Author: naacprutland
An Open Letter to Vermont’s People of Color:
Hello family. These are some scary times and we are sure you are all doing what you can to make it through. To our Asian family, we want to extend a particularly warm and empathetic greeting. We are painfully aware of the rise in anti-Asian racism both in Vermont and around the nation. We want … Continue reading An Open Letter to Vermont’s People of Color:
An Open Letter to the Vermont Healthcare Community:
We want to thank you for all that you do. This pandemic hit us so fast and so hard that everyone is reeling and scrambling just to get a basic handle on how to manage patients, provide testing and treatment, supplies, staffing, tending to the needs of workers’ families and all of the other demands … Continue reading An Open Letter to the Vermont Healthcare Community:
Racial Justice During COVID-19
The Rutland Area NAACP is still active in this time of social distancing, quarantine, and medical crisis. We will be cancelling all in-person meetings, moving them to Zoom as appropriate and rescheduling what can't be done online (like our beloved Soul Food Sundays). We encourage all Rutland County residents to visit rutlandmutalaid.com to sign up … Continue reading Racial Justice During COVID-19
Migrant Justice Dignity Tour Stops in Rutland
When: Wednesday March 18th at 6 – 8 pm Where: Leahy Center, Rutland Regional Medical Center, 160 Allen Street. Co-host: Migrant Justice What: Join us in hearing from farmworkers with Migrant Justice about the reality of labor and housing conditions dairy workers face and the need for the “Milk with Dignity” campaign. This campaign is … Continue reading Migrant Justice Dignity Tour Stops in Rutland
