Our vision

We envision collective liberation for all people and a state in which Indigenous, Black, People of Color, Disability, Immigrant and LGBTQIA+ peoples can thrive in a culture of belonging that is free of bias, discrimination, and oppression. 

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Our mission

To promote justice for all students in the Vermont education system through organizing, building community power, and developing and promoting Ethnic studies, Disability studies, Native American Studies, and LGBTQIA+ curriculum and pedagogy.

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Our values

We believe that the internal work that we do as a coalition, how we are together, reflects the quality and transformative potential of the external work we do. This is why we center values in how we show up with each other and how we do our work. 

Our collective values are:

  • Justice

  • Love

  • Growth

  • Joy

  • Truth

  • Transformation

  • Flexibility

  • Community & personal healing

As a Coalition, we:

  • Imagine worlds that don’t exist

  • Include all voices without demanding commitment

  • Acknowledge that what each members brings is enough

  • We are still learning and believe that regardless of citizenship or residency, that we all belong

  • See and name the truth

  • Are all part of the “us”

  • Don’t leave people impacted by oppression behind

  • Believe in process being more important than product

  • Believe that change is possible

  • Believe that when stories are silenced, we can’t do the work