SHOPPING DAY (no donations accepted) at Swap Shop at WSWMD on Old Ferry Road, Brattleboro on Saturday, July 16, 8:30 am to noon. ALL ITEMS ARE FREE.
SCHEDULE & HOURS:
Shopping Days- 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month
Donation Days- 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month
If a month contains 5 weeks, the Swap Shop will be closed
Hours are 8:30am-12pm. (Large donation loads may not be accepted after 11:30am)
I seriously want Mark Coester to win his primary election run, Aug. 9, 2022, for State Senator because if he loses that, he told me his plan B is to run for U.S. Senator, and I see at the Vermont Secretary of State Elections Div. links for 2022 candidates that he is on the ballot for both Aug. 9th as a Republican and Nov. 8, 2022 as an Independent.
You don’t have to be a lawyer to come to the conclusion that there is enough evidence to convict Donald Trump on a number of charges. If he were a less prominent citizen he would have been found guilty by now and would be sitting in a jail cell.
But our criminal justice system does not provide a great deal of equality when it comes to prosecuting and punishing people who break the law. The more money and influence you have the less likely you are to be punished.
The hearings being conducted by the January 6 committee are providing the findings of fact that are needed to prosecute Trump. The committee is doing much of the work that the justice department needs to be done to move forward with a case. They are doing a good job of showing how Trump and his allies planned an insurrection to seize control of the government in an attempt to subvert the constitution and the rule of law.
People want to do something about Roe. Protest demonstrations and resolutions are not enough. The Brattleboro selectboard will soon consider a resolution with many whereas’s and no force, supporting the right to abortion. A resolution is effective when it publishes a new idea, or when the signers’ name or numbers strengthen an idea. But no one’s mind will change because the Brattleboro selectboard makes a resolution that liberals like to hear. We ask assistance in promoting the amendment below, because the resolution without it is ineffectual. With this amendment we make a new model for enforceable local action.
This amendment should be added to the end of the resolution.
You don’t forget an Underground System show, as anyone who’s ever witnessed their larger-than-life live presence will attest.
One of New York City’s most dynamic recent acts, Underground System continues to reinvent their brand of global dance music. From an initial purist interpretive approach to Fela Kuti style afrobeat, to drawing on a legacy of NYC indie dance inspirations, the band has crafted a peerless and incendiary sound.
Springboarding off the production and release of their internationally acclaimed 2018 debut LP ‘What Are You’ (Soul Clap Records), the band brought their special brand of re-contextualized afrobeat, dance punk, disco and electronic music to audiences worldwide.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – Anne Beekman
II. Approval of Previous Minutes – July 7, 2022
III. New Hires / Resignations
IV. One Percent Applications (if any)
V. Other Business
EXECUTIVE SESSION (If Necessary)
Agenda items:
Approve Minutes
Meet with Bob Fisher about ROW
Compassionate Brattleboro Request
Planting Sites
BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 7/11/22
Monday, July 11, 2022
5:00 am GMALL Lectures – Artists of the South of France – Part 1 – Paul Cezanne
6:30 am League of Women Voters – Candidates Forum 6/22/22
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Brattleboro Literary Festival – Literary Cocktail Hour – Grant Faulkner with Brian Mooney
10:05 am Demystifying Seeds and Seed Saving 101 – Demystifying Seeds and Seed Saving 101
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MENU
July 11 Meatloaf w/Gravy
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Zucchini & Mushrooms
Pears
Ballots have been mailed… tell me who you think we should be voting for in Vermont races. Have any favorites?
President Joe Biden will speak “live” at the White House on July 8, 2022 about Abortion. He is expected to offer ideas on abortion access, travelling to get an abortion and legal assistance.
President Joe Biden might sign an Executive Order under the Color of Authority.
The current U.S. Supreme Court majority has created an institution that has little regard for the world we live in. Recent decisions by the court make it clear that they want to reconstruct a world that existed in 1788 rather than provide guidance for a world in the year 2022.
When supreme court justices hide behind the original wording and intent of the constitution they deny all of us the possibility of living in a world that has evolved since the founding of this country.
In a recent article in The Nation Louis Michael Seideman provides a perspective on the supreme court that makes it clear just how flawed the court is as well as pointing out that the U.S. Constitution has become irrelevant to the way we live today.
Q. Why did the Neanderthals go extinct?
A. They could’t afford Paleo food.
AGENDA
I Approval of Minutes from 6/27/22
II. Review
F22 Student Assessment
C7 Board Relations with the Administrators
III. Continue discussion of edits
D12: Policy on Prevention of Harassment of Employees
F24 Firearms and Dangerous or Deadly Weapons
It was a really long Brattleboro Selectboard meeting with not much getting done! They heard about downtown safety issues, but took no action. They approved a mural design they couldn’t see. There will be more places to buy liquor. The preferred bridge design was selected. And then it was 10:30 pm with discussions of a woman right to choose and EMT issues, among other things, still awaiting ample discussion. They ended up postponing much of the agenda to a future meeting.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – Anne Beekman
II. Approval of Previous Minutes – June 30, 2022
III. New Hires / Resignations
IV. One Percent Applications (if any)
V. Other Business
BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 7/4/22
Monday, July 4, 2022
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am All Things LGBTQ – News 6/14/22
10:00 am Brattleboro Goes Fourth – 2022 July 4th Parade
12:00 pm WTSA News – 6/27/22
12:05 pm Around Town with Maria – Gallery Walk – Artful Streets 6/3/22
1:30 pm Around Town with Maria – Bill McKibben in Brattleboro 5/27/22
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MENU
July 4 CLOSED JULY 4
July 5 Hamburger Mac & Cheese
Maple Glazed Carrots
Roasted Tomatoes
Brownie
It is time for the July 2022 dashboard summary. We continue, despite almost no one paying attention or wearing masks despite new variants that vaccines don’t protect against, regular COVID-19 dashboard numbers from the Vermont Department of Health, and MA and NH counties that surround Brattleboro, as long as they continue providing them. Scroll down the new comments for the latest.
The Civil Rights For All banner in the 4th of July parade 2022
We will all wear black.
My daughter Margaret suggests that people who march with the banner wear black. It’s a great way to make a statement.
We’ll meet at the brook side of the Preston lot on Flat Street, opposite the transportation center, 9 am to 10 am. Look for the bamboo pole with the surveyors tape tied to it. That’s us.The parade committee recommends parking at the Coop.
March begins at 10: up Main Street to the Brattleboro Common.
