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Vermont Language Justice Project - VLJP: Know Your Immigration Rights - English, French, and Creole 12/14/2024

From VAAPVT and AALV:

Encourage noncitizen Vermonters to visit the O.N.E. Community Center for FREE legal education co-presented by attorneys from the Association of Africans Living in VT and Vermont Asylum Assistance Project and moderated by the State Refugee Office. We’ll present in English and Spanish at 10am, and in English, French & Creole at 1pm. Vermont Language Justice Project will record. More in-person and virtual events in other languages coming soon. Join us in person at 20 Allen Street, Burlington.

Aliente a los no ciudadanos de Vermont a visitar O.N.E. Centro comunitario para educación jurídica GRATUITA copresentado por abogados de la Asociación de Africanos que Viven en VT y el Proyecto de Asistencia de Asilo de Vermont y moderado por la Oficina Estatal de Refugiados. Presentaremos en inglés y español a las 10 a. m., y en inglés, francés y criollo a la 1 p. m. El Proyecto de Justicia Lingüística de Vermont registrará. Próximamente más eventos presenciales y virtuales en otros idiomas. Únase a nosotros en persona en 20 Allen Street, Burlington.

Encouragez les non-citoyens du Vermont à visiter le O.N.E. Centre communautaire pour une formation juridique GRATUITE co-présenté par des avocats de l’Association des Africains vivant au Vermont et du Vermont Asylum Assistance Project et modéré par le Bureau national des réfugiés. Nous présenterons en anglais et en espagnol à 10h, et en anglais, français et créole à 13h. Le Vermont Language Justice Project enregistrera. D’autres événements en personne et virtuels dans d’autres langues seront bientôt disponibles. Rejoignez-nous en personne au 20 Allen Street, Burlington.

For more information visit: https://www.vaapvt.org/calendar/know-your-immigration-rights

Vermont Language Justice Project - VLJP: Know Your Immigration Rights - English and Spanish 12/14/2024

From VAAPVT and AALV:

For more information visit: https://www.vaapvt.org/calendar/know-your-immigration-rights

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

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

Governor Peter Shumlin: Governor Addresses Refugee English Class 11/24/2015

Governor Peter Shumlin addresses an English class of refugees form around the world, recently arrived in Vermont. The Governor supports the U.S. admitting Syrian refugees as part of world humanitarian efforts.