April E-Newsletter from VNRC We hope the spring weather has brought you some renewed energy and optimism. We’re feeling pretty excited ourselves: VNRC’s annual screening of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival is coming up on Thursday! Learn how to get tickets—and read on for many more updates about our work. Latest News —This week: 13th Annual Wild & Scenic […]
Continue readingMigrant Justice is hiring! Take a look at the job announcement and please share with qualified candidates!
Virtual Exhibit Tour: “Protest and Promise”with Christi Rentsch Moraga ’76Docent, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of ArtWednesday, April 7, 5:30pm, via Zoom EVENT DETAILSChristi Rentsch Moraga, a 1976 graduate of Middlebury and a member of the Docent Council at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT, will lead Friends and Student Friends of the Middlebury College Museum of […]
Continue readingMarch 24, 2021 AASHE Connect | Events | Resource Hub | STARS | Advertise Three days remain to submit a proposal for the annual conference, or for a webinar, workshop or course. Formats other than these also may be submitted. Submit soon for an opportunity to share your experiences and insights with others working to […]
Continue readingLu is a Champlain alum who works in DE&I work and most closely with the transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, and gender expansive communities. Lu is looking to create a space for students to be heard and make connections- check out the poster below for details!
VBSR Webinar:Using Vermont’s Tax System to Address Inequality Monday, March 29th1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join VBSR and Bram Kleppner of the Vermont Tax Structure Commission for a presentation and discussion on the commission’s recommendations to the Governor and the legislature to make Vermont’s state and local tax system more sustainable, fair, and simpler in […]
Continue readingJoin us for our second Fair Spring virtual event on Thursday, April 1, from 3-4pm PST! See event and registration info below. You can also check out our Fair Spring Programming blog post for an overview of the upcoming Fair Spring monthly themes. Fair Trade & Farmworker Awareness Discussion Thursday, April 1st, 3-4pm PST Who better to teach us about […]
Continue readingtwitter • facebook • website • instagram Opioid Use Disorder Rural areas are especially prone to both Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and intimate partner violence (IPV). New research examines these issues through interviews with 33 rural Vermont women experiencing both IPV and opioid use. Findings grouped into several categories, including; geographic isolation and transportation difficulties, inaccessibility of existing […]
Continue readingJoin the Gleaning Coordinator lineage One of our signature programs, the Lamoille Valley Gleaning program dates back to the start of Salvation Farms (2005). The Gleaning Coordinator is responsible for providing Lamoille Valley farms with professionally-coordinated gleaning services, engaging community members in hands-on learning and farm-fresh food rescue, and coordinating the regular distribution of surplus crops […]
Continue readingWinning is possible! Read on about local successes and ways to join movements that will win! We can stop the F-35s — and if we do it in Vermont, we’ll pave the way for other states to do the same. As we abolish these weapons of mass destruction, we need to also work toward prison […]
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