This weekend come celebrate JUNETEENTH
Juneteenth, Jubilee Day; Emancipation Day; Freedom Day; Black Independence Day. Now also Juneteenth National Independence Day.
It started as a Texas holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans and is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. June 19th, a day of Jubilee that has been marked and celebrated by African-Americans for 157 YEARS.
JOIN IN THE CELEBRATIONS IN VERMONT
Check out the links below for more details
Juneteenth 2023 Celebrations in Vermont: South Burlington, Winooski, Burlington, Hartford, Essex Junction, Charlotte, Brownington…. Listings at this link.
https://www.vlct.org/news/juneteenth-2023-celebrations-vermont
Burlington: 50 performers at various venues including City Hall Park.
Saturday, June 17th from 11am to 11pm
https://www.btvreib.com/juneteenth
Essex Junction: 3rd Annual Essex Community Juneteenth Celebration
Sunday, June 18th 1:00-3:00
https://www.essexjunction.org/news/community-calendar/event/3rd-annual-essex-community-junet[...]ion
Richmond: Raising the Black Lives Matter flag at Volunteer's Green on Monday, June 19th at 6:00pm. Come join with Richmond Community members for a short commemoration and flag raising.
May 15, 2024, 5:30 to 6:30 PM
Richmond Planning Commission Meeting May 15May 15, 2024, 7 PM
"Comics and Queerness in Vermont and Beyond."May 16, 2024, 6:30 to 7:30 PM