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Various statements expressing passionate discontent surrounding the continued existence of CPCs in Middlebury. Each statement discusses a specific argument against CPCs and/or includes a broad statement of support from an individual or group.

A little over two pages of linked informational resources assembled by Middlebury activists, including everything from an interactive New York Times Article co-authored by Middlebury GSFS professor Carly Thomsen to a database of CPCs throughout the…

Petition organized by Elissa Asch (2022.5) in an effort to ban CPCs from the Middlebury College campus. Signatures include students, faculty, staff, and community members from the Middlebury community as well as various other colleges and…

This poster was distributed across the Middlebury campus to advertise for the upcoming demonstration to ban crisis pregnancy centers from the activities fair. It provides information for an organizing meeting a few days before the demonstration as…

Petition organized by Elissa Asch (2022.5) in an effort to ban CPCs from all colleges in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). The petition includes information on CPCs and allows the option to add a statement to the petition on…

This article, written by Alison Novak, gives a general overview of CPCs in Vermont and highlights activist efforts to bring attention to their negative effects on communities.

This article, written by Juliet Schulman-Hall, describes the events of the protests and quotes several student activists as well as Sarah Ray, Middlebury College Director of Media Relations. It also features photographs from the event.

Distributed at a student-led protest in support of banning CPCs, this zine provides information about why CPCs are harmful and advises readers to avoid the CPC in Middlebury, at this time operating under the name “The Women’s Center.”

Poster advertising a petition organized by Elissa Asch (2022.5) in an effort to ban CPCs from all colleges in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC).

Series of "Vent Diagrams" created by Middlebury students on April 24, 2022 in advance of the main It Happens Here event on April 28. These are intended to highlight the overlap between two contradictory statements and challenge binary thinking.