From ucm.revjoan at gmail.com  Wed Jan 10 21:22:52 2018
From: ucm.revjoan at gmail.com (Rev. Joan Javier-Duval)
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:22:52 -0500
Subject: [SRCAction] Fwd: New Years Resolution: Train & Organize!
Message-ID: <CAEmmWzUgcEBYyE_7dw-njyfezRbv5q2Jc1Qs7OdpxO-+TsUrzg@mail.gmail.com>

Some of you may be interested in these trainings on grassroots organizing
that will be happening right in our church building beginning next week.
More details at the links below.

*Rev. Joan Javier-Duval* | *Minister*
Unitarian Church of Montpelier
ucm.revjoan at gmail.com | 802-223-7861 x1 | Facebook
<http://www.facebook.com/joaniemj> | Twitter <http://twitter.com/RevJoanUU>

*"We are each other's harvest; **we are each other's business; we are each
other's magnitude and bond." --Gwendolyn Brooks*

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From: Henry <henrydoit at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 2:48 PM
Subject: New Years Resolution: Train & Organize!
To:


Come and train with us, tell your friends, and please forward to your
lists.


~ The Vermont Climate Union and the VT Poor People?s Campaign Present ~

Grassroots Organizer

Training

Workshops start January and go through February, 2018

(and maybe beyond)

@ The Unitarian Church of Montpelier ~ 130 Main St  in Montpelier

Organizers, Activists, and Volunteers, ages 16-100+, are invited to a
series of workshops to develop core organizing skills and increase our
capacity to work for Justice in Vermont. All are welcome to come to one or
many classes. These workshops offer instruction in a variety of needed
skills and services common to grassroots organizing and social change
efforts, and our coordinating team will work with participants to apply the
skills learned in collaborative organizing environments.

We will offer classes on Tuesday and Thursday Nights from 6-8 at The UU,
Starting Tuesday January 16th. Please review our Calendar  as there are
number of events at other times and locations. View the CALENDAR Here
<https://www.poorpeoplescampaignvt.org/calender/?view=calendar&month=January-2018>
and take a look at our Course List, below.

We now offer Graduate and Undergraduate credits!

More Info Below

Registration Link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTVPtCWHoPDGq-s-IGvx750i3nrSJtVRj7riP68LV6S53cVw/viewform?usp=sf_link>

Course List

   -

   Grassroots Organizing - From Individual Outrage to Collective Action -
   Andrew Tripp, Center for Popular Democracy
   <https://populardemocracy.org/>
   -

   Digital Organizing & The Internet 101 - Julia Wilk, VT Device Clinic
   <http://www.vermontdeviceclinic.com>
   -

   Making Better Meetings: Facilitation & Decision-Making - Nico Amador,
   Training for Change / ACLU <https://www.acluvt.org/>
   -

   Civil Disobedience & Direct Action - The Switchboard Trainers Network
   -

   The Law and Systemic Change
   <https://www.facebook.com/events/2013370515597495/>: A workshop for
   lawyers and activists centering the Poor People?s Campaign - The
   National Lawyers Guild ( Jan. 6th @ UVM, CLE Credits available, all welcome)
   -

   Tenants and Homeless Know Your Rights - Sandy Baird, National Lawyers
   Guild
   -

   Building a Just Economy for the Poor People's Campaign - Gwendolyn
   Hallsmith, Vermonters for a New Economy (This class will be offered in
   Cabot and livestreamed online)
   -

   Legislating Change: Advocating for Justice in the VT Statehouse - Pat
   Flood, 350VT; Mark Hughes, Justice for All; Karen Topper, Green Mountain
   Self Advocates.
   -

   Cantastoria & Street Theater Education: Jabari Jones and Lyndsay Love,
   Bread and Puppet Theater
   -

   Stay Tuned for our Direct Action & Civil Disobedience, Migra Watch,
   Poetry, and other workshops, as well *Spring Arts Production intensive*,
   co-hosted by Bread and Puppet Theater and The Make Collective (think
   Puppets, Banners, Dance, Theater, and Action)


Paid registration and donations are optional, though appreciated.

Some events are already scheduled outside of Montpelier, and many of our
classes can be provided, pending interest, in other areas as well. Don?t
hesitate to contact us.

