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GUILFORD â A documentary pointing out the realities of violence against Native American women will finally get screened live in the community where the filmmakers live.
âSisters Risingâ initially was going to be part of the Brattleboro Womenâs Film Festival, an annual spring event held by the Womenâs Freedom Center. However, the event was cancelled due to COVID-19.
âWeâre really excited to have this screening to share with our community,â said Willow OâFeral, one of the filmmakers.
The documentary will be shown by the Windham World Affairs Council at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 8 at 118 Elliot in Brattleboro. Like all WWAC events, the screening is free and open to the public, and suggested $10 donation will be accepted at the door.
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Skylar Marshall, a volunteer with Everyone Eats, in Brattleboro, Vt., picks up order forms from a line of vehicles outside the Brattleboro Winter Farmersâ Market, on Flat Street, on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. The program, Everyone Eats, restarted on Monday after stopping for a few weeks because of funding running out from the CARES Act on Dec. 30, 2020. Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) allocated $1.6 million to Southeastern Vermont Community Action, the Everyone Eats Program Administrator, to relaunch programming.
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