Emerge Alumnae Running for Office: Meet Senator Ingram
We’re excited 19 Emerge Vermont alumnae are running for office in the General Election! Throughout the month, we’ll be highlighting these awesome women who’ve stepped up to serve their communities. Senator Debbie Ingram Debbie currently represents Chittenden County in the Senate and she’s an alumnae of our 2016 training… Read More
“Let’s Pull the Damn Woman Card”
In case you missed it, take a listen to this incredible podcast from Rumble Strip, entitled “Let’s Pull the Damn Woman Card.” It features four Emerge women running for office right now. It’s only 20 minutes long, and its some really… Read More
The Campaign Launch
It’s campaign kickoff season, with Emerge women launching their campaigns for state legislature all over Vermont. It’s exciting to see our network coming together for each other, as women put themselves out there to run. Alumna Kathleen James of Manchester Center, who is running for Vermont House… Read More
Thank You For A Fabulous Celebration of Women In Politics!
Thank you to everyone who joined us on March 24th for the Emerge Vermont Annual Celebration of Women in Politics 2018. With a standing-room-only crowd and a fantastic line-up of speakers and performers, it was an amazing evening honoring Vermont Democratic women past, present, and future! We’re thrilled to… Read More
Barbara’s Emerge Experience
This post is by Barbara Turnbull of Burlington, Vermont. Barbara is a sophmore at Oberlin College in Ohio, and spent the month of January 2018 as an intern with Emerge Vermont. The energy in a room full of intelligent, motivated women is infectious. The sense of community… Read More
Tackling Climate Change & Running For Office
I recently returned from my sixth Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Pittsburgh. Why have I repeated the same training program so many times? It’s an inspiring opportunity to learn first-hand from many of my climate heroes, not the least of whom is former Vice President Al Gore, about how to… Read More
Pearls and Social Graces
When Gov. Madeleine Kunin walked into my elementary school classroom, she was the most glamourous woman I had ever seen in person. Now, I know that is a pretentious way to describe our first woman Governor and I wish I had thought something more substantial than “Wow, she’s pretty!” But… Read More
Rep. Kiah Morris Defines “Political Courage”
Definition of Political Courage Representative Kiah Morris was a featured workshop leader at the Black Lives Matter Sister’s Keeper Conference on August 31, 2017 in Stowe, Vermont. Rep. Morris’ workshop, entitled “Speaking our Truths: Activist-centric Political Advocacy” included a piece on what she believes defines “political courage.” Her definition:… Read More
Anna’s Emerge Experience
Anna Caliandro is a Smith College student and Vermonter who was an intern with Emerge Vermont during Summer 2017 The 2016 Election felt like a rebuke against women in government. Outstanding and accomplished candidates such as Sue Minter and Hillary Clinton lost, and sexism was both blatant and subtle all… Read More
Introducing Our New Class!
Introducing the members of our new class – bold women from across Vermont who will spend the next five months hard at work, training to run for public office. Our Class of 2018 will be our largest yet, 29 women from 9 counties and 19 towns. The women in our… Read More