This program explicitly supports The New Poor People?s Campaign, The Racial
Justice Omnibus Legislation, Health Care is a Human Right, & The Ban New
Fossil Fuel Infrastructure bill (soon to be introduced). Organizers,
volunteers, and supporters of these and other campaigns are invited to
participate in training to help them make the most of opportunities to
coordinate and organize together.

We hope this will contribute to further silo breakdown and movement growth,
and a successful organizing community.

graduate and undergraduate credits for participation in our workshops and
on-the-job organizer training!! Please tell your high-school aged youth and
other folks looking for accredited learning opportunities.

Get in touch for info on this and to discuss VSAC grant funding to support
our continued learning together! You don?t need money, experience, or to be
in a program to be involved. Grassroots Organizer Training is open to all
levels of experience.

Please Register Here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTVPtCWHoPDGq-s-IGvx750i3nrSJtVRj7riP68LV6S53cVw/viewform?usp=sf_link>
so we can make sure we have adequate space!


Registration, course lists, trainer bios, and other resources are available
at poorpeoplescampaignvt.org
<https://www.poorpeoplescampaignvt.org/calender/?view=calendar&month=January-2018>

Please get in touch with us at vtclimateunion at gmail.com for more
information. *If your group would like to endorse please *

*send your logo to the email above. *

Thanks.
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From vicky.viens at live.com  Mon Jan 15 10:10:01 2018
From: vicky.viens at live.com (Vicky Viens)
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018 16:10:01 +0000
Subject: [SRCAction] =?windows-1252?q?Fwd=3A_January_News_from_ORE_=97_Rep?=
 =?windows-1252?q?air_Cafe_Coming_Soon!?=
In-Reply-To: <a93c5c25c35541f82352d4364.9e8bb500e5.20180114002728.dc9b402132.a4849f83@mail27.atl111.rsgsv.net>
References: <a93c5c25c35541f82352d4364.9e8bb500e5.20180114002728.dc9b402132.a4849f83@mail27.atl111.rsgsv.net>
Message-ID: <MWHPR17MB1006AD0FAA74EE7B2243C7BB84EB0@MWHPR17MB1006.namprd17.prod.outlook.com>

I didn't see the first notification from UCM.  The rest is worth publicising.

Vicky



From: ORE Time Bank
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 7:27 PM
Subject: January News from ORE ? Repair Cafe Coming Soon!
To: vicky.viens at live.com


Mark your calendars for the Repair Cafe on January 20th View this email in your browser
Celebrate Martin Luther King Day of Service with the Montpelier Community & ORE members!

Monday, January 15th at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier at 130 Main St. Join us for a Community Lunch from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm and a Dialogue and Art Project from 1:00 to 3:30 pm. ORE members will be participating as facilitators!
Don't Miss the REPAIR CAFE!
Saturday, January 20th 2018 12:00 PM ? 4:00 PM
The ORE Timebank and CVSWMD (Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District) are holding our first ever Repair Cafe on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the Barre Universalist (First) Church ( 19 Church St ) from 12 to 4 pm. Bring a beloved broken item to be fixed for free! You'll also get coffee, tea, time with your neighbors, and you might learn a thing or two about repairing while you're there. There are 10 ORE members who are volunteering at the Repair Cafe, either as repair volunteer of for other tasks.  We are still looking for one or two people to table for ORE at the Repair Cafe.

Learn more here: http://www.cvswmd.org/waste-not/fixing-things-at-a-repair-cafe-read-this-first
ORE in the Community
Recently, Rev. Joan Javier-Duval (Unitarian Church Montpelier), delivered a sermon regarding our economic system, the ways it can harm us, and what we can do to enact a more life-sustaining economic model. During the sermon, she mentioned that ?Vermont values keeping it local? and stated that Onion River Exchange (and HomeShare Vermont) ?illustrate how we can operate outside the system of pure monetary exchange to fulfill our needs for services" . Go to: https://ucmvt.org/worship/sermons/   if you are interested in the entire sermon.
Join Art Walk in February!
Display your arts and/or crafts at the ORE office during the February  Montpelier Art Walk.  During the first Friday in February there will be another Art Walk in Montpelier. The Center for Arts and Learning that houses the ORE office is one of the many destinations on the Art Walk. If you make any type of art or crafts and want to share them with others, please let us know very quickly so that we can include in the planning for the ORE arts display. For more information, contact Eric: eric at orexchange.org .
ORE OFFICE HOURS &
TOOL LIBRARY OPEN
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY 10-2
with coverage by members
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You are invited to learn more about timebanking and how to use Community Weaver, our online timebanking software.You can also meet others who are already using the ORE timebank.
The next Timebanker Orientations are planned for January 21 and February 16. Please click on the links below to see the details and to signup.
Timebanker Orientation January 21, from 2 to 4 pm
Timebanker Orientation February 16, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm
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From hughesmanthony at gmail.com  Thu Jan 18 09:10:30 2018
From: hughesmanthony at gmail.com (Mark Hughes)
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 10:10:30 -0500
Subject: [SRCAction] Social Responsibility Meeting
Message-ID: <CAFP2fNxcC0oxydyWgiRqa6AYQSyM3ATf0qAt7V7NUz-SnEgu5A@mail.gmail.com>

