Sunday, June 13, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Register now! The aggregate of people identifying as non-white is expanding in the United States. Yet, Vermont remains the least racially diverse state in the U.S. The nation's population total of non-white (Census Bureau, 2021) was 42% in 2019. The percentage of Vermonters, by comparison, was 7.7%. Vermont … Continue reading Voices of BIPOC Community Organizers in Vermont
This video is meant to honor the life of George Floyd, and all those who have died from police violence since his murder. This video will play for nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds. We encourage you to sit with this video and images for the full time.
April 28 • 4-6 PM We've organized a BIPOC-specific vaccine clinic in Middlebury on April 28. Registration for this one is through the State of Vermont – you can call 855-722-7878, or do it through the Department of Health website (you will need to create an account if you don't have one). In either case, you … Continue reading BIPOC Vaccination Clinic in Middlebury
TUESDAY, April 27, 6:00 - 7:00 PM • VIRTUAL MEETING Click here to register! The Aspiring NAACP Chapter at Castleton, in collaboration with the Rutland-Area Branch NAACP, has coordinated a Know Your Rights presentation. This session, facilitated by the Vermont ACLU, will provide tools for young Vermont residents to deal with police traffic stops and … Continue reading Know Your Rights Workshop
Sunday, April 25, 2021 • 2pm–4pm • Stream Virtual Forum Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abvSnEfiNlY Black men are especially vulnerable to traffic stops and interactions that can lead to arrest and sometimes death in police custody. The events of the past few years leading to George Floyd's death and, recently, an active-duty soldier's arrest ignited a conversation about … Continue reading VOICES OF BLACK MEN IN VERMONT
