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Three years ago, the Winooski School District began partnering with UP for Learning to support their community as they worked to implement the demands created by the Winooski Students for Antiracism (WSA). These demands include establishing a Racial Truth and Reconciliation Commission, hiring and retaining faculty of color, establishing an Ethnic Studies curriculum, performing an equity audit, holding workshops on student civil rights, and creating a multilingual mentorship program. The above video, filmed by Ned Castle (Frames to Life) in coordination with the RISE-VT (Restorative Approaches Implementation for School Equity in Vermont) project, captures scenes from the Antiracism Steering Committee's November meeting. It provides a glimpse of the complex and messy process of confronting systems that are resistant to change, as well as the passion and power of this multigenerational team.
For more information about antiracism work at Winooski School, click the link below!
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