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A Visit With: Off the Wall Visits the Burlington Mayor's Office 01/02/2018

Community Producer Margaret Harrington heads to Burlington's City Hall with Albert Petrarca, of Off the Wall Coalition, to find out how the Mayor will respond to the Church Street mural accusations of racism and white supremacy. Off the Wall Coalition presents Mayor Miro Weinberger's Chief of Staff, Brian Lowe, with the demand that the mayor withdraws his consent to being in the existing Marketplace Mural.

Black Lives Matter Vermont: Sister's Keeper Conference Presented by Black Lives Matter Vermont 08/31/2017

Black Lives Matter VT presents "My Sister's Keeper Challenge" Conference on August 31, 2017, in Stowe, Vermont. The event features speakers and discussions where women in Vermont unite against racism.

Discussions include "Speaking Our Truths" with Vermont State Representative Kiah Morris, "Lifting As We Climb" keynote address from Dr. Dottie Morris of Keene State College, and Denise Dunbar's perspective on the "Reading to End Racism" program in Vermont public schools.

For more information visit BlackLivesMatterVermont.com.

Vermont Interfaith Action: Progress Toward a Moral Economy 07/18/2017

Rev. Ken White, VIA Clergy Caucus, speaks with Debbie Ingram, VIA Executive Director, about racial justice policies, fair wages for workers, and new legislation working its way through the Vermont General Assembly that would create an insurance pool for workers' paid leave.

More information at: (802) 651-8889 | office@viavt.org | www.viavt.org

Vermont Workers' Center: Building a Common Agenda for People and the Planet 03/15/2015

Movement leaders from a variety of struggles participate in a panel discussion on building a common agenda for people and the planet here in Vermont.  Participating organizations include: Vermont Workers' Center, Vermont Interfaith Action, Green Mountain Self-Advocates, Rising Tide Vermont, 350Vermont, Justica Migrante/Migrant Justice, and more.

Welcoming: Rev. Mara Dowdell
Panel: Anna Rose, Rising Tide Vermont; Lucy Gluck, 350 Vermont; Allise Hewes, student organizer; Alyssa Carberry, Healthcare Is A Human Right Campaign; Victor Diaz, Migrant Justice; John Howe, Vermont State Employees Association.

For More Information: www.workerscenter.org - http://www.migrantjustice.net/ - http://www.risingtidevermont.org/ - http://350vermont.org/ - http://www.vsea.org/ - http://www.viavt.org/

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