June Events 2022
Launch of Abolish Slavery VT Campaign!
Join us for a whole slate of events to highlight the importance of passing Prop 2!

Campaign Launch: Community Cookout
Fri, June 17 from 11 am to 2 pm on the lawn of First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington, 152 Pearl St, free community BBQ. Food, music, remarks by VRJA and VIA Directors, lawn signs, stickers, and T-shirts available. Free-will donations gratefully accepted. Register online to receive a complimentary meal (please pick up your food by 12:30 pm).

Panel Discussion
Sat, June 18, 3 pm to 4 pm on the Main Stage at Battery Park, panel discussion featuring Max Parthas, Co-Director of State Operations, Abolish Slavery National Network, and abolitionists from Louisiana and California.
  
Spoken Word Poetry Performance
Sat., June 18, 7 pm to 8 pm, Spoken Word Poetry by nationally renowned spoken word artist Max Parthas, Richard Kemp Center, 372 N. Winooski Ave.

Virtual Prayer Breakfast
Sun, June 19 from 7:30 am to 8:30 am, Virtual Prayer Breakfast. Remarks by Canon Walter Brownridge of the Vermont Episcopal Diocese. Register online to join us with your own coffee, tea, and breakfast foods from the comfort of your home.

Stop by our Table
Sun, June 19 from 1 pm to 7 pm, Tabling in City Hall Park. Sign up to volunteer for our campaign. Lawn signs, stickers, and T-shirts available.

Live Radio Broadcast 
Sun, June 19, 7 to 8 pm, live national radio broadcast on The Black Talk Radio Network of "Abolition Today," hosted by Max Parthas and Yusuf Hassan, Richard Kemp Center, 372 N. Winooski Ave.

Any questions? Contact Debbie by email or at (802) 310-4625.
View two half-hour shows on our Abolish Slavery campaign
Town Meeting Television (formerly Channel 17) has gone back to their pre-pandemic schedule, and both Vermont Interfaith Action and Vermont Racial Justice Alliance host regular half-hour shows. Our first shows back on the air both focused on the Abolish Slavery campaign.

Check out VIA's "Abolish Slavery" show here.
And view VRJA's "Juxtaposition" show here.