The Pride Center of Vermont is bringing Jessica Pettite (a well-respected social justice advocate,trainer and comedian) to City Hall (Contois Auditorium) on June 24th from 10am-3pm. The topic of the event is “Social Justice: When Diversity is Not Enough”. See more information here.
We are in the busiest time of the Huertas season, consolidating starts and planting gardens! There are a few opportunities over the next week to get involved. First: Friday 9:00am-3:00pm Organizing seeds and starts at Hudak’s Greenhouse located at 599 St Albans Rd, Swanton, VT 05488 You can come for part or all of the work […]
Continue readingWe need your help! Please share widely – we are looking for three creative and driven individuals to join our team this summer. Follow the links to full descriptions below: Director of Administration & Development We are seeking an organized, creative individual to sustain our mission through leading our fundraising and development efforts. This is a salary […]
Continue readingRe-Post Courtesy of Human Impacts Institute: SUMMER 2015 Internship Opportunity at Human Impacts Institute Are you looking to work in NYC, but still be outside? Are you interested in environmental education – or getting more education about environmental issues? Are you interested in finding new ways to combine science, advocacy, and creative arts? As a Human […]
Continue readingRe-Post Courtesy of Jennie Msall, Oke USA / Equal Exchange Bananas: Hello Equal Exchange banana supporters, We are excited to come to Burlington on May 7th for a screening of the film Banana Land. For consumers, bananas are a delicious and nutritious start to to the day, a healthy snack and a fixture in our fruit bowls. For […]
Continue readingThis posting comes from Nicole Stratis ’17, and was originally presented in her “Colonialism and Identity” class. To colonize something is to take ownership and control of it (person, land, resource, etc) without permission from them in order for the colonizer to gain something, typically resulting in a burden or complete oppression of the colonized. […]
Continue readingCheck out this week’s good reads and job postings from these awesome sustainable organizations! VRRP/USCRI (good read/social justice/volunteer opportunities/local events) AASHE (good read/conferences/job) Salvation Farms (job/food) Intervale Food Hub (announcement/food) Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (good read/local event): VT Interfaith Power and Light (good read/local events): GREEN MOUNTAINS, BLUE WATER: Earth Care News from Vermont Interfaith Power and Light (VTIPL) April […]
Continue readingThere will be a community conversation hosted by the Conflict-Free Campus Campaign next Thursday, April 23rd at 11:00AM in Fireside Lounge. Come join a student-lead discussion about conflict minerals, the Congolese genocide, and our role as global citizens! Come and make a change!
This coming week the INCLUDE LGBTQA student group, and the faculty/staff Rainbow Alliance, invite you to join us in celebrating the Week of Noise/Day of Silence. Each April, the Day of Silence is celebrated on campuses across the United States as a day to to call attention to the silencing effect of anti-LGBTQA bullying and […]
Continue readingThe following is a message from Chris Kubik, Associate Professor, Business Administration Department, Colby Sawyer College: Greetings Fair Trader! Do you have any interest in traveling to Nepal and experiencing Fair Trade in in action? Read on!! I’m writing today from Colby-Sawyer College – a fair trade college – where I am a business professor and faculty […]
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