Vermont School Workers United has been organizing public education town halls to learn, ask questions, and share feedback about the education proposal.

The goal is to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to share their thoughts on the Scott/Saunders proposal and share their wishes and values related to this issue.

In this 102 training, we will reflect on our tendencies in conflict and practice engaging in conflict and communicating our needs.

This training will function as both a "train-the-trainers" event as well as a general Know Your Rights overview for school workers and community advocates. Participants will learn about the key legal foundations that guarantee education to all students, regardless of immigration status, the legal foundation and best practices that schools and educators should use while interacting with ICE, and how to ensure that students, staff, and community members all understand the rights of immigrants without legal status in the United States.

Our Relational Care Crew is excited to share our conflict process for our organization. In this 101 training we're excited to normalize conflict, share this process with you, and practice engaging in the process together. 

Come join the Education Justice Coalition to learn about and discuss the ways social justice union organizing can help us protect our communities from right-wing attacks.

Are you interested in volunteering with us? Join our volunteer orientation! Learn about the history of the coalition, our values, and how you can get involved.

Come join the Education Justice Coalition for a special event for Free Her’s week of abolition. At this event we'll be exploring how the arts can move us towards liberation. We will be centering the art, voices, and stories of incarcerated folks. Come and make art together including collage making, banner painting, song writing, poetry, and more.

We are in the process of imagining what a Social Justice Youth Organizing Network would look like and we want feedback from our community! We invite youth as well as adult allies who help lead or are interested in leading social/racial justice clubs learn about our vision and provide feedback on it.

Are you interested in voluteering with us? Learn about the history of the coalition, our values, and how you can get involved.

BTV CopWatch is hosting a screening of the documentary #NoCopAcademy followed by a post-screening panel discussion, Q&A, and dinner with 4 young organizers featured in the film & involved in the Chicago struggle and 2 of the filmmakers.

Want to learn more about our BIPOC Overnight Camp? Join us for our BIPOC Overnight Camp Info Session on Monday, May 6th, 6-7pm on Zoom! B.O.C. is a BIPOC-centered camp for youth 12-17 years of age that takes place at the Common Ground Center in Starksboro.

Save the date for our second annual Education for Social Justice Conference: powered by the people, collective power for collective liberation! Our conference is a space for youth, educators, and community members to build relationships and learn how to transform our schools towards justice and inclusivity.

We are excited to share our new conflict process for our organization. The training will take place on Wednesday, April 3rd, 5-7pm on Zoom. In this 101 training, we're excited to normalize conflict, share this process with you, and practice engaging in the process together.

We know teaching and talking about Palestine takes a lot of courage. In this historic moment, Jewish Voice for Peace wants to help you learn and grow as an educator or community member. Educators and participants will be provided context, history and tools to teach about Palestine in their classrooms and talk about Palestine with community members.

Learn the facts about threat assessments, how they can put children (especially those with marginalized identities) at risk, and what you can do if a child you know is undergoing a threat assessment.

At this event, we’ll discuss why we need to continue fully funding public schools to create the environments our educators and students need and deserve. There will be a panel with Jo-Anne Smith, Colin Robinson, Maria Davies, Théo Soucy, and Addie Lentzner.

We know Teaching Palestine takes a lot of courage. In this historic moment, Jewish Voice for Peace wants to help you learn and grow as an educator. During our event, we will be reviewing history, current events, and connections to struggles across the globe. Educators will be provided context, history, and tools to teach about Palestine in their classrooms while simultaneously addressing fears and concerns regarding teaching this topic in K-12 public and private schools.

Join Free Her, Vermont Student Anti-racism Network, and the Education Justice Coalition at our Incarceration to Education event. We’ll be marching from the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility to Orchard School to demonstrate our commitment to moving resources. Upon gathering we’ll hear from Free Her on their important campaign to stop the building of a new Women's Prison in Vermont. Then join us at the school for a shared meal and community panel to hear from students, educators, and community members on this topic.

The Vermont Educators of Color Association is launching their affiliate program with the first annual Educators of Color Symposium. This half day learning opportunity will be focused on giving school admin and education leaders the perspective and skills to better support and sustain educators of color.

We will be joining Central Vermont Jews for Palestinian Liberation and Vermonters for Justice in Palestine in the Montpelier 4th of July parade (on July 3rd).

The camp organizers, Laura Smith, Dana Decker, and Kayla Loving, will share information about what to expect as a camper, planning opportunities for BIPOC youth and adults, counselor and volunteer positions for BIPOC adults, and how to get involved as a white person.