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SUMMARY:25 Years Since Civil Unions: Lessons Learned - Vermont Humanities Snapshot Series
DESCRIPTION:Twenty-five years ago\, responding to the Vermont Supreme Court’s “Baker Decision\,” the Vermont Legislature created the first comprehensive legal recognition for same-sex couples in the United States. The establishment of Civil Unions was an historic step toward full Marriage Equality. Long-time Vermont LGBTQ political activist and politician Bill Lippert remembers the fierce battle and political backlash around Civil Unions\, and considers the lessons learned from the fight. \nMore information and registration for this hybrid Vermont Humanities Snapshot Series event can be found\, HERE.
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SUMMARY:Vermont Humanities presents: Action Corps on Ending the US/Saudi War on Yemen
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid event \nAction Corps is a non-partisan grassroots initiative that campaigns for humanity around the world and democracy at home. Join the organization’s leaders—Isaac Evans-Frantz of Brattleboro\, and Neda Saleh of Yemen and California—as they describe how a small group of organizers helped end the US and Saudi war on Yemen by supporting passage of a bill in the US Congress.  \nRegister for this Free Event
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/vermont-humanities-presents-action-corps-on-ending-the-us-saudi-war-on-yemen/
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SUMMARY:Migration Pathways: Stories of Yesterday and Today
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Ingall\, creator of the project “Warlé\, Yesterday\, and Today\,” presents a slide talk and storytelling exercise inspired by the lives and legacy of Warren Kronemeyer and Leon Ingall\, a Vermont couple who were entrepreneurs and civic leaders in Townshend\, VT during the 1980 and 1990s. Leon was a refugee twice: first fleeing the Bolsheviks in 1918 and then again from the Nazis in the late 1930s. \nWarren and Leon’s remarkable story of love\, adversity\, caregiving\, and creativity provides a lens to explore similar and divergent experiences of today’s LGBTQ+ elders\, asylum-seekers\, refugees\, and migrants. The afternoon will conclude with a discussion from local organizations that include an overview of various immigration statuses and avenues towards residency; how these underrepresented communities invigorate cultural\, economic\, and social life; and how citizens can best support newcomers. \nAbout Andrew Ingall\nAndy Ingall has been working in arts\, culture\, and community engagement for over twenty years as a curator\, scholar\, writer\, performer\, and producer. He received a B.A. from Columbia College and an M.A. in Performance Studies from Tisch School of the Arts\, New York University. His collaborators have included cultural workers\, artists\, scholars\, faith leaders\, activists\, health care professionals\, and funeral directors. \n  \nAbout Kate Paarlberg-Kvam\nKate Paarlberg-Kvam (she/they) is Executive Director at the Community Asylum Seekers Project (CASP)\, headquartered in Brattleboro. Kate holds a PhD in Latin American and Caribbean Studies\, and is a former postdoctoral fellow at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies\, where she conducted research on gender\, displacement\, and postwar reconciliation efforts. Kate works with CASP’s team of staff and volunteers to support twenty asylum seekers in Southern Vermont\, providing legal aid\, housing\, advocacy\, language learning\, and job placement services\, and cultivating a supportive community for people fleeing political violence and building new lives in this country. \nAbout Alex Beck\nAlex Beck (he/him) is a Brattleboro resident\, and holds a MA in Service\, Leadership\, and Management from SIT Graduate Institute. He has extensive experience in community development\, youth engagement\, and social entrepreneurism in rural economies in the U.S and abroad. Alex has resided in Windham County since 2012\, and has been at BDCC since 2015. He coordinates the Southern Vermont Workforce Center of Excellence\, and facilitates the creation\, organization\, and distribution of regional workforce and education opportunities for Vermonters throughout the Windham region. \nAbout Eduardo Meléndez\nEduardo Meléndez works at ECDC\, a national resettlement agency that has been empowering refugees and immigrants since 1983. He serves as their Community Engagement and Communications Manager\, connecting New Vermonters to resources that help them achieve stability and independence while they rebuild their lives. Born and raised on the island of Puerto Rico\, Eduardo previously worked with an organization that assisted low income and marginalized Puerto Ricans build their own businesses. He also worked as an independent photojournalist documenting the conditions of the Island’s poor and marginalized population including those affected by Hurricane Maria and the oppressive legacy of colonialism. \nAbout Abdullah\nAbdullah was born in Panjshir\, Afghanistan\, migrated to Pakistan and grew up there\, where he studied painting\, traditional calligraphy\, Persian Miniatures\, learned and taught English as a second language and graduated from high school. He moved back to Kabul Afghanistan\, completed his bachelors degree in computer science as well as worked as an IT Trainer for three years. He also painted wall murals with themes of social transformation and peace building with the artist collective\, Artlords as a part time profession.  When the Taliban took over the control of Kabul\, he had to flee and found himself in Brattleboro\, Vermont. He’s now rebuilding his life and finding new ways to make cross cultural collaborative murals with different regional artists using different mediums. He is also producing individual personal artwork using oil and acrylic paint on canvas using different genres. \nAbout the Fall Festival 2022\nJoin us in October during National Arts and Humanities Month for our Where We Land Fall Festival\, a remix of our Annual Fall Conference. Attend in-person events in communities around Vermont or join hybrid events online. Many sessions will center around the themes of our Vermont Reads 2022 selection\, The Most Costly Journey\, a comics collection of stories told by migrant workers in Vermont. \nPlease contact us at info@vermonthumanities.org for information on disability services. To request a specific accommodation\, contact us at least three weeks prior to the event. Vermont Humanities strives to provide accommodations whenever possible. All event locations are ADA accessible.
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SUMMARY:First Wednesdays: The Electric Period of Miles Davis
DESCRIPTION:With Reuben Jackson\nThe ever-changing music that Miles Davis recorded from 1969 to 1975 angered and bewildered many critics and fans\, who accused the trumpeter of “selling out.” Jazz archivist and poet Reuben Jackson shares how recordings from Davis’ “Electric Period”—including 1974’s Get Up With It—prove otherwise. \n \nReuben Jackson is the Archivist with the University of The District of Columbia’s Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives. For 20 years he was archivist and curator with the Smithsonian Institution’s Duke Ellington Collection. He was also host of Vermont Public Radio’s Friday Night Jazz from 2012 until 2018. His music reviews have appeared in The Washington Post\, Jazziz\, Jazz Times\, and on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. He is also the author of two books of poetry- 1990’s fingering the keys (Gut Punch Press)-and 2019’s Scattered Clouds (Alan Squire Publishing). \nThe First Wednesdays series includes in-person events in Fall and Spring with virtual events in the Winter. Director of Programs Ryan Newswanger said of the new format: “Many of our attendees in recent years have told us they value viewing First Wednesdays talks from the comfort of their homes\, especially during the winter months.” Click for the full First Wednesdays schedule for 2022-23 \nThe Brattleboro series is funded by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library. \n \nThe program is free of charge and open to the public. The venue\, 224 Main St. in Brattleboro\, is accessible to people in wheelchairs.  For more information visit www.brookslibraryvt.org or call 802-254-5290 \nUnderwriter: Peter Gilbert Endowment Fund \nMiles Davis Image by r2hox 
URL:https://brookslibraryvt.org/event/first-wednesdays-the-electric-period-of-miles-davis/
LOCATION:Brooks Memorial Library\, 224 Main Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
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