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Statements on the Ukrainian Conflict from Vermont's Lawmakers 03/16/2022

VT Representative Peter Welch, Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Patrick Leahy make statements on the War in Ukraine during the early days of the invasion. Interspersed is footage from a rally for Ukraine held by UVM students.

Edited by Ellie Ousey

Ukraine in Context 03/10/2022

From Champlain College:

Champlain college hosts Jennifer Dickinson, UVM Associate Professor of Anthropology and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, for a presentation and question and answer session. Dr. Dickinson, a linguistic anthropologist, is an expert on Ukrainian culture and identity. Her presentation will contextualize the current conflict in light of her research and deep knowledge of the region. Visit The View for more information: view.champlain.edu/?s=ukraine.

The Crisis in Ukraine: Pro-Peace, Anti-War Perspectives from Vermont 03/04/2022

From the participants:

Ashley Smith of the Tempest Collective will talk about why the US and the Western left must oppose and condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and why we must stand in solidarity with the resistance to Putin’s occupation, while at the same time opposing the militarism of the U.S. and NATO.

Charlotte Dennett, representing the Womens International League for Peace and Freedom and the author of the newly released book "Follow the Pipelines: Uncovering the Mystery of a Lost Spy and the Deadly Politics of the Great Game for Oil," will talk about how the Ukraine crisis is an example of the battle between petropowers that benefits the fossil fuel companies but has deadly consequences for average citizens.

Trey Cook, a freshman at the University of Vermont, and organizer for the Young Democratic Socialists of America, will talk about opposing all war but "class war."

John Reuwer, of World BEYOND War and Physicians for Social Responsibility, will share why any solutions to the crisis based on more war would only cause more misery. He will outline a number of nonviolent strategies that have a better chance of mitigating the trauma and delivering a more secure future.

Governor Phil Scott: Press Conference - Solidarity with the Ukrainian People 03/03/2022

Provided by ORCA Media:

Governor Scott and Administration Officials Weekly Update 3/1/2022. Recorded on March 3, 2022.

UVM Students Protest War in Ukraine 02/28/2022

Footage from a protest organized by University of Vermont students against Russia's war on Ukraine.

Congressman Peter Welch: Statements on the War in Ukraine 02/28/2022

From the Office of Peter Welch:

"Rep. Welch holds a press conference at Burlington International Airport to provide an update on the unfolding war in Ukraine and potential Congressional action before returning to Washington."

Sandy Baird Commentary: Ukraine 02/14/2022

Sandy Baird discusses the current events with Ukraine.

Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program: Shays's Honorable Rebellion 01/16/2022

"An American Story by Daniel Bullen tells the history of the 1786 “Shays' Rebellion” from the protesters’ perspective, as thousands of farmers protested flagrant injustices in the state of Massachusetts’ economic policies by keeping courts from hearing foreclosures. Through five months of nonviolent demonstrations, they faced down threats from the government, till finally Governor James Bowdoin sent an army to arrest them. Even so, the people won reforms in an electoral landslide."

For more information: ethanallenhomestead.org

Sandy Baird Commentary: The Kyle Rittenhouse Trial 01/11/2022

Sandy Baird talks about the Kyle Rittenhouse trial and what we can learn from it.

Protest Against the Events in Tigray Ethiopia 12/04/2021

A group from Boston march down Church Street to protest the events in Tigray, Ethiopia and raise awareness to the atrocities taking place there.

"The night after the US election, on November 4th 2020, Abiy Ahmed, Nobel prize winner and Prime Minister of Ethiopia, started bombing Mekele, the capital city of Tigray in the North of Ethiopia. There was quickly a shut down of all communications, no internet, no electricity and no media allowed into the region, a region of over 6 million people. This bombing campaign, quickly escalated, with Ethiopian troops taking the city, followed by neighbouring Eritrea invading with reports of razed refugee camps, looting, sexual violence, massacres and extrajudicial killings. Many more have fled to Sudan, in what the United Nations has called the worst exodus of refugees from Ethiopia seen in two decades. They describe a disastrous conflict that's given rise to ethnic violence.

The region of Tigray has been under siege for months now. No humanitarian aid is being allowed in. Hundreds of thousands of people have died and are slowly dying of starvation. 90% of hospitals and clinics have been destroyed. Local people here in Vermont, with ties to Tigray, report family members who have been kidnapped and tortured by Eritrean troops, and others getting messages out of the country saying they have no food and no money to take care of their children. The Tigray Defence Force are now marching on Addis Ababa with the hope of capturing the city and ousting Abiy Ahmed from power."

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