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It’s another busy week for Rights & Democracy (RAD) folks in the State House, out in the streets and online. First, we have some big news to celebrate! The Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs had decided to strike...
February 12, 2019
RAD Endorses Burlington City Council Candidates
Rights & Democracy (RAD) is excited to announce that it is endorsing candidates in each of the upcoming City Council races! Our members have said it is important for us, as part of RAD’s ongoing commitment to the issues facing...
February 1, 2019
Opening the 2019 Legislative Session with Energy
100+ people braved a statewide snowstorm to attend our Opening Day People Power Lobby events on January 8th, the first day of Vermont’s 2019 Legislative Session. The event began with a welcome from Lt. Governor David Zuckerman and was followed...
January 15, 2019
Top 10 RAD Highlights for 2018
Around New Year's Eve every year, I like to reflect on the highlights from the previous year in our work. I hope in reading this you may be so moved to help me reach my fundraising goal for Rights &...
December 30, 2018
We Need to Be RAD now, more than ever
My name is Teddy Waszazak and I’m a member of Rights & Democracy (RAD). Like more than 50,000 of my neighbors in the Green Mountain State, I have struggled to find work that pays more than $15 an hour. While...
December 26, 2018
Standing up for Our Rights, Our Communities
My name is Mary Gerisch and I’m a member of Rights & Democracy (RAD) and a leader the RAD Bennington Chapter. The lack of access to safe drinking water has caused significant strain on thousands of Vermonters’ health and finances—far...
December 19, 2018
Join RAD & Help Us Make Real Change
My name is Jubilee McGill and I’m a member of Rights & Democracy (RAD). Like you, real-life experiences lit a fire in me and fueled my desire to make real changes. Six years ago, my husband and I found out...
December 14, 2018
Celebrate Our Victories & Build Power Toward 2020!
We're asking you take a moment between now and the end of the year to celebrate with Rights & Democracy around some of the incredible victories from this past year and help us build power and organize in communities throughout...
November 30, 2018
Giving Thanks on #GivingTuesday
Help us raise $10,000 in one day! How? Your #GivingTuesday donation will be matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $5,000....
November 20, 2018
Congratulations RAD Champions!
Winning a veto-proof majority in the House means that we've shifted the balance of power in our state from a pen back to the people. We have paved the way to pass bold legislation like a $15 an hour minimum...
November 7, 2018
Vote: Our Environment Needs You
by Martha Sylvester Vermont’s nickname is the Green Mountain State, and all of our beautiful state—from our wildlife to our economy—needs clean water for survival. It has been over two years since I’ve been able to consume the water that...
November 1, 2018
The Last Weekend
We’re down to the final DAYS of this historic midterm election where Rights & Democracy members are doing all they can to ensure a record turnout on Tuesday, November 6th....
November 1, 2018
All that we love is on the line
“Whether you care about the environment or women’s rights or racial justice or what’s happening to our sisters and brothers on the southern border, all that we love is on the line.” Those were the words of Sen. Nina Turner...
October 25, 2018
We Will Not Go Back
On Saturday, October 5th, my heart broke. I felt outraged, silenced, and betrayed as I watched the Senate vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Forty nine Republicans and one Democrat showed that they have no respect for...
October 17, 2018
Help RAD Get Out the Vote!
Join Rights & Democracy to help get out the vote for endorsed candidates across Vermont on Saturday, Oct. 27th! We will be canvassing neighborhoods, knocking on doors, talking to voters, and handing out flyers as we work to elect Christine Hallquist as...
October 17, 2018
Vermont, The Next North Carolina?
By Johanna De Graffenreid While I am fortunate to call Vermont my home, I am also proud to have spent many years of my childhood and adult life in North Carolina. North Carolina has recently been underwater from one of...
October 13, 2018
3 Lessons From Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
Lead with love. That was one of the key lessons that Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) shared with members of Rights & Democracy (RAD) and the Monadnock Progressive Alliance (MPA) at our recent co-hosted, bi-state gathering....
September 25, 2018
URGENT: Join us in NH to #StopKavanaughNow!
Help us #StopKavanaughNow and join us tomorrow, Friday, September 21 in New Hampshire to let Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine — who will be speaking at St. Anselm College — know that we want her to keep her word and protect...
September 20, 2018
Our 2018 Movement Builder Award Winners!
The Rights & Democracy Project is excited to announce the recipients of our annual Movement Builder Award winners for Vermont and New Hampshire....
September 19, 2018
We Must #StopKavanaughNow
Last week, several RAD members joined national partner organizations (like the Women’s March, Be a Hero, Center for Popular Democracy, and more) and traveled to DC to disrupt the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Hearings on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme...
September 18, 2018