Champlain College has a long history with the Malayaka House in Entebbe, Uganda, sending a group of students, faculty and staff to Uganda for several years. Other groups in Vermont have a relationship with Malayaka House as well and want to share news of their upcoming benefit concert. Please spread the word! Below is a poster for a […]
Continue readingWell it looks like winter is here, so we’re getting our supply of donated coats and winter gear out to families and new arrivals as quickly as possible over the coming weeks. We’d like to thank the students of the Rooted Organizing Community from Burlington High School for all their help reorganizing our donations last week and […]
Continue readingTickets available to hear Leah Penniman & Chris Newman From November 9th-12th, the National Young Farmers Coalition will host their 6th Annual National Leadership Convergence virtually with the theme, “Achieving Equity Through Agriculture.” Tickets are available to the general public for the keynotes, farmer and food system activists Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm and Chris Newman of Sylvanaqua […]
Continue readingYou’re Invited! The Change is Us: Democratic Empowerment for Food System Transformation An online round table discussion hosted by Food Solutions New England. Keep an eye on your email inbox for invitations to more events over the coming months. Thursday, November 12 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ESTRegistration “The kind of food system we need […]
Continue readingThe next event for our community read is a poetry recitation by Rajnii Eddins (on Zoom). Burlington spoken-word poet and activist Rajnii Eddins will share some of his poetry, followed by a Q&A session. His latest work, titled “Their Names Are Mine,” aims to confront white supremacy while emphasizing the need to affirm our mutual […]
Continue readingWelcome to our October organizer update for college & university campaigners! October is especially exciting because not only is it the second month of Fair Fall, but also Fair Trade Month! This month’s Fair Fall theme is Racial Justice. With the mass mobilization of Black Lives Matter advocates over the past few months, we wanted […]
Continue readingThe election is near. Regardless of which way the election goes, there needs to be a conversation around what we want America to look like and stand for. Many events are happening (starting tonight) that address this.-Kina Thorpe, PJC Educational Program Manager Click here to for the quarterly Peace & Justice Center Newsletter In This Issue […]
Continue readingGreen Mountains, Blue Water Earth Care News Mid-October VTIPL’s Climate Justice Series – Mission Farm Film EventKiss the Ground Viewing on October 18 Climate Justice Series with film, Kiss the Ground, Sun., Oct.18, Mission Farm & Rooting out Structural Racism in American Agriculture, Nov. 12 A Message from VTIPL’s President Ron McGarvey IPL’s Faith Climate […]
Continue readingThe Poetry of Food Systems CollaborationSolving our food system challenges requires significant collaboration. A recent article explores the benefits and challenges of transdisciplinary collaboration through a unique medium: poetry. The author took evaluations from a recent Food Systems conference at UVM, and transcribed them into poems. These poems were able to uniquely emphasize the most pressing challenges of […]
Continue readingThe Social Impact Scholar Program of Champlain College will present a virtual panel discussion: “Social Impact, the Law and Politics: the Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” The recent death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been a tremendous loss for our nation. Fortunately, the legacy of “RBG” (as she was sometimes known) will […]
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