“Jen’s commitments to generosity and giving back to the community are incredible testaments to the spirit of using our talents for lasting positive change,” said Jill Stratton, assistant provost for experiential learning and associate dean of residential colleges. “She has inspired so many through her generosity, and I look forward to her sharing more of her story with the Vanderbilt community during our fireside chat.” These products are joyful, high-quality and help nonprofits make up for some of the revenue lost by not being able to fundraise during the pandemic. Mine is a bizarre and wonderful story, and I am excited to share it with the Vanderbilt community.”Įllis collaborates with Vermont businesses to design and create Bernie Mitten-themed products to benefit charity. “I am still stunned at the beauty of it,” Ellis continued. “I had no idea what to do when this happened I just followed my heart and made decisions that were true to who I am. The end result was a moment of collective laughter and joy during a global pandemic. “When thousands of people began reaching out to me for mittens and interviews after the inauguration, I realized I had a platform I’d never before experienced,” Ellis said. “I gave Bernie Sanders a pair of mittens on a whim many years ago and forgot about it. I don’t want people to lose sight of why this happened. It was actually a very simple act of kindness and generosity, that’s all. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) shares his thoughts with CNNs Dana Bash on the viral memes that came from his attendance at President Joe Bidens inauguration.C. Vanderbilt’s residential colleges, Vandy Votes and the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs will co-sponsor the event. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration in January and have since been immortalized in countless internet memes, will discuss the story behind the mittens and how she decided to use the moment in history for good in a fireside chat with the Vanderbilt community on Tuesday, March 2.Įllis’ talk, “Making Meaningful Change out of Mittens and Memes,” will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Jen Ellis, the Vermont schoolteacher who made the now-famous mittens Sen. Bernie Sanders’ now-famous mittens, is part of the countless internet memes inspired by Sanders wearing them to the presidential inauguration in January. We can go forward simultaneously on all of these issues, if we’re prepared to roll up our sleeves and get to work.Jen Ellis, maker of Vermont Sen. “We don’t have the time to spend weeks and months on impeachment.
“We have got to show the American people that we can walk and chew bubblegum at the same time,” Sanders said. Jokes aside, the former 2020 presidential candidate told Meyers he was “in tears seeing the new president getting sworn in and the old president leaving Washington.” Even though the Senate already has plenty of work to do, he also advocated for the swift conviction of Donald Trump after the former president was impeached for a second time following this month’s pro-Trump attack on the Capitol Building. “I’d love to tell you, Seth,” Sanders said coyly on “Late Night” when asked about the package. Bernie Sanders becomes an Inauguration Day meme we never expected but certainly appreciate. With his jacket, mittens and manila envelope, Sen.
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