Members, volunteers and others – please join us for a CVRAN quarterly meeting on July 22nd! There will be a slideshow covering our recent activities as well as a question and answer session. NOTE the new location for our meeting. Come see our new office space at Bethany Church! CVRAN Quarterly Meeting July 22, 2025 5 …

CVRAN will be organizing a summer reading program again this year. It has become a welcome summer activity for our new Vermonter families. You can help by bringing gently used books to Bear Pond Books in Montpelier. They will collect them from June 19 -21 (this week). Please visit the Bear Pond website for information …

Be a happy activist! Come to a celebration Friday noon at the statehouse for a housing bill passed and ready to be signed by Governor Scott. CVRAN has been a co-sponsor of the bill which will help immigrants have a fair chance to obtain housing. Migrant Justice says “We’ll celebrate together in the statehouse THIS …

TODAY’S RALLY FOR NAFIOU HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM THE COURTHOUSE BANDSTAND IN ST JOHNSBURY TO THE UNITED COMMUNITY CHURCH, JUST DOWN MAIN STREET A SHORT WALK FROM THE COURTHOUSE.  THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE CHURCH IS THE CORNER OF MAIN AND CHURCH STREETS. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS LAST MINUTE CHANGE. SEE YOU AT 10am. On …

On the morning of May 12th, Nafiou Lamidi, a 35 year old asylum seeker who has been living in the Northeast Kingdom reported to ICE for a routine check-in at the ICE office in St. Albans, VT. He was accompanied by three friends who are members of NEKASAN, The Northeast Kingdom Asylum Seeker’s Assistance Network. …

Please join us for CVRAN’s Annual Meeting Tuesday, April 15 at 5 pm The Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 130 Main St. Enter by the School Street door. Help celebrate CVRAN’s 10th anniversary, vote for new board members, meet our new executive director Ali Zenie, and catch up on all that CVRAN New Vermonters, volunteers, committees, …

Join CVRAN at Saturday’s peaceful protest at the Vermont State House. Our Executive Director, Ali Zenie, will be one of the event speakers. Hope to see you all there!

CVRAN will be gathering at the statehouse with others to support this bill. Please join us as we work toward fair and accessible housing for everyone living in Vermont. P.S. CVRAN will be at the Hands Off! protest on April 5 at the Statehouse. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information.

It’s March, so it must be time for CVRAN’s March Arts Marathon.   And it’s March 16th, which means that the Midway Gallery is up on our website. And that means anyone can enjoy a selection of the art – visual, written, and audio – created by the participating artists. Get to the Midway Gallery …

The Red Hen Bakery in Middlesex is generously donating a portion of the proceeds of this week’s Friday Night Dinner Club to CVRAN. Pre-order on their website, pick up Friday afternoon or evening, and enjoy! A big thank you to the Red Hen for their support!