For more information:Mia Schultz, presidentRutland Area NAACPpresident@naacprutland.org Vermont Schools Fail to Protect Students of Color: A Call for Action and Accountability Recent Woodstock Settlement Exposes Ongoing Discrimination in Vermont Schools RUTLAND, VT – The Rutland Area NAACP stands with families across Vermont who continue to face systemic racism in public education. The settlement of a … Continue reading Press Release: Vermont Schools Fail to Protect Students of Color: A Call for Action and Accountability
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Who Keeps Us Safe?! Protect Black Femmes Sit-In
Monday, October 7 • 5:30pm-6pm • City Hall Park Steps, Burlington Join us for a sit-in on Burlington's City Hall Park steps in solidarity against the targeted racial harm that continues to happen to former Director Tyeastia Green and Black womxn throughout Vermont. As declared in 2021, racism is still a public health emergency. We … Continue reading Who Keeps Us Safe?! Protect Black Femmes Sit-In
Candidates of Color Forum
October 7, 2024 • 6:00-7:30 PM https://youtu.be/euuqEE_uybU?si=pcDGLGT3DAuDtfY_ The Rutland Area NAACP and the Windham County NAACP are honored to host a critical panel discussion that aims to amplify the voices of BIPOC leaders running for state office in Vermont. This is a non-partisan platform for these candidates to discuss their policy positions, their goals and … Continue reading Candidates of Color Forum
Open Letter to Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
Throughout history, Black communities have been repeatedly let down by those in power who, despite their promises, ultimately choose to protect their own interests rather than standing with the marginalized people they profess to protect. Unfortunately, we are witnessing this pattern in Burlington, where Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, who was elected with significant support from Black … Continue reading Open Letter to Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
Hate-Free Randolph
The United States Attorney’s Office, the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, and the Rutland Area NAACP will be co-hosting a Hate-Free Vermont Forum for the Orange County community in Randolph on May 8, 2023, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. This forum will be the fourth held in an ongoing series that started in 2019; recent … Continue reading Hate-Free Randolph