WE ARE VERMONT! RESIST BUILD RISE a 2018 calendar to benefit 350Vermont
We are Vermont is a calendar created to benefit 350Vermont. Our goal is to share the creativity, passion, diversity, and progressive activism of Vermonters through beautiful color images donated by talented photographers. We will feature images of organic farms, farmers gardens, protests for climate and migrant justice, renewable energy, our outspoken and brave progressive elected officials, the women s march, the 2016 pipeline protests, and more. Nothing like this exists in Vermont, as all the currently available calendars are comprised of images of scenery, either in photographs or in artwork. We plan to offer this calendar for sale through book stores, gift stores, through 350Vermont, and at events this fall. This will be an exciting and well received project. call for submissions for 2019: We will be beginning to collect images for the 2019 We are Vermont Calendar in January 2018. We know Vermonters will be busy growing food, enjoying the nature of our beautiful state, working to make our communities more welcoming and livable, finding innovative ways to lead in the fight for climate justice, and creatively resisting the conservative minority who are trying to reshape our country. We hope to hear from some of the many talented photographers documenting our lives and work. If you wish your images to be a part of this exciting fund raiser for 350 Vermont, contact us at wearevermont@gmail.com. We also would love your input. How can this calendar be more beautiful and more useful as a tool to help us work together to create a healthier, more sustainable, and more joyful state and world. Resources Visit 350vermont.org to learn more about the many ways that you can get involved. From there you can join in the fight for climate justice and sign up as a volunteer to help in our mission to end the carbon crisis. In addition, there are numerous other environmental and agricultural organizations throughout the state that are working just as hard to find bold solutions for climate change and the many other pressing issues that we face today. To get involved locally, let your voice be heard. Find out if your Vermont town has an energy committee where you can let town officials know of the necessity of transitioning to a renewable economy. Finally, you can write letters to your local media and call your representatives; you can also help by gleaning after the harvest to give food to the local food shelf. 350-VERMONT MISSION 350VT organizes, educates, and supports people in Vermont to work for climate justice resisting fossil fuels, building alternatives, and transforming our communities for greater justice and resilience. www.350vermont.org Graphic design by Dede Cummings. Thanks to all our photographers who donated their work! Edited by Nancy Braus and Dede Cummings. Our paper is Reincarnation Silk Cover and Text, 100% recycled content waste and bleached without the use of chlorine compounds. This brochure was also printed locally in Vermont by Springfield Printing Company, using soy-based ink. Giving voice to writers and artists who will make the world a better place www.greenwriterspress.com Brattleboro, VT Orders: wearevermontcalendar@gmail.com Front cover photo by Terry Allen. Empathy: We are committed to practicing empathy; we engage comrades with the intent to learn about and connect with their contexts. from Guiding Principles of Black Lives Matter
Fear s pronoun is singular: I ve got to watch out for me and mine. Love s pronoun is plural: we re in this together, and together we can grow things that will blossom even in a time of drought. Kathleen McTigue, director of the UU College of Social Justice
Graham Swaney, was a senior at Mount Mansfield Union High School, when he documented the Montpelier Women's March and Unity Rally with his aerial camera. Photo by Graham Swaney. January 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Local farmers can extend their season and supplement their livelihood with winter farmers markets. The Brattleboro Winter Farmers Market was founded by Post-Oil Solutions. Photo by Sheldon Weeks. February 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
350Vermont kayaktivists on Lake Champlain explore new ways to protect our precious waters from the danger of oil trains and other toxic threats. Photo by AArthur Hynes. March 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Thousands gather before the statehouse in Montpelier, Vermont, in one of hundreds of marches for climate justice that occured around the world on April 29, 2017. Photo by Jim Mendell. April 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 Cyclists take over the street to celebrate the Bellows Falls Community Bike Project first anniversary party. Photo by Karl Kemnitzer. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Big Picture Farm, in Townshend, Vermont, sells premier Vermont goat milk caramels all over the world. Here on their farm, their goats graze amidst the solar panels. Photo by Louisa Conrad / Big Picture Farm. June 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
The rebirth of family farms in Vermont is remaking the traditional model for farming, with diversification and value-added products, while helping all of us eat local food. Photos by Terry Allen, Sheldon Weeks, Arthur Hynes & VT Foodbank. July 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
In August, swimming holes in Vermont, like the one here in Marlboro, Vermont, remind us how fortunate we are to live and raise our chldren in Vermont. Photo by Sheldon Weeks. August 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Gleaners hard at work providing fresh kale for others in their community. Eat More Kale! Photo courtesy Vermont Foodbank. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
2017 was a challenging year for Vermont migrant workers in our state and around the country with looming deportations. Vermonters and migrant leaders have creatively and heroically rallied in support. Photos by Terry Allen. October 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
A group of Vermont activists from 350Vermont spent Thanksgiving at The Oceti Sakowin Camp in North Dakota being part of the support network for the water protectors. Photos by Dede Cummings & Jim Mednell November 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 350Vermont activists protesting the fracked gas pipeline at Geprags Park in Hinesburg, Vermont. Photos by Jim Mendell. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
To change everything, we need everyone. Naomi Klein 978-0-9990766-5-1 350Vermont activists protesting the fracked gas pipeline at Geprags Park in Hinesburg, Vermont. Photo by Jim Mendell. Barcode TK