Vermont Workers' Center

Burlington community responds to smashed window, racist attack on office as part of a growing trend of racist hate growing alongside the 2016 Presidential Election

Contact: Keith Brunner, Vermont Worker’s Center, 802-363-9615 / Will Lambek, Migrant Justice, 802-321-8393

When: March 24th, 2016, 6:30pm - 7pm

This OpEd by VWC President Ellen Schwartz was published in the VT Digger.

A “Political Revolution” in Vermont: What Will It Take?

By Ellen Schwartz

Economic inequality has reached dramatic levels not seen since the Great Depression — yet with climate change, we face potentially insurmountable environmental challenges in the decades ahead too. Many of us deal with these systemic problems every day — either directly or indirectly — and our struggles are often pitted against each other. An old adage says that in times like these, we must not mourn, but get organized. Join us for these upcoming events — come talk to your neighbors about the impacts of wealth inequality on families and communities.

Note: This OpEd by Brattleboro resident and VWC field organizer Shela Linton was published today in the Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times Argus. Linton and Senowa Mize-Fox of Burlington are representing the Vermont Workers' Center at the UN COP21 climate negotiations in Paris, as part of the It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm delegation.