...

...

Vermonters Urge Lawmakers to Enact a Livable Minimum Wage by 2024 MONTPELIER – The members of the Raise The Wage Coalition believe that working Vermonters deserve dignified, equitable working conditions, and anyone working 40 hours a week ought to be...

Wow, what a year it’s been at Rights & Democracy here in Vermont. 2019 was a rebuilding year for RADVT. We brought on Dan Fingas as our organizing director and then Liz Filskov and Betsy McGavisk in June and August...

We’re on our way! It’s People Power Week here at Rights & Democracy and hopefully, you’ve heard from one of our members, leaders, or staff on why it’s important – now, more than ever – to join RAD and support...

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...

Rights & Democracy is a young organization, and we currently receive the majority of our funding via grants. While strong grant sponsorship is a necessary, but not sufficient condition, as other successful non-profits such as NPR, VPR, and NHPR have...

What a day! Thank you to all of our member volunteers, leaders, and staff who helped make our Annual Membership Assembly and People Power Summit a huge success! In case you missed it, the announcement that made the news is...

BRATTLEBORO – Rights & Democracy members have overwhelmingly voted to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary.  The announcement was released today in front of hundreds of members at Rights & Democracy’s (RAD) annual Membership Assembly and People...

Below are the Board of Director nominees who are up for election at this year’s Rights & Democracy Membership Assembly on Saturday, November 16th. We had a strong interest across both states for the open positions on the Board, and...

One way to stay on top of everything that’s going on — from meetings in your county to statewide actions — is to sign up for Rights & Democracy’s email list. It’s easy to do, it’s simple, it’s painless AND...

Join Rights & Democracy (RAD) for our Annual Membership Assembly and People Power Summit Our annual daylong event features special guest speakers, workshops, community building, and FUN.  This is RAD’s annual opportunity for members to vote on our c4 Board...

Have you ever considered running for office, or participating in a campaign, but found the whole process daunting? Leadership Education and Development Vermont (LEAD-VT) is here to clear the air about how to win a campaign. Join Rights & Democracy,...

An overwhelming display of solidarity at the People’s Convention in Detroit reminded us that physical gatherings are powerful. “When we connect with members from groups all over the country, we realize that we are connected to a bigger movement,” said ...

Despite an emotional and articulated display of solidarity by dozens of Vermonters, the Green Mountain Care Board approved a health insurance rate hike of 10.1 and 12.4-percent. Mary Alice Bisbee said, “We all need our fundamental needs met and one...

The Green Mountain Care Board will soon determine if the health insurance premiums for more than 80,000 Vermonters are going to be substantially hiked – by as much as nearly 16 percent! Are you one of them? If so, we’re...

Well … now what? More than a month out we’re still scratching our heads at the legislative session that wasn’t. Where the “veto-proof majority” that so many of you worked hard to help elect simply failed to live up to...

A few weeks ago I was in handcuffs, one of six People’s Action members arrested at Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office in Washington, D.C.. We engaged in a peaceful protest after we asked Mitch to step out of the way of...

We need calls and emails to legislators and legislative leadership to demonstrate there is significant support for raising the minimum wage this session! Legislators are discussing how to raise the minimum wage to align more closely with the state’s base...

It’s time for legislators to improve the lives of everyday Vermonters by passing legislation that ensures economic equality and sustainable local economies.  That was the message this week from Vermont workers, business owners and community leaders.  Workers, business owners, and...