This Saturday, April 5: It’s Time to Mobilize
The Time for Action Is Now. They’re dismantling our country. They’re looting our government. And … Read more
The Weekly: Grow your leadership with us in 2022!
We’ve got exciting news: our sister organization Rights & Democracy Institute (RDI) has opened applications for the 2022 Catalyst Leadership program!
Celebrating Essex wins and JCE campaign advances!
As we enter mid-April, we are enjoying the first blooms of spring and celebrating recent wins in the work for a just Vermont in which we all can flourish. To name just a couple…
RAD 2021 Membership Assembly
Calling all members – new and old – the Membership Assembly is on the horizon! Every year, our members come together to reflect upon and celebrate our work, deepen our relationships, renew our commitment to this movement, and strategize for the year ahead.
It’s May! Worker Solidarity, Ian Haney López, and more…
With the warm weather rolling in and more vaccines rolling out, (We’re number one, Vermont!), we were thrilled to kick off this month with long-awaited, live in-person events for May Day.
Housing Justice for All Vermonters
Housing is a basic need. We are working to ensure that everyone in Vermont is guaranteed affordable, safe, equitable, and healthy housing. Please join us.
Stepping into 2021 with RAD.
We hope you found time for rest and rejuvenation in the final days of December. Here at RAD, we are coming into the new year ready to get to work. 2020 was hard – exhausting, and at times, devastating for so many. We kept our eye on 2021 in the hope that a new year would bring light, clarity, and new pathways for change. And we continue to harbor that hope, but the past few days have been rough.
The November Bistate Newsletter
The voters spoke in record numbers. Prominent in that record turnout were working class folks, people of color and women. This was not spontaneous, but the product of months and years of hard organizing
Our Petition: We need a People’s Bailout!
For one of the wealthiest countries to ignore the struggles of everyday people and their families is why we at Rights & Democracy and our national affiliates are demanding that our Senate leaders do their job when they return to Washington, DC next week.
Hello May – Giving Tuesday, Green New Deal, and Grassroots Power
We had a busy April with political roundtables and a COVID-19 Town Hall. As we kick off the month with International Workers Day and our upcoming community Visioning Sessions, May promises to be even more eventful.
Take Action! We are calling for a fair and just Bennington Police Department
The recently released International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) evaluation of the Bennington Police Department is just a snapshot of a much larger problem – one that reaches far beyond the boundaries of Bennington.
A Vermont Response to COVID-19: Advancing Community Health and Recovery
We are calling on Gov. Phil Scott to take additional, immediate steps to ensure the public health and safety of ALL Vermonters, especially those who are most at-risk and vulnerable in times of crisis.
Resources to Support Communities in Responding to COVID-19
With the rapidly changing the COVID-19 crisis, this is a time when we must pull together as a community and support each other.
Super Tuesday – Reflections, Takeaways and Gratitude
I’m hard wired as an optimist, but today—post-Super Tuesday and after a 72-hour period which saw Bernie Sanders drop from the definitive presidential front runner to underdog—has really put that to the test.
RAD Members Endorse in Local Races for Town Meeting Day
Rights & Democracy (RAD) members have voted to endorse a slate of twelve candidates across three communities during upcoming elections on Town Meeting Day
Testify at Public Hearings on Vermont’s 2021 Budget
The Vermont House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are seeking public input on the Governor’s Recommended FY 2021 State Budget
Vermonters Urge Legislators to Raise the Wage
MONTPELIER – The members of the Raise The Wage Coalition believe that working Vermonters deserve … Read more
The Year in People Power: 2019
Wow, what a year it’s been at Rights & Democracy here in Vermont. 2019 was … Read more
Are you RAD?
We’re on our way! It’s People Power Week here at Rights & Democracy and hopefully, … Read more
You are the people in People Power
With your support, and the support of your friends and neighbors, together we can ensure make sure that when people say “People Power” in New Hampshire that what they will picture is all of us, together, making the world a better place. Making it a bit more RAD.
Giving = Power
Rights & Democracy is a young organization, and we currently receive the majority of our … Read more
People’s Picks: RAD Elects New Board & Endorses for President
What a day! Thank you to all of our member volunteers, leaders, and staff who … Read more
Save the Date: Membership Assembly & People Power Summit
Join Rights & Democracy (RAD) for our Annual Membership Assembly and People Power Summit Our … Read more
Let legislators know: It’s time to Raise the Wage!
We need calls and emails to legislators and legislative leadership to demonstrate there is significant … Read more