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Author, Punk Rocker Shawna Potter Visits Vermont To Talk About 'Making Spaces Safer'

Author Shawna Potter and the cover of her book Making Spaces Safer.
photo courtesty of author / book cover courtesy AK Press
Author and punk rock activist Shawna Potter, left, is coming to Vermont for community discussions around her book "Making Spaces Safer."

Author and punk rock political activist Shawna Potter is coming to Vermont to talk about her new book——and the visit kicks off a series of discussions at Vermont libraries about sexism, harassment and how to stop it. We’re talking with Potter about the book and what individuals and organizations can do to make their spaces safer from harassment.

Our guests are:

  • , Making Spaces Safer author, activist and front person for the Baltimore-based co-ed feminist hardcore punk band 
  • Mollie Allen, a junior at South Burlington High School who'll be interviewing Potter on radio station  as part of  promotion of Potter's book and visit
  • Genevieve Rossi, a UVM undergraduate engaging with Potter's work during her visit to Vermont

Upcoming Vermont events related to Potter's book include:

  • Tuesday, Feb. 18: from 7-9 p.m.
  • Thursday, April 23:  community discussion at the , 7 p.m.
  • Tuesday, June 30: community discussion at the , 6-8 p.m.

Broadcast live on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý program Vermont Edition.
Matt Smith worked for ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.

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