Julie Dolan

A firsthand education about our country’s inhumanity

A firsthand education about our country’s inhumanity

‘We were a group of about 200 strangers, diverse in religion, interests and geography, united in our disgust at the treatment of children and families at the border’

From July 31 to Aug. 8, I joined the Grannies Respond caravan that traveled from Beacon, N.Y. to McAllen, Texas, on a 2,000-mile, six-city mission to raise strong voices of dissent about our government's inhumane and immoral immigration policies and to learn firsthand what was taking place on our southern border.

Early this summer, Nancy Braus, co-owner of Everyone's Books in Brattleboro, told me about the separation of children from parents which was taking place on the border as a result of our government's zero-tolerance policy.

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Deeply felt gratitude from Webster’s House Animal Shelter

Webster's House has the most wonderful community support from the area, both from our big-hearted hardworking volunteers and from our dear adopters. Recently, we reached out to some of our supporters. We needed help fast. And just as quickly as the call went out, the love and help showed...

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