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      • September 2023

      • Wed 20

        Can we protect religious liberties and LGBTQ+ rights? Discussion series with Meg Mott

        Featured September 20, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Religious Freedom Discussion with Meg Mott
        Main Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

        Constitution Wrangler Meg Mott will lead a three-part series on the contentious issue of school vouchers. Following a 2021 Supreme Court decision, Vermont may no longer exclude religious schools from the voucher program. Some argue that this program will legitimize religious beliefs that discriminate against sexual minorities. Others argue that if parents can send their […]

      • Wed 13

        Can we protect religious liberties and LGBTQ+ rights? Discussion series with Meg Mott

        Featured September 13, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Religious Freedom Discussion with Meg Mott
        Main Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

        Constitution Wrangler Meg Mott will lead a three-part series on the contentious issue of school vouchers. Following a 2021 Supreme Court decision, Vermont may no longer exclude religious schools from the voucher program. Some argue that this program will legitimize religious beliefs that discriminate against sexual minorities. Others argue that if parents can send their […]

      • Tue 12

        Public Forum on Fire-EMS

        Featured September 12, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
        Main Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

        The Town of Brattleboro is in the process of developing alternatives for how it provides Fire and EMS services. Town staff is gathering information and analyzing costs and risks. Staff will review in detail any viable EMS alternatives, compare them, and invite the public to ask clarifying questions and otherwise express their opinion at this […]

      • Wed 6

        Can we protect religious liberties and LGBTQ+ rights? Discussion series with Meg Mott

        Featured September 6, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Religious Freedom Discussion with Meg Mott
        Main Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

        Constitution Wrangler Meg Mott will lead a three-part series on the contentious issue of school vouchers. Following a 2021 Supreme Court decision, Vermont may no longer exclude religious schools from the voucher program. Some argue that this program will legitimize religious beliefs that discriminate against sexual minorities. Others argue that if parents can send their […]

      • August 2023

      • Mon 28

        Commemoration of the March on Washington

        Featured August 28, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
        Main Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

        Sixty years after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, poet and performer David Mills will present an hour-long dramatic presentation, portraying Dr. King’s transformation from his early uncertainties about Civil Rights into the iconic figure he became.  […]

      • Tue 22

        Brattleboro Conservation Commission

        August 22, 2023 @ 5:15 pm - 7:30 pm
        Main Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

        Meeting and panel discussion in the Main Reading Room This panel discussion is part of a public engagement process hosted by the Brattleboro Conservation Commission after a recent timber harvest at the Brattleboro’s Watershed Forest: Pleasant Valley Reservoir (PVR). It started with an excellent tour by Dan Healey, the consulting forester for PVR’s Forest Management […]

      • May 2023

      • Wed 24

        The Power of Dignity: A community conversation on substance use

        Featured May 24, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
        Main Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

        A panel of CSUR (Community Substance Use Response) members will participate in the conversation but their principal interest is to hear the diverse experiences and insights of other community members. CSUR does not have answers to the many problems, including overdose deaths, related to substance use, but we believe that solutions can emerge from community […]

      • Mon 15

        Getting Started with Native Plants

        Featured May 15, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
        Main Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

        Native plants can bring beauty, butterflies, birds, and bees to your yard. Learn about the benefits and how to avoid some of the pitfalls of planting native perennials and grasses in your garden, where to start, and how to build on your success.  Practical suggestions for plants that will thrive in the Vermont climate will […]

      • Wed 10

        Nethercott Duet

        Featured May 10, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
        Main Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

        Local writers Michael Nethercott and GennaRose Nethercott will share their views on storytelling, offer readings, and engage in lively literary banter. GennaRose Nethercott’s recent novel Thistlefoot has received numerous accolades from such sources as NPR, Wall Street Journal, and Book of the Month. Her first book, The Lumberjack’s Dove, a story in verse, won the […]

      • Sun 7

        Book Launch with Ann Braden

        Featured May 7, 2023 @ 3:00 pm
        Main Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

        Celebrate the launch of Ann Braden's newest middle grade book, Opinions and Opossums! Ann is also the author of The Benefits of Being an Octopus, and Flight of the Puffin, and this new story is her most personal story yet. Opinions and Opossums is about finding a way forward when we're not sure we believe what those around us believe, and […]

      • April 2023

      • Wed 26

        Book launch for Transformative Activism, by Tim Stevenson

        Featured April 26, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
        Main Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

        Author, activist and community organizer for 55 years, Tim Stevenson invites attendees to discover a practice that revolutionizes oppressive social arrangements into ones that truly sets people free…including one's inner activist. Transformative Activism: A Values Revolution in Everyday Life in a Time of Societal Collapse is an effective guide to growing into the spiritual maturity […]

      • Tue 4

        The Czech Republic, The European Union and the Rise of Populism

        Featured April 4, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
        Main Reading Room 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

        The Windham World Affairs Council (WWAC) is honored to host, researcher & author, Dr. Martin Nekola PhD, who will address populism through the lens of the Czech Republic and other countries of Central Europe. As we navigate our way through the current iteration of populism in the United States, Europe provides a cautionary tale. The […]

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