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The Golden Cage
Mexican Migrant Workers and Vermont Dairy Farmers
Exhibit Programs and Events
Programs and Events for September
In Their Own Words Exhibit Opening Reception
September 19, 2008, 5:00-7:00 pm
Vision & Voice Documentary Workspace
Vermont Folklife Center
88 Main Street
Middlebury, VT 05753
Programs and Events for October
Under the Cloak of Darkness: Vermont Mexican Migrant Farm Workers
A screening of Bjorn Jackson’s video followed by discussion with Addison County dairy farmers.
October 9, 2008, 7:00 pm
Town Hall Theater
Merchants Row
Middlebury, VT
Addison County Farm Workers Coalition Meeting
October meeting of this all-volunteer group whose mission is to help farm workers access education, health, and social services and to celebrate the growing diversity of Addison County.
October 14, 2008, 3:30 pm
Vermont Folklife Center
88 Main Street
Middlebury, VT
Responding to the Needs of the Migrant Community
A panel discussion including Cheryl Connor (co-chair Addison Farm Workers Coalition), Ken Dabbs (Director of Addison County’s Open Door Clinic) and Susan Veguez (advocate and volunteer for Addison County migrant families).
October 14, 2008, 7:00 pm
Unitarian Universalist Society
6 Cross St
Middlebury, VT
Putting Faith into Action
A presentation by Diana Scholl (Chaplain at Middlebury’s Porter Hospital) and Cheryl Mitchell (co-chair Addison Farm Workers Coalition) that explores how people of faith can support migrant workers in our communities.
October 19, 2008, 12:00 to 1:30 pm
Ilsley Library
75 Main Street
Middlebury, VT
Creating The Golden Cage Exhibit
Chris Urban and Caleb Kenna reflect on the process of creating the exhibit, what it means to them, what they hope it will accomplish; also a slide show of additional photographs from the project.
October 21, 2008, 7:00 pm
Unitarian Universalist Society
6 Cross St
Middlebury, VT
Teaching about Migrant Mexican Workers in Vermont
A workshop for educators led by Carolyn Shapiro and Jean Lathrop from Montpelier-based Cultural Links program.
October 28, 2008, 3:30 to 5:00 pm
Vermont Folklife Center
88 Main Street
Middlebury, VT
Programs and Events for November
Police Policy for Undocumented Foreign Nationals
In September 2007 the Middlebury selectboard adopted a policy for police procedure that was developed by Middlebury Police Chief Tom Hanley. This panel brings together Chief Hanley, Middlebury Selectman Craig Bingham, and Vermont Commissioner of Public Safety Tom Tremblay to discuss both Middlebury’s policy and state police policy regarding undocumented foreign nationals statewide.
November 20, 2008, 7:00 pm
Unitarian Universalist Society
6 Cross St
Middlebury, VT
Programs and Events for December
Farm Workers in Addison County: Is Their Situation Improving or Getting Worse?
A panel presentation with audience participation organized by the Addison County Farm Workers Coalition. A follow-up to the Valentines Day 2007 presentation, which will explore how the situation has changed for Addison County farms and farm workers in the past two years.
December 10, 2008, 4:30 to 6:30 pm
Middlebury Congregational Church
Middlebury, VT
Programs and Events for January
Julia Alvarez Reading
Critically acclaimed, award-winning novelist Julia Alvarez, will read selections from her new novel, Return to Sender. Focusing on immigration, migrant workers, and a Vermont farming family, the book captures the raw emotion surrounding this timely subject matter by telling the story through the questioning innocence of children.
December 13, 2009, 7:00 pm
Town Hall Theater Middlebury, VT
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