The Social Responsibility Committee will meet in the Bell Tower Room on
Sunday, 21 January from 10:15 till 10:45.  Agenda items will include the
bulletin, the Racial Justice Reform Coalition Legislative Agenda (S.281)
and the Poor People's Campaign: National Call For Moral Revival.



-- 
Mark A. Hughes
401.480.8222
@pwnalias

"In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/saintaugus105430.html?src=t_justice>
"
Saint Augustine
<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/saint_augustine.html>
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From plumb.george at gmail.com  Fri Jan 19 07:50:31 2018
From: plumb.george at gmail.com (George Plumb)
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 08:50:31 -0500
Subject: [SRCAction] Social Responsibility Meeting
In-Reply-To: <CAFP2fNxcC0oxydyWgiRqa6AYQSyM3ATf0qAt7V7NUz-SnEgu5A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFP2fNxcC0oxydyWgiRqa6AYQSyM3ATf0qAt7V7NUz-SnEgu5A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEisgzSFP6UwpsjMYrPi05b-99s5P6CXdWrM=+6fC2GDTjVufA@mail.gmail.com>

Sorry, can't  make it. One more week under house arrest with my pacemaker.
Then I can drive again.

On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Mark Hughes via SRCAction <
srcaction at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> The Social Responsibility Committee will meet in the Bell Tower Room on
> Sunday, 21 January from 10:15 till 10:45.  Agenda items will include the
> bulletin, the Racial Justice Reform Coalition Legislative Agenda (S.281)
> and the Poor People's Campaign: National Call For Moral Revival.
>
>
>
> --
> Mark A. Hughes
> 401.480.8222 <(401)%20480-8222>
> @pwnalias
>
> "In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
> <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/saintaugus105430.html?src=t_justice>
> "
> Saint Augustine
> <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/saint_augustine.html>
>
>
> Unitarian Church of Montpelier
> SRC Action email list
> unsubscribe at www.unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org
>



-- 
*All beings on Earth are facing just two causes of impending environmental
and social catastrophes:*
*1.    **Too many people*

*2.     Too many people are ignorant of #1.*

*Namaste to all my friends and associates*

*George*
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From maryalicebisbee at gmail.com  Fri Jan 19 10:35:11 2018
From: maryalicebisbee at gmail.com (Mary Alice Bisbee)
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 11:35:11 -0500
Subject: [SRCAction] Social Responsibility Meeting
In-Reply-To: <CAEisgzSFP6UwpsjMYrPi05b-99s5P6CXdWrM=+6fC2GDTjVufA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFP2fNxcC0oxydyWgiRqa6AYQSyM3ATf0qAt7V7NUz-SnEgu5A@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAEisgzSFP6UwpsjMYrPi05b-99s5P6CXdWrM=+6fC2GDTjVufA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEu=5-c=juB-Yhe29SugzdyNWj4MqK3LC=ScXX4=r53C5QttQQ@mail.gmail.com>

Please be sure to mention the hearing on Universal Primary Care on Tuesday,
January 23rd, 5:30 to 8 PM in the well of the House Chamber.  And I gather
that you have moved the meeting to the sanctuary.  Thank you, Mark.
MaryAlice


