Brattleboro Common Sense
- Providing Local Solutions to global problems
Saturday, January 25, 2020 -- Breaking Trump's Chain of Command – not a protest demonstration – establishing a town office of Justice Coordinator – legal defense fund for military heroes and whistle-blowers who resist orders for illegal war (Ordinance named for U.S. Army Major Hugh Thompson, who stopped the My Lai Massacre) If soldiers refuse…
Saturday, January 25, 2020 -- Climate Crisis and Community Cellphone-monitored ride-sharing for community and reducing automotive carbon emissions. Initial meeting and brainstorming session. 3:00 PM Saturday, January 25, 2020 Brattleboro Common Sense 16 Washington Street, Brattleboro 802 490 9363 -- info@BrattleboroCommonSense.org
Thursday, July 02, 2020 -- Dinner/discussion -- Where do we go from here? After talking with selectpersons Ian Goodnow, Brandie Starr and others in town government I am convinced we will be able to cooperate fruitfully. We will not submit any petitions. More on this later. See: Safe Policing Project This will be a sit-down…
Monday, August 17, 2020 -- Zoom Meeting -- Climate Radical Schools Last June Brattleboro Common Sense (BCS) promoted a climate crisis resolution which formed the Climate Crisis committee. The school district has a budget three times as large as Brattleboro’s and thousands of young students. It is a large political entity. The committee invited me…
POSTPONED!! CRT LECTURE CRITICAL RACE THEORY The CRT lecture by Etan Nasreddin-Longo must be postponed (date TBA). Professor Nasreddin is well. Unfortunately, one BCS staff member is sick with COVID, and other residents at BCS headquarters are sick and awaiting their test results. Although we would be glad to see everyone, we have plenty of…
RESTARTING POLICE REFORM Small forum by Zoom 2:30 Friday, January 7, 2022 The Brattleboro community safety committee was supposed to start a civilian-led process, but the police took charge of the safety committee report, and many recommendations were rejected without public hearing. If you're interested, please attend, and we will discuss: - Brattleboro Common Sense…
Don't study on Snapchat. This will be a serious classroom-style lecture on Critical Race Theory (CRT), 1/2 hour Q&A to follow. Everyone has an opinion, and no one knows the first thing about it. Critical Race Theory is a subject that deserves a serious learning environment and a qualified teacher. BCS is very happy to…
The carrying of firearms by police officers puts the public, and officers, in an unacceptable degree of danger. Sidearms pose an imminent risk of fatal escalation in all situations. Brattleboro is a safe town for officers. There is no need to endanger people on the street, residents at gatherings, and students in schools, or to…
Offer your grant proposal for preliminary review by BCS and maybe a few others in the Brattleboro activist community. A professionally prepared grant proposal is not required, just your idea and proposal in some written form as a starting point. Individuals will qualify for these grants. Incorporation as 502c3 is not required. Special encouragement is…
Brattleboro government recognizes the housing crisis, but recent proposals for construction of a dozen or so units are a pathetic response. Brattleboro Common Sense (BCS) proposed rent controls and just-cause eviction controls (JCE) two years ago, and town government has dragged its feet. BCS is also proposing emergency measures to create new housing in a…
On Wed, Jul 13, 2022 at 7:57 PM Kurt Daims <kurt@brattleborocommonsense.org> wrote: 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,…
Brattleboro Selectboard member Jessica Gelter has introduced a “A Resolution to Protect Pregnant People’s Access to Abortion”, to be considered at Tuesday’s Selectboard Meeting. Brattleboro Common Sense has proposed an amendment to the resolution, allocating $105,000 for Planned Parenthood Brattleboro, the national activism of Pro-Choice America, and grants for local activism. We will also propose…