Isaac Evans-Frantz

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Vermont students protest ICE in coordinated walkouts - VTDigger Students at some Chittenden County schools left class Friday, speaking out against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions.

Vermont students protest ICE in coordinated walkouts
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Students at some Chittenden County schools left class Friday, speaking out against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions.
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Tune into Vermont Edition on @vermontpublic.org today, Mon. 2/2/26, for a noontime program on homeless encampments in Brattleboro, Vermont. Listen in at 12:30 to hear from me and a colleague on the Brattleboro Selectboard. #VTpoli

Reclaim the National Guard for Peace + Survival “Donald Trump is president now, and I imagine you might not want him to have unchecked power over sending our troops into war without an act of Congress.” – former Maine Sen. Eric Brakey The White Ho...

The admin has deployed Vermont National Guard members with F-35 fighter jets to support the war of aggression in Venezuela. When the Guard is sent to fight unconstitutional foreign wars like this one, they aren’t here for our communities. Take action: actionnetwork.org/letters/recl... #VTpoli

Support Action Corps' Work for Democracy and Humanity into 2026! Action Corps’ volunteer team campaigns for U.S. policies to save the lives of people around the world who are most affected by climate disasters and violent conflict.

As this year ends, we’re carrying forward people-powered resistance to war, militarism, and starvation.

If you believe everyday people can still change U.S. policy, consider supporting Action Corps’ organizing going into the new year: fnd.us/ActionCorps2...

Vermont Legislature’s National Guard Caucus must act after Guard’s unconstitutional deployment for Venezuela It’s time to pass the Defend the Guard Act to protect the Vermont Guard — and its critical work for Vermonters.

#DefendTheGuard

Vermont Legislature’s National Guard Caucus must act after Guard’s unconstitutional deployment for Venezuela

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This year I’ve posted about all sorts of crises. Tonight I share my gratitude. And a wish for you:

May you be at peace.
May you feel love.
May you see and share light.

You can help Action Corps spread the light with a contribution at give.socialgoodfund.org/campaigns/Ac...

Exclusive: Top lawyer for military joint chiefs told chairman that officers should retire if faced with an unlawful order | CNN Politics How should a military commander respond if they determine they have received an unlawful order?

Excerpt: “A commissioned officer has every right to say, ‘this is wrong,’ and shouldn’t be expected to quietly and silently walk away just because they’re given a free pass to do so,” said a former senior defense official who left the Pentagon earlier this year.

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Conservatives and liberals can come together around this call for #GlobalCrisisRelief in the form of international funds that don’t add to countries’ debt. Great to see high-profile Republicans taking a stand for this.

#SpecialDrawingRights #SDR

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☎️Call 1-833-STOP-WAR (1-833-786-7927) TODAY to urge your reps to prevent another disastrous, endless war & vote YES for the bipartisan Venezuela War Powers Resolution (H.Con.Res.64), scheduled for House floor vote THIS THURSDAY. You can also take action at NoWarWithVenezuela(dot)com #WarPowers

Happy Thanksgiving from Brattleboro, Vermont! 🍁

Heading to Washington State this week with Action Corps (actioncorps.org). If you’re there and interested in our organizing for global justice, let me know!

Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent | CNN Politics The Supreme Court on Monday declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates ...

[Sigh of relief] www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...

Senate Cloakroom on X: "Vote forecast: At 5:00pm, on Thursday, November 6th, the Senate is expected to proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to discharge from Foreign Relations Committee S.J.Res.90, Kaine War Powers Resolution (Venezuela)." / X Vote forecast: At 5:00pm, on Thursday, November 6th, the Senate is expected to proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to discharge from Foreign Relations Committee S.J.Res.90, Kaine War Powers Resolution (Venezuela).

Vote forecast from Senate Cloakroom: At 5:00pm, on Thursday, November 6th, the Senate is expected to proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to discharge from Foreign Relations Committee S.J.Res.90, Kaine War Powers Resolution (Venezuela). Source: x.com/SenateCloakr...

The United States, The IMF, and Special Drawing Rights A new CEPR report projects that over a hundred thousand US jobs could be saved were the IMF to make a new major allocation of SDRs, like it did in 2021.

This report cites the work of the coalition Action Corps (@actioncorps.org) led starting in 2020 that secured the release of massive IMF resources called #SDRs for the developing world. This is a critical option in light of decimation of #USAID. cepr.net/publications...

