Parent Starts ‘Local Love Brigade’ in VT
From the article “‘Local Love Brigade’ aims to console targets of hate” article by Kevin O’Connor in VTDigger. Ann Braden, founder of the advocacy group Gun Sense Vermont, can erase hateful emails with a tap of her computer’s delete key. But the Brattleboro mother couldn’t so easily dismiss news of a recent anonymous letter telling the Islamic Society of Vermont it wasn’t welcome in the state. Such words can’t be papered over, she thought. Or can they? Braden, aiming to supplement Valentine’s Day with year-round social action, has formed the Local...
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