On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 8:50 AM, George Plumb via SRCAction <
srcaction at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> Sorry, can't  make it. One more week under house arrest with my pacemaker.
> Then I can drive again.
>
> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Mark Hughes via SRCAction <srcaction@
> unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
>
>> The Social Responsibility Committee will meet in the Bell Tower Room on
>> Sunday, 21 January from 10:15 till 10:45.  Agenda items will include the
>> bulletin, the Racial Justice Reform Coalition Legislative Agenda (S.281)
>> and the Poor People's Campaign: National Call For Moral Revival.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mark A. Hughes
>> 401.480.8222 <(401)%20480-8222>
>> @pwnalias
>>
>> "In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
>> <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/saintaugus105430.html?src=t_justice>
>> "
>> Saint Augustine
>> <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/saint_augustine.html>
>>
>>
>> Unitarian Church of Montpelier
>> SRC Action email list
>> unsubscribe at www.unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org
>>
>
>
>
> --
> *All beings on Earth are facing just two causes of impending environmental
> and social catastrophes:*
> *1.    **Too many people*
>
> *2.     Too many people are ignorant of #1.*
>
> *Namaste to all my friends and associates*
>
> *George*
>
> Unitarian Church of Montpelier
> SRC Action email list
> unsubscribe at www.unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org
>



-- 
Mary Alice Bisbee
3 Prospect St., Apt. 308
Montpelier,VT 05602
Tel. (802)223-8140
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From hedi.ballantyne at gmail.com  Fri Jan 19 10:43:09 2018
From: hedi.ballantyne at gmail.com (Hedi Ballantyne)
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 11:43:09 -0500
Subject: [SRCAction] Social Responsibility Meeting
In-Reply-To: <CAFP2fNxcC0oxydyWgiRqa6AYQSyM3ATf0qAt7V7NUz-SnEgu5A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFP2fNxcC0oxydyWgiRqa6AYQSyM3ATf0qAt7V7NUz-SnEgu5A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAMHjv=46F-xDEusbF2-5uwxs0xDEq8MzxcxZ3V8fz+-J35vKGg@mail.gmail.com>

I will be there.
Hedi

On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Mark Hughes via SRCAction <
srcaction at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> The Social Responsibility Committee will meet in the Bell Tower Room on
> Sunday, 21 January from 10:15 till 10:45.  Agenda items will include the
> bulletin, the Racial Justice Reform Coalition Legislative Agenda (S.281)
> and the Poor People's Campaign: National Call For Moral Revival.
>
>
>
> --
> Mark A. Hughes
> 401.480.8222 <(401)%20480-8222>
> @pwnalias
>
> "In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
> <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/saintaugus105430.html?src=t_justice>
> "
> Saint Augustine
> <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/saint_augustine.html>
>
>
> Unitarian Church of Montpelier
> SRC Action email list
> unsubscribe at www.unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org
>
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From maryalicebisbee at gmail.com  Fri Jan 19 14:48:19 2018
From: maryalicebisbee at gmail.com (Mary Alice Bisbee)
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:48:19 -0500
Subject: [SRCAction] Social Responsibility Meeting
In-Reply-To: <CAMHjv=46F-xDEusbF2-5uwxs0xDEq8MzxcxZ3V8fz+-J35vKGg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFP2fNxcC0oxydyWgiRqa6AYQSyM3ATf0qAt7V7NUz-SnEgu5A@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAMHjv=46F-xDEusbF2-5uwxs0xDEq8MzxcxZ3V8fz+-J35vKGg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEu=5-d_wrMPR24dy_tVtNTUYa-z0f2PnH1AxapU0fSbnnvs5Q@mail.gmail.com>

Yes, choir rehearsal is at 10:15 as Steve mentioned in the sanctuary.
Perhaps you could have it after the 11AM service, same place???
MaryAlice

On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 11:43 AM, Hedi Ballantyne via SRCAction <
srcaction at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> I will be there.
> Hedi
>
> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Mark Hughes via SRCAction <srcaction@
> unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
>
>> The Social Responsibility Committee will meet in the Bell Tower Room on
>> Sunday, 21 January from 10:15 till 10:45.  Agenda items will include the
>> bulletin, the Racial Justice Reform Coalition Legislative Agenda (S.281)
>> and the Poor People's Campaign: National Call For Moral Revival.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mark A. Hughes
>> 401.480.8222 <(401)%20480-8222>
>> @pwnalias
>>
>> "In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
>> <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/saintaugus105430.html?src=t_justice>
>> "
>> Saint Augustine
>> <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/saint_augustine.html>
>>
>>
>> Unitarian Church of Montpelier
>> SRC Action email list
>> unsubscribe at www.unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org
>>
>
>
> Unitarian Church of Montpelier
> SRC Action email list
> unsubscribe at www.unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org
>



