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.
Recent Posts
Save the Date! Freedom Fund Dinner 2019
August 16, 2019 • 5:30-8:30 • Franklin Conference Center, Rutland Ticket and sponsorship information coming soon.
A Celebration of Poetry
Thursday, April 11th at 6:30 PM • Phoenix Books, Rutland To celebrate National Poetry Month, we invite you to join us for an evening of reading and listening to the art of poets of color. Poetry has always broken down barriers, defying expectations as it eludes simplistic definitions. With lyrical cadences inspired by cultures not … Continue reading A Celebration of Poetry
Spring Reading List
We’ve put together a suggested reading list for the new season! Check out these books at your local library or bookstore.
Know Your Rights Training
Saturday, March 9, 8:30 am to 2:30 pm • Grace Congregational Church, Rutland Click here to register! As concerns about government-sponsored violence and discrimination toward immigrants—in particular non-white people who are assumed to be undocumented immigrants— continues to dominate national and local news, Vermonters are more vocally expressing confusion, concern, and outrage over what is … Continue reading Know Your Rights Training
