Below is a selection of upcoming events in Vermont relevant to the left.
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ICE Rapid Response Training
UVM Students for Justice in Palestine
Tue. April 1
7:00 PM
Room L207
Lafayette Hall
UVM
Burlington
“We will be hosting a rapid response training on how to respond as a community to the threat of ICE abductions. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.”
Rally: Resist Trump, Stop the Genocide
UVM YDSA, UVM Students for Justice in Palestine
Thu. April 3
2:30 PM
Howe Library Steps
UVM
Burlington
“Rally with us to demand divestment and a sanctuary campus. We refuse to stand by as genocide unfolds in Gaza and Trump escalates repression. Show up, speak out, and fight back!”
Fold PeaceBirds for First Friday
Jewish Voice for Peace, Upper Valley for Palestine, Junction Arts and Media
Fri. April 4
1:00 PM
5 Main Street
White River Junction
“Join us in folding PeaceBirds this upcoming First Friday in White River Junction from 5-7:30pm to contribute to a community engaged art action by artists JuPong Lin and Mona Shiber. JuPong Lin will also read poetry from her play ‘Phoenix in the Holy Land.'”
Rally: Hands Off!
Peace & Justice Center
Sat. April 5
12:00 PM
State Capitol Building
Montpelier
“On this day of nationwide mass mobilization our message to the world is that we do not consent to the destruction of our government and our economy for the benefit of Trump and his billionaire allies.”
Prison Letter Writing
Peace & Justice Center
Sat. April 5
1:00 PM
239 S. Union St
Suite 3
Burlington
“Come write letters to our incarcerated neighbors with us! You will be able to use the Peace & Justice Center as the return address.”
Eyes on Freedom: Audio Documentary Listening Event
Peace & Justice Center
Sat. April 5
4:30 PM
239 S. Union St
Suite 3
Burlington
“Juanita and Wally Nelson were civil rights activists, war tax refusers, peace activists, subsistence farmers, and advocates of simple living who lived at their homestead on Woolman Hill (Deerfield, MA) for more than 40 years starting in 1974. Their homestead now serves as a destination for visitors who wish to find out about their lives and their legacy.
Eyes on Freedom, commissioned by the Nelson Legacy Project and produced by Carrie and Michael Kline of “Talking Across the Lines,” tells their story from the perspective of those who knew them as well as contains vintage audio recordings of the Nelsons.”
Film Screening with ALOK Vaid-Menon
Outright Vermont
Thu. April 10
5:00 PM
241 N. Winooski Ave
Burlington
“Capacity is limited—RSVP by Tuesday, April 8, 2025!
All are invited to a special evening celebrating the legacy of LGBTQ+ activist Urvashi Vaid with a screening of There Are Things To Do—a powerful short film honoring her activism, life with partner Kate Clinton, and the roadmap she created for generations navigating today’s anti-LGBTQ+ backlash. We are thrilled to welcome Urvashi Vaid’s nibling, poet, public speaker, actor, activist, and comedian ALOK Vaid-Menon, who will join us for the screening and brief remarks!”
Rad History: The Situationists
Peace & Justice Center
Sat. April 19
1:00 PM
239 S. Union St
Suite 3
Burlington
“From 1957 to 1972, a group of avant-garde artists and radical philosophers formed the Situationist International. The Situationists rallied against what they called the “society of the spectacle” in innovative and fun ways, and their influence is still felt today in art, politics, and literature. Come learn about them with us!”
Union Power 2025
UVM Staff United, AFSCME, UFCW
Sat. April 26
10:00 AM
ONE Community Center
20 Allen St
Burlington
“Join us at the Old North End community center in Burlington for a day of solidarity. Learn how to get Strike Ready your brothers and sister in the labor movement. Free food for all attendees provided by People’s Kitchen.”
The Rake Vermont.
