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The Rutland Area branch of the NAACP is dedicated to the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminating race-based discrimination in Vermont.
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Resources for Educators on the Capitol Insurgency
Dear Fellow Educators, We here at the Education Committee of Rutland Area NAACP are here to support you with a plethora of ideas and materials for teaching in good times as well as in these more fraught and difficult times. We’re currently hard at work building and creating resources for our schools and communities, as … Continue reading Resources for Educators on the Capitol Insurgency
Rutland NAACP welcomes new leadership
PRESS RELEASE Four years after its charter, the Rutland area branch of the NAACP is poised to welcome a new president. Founding president Tabitha Moore is moving on to new ventures, and nominated Bennington community organizer and advocate, Mia Schultz for the position. Ms. Schultz brings a history of advocacy in education and in the … Continue reading Rutland NAACP welcomes new leadership
2020 Candidate Survey & Legislative Report Card
[Click here to download the full report & data spreadsheet.] The Rutland Area Branch of the NAACP is pleased to present the results of its 2020 candidate survey and legislative report card. As the nation’s oldest non-partisan civil rights group, the NAACP has a mission to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of … Continue reading 2020 Candidate Survey & Legislative Report Card
Vermont NAACP branches to pay protestor citations
As racial justice protests in Burlington enter their second month, Mayor Miro Weinberger has threatened that the city will issue citations for protesters occupying Battery Park. In a show of solidarity, the Vermont branches of the NAACP have offered to pay citation fines and fees for nonviolent protesters. “The right to peacefully protest should never … Continue reading Vermont NAACP branches to pay protestor citations
