A year and a half ago, The Rake published “Please Shop Your Local Hellhole,” in which we highlighted local business owners, property owners, and their advocates constantly decrying business loss with sensationalist public safety concerns while also wanting your shopping dollars.
69A is a community art and gathering space on Elliot St. in downtown Brattleboro. Originally started in January as a hub for arts events and mutual aid distributions, it has since blossomed into a diverse community center with daily drop-in hours where all are welcome.
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On Saturday, June 14th, the same day that Vermonters gathered under the banner of “No Kings,” Border Patrol agents in tactical gear shattered the windows of a car and dragged out two people, Ignacio “Nacho” De La Cruz and his stepdaughter, Heidi Pérez. It was not a random stop. It was an abduction.
For many in Burlington’s LGBTQ+ and progressive communities, Baird’s reputation is not just one of solidarity, but of betrayal.
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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Amazon representatives told WCAX that their presence in Vermont will help get packages to your door faster, “think of the young families trying to get diapers”. It is hard to believe that anything about this project is for the benefit of the community or our young families.
Burlington City Council Votes to Force Relocation of Food Not Cops: Will the Mayor Go Along with it?
On May 9, an “Open Letter from Burlington Small Business Owners” was distributed to city officials and local news media, along with a companion Change.org
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Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia graduate student who was captured by the Department of Homeland Security on April 14 in an attempt to deport him despite his green card status and not having been charged with any crime, was released from federal custody this morning after a hearing at the federal courthouse in Burlington.
Hundreds of people packed the streets around the federal courthouse building in Burlington Monday morning in support of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University graduate student residing in the U.S. on an F-1 student visa.
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.
As a supporter of the anti-apartheid resolution on the Brattleboro ballot last month, I volunteered to hold a sign at our polling place urging others
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The group has used intimidation and pressure campaigns in an attempt to thwart and silence pro-Palestinian voices, taking an approach similar to national efforts to punish activists and quell a people-led movement that has drawn support from most Vermonters.
Yesterday, Vermonters rallied outside the Federal courthouse in Burlington, demanding the release of Columbia University student and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.
For much of last year, community members across Vermont have been working to put the Apartheid-free Communities Pledge on their local ballots for Town Meeting
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A recent records request reveals a startling level of communication and coordination between Brattleboro Police and Hank Poitras, a right-wing video blogger. The documents from