The Peace & Justice Center, in collaboration with Dr. Laura Clemmons, Burlington High School, and our Community Planning Committee welcome you to our 2018 Social Justice Symposium. This April 14th event is scheduled from 9:30-3:30 at Burlington High School (registration begins at 8:30 am).  The day long Symposium will allow participants to become aware of and get involved in the incredible work that is happening in our community.  

This is a public event. Youth, adults, and seniors are encouraged to attend.

Fee is $20 for general public,  $10 under 25, free for high school students. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Lunch will be provided.

If you have any questions contact Kina Thorpe by calling 802-863-2345 x6 or by emailing program@pjcvt.org

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Sign ups for presentations will be done upon arrival at the symposium on a first come, first serve basis. Find out more about the below organizations/groups on our website.

350 Vermont
American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont
Baba Tree International / Play in the Wild!
Black Lives Matter Burlington
Champlain Valley Amnesty International
Community College of Vermont— Conversation Partners
Constitutional Council of Accountability with Law Enforcement Officials VT (CCALEOVT)
Digital Civic Underground
Generation of Social Change
Here is a full listing of presenting organizations:
HOPE Works
Justice For All
Let’s Grow Kids
Migrant Justice (Justicia Migrante)
Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival
Rights and Democracy
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
Speak Up Roosevelt Forum
Step UP: Think.Care. Act-Bystander Intervention Training
Student Panel featuring students from Edmunds Middle School & Rice Memorial High School
The Human Trafficking Activism and Awareness Club
UVM Mindfulness
Vermont Climate Union
Vermont Interfaith Action
Vermonters For Justice in Palestine (VTJP)
Winooski Community Justice Center
Foster Grandparent & RSVP Programs of United Way of Northwest Vermont

Implicit Bias presented by Vermont Human Rights Commission*
From Rebels to Wolves: What is in a Name? presented by Bob Walsh*
What is Prejudice Really? presented by Sherwood Smith*
A Local Perspective: A History of Burlington in the American Context presented by Nate Gondelman*
The Importance of History: Black Farmers in Hinesburgh presented by Elise Guyette*

*Engage more fully with up to 20 participants during our Community Conversations.  These 90 minute sessions will encourage dialogue on various areas of interest in the field of social justice.

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The following groups/organizations will have informational tables:
Baba Tree International / Play in the Wild!
Big Heavy World
Champlain Valley Amnesty International
Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)
Community College of Vermont
Foster Grandparent & RSVP Programs of United Way of Northwest Vermont
Let’s Grow Kids
Middlebury Refugee Outreach Club (MiddROC)
Parallel Justice  & Burlington Community Justice Center
Rights and Democracy
Rokeby Museum
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
Speak Up Roosevelt Forum
Step UP: Think.Care. Act-Bystander Intervention Training
Student Panel featuring students from Edmunds Middle School & Rice Memorial High School
The Human Trafficking Activism and Awareness Club
UVM Mindfulness
Vermont Climate Union
Vermont Human Rights Commission
Vermont Interfaith Action
Vermont Interfaith Action
Vermont State Police
Vermonters for Justice in Palestine (VTJP)
Vermonters For Justice in Palestine (VTJP)
Winooski Community Justice Center