-- 
Mary Alice Bisbee
3 Prospect St., Apt. 308
Montpelier,VT 05602
Tel. (802)223-8140
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From ansel.ploog at gmail.com  Mon Jan 22 10:47:59 2018
From: ansel.ploog at gmail.com (Ansel Ploog)
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:47:59 -0500
Subject: [SRCAction] Social Justice Events THIS Week at VT Statehouse
Message-ID: <cf0d7351-3af6-2d5e-7750-5764177a2023@gmail.com>

Tuesday - Jan 23 ??? 5:30-8pm
 ??? Public Hearing on Access to Healthcare.
 ??? 2nd Floor, House Chamber.
"Join us at the hearing to call for a universal healthcare system that 
treats not only primary care, but all medically-necessary care as a 
public good and a human right."
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/159189041369587/?active_tab=about

Wednesday - Jan 24 ??? ~1pm (when the Senate returns from the floor)
TESTIMONY for S.281 (Act 54 and Fair and Impartial Policing).
Very Brief Background: The Racial Justice Reform Coalition lobbied for 
an oversight board for systemic racism in VT but the legislature gave VT 
an "advisory board" only (Act 54).? The Coalition is continuing to press 
for an actionable body as previously requested (S.281)

"It is time that we as a State take ACTION! We need an Equity Commission 
to take on the responsibility of managing systemic racism in Vermont! 
Show up and stand on the right side of history."
more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/810182899153124/

Thursday - Jan 25??? events all day, movie screening of *13**th *in evening
 ???? Systemic Racism Awareness Day.
VT Statehouse. Even if you can't attend events all day, please try to 
make it to the press conference at 3pm to show your support!

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1582993471821380/

9:00-10:00 - Welcome Coffee Hour

10:00-12:00 - Advocacy Training in Room 10
-Overview of the Racial Justice Reform Coalition
-Discussion on RJRC's 2018 legislative agenda
-What is in S.281? What is in the House version?
-What makes these bills different from Act 54
-Review of the legislative process
-Action steps on how to move the bill
-How you can influence your legislators!

1:00-2:00 - Racial Justice Reform Coalition meeting in Cafeteria

3:00-3:30 - Systemic Racism Mitigation Press Conference

3:30 - 5:15 - Mixer and Social in the Cedar Creek Room

5:30 - 7:45 - Screening of Ava DuVarney's groundbreaking film "13th," 
hosted by Lt. Governor David Zuckerman, Justice For All, Sierra Club of 
Vermont

-- 
Ansel Ploog

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From ansel.ploog at gmail.com  Wed Jan 31 09:29:56 2018
From: ansel.ploog at gmail.com (Ansel Ploog)
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 10:29:56 -0500
Subject: [SRCAction] Local Justice this week
Message-ID: <85f6ee58-6b7f-fdbd-caaf-c20c5601c041@gmail.com>

Hello all justice-seekers of UCM's Social Responsibility listserv,

I have a couple local actions to share with you all. But first, I want 
to acknowledge how much Hedi Ballantyne did to further the causes of 
justice in our community.? I know I am not alone in attributing my 
involvement in UCM to Hedi's encouragement and she will be missed by so 
many people in our community.? I knew her for a brief 3 years and I will 
miss her a lot.

As many of you know, Montpelier High School has been flying the Black 
Lives Matter flag as a show of solidarity with its students. The 
publicity of this decision has led to a surge of abusive, racist phone 
calls that administrative staff have had to deal with.? A parent 
suggested that community folks might take a moment to express support 
for the staff, by calling or sending a note to the high school.

Lastly, THIS FRIDAY, the Senate Committee on Government Operations will 
discuss S.281, Equity Commission for Mitigation of Systemic Racism.? 
Please call now to express your support and to ask that the bill be 
"voted out of Senate Operations."? You can also write your support on:
vermont-senate-government-operations at googlegroups.com 
<mailto:vermont-senate-government-operations at googlegroups.com>
For more information on this bill and the Fair and Impartial Policing 
Policy, visit the Racial Justice Reform Coalition 
<https://racialjusticereformomnibusbillvt.wordpress.com/>

Thank you all and Peace,
Ansel



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From mark at justiceforallvt.org  Wed Jan 31 11:03:43 2018
From: mark at justiceforallvt.org (Mark Hughes)
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:03:43 -0500
Subject: [SRCAction] Senate Government Ops Discusses S.281 and Vermont Poor
 People's Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival
Message-ID: <CAFP2fNyAz5RYc=s4_PcJccEhBs25peuWnG9ip-tc4Jo6+gwxFw@mail.gmail.com>

