immigration

Interview with Tracy Dolan, Vermont State Refugee Director 01/21/2022

Tracy Dolan, Vermont's State Refugee Director, talks about the most recent influx of refugee families to Vermont, the challenges they face, the services they access, the mutual benefits of welcoming families to Vermont and how people can help through donation of time and funds. The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immagrants (USCRI) in Vermont is looking for volunteers to help with and teach driving and youth mentors. Email: volunteer@uscrivt.org

In Chittenden County, if you have funds (including gift cards) to donate, please email John Linden at jlinden@uscrimail.org.

In Brattleboro, you can help with ECDC's website, ecdcus.org, and complete the "interest form" for Brattleboro Community Support for Refugees, Humanitarian Parolees, and Asylum Seekers: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkmFVJSoWNkWy5MhurU3Akb_s-dNeH91JyMTg9oJtONv9Xig/viewform

For more information: refugees.org/uscri-vermont

Nadando Contra la Corriente con Justicia Migrante: Nuevas Protecciones Contra Deportación 01/14/2022

From the producer:

In this episode we talk about the new deportation memorandum, what is a memorandum? What protections does it bring to the migrant community? How to apply or request procedural discretion in a deportation? We will also talk about Rosca de Reyes and Candelaria Day!

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En este episodio hablamos del nuevo memorándum de deportaciones, que es un memorándum? ¿Qué protecciones trae a la comunidad migrante? ¿Cómo aplicar para la discreción procesal en caso de una detención por parte de las agencias de migración?.También hablaremos de la Rosca de Reyes y la Candelaria!

Vermont Language Justice Project - VLJP: Vermont Language Justice Project: Connecting Non-English Speakers to Life Saving Health Information 01/12/2022

The Vermont Language Justice Project connects non-English speakers to COVID health messages delivered by trusted sources in 14 languages and multiple formats, including video and sound files. Program Director Alison Segar and project partners Irene Webster (Association of Africans Living in Vermont) and Amila Merdzanovic (US Committee on Refugees and Immigrants VT) discuss the importance of language justice and VLJP's role in delivering essential COVID messages and its future in overall public health communications.

For more information: vtlanguagejustice.org | youtube.com/channel/UC3zjPpeFnXqvESr1y3d4DvQ

Refugee Resettlement Town Hall with Kesha Ram and Marybeth Redmond 10/19/2021

Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale and Rep. Marybeth Redmond host a Zoom Town Hall to help our community learn more about refugee resettlement and assisting asylum seekers. The conversation includes an update on the current refugee resettlement programs, Afghan arrivals in Vermont, employer support for refugee workers, and guidance on getting involved in our state’s response. It features introductory remarks from U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy and Congressman Peter Welch, as well as a panel discussion with Tracy Dolan, Director of the State Refugee Office; Amila Merdzanovic, Director of USCRI Vermont; Joe Wiah, Director of the ECDC Multicultural Community Center; and Michele Asch, Vice President of Leadership and Organizational Development at Twincraft Skincare.

Community Voices for Immigrant Rights - Call to Action for Lives of Haitian Immigrants! 09/27/2021

With a complete disregard for human rights, the Biden administration has embarked on a cruel campaign to deport or detain thousands of Haitian refugees seeking asylum in the United States. The actions of the Biden administration are especially deplorable as the Haitian refugee crisis is the direct result of a long history of U.S. colonialism and racist foreign policy that has caused political and economic turmoil in Haiti. Haitian refugees are being chased on horseback, treated like animals, and detained under inhumane conditions simply for exercising their right to seek asylum. We must act now to stop these atrocities! Join us as we stand up and demand that the Biden administration: Free Them All! Let In All Asylum Seekers! End the Militarization of the Border and Border Communities!

For more information: www.facebook.com/CVIRBurlington

The Caremongers - Dispatches from the Frontline: Abel Luna of Migrant Justice 04/16/2020

Town Meeting TV talks with Abel Luna of Migrant Justice about the challenges migrant workers face and the community-based work supporting their well-being and economic security.

No Mas Polimigra Interviews and Demonstration 02/18/2020

Interviews during the No Mas Polimigra demonstration outside Burlington's City Hall before the Burlington City Council Meeting and a demonstration during public comment period.

Daniel Bernard Roumain Finishes a 24-Hour Protest Performance 10/24/2019

Daniel Bernard Roumain, known as DBR, is an extraordinary violinist from Haiti. He staged a 24-hour protest in front of City Hall, Burlington to protest the Trump administration policies on immigration. The artist is in the middle of a residency with the Flynn Center, the Lane Series and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra.

Rally Against I.C.E. in Williston 10/20/2019

Community members gather in Williston, Vermont to protest immigrant incarceration and deportation.

Operation City on a Hill: Immigration Policy and the Hijacking of American Conservatism 07/09/2019

This month is a follow up on the June edition of Operation City On A Hill, continuing the discussion on what American conservatism is supposed to be conserving. This episode argues that historical American conservatism has been hijacked by an immigration policy of restrictionism, which it once opposed.

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