Social Justice

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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Questioning Community presents local and national news. Recorded on January 23, 2024.

From Burlington Progressives TV:

Host and Councilor Joe Magee is joined by city councilor candidates Carter Neubieser (P) (Ward 1) and Lee Morrigan (P) (Ward 7) to discuss their campaigns.

For more information about their campaigns and elections visit: www.carterforbtv.com | www.leeforburlington.com | www.burlingtonvt.gov/CT/Elections

Voting Information:

• If your voter registration is current, you should receive a ballot in the mail by February 20.
• You may vote early by mail (by February 28), drop off your ballot at City Hall or to a secure city drop box before March 5, or vote in person at your ward’s polling place on March 5.
• If don’t receive a ballot in the mail, or have recently moved: Vermont has same day voter registration. You can show up to your polling place on March 5, register there and vote.

Useful Voting Links/Contacts:

• Register to vote, voting info, polling places: www.burlingtonvt.gov/CT/Voter-Registration-Info
• Not sure which ward you are in, or if you’re already registered to vote? Call the City Clerk’s office at (802) 865-7000 during business hours.
• New: all legal residents may vote in Burlington’s local elections, regardless of citizenship status. Register to vote using this form: City of Burlington All Legal Resident Voter Registration Form
• Local election info translated into French, Arabic, Burmese, Nepali, Somali, and Swahili: www.burlingtonvt.gov/ct/language-support

From the organizers:

Israel is carrying out a genocide in Gaza. It has killed over 23,000 people, obliterated entire cities, driven 2 million Palestinians from their homes, and blocked humanitarian aid, precipitating mass hunger and disease. Now more than ever, we must unite to stop Israel’s war and stand with Palestinians in the struggle for liberation from Israeli occupation, siege, and apartheid.

Demands:

• Ceasefire now
• Stop Israel’s genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians
• Provide unrestricted humanitarian aid to all Palestinians
• Free all Palestinian prisoners and hostages
• Defend the civil rights of Palestinians and Palestine solidarity activists
• Stop all U.S. aid to Israel
• Enforce boycott, divestment, and sanctions against Israel
• End Israel’s siege, occupation, and apartheid system
• Support Palestinians’ right to self-determination, right to return, and equal rights

Sponsor: Vermont Coalition for Palestinian Liberation

Endorsing Organizations (list in formation): Vermonters for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace VT/NH, Champlain Democratic Socialists of America, Cooperation Vermont, Education Justice Coalition VT, Free Her VT, Migrant Justice, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Tempest Collective, Upper Valley for Palestine, Vermont Peace/Antiwar Coalition

Dennis McMahon speaks with Heather Moore, EdD, Executive Director of the Shelburne Craft School.

For more information visit: https://shelburnecraftschool.org/