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Voices

Boycotting art, or not

By
Jean Anne Kiewel
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 — Issue 618

BRATTLEBORO — I am an American Jew. I support Judaism, Jewish history, philosophy, and culture. That includes Israel, Israeli art, culture, and people.

Projects, arts, and organizations that support Israelis and Palestinians, Arabs and Jews, communicating, making art, and working together for peace make me happy. My family members have worked in such organizations in Israel and the U.S.

That is why I chose to attend and enjoy the Yemen Blues concert at Next Stage Arts in Putney on June 13.

I condemn in the strongest possible terms the fascist, racist, apartheid polices of the Israeli government and U.S. support of those polices, and the fascist, racist, apartheid polices of the Palestinian leadership terror organization Hamas that uses their civilians as human shields and vows to exterminate Jews.

Voices

Accessible and secure

By
Sarah Copeland Harris

Sarah Copeland Hanzas is Vermont's Secretary of State. Prior to her election, she served for...

Burke: innovative transportation programs

By
Leah Bratton

BRATTLEBORO-Mollie S. Burke has represented District 8 for 16 years. She is a trusted and...

Cota: answers to you, not to a party

By
Paul Obuchowski

BELLOWS FALLS-All registered voters of Windham-3 - that includes Rockingham, Westminster, and Brookline - please...

‘Climate change is real,’ but we heard no solution

By
Jane Fitzwilliam

WESTMINSTER-My friend Ann Smith and I attended Casey Cota's meeting on the Affordable Heat Act...

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Tarish ‘Jeghetto’ Pipkins will perform, speak, educate about race

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