Vermont Law School announces a restructuring and long-term growth plan, adding a graduate school and changing the school's name to "Vermont Law and Graduate School."

More info: vermontlaw.edu

For more information on the Winooski City Council and current procedures and meeting dates, please visit: winooskivt.gov/210/Mayor-and-City-Council.

The Winooski City Council normally meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month.

For more information on the Essex Selectboard and their current procedures and meeting dates, please reference the agendas at essexvt.org/AgendaCenter/Essex-Selectboard-9.

The South Burlington City Council makes annoucements and the City Manager reports. - SBVT.gov

Winooski holds their first Juneteenth Celebration in Rotary Park. 

From the Ethan Allen Homestead:

On Father's Day, guest lecturer Tom Anderson talks about the founding of the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum.

Tom Anderson was one of a small group of visionaries who worked with Ralph Nading Hill to develop the homestead park and museum as it exists today. Tom shares stories of those early days and how they rediscovered and restored the 1787 home of Vermont founder and Revolutionary War leader Ethan Allen.

For more information: ethanallenhomestead.org

BX22 is a community organized and supported event sponsored by Burlington-base nuwave Equity Corporation (nuwaveco.com).

The event features a focus on the three pillars of culture, community, and education and includes performances, presentations, and panel discussions celebrating Juneteenth.

Featuring:

Angela Davis, Dr. Jackie Hunter, Zoraya Hightower, Kiah Morris, Emiliano Void, Rajnii Eddins, Jolivette Anderson Douning, Rev Mark Hughes, Harmony Edosomwan, Tino Rutanhira, Mikahely, Zoraya Hightower, SINNN, Sandrine KIbuey, A2VT, and DJ Queen Sheba

For more information: blackexperiencevt.com

From Vermont Racial Justice Alliance:

Allies and leaders from Vermont Racial Justice Alliance and Vermont Interfaith Action hold a press conference to launch the Abolish Slavery Vermont Campaign, calling on Vermonters to vote “Yes” on Proposal 2, the constitutional amendment stating that slavery and indentured servitude are prohibited in all forms. This question will be on the ballot in November. While Vermonters and the nation have been taught for generations that the state was the first to abolish slavery we now know that that no state constitutioanlly permitted slavery before Vermont. Vermont’s constitution permits slavery of folks under age 21 and individuals bound by their own consent. The Vermont constitution has also always permitted the enslavement of those bound for payment of debts, damages, fines, costs or “the like.” Exception clauses of 25 other state constitutions and the Thirteenth Amendment have been informed by these exception clauses in the Vermont Constitution, leading to the introduction of convict leasing in the US.

The Aboilsh Slavery Vermont Campaign focusses on human rights and connects the institution of slavery to its legacy - systemic racism. Mark Hughes, Executive Director of Vermont Racial Justice Alliance and the catalyst for the amendment, stated, “Political and economic inequality along racial lines and across all society exist today because of the legacy of slavery. This amendment goes to the heart of a 245 year old crime against humanity.” It also addresses the existence of and the ongoing impact of the thirteenth amendment exception clause. The thirteenth amendment exception clause has led to prison (industry) proliferation, skyrocketing incarceration and hugely disproportionate numbers of Black Americans being locked up.