A Call to Action !!!

A CALL TO ACTION will take place Saturday, June 27 -- 11:00am
in front of the Peace & Justice Ctr, top of Church St in Burlington and includes (but is not necessarily limited to)
Press Conference
Speak-Out
Protest March
Workshop: "Deconstructing the BS"
Wrap-Up "Where do we go from here?"

In brief: according to Chittenden County RER Coordinator, Denise Dunbar, "RER was kicked to the curb by Mater Christi school principals because RER is affiliatged with an organization [VARAT] whose director is a vocal advocate for same-sex marriage and legal abortion." RER's program was all set for May 12. Dunbar continued, "They did not like our affiliation .... the affiliation is perceived to be against the Catholic [Church] identity of pro-life and anti-gay marriage."

For more details please click on the Burlington Free Press article, "Mater Christi dropped event against racism"

VARAT, in addition to calling all people who embrace social justice to attend and participate in the "Call to Action" is attempting to arrange a forum with Mater Christi parents and other accessible members of the Catholic Community, to come to the table and discuss a possible re-consideration.

Contact: Vt Anti-Racism Action Team (VARAT)
Paij Wadley-Bailey, MA, M.Ed, Director
Anti-Racism Hotline - toll-free: 1 - (866) X-Racism

and/or Denise Dunbar, M.Ed, Coordinator
Chittenden Council RER Council
(802) 482-4353