The city will fly one flag in December and one in January. Racial justice advocates say the plan sends a mixed message.
Barre hoists Black Lives Matter flag, with ‘thin blue line’ on deck
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Brattleboro minority populations voice concerns about public safety
‘We can improve our police department,’ one resident said at a hearing, ‘but ultimately it is a systemic problem.’
Power Over the Poles
Three UVM Student Athletes Work Towards Racial Justice
On the eve of the election, Burlington vigil remembers Black lives lost to police violence
Local leaders for racial justice held a vigil for Kevin Peterson, and called for change in Burlington.
Judy Olinick: Windsor principal firing is appalling
No one seems to be alleging or documenting any actual offense beyond her two Facebook posts, which appear to be defensive explanations of her personal thoughts in response to unanticipated attacks.
Tom McKone: The privileges of being white and middle class
If I had used a fake $20 b and the store had called the police, there’s no way four cops would have shown up, and there’s no way I would have ended up dead.
J. Alvin Wakefield: Yes, all lives matter, but some seem to matter more
Calling attention to Black lives being entitled to be included among those lives that matter is merely an attempt to end our exclusion from the equation.
Ryn Gluckman: Nurses encouraged to lead on anti-racism
Before nurses can bring about a world in which all lives truly do matter, we must look racism in the face, name it for what it is, and declare unequivocally that Black lives matter to us.
Weinberger announces new director of police transformation
Kyle Dodson, CEO of the Greater Burlington YMCA, is taking the new position. The mayor also announced a number of new policing initiatives.
Black femme organizers burn copies of Seven Days; newspaper condemns ‘authoritarian behavior’
Battery Park protesters removed hundreds of copies of Seven Days from local newsstands throughout Burlington. The newspaper’s publisher on Friday announced that 5,000 additional copies were being printed to restock newsstands.
Michael Cassidy: Protesters should withdraw termination demand
Instead of demanding these officers’ termination, I urge the activists to demand the genuine police reform we need and that will be a positive force for change.
Brattleboro approves $40,000 price tag for three-month study of town police force
The town will pay two local facilitators and a nine-member citizens committee to study community safety in the era of Black Lives Matter.
Burlington City Council agrees it violated open meeting law
Despite the city attorney’s advice to the contrary, the council approved a motion that it violated Vermont’s open meeting law by allowing protesters into an executive session conversation last week.
Margolis: Police, politics and protests
A crowd of protesters has taken over Battery Park, demanding the firing of three police officers. Do Burlington residents and political leaders agree?