Vermont Workers Center releases Irene film, “Strength of the Storm”
For immediate Release Jan. 20, 2012 Contact James Haslam Director/Lead Organizer Vermont Workers’ Center Office: 802-861-4892 james@workerscenter.org The Vermont Workers’ Center and Vermont Filmmaker Rob Koier announce the release of “Strength of the Storm,” the very first movie made about Tropical Storm Irene’s affect on Vermont and its mobile home parks. Through interviews and heartbreaking footage [...]
On video + story: Activists demand that lawmakers adopt “People’s Budget”
Put People First! is coordinated by the Vermont Workers’ Center which launched the successful campaign Healthcare is a Human Right in 2008.
Haslam: It’s time to put people first!
The state budget is a moral document, indicating what our values and priorities are. The People’s Budget Campaign is about putting Putting People First. It calls for a transparent, participatory and accountable budgeting process that prioritizes resources to meet the needs of our communities and is based on human rights principles, including actions to protect our right to a healthy environment and a livable planet.
Vermont Workers Center to petition lawmakers to adopt a “people’s budget”
Vermonters from across the state will converge at the Statehouse January 3rd to display and deliver thousands of petition signatures to Governor Peter Shumlin and Vermont Legislators on the first day of the new legislative session (see language below).
Vermont Workers Center and Student Stand Up host “Human Rights for the 99%” conference at UVM on Dec. 10
On December 10, international Human Rights Day the Vermont Workers’ Center (VWC) and Student Stand Up are hosting a major all day conference that features the VWC annual membership assembly, dozens of workshops, panel discussions, a human rights rally, celebration dinner and the premiere of a new film about the community response after the Tropical Storm Irene disaster and the human impact which lead to the exacerbation of suffering in its wake.
Tijuana activist to speak about violence along US-Mexico border at Vermont Workers Center on Nov. 1
Join Macrina Cárdenas Alarcón and the Mexico Solidarity Network for an in-depth discussion of the current situation, one that weaves together a political analysis of the conflict, an appreciation for social movements’ acts of resistance and solidarity, and Macrina’s firsthand stories from life in Tijuana.
On the Edge of Reason: US-Mexico Border Dynamics and the Spread of Violence
Join Macrina Cardenas de Alarcon, a community activist and educator from Tijuana, Mexico, who will be discussing the reasons behind increasing violence along the US-Mexico border, including international arms trafficking, reliance on a maquiladora economy, and US military aid.
Big victory for mobile home residents for fairness and equality
After nearly two months of organizing, collecting petition signatures, rallying, and holding press conferences and meetings, the Mobile Home Residents for Fairness and Equality — an organization of Vermonters who as a result of Irene are experiencing the severe crisis in affordable, safe housing, as well as challenges in removing or rebuilding — achieved their first big victory at a Housing Forum organized by resident leaders at the Old Labor Hall in Barre on Wednesday, November 19th.
Van Deusen: Green energy and good jobs for Vermonters
It is our common assertion that the environmental and economic issues related to new energy development cannot be separated. Creating green energy without also supporting a strong local economy, or aggressively seeking job creation without addressing basic environmental issues, undermines the future upon which our Green Mountain State is predicated.
VT Workers’ Center’s Occupy Wall Street statement of solidarity
The Vermont Workers’ Center and its members from every corner of this state join with you to stand in solidarity with those who have taken to the streets in New York and other cities around the country.
