[SRCAction] Local Justice this week

[Ansel Ploog]

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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