Thanks to VT Digger for publishing the following piece, which also went out to our members in a slightly different form. Please join or renew your membership today. This commentary is by Mia Schultz, president of the Rutland Area Branch of the NAACP. Three hundred: the number of new members the Rutland Area NAACP received … Continue reading Mia Schultz: Be the force that bends the arc of the universe to justice
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Voices of BIPOC Community Organizers in Vermont
Sunday, June 13, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2dMrVUmNss 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 must … Continue reading Voices of BIPOC Community Organizers in Vermont
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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.
BIPOC Vaccination Clinic in Middlebury
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
Know Your Rights Workshop
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
