! Chack out all the things to celebrate and to protest: Scott Walker, Stonewall, Loving Day, youth activism and more!
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PJC Educational Programs & Events
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The Hate U Give book discussion
Sunday, June 9, 12-2pm at St Albans
Recreation
Center.
This is part of our Pledge to Stand for Racial Justice/Stand with Kiah book discussion series. Also happening June 12 in Montpelier and June 27 online.
Youth Activist Summit, Sunday June 16, 10-4:30, Barre Civic Center,
All day event for youth to network and learn together.
Seeing and Disrupting Racism
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unday, June 16, 3-5pm, Montpelier Senior Center.
Developed for predominantly white audiences because efforts to end racism does not fall solely on those oppressed. Explore topics like white fragility and how it perpetuates racism.
Advance registration encouraged at the Montpelier Senior Activity Center office at 58 Barre Street or by calling their office at 223-2518.
Toxic Whiteness Discussion Group, Wednesday, June 19, 12-1pm,
PJC.
This space is held specifically for white folks to process how white supremacy culture is toxic to white communities and people. FREE
Thursday, June 20, 6-8pm,
PJC. Led by people of color, for POC. A monthly gathering for POC to share their experiences. You do not have had to previously to join. FREE.
Fair Trade 101: Global Trade and Racism, June 22, 2-3:00,
at PJC. Learn about the racist history of global trade and fair trade as an alternative. Stay after to learn about volunteer opportunities at PJC. FREE.
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By signing this pledge, you are pledging to do more than just give us your word.
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ou are pledging to participate in one (or more) of the following book discussions that the PJC is hosting to kick-start or continue your journey into this work.
- "The Hate U Give," Angie Thomas
- "Microaggressions in Everyday Life, Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation," Derald Wing Sue
- "The Fire This Time," Jesmyn Ward
- "Black is the Body," Emily Bernard
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Join us in Barre on June 16 for this year's Youth Activist Summit (YAS). This day-long, youth-led event supported by the Peace & Justice Center on youth activism! Whether you are already a part of social justice work or if you want to learn more about how to get involved, please come for a day of bonding, education, and more.
Learn more and register here
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Center Hours
Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm
Store Hours
Monday-Saturday: 10am-6pm
Sunday: 10am-5pm
Hours are subject to change. Call (802) 863-2345 x2 to confirm.
Location
60 Lake Street, Suite 1C
Burlington's Waterfront.
(Next to Skinny Pancake)
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Vermont Stonewall Celebration |
Join
Pride Center of Vermont, local LGBTQ activists, public officials, entertainers, and religious leaders on Sunday, June 2nd from 1-3pm on the lawn of the statehouse in Montpelier to celebrate LGBTQ rights and history in Vermont over the past 50 years since the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City!
There will be speeches and performances throughout the afternoon, as well as an open mic opportunity for LGBTQ Vermonters to share their own histories & memories of the past 50 years.
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From the Blog: Migrant Children are Still Locked in Cages and Dying
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- by Kina Thorpe,
PJC Educational Program Manager
It is appalling that children seeking refuge in the United States are still being put in cages. It's also appalling that we've seemed to have forgotten about this all the meanwhile, the Trump administration is expanding a detention center in Homestead, Florida for unaccompanied minors that will be able to hold over 3,200 children. This is completely unacceptable.
The Homestead facility is run by a for-profit corporation named Caliburn. Even when children have family in the U.S. who are willing to take them, their relatives are being scared off due to the Department of Homeland Security using their fingerprints to find and detain other undocumented family members.
These children who are seeking refuge from the violence in their home countries are now at our door, in a life or death situation at the hand of our own government.
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Celebrate Love with Loving Day Vermont |
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This is a parti
al listing. See more in our public
calendar
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The PJC is not directly involved in all of these events. If you have questions about a non-PJC event, please reach out to the organization listed.
May 28, Tuesday
- Bread and Puppet Art Show through June 9. GreenTARA Space, North Hero.
- 6-8pm 350VT meeting. 179 S Winooski Ave, # 201, Burlington.
- 6-8pm Save Our Skies. Burlington Co-housing, 33 E Village Dr, Burlington. Every Tuesday.
May 29, Wednesday
- 10am-2pm Conference for VT Schools Against Racism. Randolph Union High School. RSVP.
- 12-1:30pm Bodies of Change: Embodiment and Social Change Discussion Group. The Everything Space, Montpelier. Also June 5.
- 6-8pm RAD Organizing Team Meeting. 423 Main St, Bennington.
May 30, Thursday
June 1, Saturday
- 10am-12pm Caroline Fund Pro Se Legal Clinic. Lawline of Vermont, 274 N Winooski Ave, Burlington. Every Saturday.
- 4-6pm "Black Fortunes" by Shomari Wills at The Clemmons Family Farm, Charlotte.
June 2, Sunday
- 1-5pm Vermont Stonewall Celebration. State House, Montpelier.
- 3-5pm 350VT Rutland County Meeting. Grace Church, 8 Court St, Rutland.
- 4-6pm Soul Food Sunday. Godnick Adult Center, 1 Deer St, Rutland. Sign up here.
June 3, Monday
June 4, Tuesday
June 5, Wednesday
June 6, Thursday
June 8, Saturday
June 9, Sunday
- Epic Skill Swap June 9-11, 2019. 124 N Wilmot Rd, Wilmot, NH.
- 2-5:30pm Soul Food Sundays. POC Gathering. The Root Social Justice Center, Brattleboro.
June 10, Monday
- 6-7:30pm VTJP meeting at PJC, Burlington.
June 11, Tuesday
June 12, Wednsday
- 12-1pm Live on the Lawn, Loving Day Edition featuring artist Myra Flynn. UVM, Burlington.
- 6-8:30pm 2019 Cross Class Dialogue Circles: VIRTUAL CIRCLE #2
- 6-8pm RAD Organizing Meeting. 423 Main St, Bennington
- 6-8pm Families United. The Root Social Justice Center, Brattleboro.
- 7-8:30pm 350VT meeting. 115 Hillside St, Bennington.
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Action Highlight: Protest Scott Walker
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MAY 30, PICKET AGAINST SCOTT WALKER AT THE HILTON IN BURLINGTON
The VT Republican Party has invited Wisconsin's former Governor, Scott Walker, to speak at a fundraiser with some VIPs shelling out $1,000 a plate. Our own Governor, Phil Scott, plans to be there to welcome him.
Here's why you should join the picket called by AFSCME, Vermont's unions, and progressive organizations
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- Walker is a Paid Agent of the 1%
- Walker Busted Unions
- Walker Attacked Programs for Workers
- Walker Privatized Public Education
- Walker also opposes a woman's right to control her body, is against efforts to reduce racial discrimination and to guarantee equal rights for all, and opposes proactive common sense environmental policies
Check out this
letter by Kristen Vrancken (Women's March Vermont Organizer and PJC memberr) speaking out against Walker and Scott.
We must not let the Vermont GOP use Walker's visit to import this reactionary agenda into our state. To endorse the picket and find out more information, contact AFSCME-VT Union Rep Dave Van Deusen at dvandeusen@afscme93.org.
All out to picket Scott Walker on May 30th and advance progressive pro-Union solutions that put working class people above profit! Unite to Stop the Anti-Union Right!
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