Video: the Vermont House vote on the Proposition 2 constitutional amendment
View the Vermont House vote on Proposition 2.
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Abolish Slavery: Educating Communities on Prop 2
Vermont Interfaith Action Deputy Director Melissa Battah will present “Abolish Slavery: Educating Our Communities on Prop 2, ” developed in collaboration with the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance, on Wednesday, March 2 from 7 to 8:30 pm on Zoom. The purpose of this presentation is to explain the Vermont constitution’s current language regarding slavery and how… Read More »
Thought from James Baldwin (1962)
From the Huffington Post: “I’m Black But Look White. Here Are The Horrible Things White People Feel Safe Telling Me.”
From the Huffington Post: “I’m Black But Look White. Here Are The Horrible Things White People Feel Safe Telling Me.” Miriam Zinter (@MimZWay) writes a sobering (some might say infuriating) personal history of the abuse she suffered as a black child with very light skin — some inflicted at her directly, some spoken in her… Read More »
November is Native American Heritage Month
Shared on behalf of the Richmond Free Library:
MMU Racial Equity seminar on “Difficult Conversations about Race” (December 5)
MMUUSD “Difficult Conversations About Race” Seminar Kennedy Jensen • Wolf Lane, Richmond Announcement Hey Everyone! My name is Kennedy Jensen and I am a Junior at Mount Mansfield Union High School. I have been working with some MMU alumni to bring an anti-racism course to our high schoolers and community members. While the courses are already… Read More »
2021 Richmond Public Safety Project
Please join Richmond Racial Equity Wednesday, September 22 (tonight) from 7:00-8:00 pm as Hunter Wasser presents the results from the “2021 Richmond Public Safety Project” he completed this summer. Hunter was awarded a grant from Skidmore’s Summer Experience Fund and spent the summer analyzing Richmond PD activity data from several years and conducting a… Read More »
Restorative Justice, the day after
On behalf of Richmond Racial Equity, we would like to extend our deep gratitude to all of you who attended our Community Education Night on Restorative Justice which was presented by the Williston Community Justice Center (https://willistonjustice.org/). It was very heartening to have such a large turn out from our community, hear your thoughtful questions… Read More »
Materials from tonight’s Restorative Justice webinar
During tonight’s webinar presented by the Williston Community Justice Center, the following slides will be shared. You can download them here: Williston Community Justice Center
Restorative Justice
Richmond Racial Equity will be hosting representatives from the Williston Community Justice Center for a webinar on Tuesday, May 18. Everyone is welcome, but registration is required. You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: May 18, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Community Justice in Richmond Register in advance for this… Read More »