Big thanks to William Mills and Colleen Wright for organizing this event. $5 of every ticket sold will benefit the Rutland Area NAACP! Rappers Milheezy and 60 Kel bring the freshest rap north of Boston to the Rutland Fairgrounds on August 18, 8 pm! High energy, motivational and focused! Arena Football Players of the Vermont … Continue reading Way Too Lit concert 8/18
We had a brief but interesting discussion at the last meeting about the recent controversy surrounding the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award. Member Caroline Marotti shared several articles on the subject. From an article from VT Digger, "Author under scrutiny for long-ago ties to eugenics": "Fisher’s reputation has been questioned in recent weeks, as … Continue reading Dorothy Canfield Fisher and the Eugenics movement
The Rutland Area branch of the NAACP will have a table at National Night Out Rutland on August 1, 2017, 4:00 - 7:00 PM at the Giorgetti Athletic Complex. This nation-wide event is an opportunity to strengthen connections between police and the communities they serve. We've been glad to see the active participation that local … Continue reading National Night Out
Our August 2017 Meeting will take place in the Fox Room of the Rutland Library at 7pm on August 2. We hope you can join us!
350Vermont, along with Fossil Free VSC and the Rutland Area Climate Coalition, will be hosting a Summer Pop-up in Rutland from July 12-July 15th. What's a pop-up you might ask? Well, it's part traveling exhibit, a listening tour, a set of powerful workshops and trainings, and gatherings to build a stronger community of activists and organizers … Continue reading Waking the Sleeping Giant
Rutland Area Branch of the NAACP 