This Thursday, from 6:00-7:30, the ACLU-VT and Rights & Democracy are sponsoring an online public forum/webinar as part of our efforts to educate more community members on the influence that state's attorneys (prosecutors) have in driving mass incarceration -- or helping to end it. We are hoping to get high attendance for this session, so please … Continue reading Electing the Most Powerful Person in the Criminal Justice System
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Save the Date
Please plan to join us for this exciting event on June 30! You can buy your tickets now by making a donation and leaving a note specifying that it's for the Freedom Fund dinner.
Book Club: Their Share of the Glory
This month we are reading an article about the history of Black soldiers from Rutland in the Civil War. Download a PDF of the article here. "The telling of Vermont history would be incomplete without the telling of contributions of persons of African heritage in the state," as said so eloquently by Curtiss Reed, Jr., … Continue reading Book Club: Their Share of the Glory
Soul Food Sunday – May
Our friends at Green Mountain College have graciously offered to host our next Soul Food Sunday! Please join us Sunday, May 6th from 4:00pm-6:00pm at Green Mountain College’s Withey Hall, located at Green Mountain College, 1 Brennan Circle, Poultney, VT 05764. The mission of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of … Continue reading Soul Food Sunday – May
Membership Renewals!
Folks who joined in our chartering phase (or any time before April 1 last year) - it is time to renew! You can renew online or by mail, or in person at a meeting or event. Please renew directly through our branch, rather than through the national organization, to ensure that your membership (and membership … Continue reading Membership Renewals!
Rutland Area Branch of the NAACP 