BRATTLEBORO — Shela Linton has always been awesome for Brattleboro. She wants to empower other people.
In light of this kind of commitment, activism becomes clear as humanitarianism.
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The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
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On Jan. 14, Feld Entertainment Inc., the corporate enterprise that owns Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, announced that “The Greatest Show on Earth” will give its last performance in May 2017. Not long afterward, it was reported that the Trump administration wants to eliminate - entirely - the National Endowment for the Arts. Brattleboro, home of the New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), is a regional hub for circus arts. NECCA serves over 2,000 individuals annually including...
It might well be that I spend too much energy and care on interactions with people - some actual friends, some who are nearly strangers to me - whom I encounter on social media (mostly Facebook). These online connections run the gamut politically and culturally, and in terms of their spiritual lives, too. Most of the time, I'm grateful for, or at least tolerant of, those differences. Diversity really is a source of richness, of course. But it's events like...
The next offering in All Souls Church's film series “Looking Inward at White Power and Privilege” will be BlacKkKlansman, the acclaimed 2018 film directed by Spike Lee and starring John David Washington and Adam Driver. The full-length, commercial feature will be shown for free at the church, at 29 South St., on Sunday, Jan. 27 starting at noon. A discussion will follow. Before the film, the church will provide a free lunch of chili and corn bread at 11:30 a.m.
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