On May 1st, International Workers’ Day, hundreds of people from Vermont’s labor, disability rights, climate justice, migrant justice, and human rights movements will rally and march on the Vermont State House. March begins at 11:30 am at Montpelier City Hall.Participants will march to State House for a rally on the lawn.
Participants are denouncing Vermont’s political leadership for its failure to equitably address the revenue shortfall and healthcare crisis, instead choosing to attack state workers and cut funding for public services for the most vulnerable. The organizations are calling for a grassroots-led transition towards real democracy and an economy that works for people and the planet.
Featured at the rally, dairy farmworker leaders with Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante will publicly launch their “Milk with Dignity” campaign, calling upon large dairy corporations to commit to a set of human rights standards in their milk sourcing.
Participants include members of Vermont State Employees Association, Migrant Justice, Vermont Center for Independent Living, Green Mountain Self-Advocates, 350Vermont, Rising Tide Vermont, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform, Vermont Workers’ Center, Peace & Justice Center, International Socialist Organization, and others.