Women's Freedom Center

10/12/2026

Stand with Survivors

Join us every Wednesday in October from 3–4 PM on the Brattleboro Common as we stand together with survivors of sexual and domestic violence.

Every survivor deserves to be heard, believed, and surrounded by a community that cares. Showing up matters. Together, we can help build a community where survivors know they are not alone.

All are welcome.

10/08/2026

10/08/2026

10/07/2026

Tonight, beginning at 6PM on the Brattleboro Common, we gather in silence to honor survivors.

Come for a few minutes or stay as long as you like. Simply being there, even briefly, matters. We’ll close the vigil when it feels right.

If you need support, our 24-hour hotline is always here: 802-254-6954.

10/01/2026

What happened at Cornell is not just a story about Cornell.
It is a story about sexual violence, accountability, whose voices we listen to, and what happens when a community is asked to show up for survivors.
In our latest op-ed, the Women’s Freedom Center asks a difficult question: Will we show up for survivors with the same urgency and attention that we bring to calls for accountability?
Because sexual violence doesn’t only happen on college campuses. It happens in our communities, in our workplaces, in our homes—and it happens far more often than most of us want to believe.
On October 7 from 6-8PM, we’ll gather on the Common for a silent candlelight vigil to stand with survivors and to remind our community that every survivor deserves to be heard, believed, and met with care.
We invite you to read our op-ed, share it, and join us in making space for a larger conversation about sexual violence and what accountability can—and should—look like.
Read the full op-ed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eFlVgKBXqSv0jHVM3HHGZ_F0x587i0Q9/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=112757828650101062655&rtpof=true&sd=true
Join us October 7 for our candlelight vigil.

Cornell Got Our Anger. Survivors Need Our Attention. By the Women's Freedom Center Content warning: This piece discusses sexual assault, including details from a lawsuit describing a gang r**e. If you need support, WFC's 24-hour hotline is 802-254-6954. Is a sexual assault only worth our outrage ...

09/30/2026

Grab your smartest friends, your most competitive friends, or the friends who're confident they’re smart—and join us for Trivia Night!

Come test your feminist knowledge, laugh a lot, and argue over answers you’re sure are right.
Bring your crew (teams of up to 4 people). Bring your trivia brain. Bring your wild guesses.

09/25/2026

What if healing didn’t have to look a certain way?

Freedom Between the Lines is a weekly, free, no-pressure writing group beginning October 6th for survivors of sexual and relationship violence — wherever you are in your journey.

You don’t need to consider yourself a “writer.” You don’t need to share anything you write. And you don’t need to be at any particular point in your healing. Come as you are. Write as much or as little as feels right. Listen, reflect, create, or simply spend some time in a welcoming space with others who understand.

Together, we’ll use writing and creative expression as a way to explore what wants to be expressed — without judgment, expectations, or pressure to tell your story in any particular way.

09/23/2026

Our favorite season is here: Fall of the Patriarchy.

Okay, technically, the patriarchy has not fallen. Yet.

But the leaves are turning, the days are getting shorter, and we’re still doing what we can to help create a world where everyone can live with safety, freedom, and equality.

So… happy Fall of the Patriarchy.
We’ll keep working on it.