United Way of Northwest Vermont – Volunteer Connection Listings Week January 14, 2019 By Sue Alenick, United Way Volunteer Columnist LEND A HAND IN THE NEW YEAR! – United Way of Northwest Vermont’s mobile-friendly Volunteer Connection connects you to hundreds of local volunteer needs. Search by age, date, county, interests or causes that are important to you. […]
Continue readingGreen Mountains, Blue Water Earth Care News January 2019 In this newsletter: Congregational Watershed Manual – Available Soon! Opening Day People Power Lobby – January 9, State House Climate Action Plan for 2019 Transportation & Climate Initiative to Design Low-Carbon Policy 15-Year-Old Greta Thunberg’s Address at Climate Change Conference Talking with Evangelicals About Climate Change Reminder: […]
Continue readingDear Champlain College Community, It is my pleasure to announce Marcus Wicker as the keynote speaker for Champlain College’s 2019 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. Marcus Wicker is the recipient of a Ruth Lilly Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation, a Pushcart Prize, The Missouri Review’s Miller Audio Prize, as well as fellowships from […]
Continue readingBrand new farms and food businesses. More job opportunities. Small enterprises, eager to grow, finally scaling up and family farms going organic. A Real Food economy is here and growing — and this growth is anchored by institutions of higher ed. That’s the picture that emerges from our new report. More than $82 million has been […]
Continue readingCourtesy of the Peace & Justice Center Lots of easy things to do to support Migrants in VT and in Mexico Click here for quarterly Peace & Justice Newsletter. In This Issue PJC Internships ACLU Job Opening Donations for Homeless Population From the blog: An Interview with Pierrevy Polyte: Coffee and Community Human Rights Day Community […]
Continue readingFirstly, here is my official research report write up on my class’s designated Blogger. It is quite a lengthy post, but one that I am deeply excited to share and contains information that truly needs to be spread: http://ccfall2018reeshmeth.blogspot.com/2018/11/solar-panels-are-considered-renewable.html For those who did not know much about conflict minerals… my research report explains what they are […]
Continue readingThe PJC works within Vermont but we can impact Yemen, Iran, Palestine, and more. Click here for quarterly Peace & Justice Newsletter. In This Issue Abolish Ice Legal Fees Keep Families Together Fundraiser Voices from Palestine From the blog: Medea Benjamin PJC Internships The Greatest Silence: Rape in Congo Community Calendar Action Highlight: Yemen & Saudi […]
Continue readingJoin us at 7PM with our friends from Main Street Landing and the Peace & Justice Center on November 17th, 2018. We will be networking for the first half hour with gracious donations from SAP! & Fairy Tale Farm to strengthen the network of advocates for peace in the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo). […]
Continue readingMy name is Marc Blumenthal and I am Executive Director of the Social Ventures Foundation. https://www.socialventuresfoundation.org/ We are a nonprofit, nonsectarian 501 c 3 organization, focused on identifying, promoting and facilitating the investment in startups and businesses that have products, services or job programs that sustainably lift the livelihoods of the poor at the “Bottom of the […]
Continue readingThe FT Campaigns 2019 National Conference will be held March 1-3 in Chicago and we are hoping that folks from Champlain can be there, especially as our partners! This year’s conference will include special opportunities for students, including a career fair and sessions on professional development and career preparation (resume-building, etc.) Campuses that cover registration for 3+ […]
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