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Standing with VOICE Buffalo
Our hearts go out to our colleagues and siblings in faith in Buffalo because of this senseless, hate-filled mass murder. We would like to share and amplify the demands of our sibling Faith in Action federation VOICE Buffalo and affirm that we stand with them during this difficult time.
Our 4 demands for our Buffalo brothers & sisters:
- Provide fully funded mental health and healing services for Buffalo's Maston neighborhood, with black therapists and doctors being prioritized.
- Activate victims of crime funds to support families and residents in impacted neighborhoods dealing with gun violence.
- Leverage unused ARPA dollars for public health and community centered peace and public safety strategies.
- Call NY Governor @govkathyhochul to fully fund violence prevention strategies.
VOICE Buffalo commented earlier today: "We don’t know how long Tops on Jefferson will be closed. The closest grocery store is more than 2 miles away. 14208 is in a food desert right now!" To donate to the fund for longer-term mental health and food access support, please use the button below.
Thank you for joining the launch of A Vermont Guide to Community Engagement with Local Police
With close to 100 participants, VIA leaders from the Racial Justice/Public Safety organizing ministry launched their guide to community engagement with local police on Wednesday, April 6th 2022 at VIA's first hybrid action.
If you were unable to join us, you can watch the recording of the action on the VIA YouTube page. You can also download both the research report as well as the guide by clicking on the button below.
Join our Campaign to Pass Prop 2
Contact us to be part of our campaign
As a follow-up to our Prop 2 presentations about abolishing slavery in the Vermont constitution, no exceptions, VIA held an initial training on Zoom about joining our campaign to pass Prop 2. We are now actively recruiting additional volunteers, and will provide training as the campaign progresses.
We will have a public launch of the campaign on the Juneteenth weekend, and start having weekly half-hour calls on Monday nights beginning on June 27th.
Any questions? Contact Melissa at melissa@viavt.org or 802-595-9912.