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Protest Trump’s Police State in Portland and Everywhere!

Stop the Deployment of Federal Agents in Our Cities

The assembly Friday July 24th at 6pm at The Federal Building, 11 Elmwood Avenue, Burlington, Vermont marches on Church Street to Senator Leahy’s Office.

Trump has deployed Customs and Border Protection’s paramilitary unit, Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC), to Portland, Oregon to suppress protests of the Black Lives Matter movement. Along with other Federal agents, they are driving through the city in unmarked vans, patroling in camouflaged uniforms without identification, and nabbing activists and detaining them without charges in undisclosed locations.

Alfred Meyer of Physicians for Social Responsibility and Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear discuss the 75 years of nuclear weapons buildup since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War 2. With host Margaret Harrington they talk about the continuing dangers of nuclear power which is needed for the ongoing nuclear weapons global nuclear industry.

Guests:

Alfred Meyer - Physicians for Social Responsibility

Kevin Kamps - Radioactive Waste Specialist, Beyond Nuclear

www.beyondnuclear.org

Sandy Baird is joined by Kurt Mehta, Marc Estrin and Ian Stokes to discuss reopening of schools, Supreme Court decisions, and other goings-on.

300 business and organization leaders from across Vermont joined this important and dynamic town hall discussion on racial justice and equity issues in Vermont. Speakers Xusana Davis, Sherwood Smith, and Tabitha Moore, shared invaluable insights, guidance, and perspective for Vermont businesses and organizations to consider as they work to learn about and address systemic racism in their workplaces and communities. The town hall's Q&A discussion was moderated by VBSR Board Member, Rae Carter.