So good to talk with a policy expert in DC who really values organizing around the country. @timhirschelburns.bsky.social understands the critical importance of people power when it comes to changing U.S. military and global economic policy. Check out his work!

All Brattleboro Residents & Neighbors: I'd love to connect with you at one of these 30-minute sessions at 69A Elliot St., in Brattleboro, VT 05301, or another time soon. If you'd like to propose another gathering at another location or another time, say the library or another community gathering center, or over video (like Zoom or Google Meet), I welcome your ideas and invitations!

Brattleboro Folks: I'd love to connect with you at one of these sessions at
69A Elliot St., Brattleboro, Vermont. I also welcome your ideas and invitations for other times and spaces to connect! #VTpoli

Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement, has begun with sunset. Jews are taught to reflect on the ways that they have missed the mark this past year. This an opportunity for us all — Jews and non-Jews alike — to do that. Let us commit now to transform those wrongs in the months ahead.

Commentary | Isaac Evans-Frantz: No country is above the law On Sept. 16 the United Nations said that the State of Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The next day Vermont’s members of Congress echoed this statement. All three used

How do we stop Gaza genocide? In this article I call on @senpeterwelch.govpeeps.us @sanders.senate.gov & @balint.house.gov to introduce res per Foreign Assistance Act & U.S. Constitution to compel Congress to debate &vote again on U.S. role in the genocide. #VTpoli

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Defend the Guard 2471/H.3829 upholds the framework of the U.S. Constitution by ensuring that the Massachusetts National Guard is only called upon for active federal military service when there has been an official…

Pleased to see our neighbors in Massachusetts are working to reclaim their National Guard and protect it from unconstitutional deployment to combat zones. We could do the same in Vermont. #VTpoli masspeaceaction.org/event/defend-the-guard/

🚨 TONIGHT, Wednesday: Nationwide Activist Call 🚨
Action Corps activists & friends are coming together across the U.S. to connect, strategize, and take action to stop the U.S.' fueling genocide in Gaza.
🗓 Wed, Sept 3, 8:30pm ET / 5:30pm PT
📩 DM me for the join link.
#CeasefireNOW #StopArmingIsrael

The Brattleboro Reformer has reported that the lockout of the bus drivers and monitors has been dropped, and that they are now allowed back to work. Good news for students, families, and the people who drive our young people to and from school! #VTpoli

Update that the lockout has ended. No need to picket — for now, anyway.

Picket schedule for this week:

—> TUESDAY, 9/2—BUHS 7:30-9:45am and 2:00-4:15pm
—> WEDNESDAY, 9/3—Academy School 7:15-9:30am and 1:45-3:45pm
—> THURSDAY, 9/4—Green Street School 7:15-9:30am and 1:45-3:45pm

The drivers and monitors appreciate any amount of time folks can show up for. 4/4

Teamsters Local 597 and community supporters are picketing to get Kuzmeskus to go back to the table, stop the lockout, and get our bus drivers back to work. I'll be there bright and early Tuesday morning. Will you join us? 3/

Kuzmeskus, which is owned by an out-of-state private-equity firm, has locked out school bus drivers and monitors for the Windham Southeast district. It has been chaos for students and families, with scab drivers who don’t know our community or our streets. 2/

Teamsters Vermont Local 597 | Barre VT Teamsters Vermont Local 597, Barre. 1,005 likes · 524 talking about this · 8 were here. Teamsters Local 597 represents workers in trades such as small package, fuel and freight delivery, dairy...

Happy #LaborDay! As billionaires try to take over our country, this is a key moment to stand with working people. Will you join us tomorrow, Tuesday, September 2, outside Brattleboro Union High School at 7:30am to stand with our school bus drivers and monitors? 1/

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Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails. The end of an era.

Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

Residents want shelter for unhoused neighbors | Issue 828 Isaac Evans-Frantz serves as the executive director of a national nonpartisan organization that campaigns for U.S. policies to save lives around the world. He also serves on the Brattleboro Selectboar...

This month the President vowed to forcibly remove unhoused people from DC.

In Vermont, our state govt has removed families w/ young children and seniors w/ oxygen tanks from motels w/ no safe place to go.

Vermont must do better. Here’s my guidance. #VTpoli

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Introducing Cristian from our Action Corps community. (actioncorps.org)