We are glad and grateful to be the recipients of a matching-gift fundraiser with the Middlebury Co-op for Juneteenth. All donations up to $10,000 will be matched by the co-op! We are aiming for $18,650 in honor of 1865, the year that the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom-- the origins … Continue reading Juneteenth Fundraiser with Middlebury Co-op
Please ask your legislators for the status of the legislation listed below, and urge them to move it forward! Even though some of this legislation may seem to overlap, it’s important to reach out about all 4 bills because we don’t know which bill will actually move forward. And don’t forget to ask your friends … Continue reading Legislative Action Item Details
The action items Tabitha called for in her speech at the rally on June 6: 1. take out your phone. TEXT “JUSTICE” TO 802-881-0020 Sign the petition calling for a fair and just Bennington Police Department 2. Keep your phone out. Go to http://www.naacprutland.org. Click on SUPPORT BLACK VERMONTERS. 3. Hop over to DONATE or … Continue reading Action Items
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:
Rutland Area Branch of the NAACP 