The Vermont Workers’ Center (VWC) announced this week that it will officially join the newly created Root Social Justice Center in Brattleboro. Tonight there will be an opening celebration from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. during Gallery Walk. Stop by to join the VWC and other members of The Root for an evening of celebration, refreshments and activities. The Root is located on the ground floor of the beautiful Whetstone Studio for the Arts building at 28 Williams Street in Brattleboro. The VWC’s Southern Vermont office will be based at The Root, along with other members of The Root collective: Alex Fischer of Open Bookkeeping, Mel Motel of the Just Schools Project, and Angela Berkfield of ACT for Social Justice.
“We are thrilled to have The Root as a base for our Southern Vermont grassroots organizing campaigns for
economic justice and human rights,” says Shela Linton, field organizer for the Vermont Workers’ Center and longtime Brattleboro community activist. “Brattleboro has long needed a space for people to come together to share ideas, educate one another, and organize for social justice and change.”
On the evenings and weekends, The Root Social Justice Center is available for meetings, workshops, movie
screenings, potlucks and other activities. Groups, individuals and organizations can use the space free of charge, although donations are appreciated to help sustain the space.
For more information on the Vermont Workers’ Center go to www.workerscenter.org or for The Root Social Justice Center, visit www.therootsjc.org or call 802-254-3400.
