks about what there is to vote for and why. Also the role of local municipal government is...?

Checking out schools for this show from super local with an event at BUHS to discussing state politics with Act 46, then regional and national discussions around school systems. Also, Teenage Dirtbags, baby.

Checking out schools for this show from super local with an event at BUHS to discussing state politics with Act 46, then regional and national discussions around school systems. Also, Teenage Dirtbags, baby.

In this episode we're talking about getting up off the couch and getting involved. We spoke with Austin Davis from 350 Vermont, Daniel Quip from 350 Brattleboro, Will Lembek from Migrant Justice, Angela Berkfield from Act for Social Justice and The Root Social Justice Center, and Bob Fisher Brattleboro Town Attorney.

In this episode we're talking about getting up off the couch and getting involved. We spoke with Austin Davis from 350 Vermont, Daniel Quip from 350 Brattleboro, Will Lembek from Migrant Justice, Angela Berkfield from Act for Social Justice and The Root Social Justice Center, and Bob Fisher Brattleboro Town Attorney.

Continuing on last weeks theme we explore the perpetuation of a racial caste system in the U.S. via the prison industrial complex, the Brattleboro Police Department's stance on fair and impartial policing, immigration enforcement in VT pre & post TrUmP, and Paige reminds us about Black History Month.

Check-out our FB Page for source links.

Continuing on last weeks theme we explore the perpetuation of a racial caste system in the U.S. via the prison industrial complex, the Brattleboro Police Department's stance on fair and impartial policing, immigration enforcement in VT pre & post TrUmP, and Paige reminds us about Black History Month.

Check-out our FB Page for source links.

Continuing on last weeks theme we explore the perpetuation of a racial caste system in the U.S. via the prison industrial complex, the Brattleboro Police Department's stance on fair and impartial policing, immigration enforcement in VT pre & post TrUmP, and Paige reminds us about Black History Month.

Check-out our FB Page for source links.

Look at the 2017 release of the study "Driving While Black and Brown in Vermont," by the University of Vermont, conversation with Vermont State Trooper Captain Jonas, and an analysis of Vermont's prisons, while also understanding the broader racial context for incarceration rates.