<http://justiceforallvt.org/>

The Senate Government Operations Committee will be Discussing S.281 on
Friday, February 2nd

[image: JFA Human Rights]

All,

Last week was a busy week for the Racial Justice Reform Coalition as we
advanced our efforts to address systemic racism in Vermont.  It was
standing room only during testimony on the Fair and Impartial Policing
Policy, Act 54 and S.281 in Room 10 on January 24th. We collectively
delivered testimony, asking legislators for a directed effort and
commitment to address systemic racism for the first time in Vermont
history.  The following day roughly 40 people attended Systemic Awareness
Day, which included advocacy training, a Coalition Meeting, a press
conference and mixer and a film viewing and panel discussion.

In our coalition meeting we discussed ideas and ways in which the Coalition
will be transforming, one of which is the time and frequency of our
meetings. Our next meeting will therefore be Thursday, February 8th at 2:00
at Green Mountain Self Advocates.

*Finally, on Friday, February 2nd,  at 3:00 PM in room 4 at the Statehouse,
Senate Committee on Government Operations will have a discussion on the
S.281, Equity Commission for Mitigation of Systemic Racism. * Senators will
review and discuss testimonies and relevant documents that they have
received. It will not be a hearing so there no testimony will be taken.
PLEASE submit all statements and testimony NOW ! Include you name, your
title, your organization, the date and the bill (S.281) on your statement
or testimony.   You can send them here:
vermont-senate-government-operations at googlegroups.com.  Here are some other
things that you can do to support the bill:

   1. SHOW UP on Friday! and bring your #racialjusticereformvt placard
   2. Please pass this *call to action *to EVERYONE on your mailing list.
   3. Please *call the Statehouse and leave a message* for Senators, White,
   Clarkson, Ayer, Pearson, Balint and Ashe with S.281 in the subject line,
   asking that that the bill be ?voted out of Senate Government Operations?
   4. Please *send an email to this address*
   vermont-senate-government-operations at googlegroups.com requesting the
   bill be ?voted out of Senate Government Operations?

Here is the proposed amendment
<https://racialjusticereformomnibusbillvt.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/general-328296-v1-18-0447__ingram__systemic_racism_board-rjrc-revision-12112017-docx.odt>
 language that the coalition and bill sponsor are putting forward.  Here is
some systemic r
<https://racialjusticereformomnibusbillvt.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/racial-justice-reform-coalition-research-01302018.pdf>acism
research
<https://racialjusticereformomnibusbillvt.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/racial-justice-reform-coalition-research-01302018.pdf>
and
a Q&A
<https://racialjusticereformomnibusbillvt.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/s281-equity-commission-questions-and-answers-qa.pdf>to
verse you in the bill background and details.

Please print this placard and bring it with you on the day of testimony

<http://justiceforallvt.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/RJR.jpg>

*Vermont Poor People's Campaign:  A National Call For Moral Revival*


Join the Vermont Poor People?s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival
on February 5th at 12:00pm for our Unity News Conference. Vermont will join
with over 25 states around the country and Washington DC to announce our
participation in 40 days of moral action to launch the Poor People?s
Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival this Spring.

Date: February 5th
Time: 12:00pm
Room: Cedar Creek Room
Address: Vermont Statehouse

On February 5th, we will stand united with folks across the country at
state capitols and in Washington, DC highlighting the human impact of
policies which promote systemic racism, poverty, the war economy and
environmental devastation.

Fifty years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King called for a Poor People?s
Campaign to begin a ?revolution of values? in America. We are reigniting
these efforts to unite the poor, disenfranchised, and marginalized to
transform our nation?s political, economic and moral structures of our
society.

Join us February 5th!
Directly after the press conference we will all convene in Room 11 for a
community meeting and discussion !

For more information, contact vermont at poorpeoplescampaign.org

Here is the facebook event:
 https://www.facebook.com/events/1794678264169827/
<https://www.facebook.com/events/1794678264169827/>

#RacialJusticeReformVT





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Mark A. Hughes
Justice For All
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"It is impossible to struggle for civil rights, equal rights for blacks,
without including whites. Because equal rights, fair play, justice, are all
like the air: we all have it, or none of us has it. That is the truth of
it."  Maya Angelou
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