Vermont Edition Story on Refugees and Resettlement in Vermont

January 24, 2024 0 Comments

Vermont Edition hosted a discussion on January 22, 2024 about bringing refugees and asylum seekers to Vermont when there is a shortage of affordable housing. Guests include: Mark Clark, program manager for the Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) in southern Vermont, Amila Merdzanovic, Vermont director for the US Committee For Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), Tim …

Recruiting for the 2024 March Arts Marathon!

January 20, 2024 0 Comments

We’re looking for artists who want to help asylum seekers and refugees! Central Vermont Refugee Action Network (CVRAN) is inviting painters, writers, poets, musicians, fabric and multimedia artists, sculptors, and photographers to join our fourth annual March Arts Marathon, a fundraiser for the many asylum seekers and Afghan refugees we are supporting in Central Vermont. …

Update on the VT-NH Asylum Seekers Network Activities

CVRAN members at the Statehouse with Rep. Leonora Dodge. Image: Office of Rep. Dodge
January 16, 2024 0 Comments

How do we treat asylum seekers? What problems can we solve? CVRAN joins with others to advocate.  In October 2023, CVRAN hosted a workshop for organizations providing service to refugees and asylum seekers. The text that follows below is an update on activities and advocacy from the VT-NH Asylum Seekers Network. (Read about the original …

CVRAN Leans Into Housing Needs And More

January 14, 2024 0 Comments

A recent article about CVRAN in the Montpelier Bridge talks about CVRAN’s work to provide housing and other needs for refugees and asylum seekers in central Vermont. As journalist Natasha Eckhart Baning notes We … welcome people from around the world for different reasons; because they are refugees or asylum seekers. These families and individuals …

January General Meeting

brightly colored welcome sign. Image: Belinda Fewings on Unsplash.com
January 9, 2024 0 Comments

Join us for the first general meeting of 2024! It’s been a while since we’ve met in person and there is lots to talk about! Come hear about all the exciting things CVRAN has been up to in the last few months. Book Swap: If you have a book covering topics connected to immigration, refugees, …

Book Recommendations From CVRAN Members (#3)

A " Little Free Library" with books.
January 3, 2024 0 Comments

Today we’re continuing to share books recommended by CVRAN members. They are focused on immigration, refugee, and asylum seeker experiences around the world. Hope one catches your interest! Do you have a book that you’ve finished and would be happy to share with someone else? CVRAN will have a book trading table at the January …