Vermont Business Magazine Since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, calls for police reform and an end to systemic racism have echoed across the country, including Vermont. What do Vermonters make of recent calls for police reform? What does reform look like at this moment?
Join VPR and Vermont PBS for a virtual community conversation on Thursday, June 18 at 7:00 p.m. Co-hosts Peter Hirschfeld (VPR) and Traci Griffith (St. Michael's College) will lead a discussion about issues of race, injustice and policing in Vermont.
Panelists for the online event include:
· Xusana Davis, Director of Racial Equity for the State of Vermont
· Jon Murad, Deputy Chief of Operations for the Burlington Police Department
· Ali Dieng, Burlington City Councilor for Ward
· Mia Schultz, Bennington resident
· Mark Anderson, Sheriff for Windham County
Community Conversations: Race and Policing in Vermont will be a live Zoom webinar and will also be available live on Facebook Live.
For more information, contact Anna Post at 802-655-8042 or [email protected]
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Source: Vermont PBS, VPR 6.17.2020