Category Archives: Equity & Social Justice

A Series of Lunchtime Conversations: Gender Neutral Pronouns, Survivors of Sexual Assault, and Learning Disabilities

This month there will be a number of exciting Lunch Time Conversations and Capstone Presentations. Next Wednesday, April 15th, our first Lunch Time Conversation: A Conversation about Gender Neutral Pronouns and Grammar will take place in the Morgan Room from 12:00pm-1:30pm. Additional Lunch Time Conversation Events can be found in the flyer below. Invitations for […]

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Metta Earth Leadership Training (VT)

Re-post from Metta Earth: Are you passionate about social change, movement-building, sustainability, and social justice?   Interested in building hands-on skills in permaculture, homesteading, ecovillage planning, ororganic farming?   Want to explore your inner strength and leadership through yoga and mindfulness meditation?   Looking for an opportunity to get outside and reconnect with nature on a much deeper level than ever before?  Interested in ecopsychology and learning primitive wilderness survival […]

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Great Inclusion Learning and Engagement Events at Champlain in April

As the semester races to an end, here are some great events to help things end well. Please mark your calendars for these excellent lunch time opportunities for learning and discussion. · April 7th: Jasmine Rand. Perry Presentation Room. 11:5am. (Be sure to attend the Women’s Empowerment Initiative Events on April 6th): A conversation about […]

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Conflict-Free Campus and Social Justice in the Congo – Film screening at Champlain on 4/14 at 8:30pm

A message from Anna Rendell-Baker and the ENP-250 team: As a college that prides itself on social and environmental justice, I think that everyone should play a role in the recent push that those in ENP-250 (Env. Policy and Globalization) have made to make the campus conflict-free. We are hoping to change current policies within the […]

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Basic Mediation Workshop at Champlain College – April 29-May 2

The Basic Mediation Workshop is coming up on April 29-May 2nd.  Learn how to better engage conflicts at your workplace and at home and learn to help others resolve their conflicts.  If you’re looking for a set of skills that can change your life and for which those around you at work and at home […]

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Champlain PUBLISHING CLASS SETS UP FUNDRAISER TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Students in the Publishing in the 21st Century class created an IndieGoGo fundraiser for the “You Have a Voice App.”  The app is a step forward in the ongoing battle against human trafficking. It will give law enforcement the ability to communicate quickly and effectively with non-English speaking victims of human trafficking. Read the rest of this […]

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March Week Four–VNRC, City Market, PLAN!, Second Nature, National Wildlife Federation, AASHE, Local Motion, CarShare VT

VNRC (good read/local events): Get Involved Visit Our Website Give E-News February 2015 Perhaps more so than in recent years, the state budget has been front and center at the State House this year and lawmakers face tough decisions because of a $113 million budget gap. With this in mind, VNRC, along with other organizations, […]

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LGBTQ Identity, Human Rights and Advocacy Speaker at Champlain on 3/27

A message from Faith Yacubian, adjunct faculty at Champlain College: Each semester, I reach out to community, advocacy organizations with the intention of building connections with the communities (if one has not already been forged) and requesting guest speakers. This semester, I have reached out to Peter Jacobsen, Director of Vermont Cares, again and asked him to […]

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Introducing PAUSE, a Champlain Student-Led Activism Group

A message from Dylan Cullen, President of the Student Government Association, Environmental Policy, Champlain College 2017 PAUSE for a minute.  Take some time to think about what Champlain College would look like with a thriving, engaged, and present activist community. What kinds of futures would this make possible for the College? When I envision Champlain […]

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