Hannah Sorila

Now is our invitation to do better

Brattleboro's recent responses to public safety will cause harm for our entire community - be it substantial tax increases or increased punitive violence


Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact in community safety and public policy. She is a Representative Town Meeting member from District 8.


BRATTLEBORO-When I was a first-year college student, I read a speech by Ivan Illich called "To Hell with Good Intentions." It fundamentally changed my life.

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We’ve become a business with a community problem

If Brattleboro were seen as a community instead of a business, we would prioritize life instead of commerce. Our town leaders have choices. They just have to open their minds and hearts to listen beyond their fear.

Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact in community safety and public policy. BRATTLEBORO-If Brattleboro were seen as a community and not a business, the emergency would be that we have neighbors living outside, on our streets, because they do not...

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We need a new approach to create a safe downtown for all

Imprisoning people can make their lives harder and more traumatic. OPCs offer a solution with compassion, empathy, and support.

Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact in community safety and public policy. BRATTLEBORO-Have you ever had a rough mental health day where staying calm around other people wasn't possible? Maybe you were really reactive and raised your voice more than...

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We mean the words we are saying

Hannah Sorila aims to align intention and impact in global education and education abroad. She strives to challenge the field of global education to become more ethical, decolonial, sustainable, and accessible. I want to acknowledge that many people (Tim Wessel included) are projecting their fears, skewed perspectives, and beliefs rooted in (white/colonial) dominance culture onto a movement whose ultimate goal is the collective liberation of all (oppressed) people. For those of us calling for a ceasefire, for a free Palestine,

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OPC would help us support one another by saving lives

As an employee who works in downtown Brattleboro, and as a sibling who has watched their brother struggle through addiction and recovery, I am hopeful about the conversations beginning around Brattleboro becoming a site for an overdose prevention center (OPC). This touches close to my heart, because for many years, I lived in fear of receiving a phone call that my brother had died from an overdose. That is not an experience I would wish on anyone. However, it has...

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