Hate-Free Vermont Bennington Forum

Along with the United States Attorney’s Office and the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, we will be co-hosting a Hate-Free Vermont Forum in Bennington on September 28 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. This forum is the second of a series to be held around the state, and will be facilitated by Tabitha Moore and Etan Nasreddin-Longo.

 “The Forum aims to bring policymakers, stakeholders, and community members together for productive and difficult conversations that will work to reduce animus, discord, and misunderstandings,” said Co-facilitator Etan Nasreddin-Longo. “When we began this series of fora back in 2019, its intent was to take the pulse of Vermonters’ experience of discrimination. Much has happened since that time, and our hope is to engage and to listen to our historically-disadvantaged communities about what they view as the continuing and new problems in 2022.” 

Community members are encouraged to join us for a conversation on understanding and addressing bias, discrimination, and hate crimes in Vermont.  

When: Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 5:30pm-7:30pm 

Where: The Forum will be hosted in-person and remotely. 

• Physical location: Mt. Anthony Union High School, 301 Park St, Bennington
  In-person registration (optional, but helpful!)

• Remote registration link: https://bit.ly/HateFreeBennington

Who: All are welcome. Community members have expressed that some participants may not wish to be recorded during the event, and that participants who are willing to speak with members of the media will designate themselves. Media is asked to join 30 minutes ahead of the start time. 

For physical attendance, masks are requested. Registration is required for remote attendance.