Category Archives: Equity & Social Justice

We Could Use Your Help to Plan This Year’s Rally for the Planet! – Dec. 4th

Hello to All Youth Activists and Youth Advocates, In these challenging times, we need a youth-focused climate change movement now, more than ever.  Please consider helping us build this movement and plan our next day of action.  Even though the rally is five months away, we need to start planning now if we are going […]

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Burlington Community Action Meeting – 11/20

Now more than ever, we need to come together to defend our rights and our democracy.  We’re looking for people who are ready to roll up their sleeves to build the political revolution on a local, state and national level. Join your neighbors this Sunday for a discussion around our hopes for our community and […]

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Spectrum’s Sleep Out and Champlain College

I believe you know about the Spectrum Sleep Out.  This will be our sixth year doing it, it’s on March 23, 2017 and we’ve never had a team from Champlain College do it, but we’d love to.   Check out the short video about it below and would love to come over and talk to you […]

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Center for a New American Dream newsletter & resources

November 2016 Dear New Dreamer, Post-election, we at New Dream feel a renewed urgency and passion to support all people and groups working to advance social justice and protect our environment. We are as committed as ever to providing high-quality tools and materials to help you reduce consumption in your own life and in your […]

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Recruiting college students for afterschool staff at Sustainability Academy

Hi all, Unfortunately one of our regular afterschool staff people will be dropping several days/week from her work schedule, and so I am again reaching out hoping to get applications from people interested in working part-time with afterschool. I’m contacting all of you specifically because of your work in the local colleges. I’m specifically going […]

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Keepers of the Game Film Screening & Discussion (Nov 29, 2016)

You are invited to the following event: GBWF: Keepers of the Game Film Screening & Discussion Tues 11/29 Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EST) Burlington High School Auditorium 52 Institute Road Burlington, VT 05408 View Map Attend Event Share: […]

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Greetings!   I’ll be teaching a fundraising class on Thanksgiving Day (10 – 11:30 am) at evolution pt & yoga studio to raise money for Hunger Free Vermont. Hunger Free Vermont’s mission is “to end the injustice of hunger and malnutrition for all Vermonters.”     This class is being offered by $20 donation, or you can fundraise for […]

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You’re invited to the 4th Annual 350 Vermont Statewide Meeting – Nov. 13

Join us at the 4th Annual 350VT Statewide Meeting on Sunday Nov. 13! We’re excited to announce that Vanessa Gray, from Aamjiwnaang Sarnia Against Pipelines, and Jay O’Hara, from Climate Disobedience Center, will both be speaking. This year we’re focusing on solutions with workshops about a whole host of great grassroots ways to combat climate […]

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Dance For Kindness event on campus – Nov. 13

On Sunday November 13th at 1:00 the Dance Team and Social Work students are joining together to kickoff World Kindness Day and week. Over 100 cities in 50 countries are doing the same FlashMob on the same day! https://www.facebook.com/events/206445363111018/   Co-hosted by Office International Ed. Please see our poster attached. — Tarn Foerg MSW, LICSW Field […]

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Volunteer Opportunities at Spectrum Youth & Family Services

My name is CeCe Horbat and I am the AmeriCorps member at Spectrum Youth & Family Services. Under the supervision of Michael Hill, I specifically assist in the programing of events with the Multicultural Youth Program as well as Spectrum Youth & Family Services’ Diversity Committee. I am emailing you in the hopes to possibly […]

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