View the recording In the wake of another brutal police murder in the headlines, the NAACP of Rutland Area & Windham County and the ACLU of Vermont are bringing to Montpelier a panel of five family members whose loved ones were lost to police violence. “Voices from the Front: Structural Racism & Policing” will take … Continue reading Families impacted by police violence to speak in Montpelier
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Congressional Forum Questions
Attention Vermont NAACP Members! We need your help! On July 30, 2022, both Vermont NAACP Branches will host a candidate forum for the 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont. Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash We are asking our members to contribute to the questions that will be asked during the forum. … Continue reading Congressional Forum Questions
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:
Panel to Discuss Slavery Amendment
November 21, 2019 • 6:30 PM • Courcelle Building, 16 North St. Extension, Rutland We are excited to be hosting legislators and civil rights leaders for a forum discussion of PR.2, at 6:30 on November 21, 2019 at the Courcelle Building in Rutland. PR.2 is a bill which would create a Vermont constitutional amendment clarifying … Continue reading Panel to Discuss Slavery Amendment
Joint Statement of Vermont Branches of NAACP & ACLU of Vermont
Joint Statement of Vermont Branches of NAACP & ACLU of Vermont In Response to Reports That Bennington Officials Failed to Disclose Key Evidence in Kiah Morris Investigation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb 11, 2019 Bennington, Vt.—The Vermont branches of the NAACP and the ACLU of Vermont are calling for a broader inquiry following revelations that Bennington officials failed … Continue reading Joint Statement of Vermont Branches of NAACP & ACLU of Vermont
Rutland Area Branch of the NAACP 