Please join us for a Community Event at the Generator Space (40 Sears Lane), April 5, starting at 5:00 on the Delivery of High Performance Building at Market Rate. Delivered by Adam Cohen, and organized through our friends at Yestermorrow Design Build School, this informal but informative event will include snacks and a cash bar. […]
Continue readingSymposium for Social Justice Action Groups If you are concerned about the direction our country is going and are looking for ways to work for social change, this is the event for you. At the Symposium you will find out about current grassroots efforts in Vermont and ways to plug into this work. You will […]
Continue readingSeeking Volunteers from Champlain College for Lund’s Mother’s Day Ride and Walk for Children presented by NorthCountry Federal Credit Union on 5/14/2017. This successful event is in its ninth year and attracts approximately 300 riders, walkers and volunteers. All funds raised directly support Lund’s adoption, treatment, education and family support programs that provide help to […]
Continue readingMayor’s Book Group Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opioid Epidemic Free copies of Dreamland,courtesy of the UVM Humanities Center, are available at the Fletcher Free Library. The City of Burlington, the Fletcher Free Library, and the UVM Humanities Center are hosting the Mayor’s Book Group for a discussion about the nation’s opioid crisis and […]
Continue readingVermont Organics Recycling Summit Vermonters are making great strides towards 2020 and full phase-in of the landfill ban on organics. The Vermont Organics Recycling Summit is helping lead the way: a statewide forum to think boldly, learn, and network about transforming food waste and other organic materials into valuable products. This year’s […]
Continue readingJoin us for Clean Water Day on Wednesday, March 29th at the Vermont State House to celebrate our lakes, ponds, rivers and wetlands, and call on our lawmakers to invest in cleaning up our waterways. We can no longer take clean water for granted. Pollution from farms, development, and wastewater has impaired many of our waterways, some of […]
Continue readingAs a perk of being a member of VNRC, you’re invited to have a seat on our bus to Washington, D.C. for the Climate March! Earlier this year we successfully made the trek to our nation’s capitol, taking over 50 feminists to the Women’s March. On April 29th, we’ll make a similar statement […]
Continue readingE-News February 2017 The assault on clean air, clean water, the climate, and public health being waged by the Trump administration and GOP-led congress continues as Trump lumbers his way into his second month in office. With more actions poised to unleash serious harm to our natural resources and public health, the need for advocacy and activism has never […]
Continue readingFebruary 21, 2017 World Beyond War Conference and Symposium for Social Justice Action The Peace & Justice Center is helping coordinate two day-long events in April. SAVE THE DATES! Symposium for Social Justice Action Groups Saturday, April 8, 9-3:30, Burlington HS Hear about the work that the ACLU, Migrant Justice, Rights and Democracy,Vermont CARES, and […]
Continue readingYear-long Programs: Climate Resiliency Fellowship Year-long program. Kickoff Gathering: MAY 4 Join other educators committed to climate resilience to advance your knowledge of climate change education and your collective impact on the issue of our time. For middle and high school teachers in Maine, NH, VT Northeast Farm to School Institute, 2017-2018 Year-long program, begins […]
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