In times like these, we gather: join us at the VT People Power Summit on 11/23
In moments when words feel insufficient to capture our collective grief and determination, there is … Read more
As Thousands Are Kicked Off Medicaid, Rights & Democracy Institute Unveils New Findings Highlighting Need to Protect, Strengthen, and Expand Program
Half of Vermont survey respondents were unaware of the need to renew their coverage when the national public health emergency ended, while nearly half reported challenges applying for, renewing, and accessing services with Medicaid.
RAD’s VT Legislative Halfway Report: Deep Dive
We’re halfway through the 2023 Vermont State Legislative session. The Legislature calls this point “crossover,” since it’s the deadline for bills to cross over to the other chamber. Here’s what RAD has been fighting for this session and what we are excited to see moving!
ON 2023 VT Town Meeting Day, Voters Said “Yes!” to Just Cause Eviction
This 2023 Vermont Town Meeting Day, our movement delivered some big wins!
Affordable Heat Act Advances Unanimously through Vermont Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee
Today, in a huge victory for climate action and addressing Vermont’s second largest source of climate pollution – the thermal heating sector – the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee voted 5-0 to advance the Affordable Heat Act (S.5).
Meet RAD’s 2023 Town Meeting Day Candidates
As we move toward Vermont’s 2023 Town Meeting Day, we are excited to introduce you to the full slate of local candidates that we are endorsing ahead of March 7th!
RAD Denounces Threats to Organizing for Safe and Inclusive Schools
Contacts: Mia Schultz: mia@radvt.org | 520.221.0836Maggie Cawley: maggie@radvt.org | 802.683.8324 Attacks on efforts to advance … Read more
RAD 2022 Vermont Election Wins
What a night! RAD is proud and excited that 44 of our 58 endorsed candidates won their 2022 races up and down the ballot and will take office this coming session.
Get Out the Vote for VT Movement Candidates!
We are closing in on the November 8th election. The time is now to make a difference for Vermont movement candidates! Here are some ways to support RAD-endorsed candidates in high stakes races around the state.
RAD 2022 Vermont Voting Guide
The November 8th election is just around the corner and if you haven’t voted yet, now’s a great time to do so! Here is your RAD 2022 Vermont Voting Guide, with the list of 58 candidates up and down the ballot who RAD’s members and leaders voted to endorse this election cycle.
RAD 2022 Vermont Post-Primary Endorsements
We are excited to introduce our newest wave of 2022 Vermont endorsed candidates up and down the ballot!
RAD’s September 2022 Vermont Newsletter
Between Vermont’s primaries, hosting community forums, and deepening our issue organizing and leadership development, summer has flown by!
RAD 2022 Vermont Primary Day Wins
We are exhilarated that 48 of 55 RAD-endorsed candidates won their races in Vermont’s 2022 Primary Day elections! Vermont’s multiracial working class turned out to the polls, and it shows.
Meet RAD’s 2022 Endorsed Candidates
Meet RAD’s full slate of endorsed candidates for the historic 2022 election season!
Our 2022 General Endorsements
Rights & Democracy is pleased to announce their full list of regular endorsements for the 2022 elections of 31 candidates, including statewide endorsements of Peter Welch for US Senate, Becca Balint for US Congress, David Zuckerman for Lieutenant Governor, and Rory Thibault for Attorney General.
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!
Meet RAD’s 2022 Early Endorsed Candidates!
This 2022 election season, we are fired up! The end of the Vermont legislative session re-grounded us in the importance of continuing to build movement power
As VT Delivers Blow to Tenants’ Rights, Our Fight Continues
This morning, the Vermont House failed to override Governor Scott’s recent veto of Burlington’s proposed Just Cause Eviction charter change by just one vote. We at Rights & Democracy are deeply disappointed by and angry about this loss for tenants, especially low-income and BIPOC residents who are most impacted by housing injustice, during a time in which secure housing is in short supply and rents are spiking.
May movement wins and turning rage into action.
Spring at Rights & Democracy has been off to a moving start. In our calls, conversations, and meetings across the state, there is a palpable sense of energy and renewal.
How will you take action this week?
As we enter this week, we are excited to see the momentum continuing for Vermont Renews priority bills. Last Wednesday, RAD joined “Lunch on the Lawn” at the State House, to say “yes” to free breakfast and lunch for all Vermont students.
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…
Presence and power
March was a huge month for Rights & Democracy, one of immense presence and power. Two weeks ago, I was in DC to stand alongside 10 powerful RAD leaders and Black women-led progressive organizations from across the country in support of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at the Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
Our story continues.
Tanya, Taylor, Tom and others after the passage of the Just Cause Eviction Charter in ... Read more
RAD 2022 VT Town Meeting Day Wins
Yesterday’s 2022 Vermont Town Meeting Day elections brought exciting results, with 85% of RAD-endorsed candidates winning their races!