Join The Root in raising $1000 to expand the grant opportunities for BIPOC Applicants to join the Brattleboro Area Farmers Market!
Last fall, the Brattleboro Area Farmers Market applied for and received a GROW FALL2023 Grant from the New England Grassroots Environment Fund, Inc. They were awarded this grant to offer accessibility funds to cover the costs for a new BIPOC applicant to join the BAFM cooperative as a vendor. Acknowledging that “Starting a farm or other small business is much harder for people of color who have historically been left out of land and loan opportunities.”
The grant was only enough funding to support startup vendor costs for one new BAFM applicant. So we are asking our community for support to raise an additional $1000, to cover the full start-up costs for 2 new BIPOC prepared food vendors, and the membership fees for 2 additional BIPOC vendors. Allowing not one, but four new BIPOC vendors to receive support to join the BAFM for the 2024 season!
Would you be willing to make a donation to support these efforts? If so, donations can be accepted via therootsjc.org/donate with a follow up email to therootsjc@gmail.com confirming your donation amount with the subject line “BIPOC BAFM Fund” or a check and made out to The Root Social Justice Center- In memo BIPOC Farmer’s Market Vendors and sent to The Root at 28 Williams Street, Brattleboro, Vt 05301. If you have any questions about this initiative contact The Root at 802–451-0509.
Seeking:
Workshop Leaders
Do you have gifts, skills or talents that you want to share with The Root community? We’re seeking workshop leaders for our programs in 2024, especially for Youth 4 Change. Whether you’ve led a million workshops before or this is your first time we welcome you to share your gifts with us! Let us know you’re interested by filling out our interest form at https://bit.ly/leadrootworkshop
Youth 4 Change starts it’s 2023-2024 Program Year!
Y4C meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month from 5:30-7:30pm (Some Holidays Excluded)
We welcome ALL youth ages 12-22
Contact program coordinator, Gillian at youth4change@therootsjc.org if interested!
Join us this summer on Mondays 5:30-8:30PM
to fix things, create things, and dream up things with wood.
Free and open to folks who identify as Black, Indigenous and People of Color.
SUMMER KICK-OFF
Monday Evenings
5:30-8:30 PM
June 5, 12, 19, 26
July 17, 24, 31
August 21, 28
For more info contact Shela Linton, Executive Director
executivedirector@therootsjc.org
Co-hosted by The Root Social Justice Center and HatchSpace
BIPOC Woodworking Affinity SPaces with HatchSpace
In an effort to address the disparate harm inflicted on our BIPOC communities through the prison system, we have partnered with Vermont Legal Aid to provide FREE BIPOC expungement clinics.
These clinics will focus on Vermont criminal record expungements for Black Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) with the support of a BIPOC attorney. Spaces are limited with a priority on those seeking criminal record expungements for themselves or their loved ones.
Come work with an advocate to fill out the paperwork necessary to erase qualifying charges from your criminal record.
Under the law, most misdemeanors can be expunged, except for violent or sex offenses. Four types of felonies can also be expunged: Felony Burglary (not in a home), Grand Larceny, Prescription Fraud, and Criminal Mischief. All dismissed charges can be expunged and in most cases crimes committed before the age of 21 can be sealed.
Please note:
-We can only help with Vermont state charges
-DUIs and DWIs committed after 21 years old cannot be expunged
Want help clearing your record? Contact Interested? set up your confidential 30-minute appointment, please call Jeannette with Vermont Legal Aid
802-885-5181
Appointments preferred/recommended, drop-ins welcome if space is available.
Free BIPOC Expungement Clinics
When:
September 7th
2:30-6:00pm
Where: The Root
We’re back!
We love being able to host our monthly BIPOC Affinity Space Soul Food Sunday!
2nd Sunday of every month (some holidays excluded) at The Root
Whether you’re celebrating mothers day or not you’re always welcome at The Root! Join us for the delicious home cooked food provided by our community, amazing company, and honest conversations, all in our favorite monthly BIPOC affinity space!
Thank you to our community for continuing to support us at The Root!
On occasion we open up our Soul Food Sunday to our entire community and hold Mixers! Aprils SFS is a special mixer event where we will share food and stories as we welcome in ECDC and show them how welcoming our Vermont Community is!
People of ALL identities are welcome!
Soul Food Sunday
Be a part of our growing BIPOC Mutual Aid Support Network! Whether you’re in need, want to offer support and resources, or would like to make a direct donation, MASN is a great way to be in community with other Vermonters.
Stay current with C-19 cases in Vermont, including racial demographics, by accessing the Department of Health’s website here.