Chef Ghazi Wins the Taste of Montpelier Food Festival

October 17, 2022 Jeremy 0 Comments

Our own Chef Ghazi shared the top prize at the Taste of Montpelier Food Festival. His catering company, Ghazi’s Goodies, had a booth at the festival where he and his partner Sarah Lipton served deserts to a long line of customers. The booth was decorated with the Tunisian flag and Ghazi wore traditional dress. CVRAN …

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Letter from the CVRAN President: Sugar in Milk: Afghan Refugees

September 29, 2022 Rachel Walker Cogbill 0 Comments

Sugar in Milk: Afghan Refugees September 30, 2022 Dear Central Vermonters, Do you remember 13 months ago when we were all watching the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on the nightly news, and the devastating take-over by the Taliban? We ended our days with horrific scenes from the airport in Kabul, desperate faces, and the sounds …

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Wonderfully Successful Fundraiser for New School in Sudan

September 15, 2022 Jeremy 0 Comments

On August 7th about 70 generous community members and friends of CVRAN gathered to help raise funds for a 700 student primary and middle school in the region of North Darfur, Sudan. The event was organized by Eltayeb Awadalla, owner of Mobitech in Montpelier. Eltayeb grew up in the small village of Kamo in North …

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Letter from the CVRAN President: Picturing Hope

August 16, 2022 Rachel Walker Cogbill 0 Comments

PICTURING HOPE August 16, 2022 The mission of the Central Vermont Refugee Action Network is simply put: “to make refugees, asylum seekers, and migrant workers welcome to Central Vermont…” How does that translate into action? Read on. Here is a window into the lives of our new neighbors, as written by members of their team. …

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Volunteers put sweat equity into helping an asylum seeking family

July 29, 2022 Pam Walker 0 Comments

Many CVRAN volunteers heeded the call to help an asylum seeking family paint their new apartment in early July. A total of 18 people volunteered for hours over 4 days recently. We painted doors, windows, walls, and hard to reach vaulted ceilings. A few volunteers had never painted before and still they showed up. Several …

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Festival of North African Food, Music, and Dancing To Be Held at Montpelier’s Pool Pavilion

July 21, 2022 Amy Ehrlich 0 Comments

Come to the Recreation Pool Pavilion on Elm Street in Montpelier on August 7 from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. for a delicious Sudanese/Tunisian dinner of goat kebabs, spicy grilled vegetables, Tunisian salad, and baklava. Then dance to the Festival of North African Food, Music, and Dancingmusic of the acclaimed Afro-pop, hip-hop band A2VT (the name …

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Letter from the CVRAN President: Independence Day

July 3, 2022 Rachel Walker Cogbill 0 Comments

July 4, 2022 Dear CVRAN Community, Today our nation celebrates its national independence, self-determination, and the chance to make choices with fireworks, parades, and speeches. What better day to think of those immigrating to our shores who also want freedom and self-determination, but most of all want a life free of fear. No-one chooses to …

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Letter from the CVRAN President: Numbers Make a Picture

May 26, 2022 Rachel Walker Cogbill 0 Comments

May 25, 2022 Dear CVRAN Community, CVRAN Community? Well, just what does that mean? It means the 65 registered as members, the 113 registered as volunteers, the 315 on the listserv, and the 35 at our annual meeting. And, if you are not signed up in these spaces, please consider doing so. It means all …

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Photos from the Mexican Consulate Visit

May 26, 2022 Jeremy 0 Comments

Thanks very much to to Terry J. Allen CVRAN has photos from the Mexican Consulate visit this year. Though it was cancelled last year due to COVID, most years the mobile Mexican consulate travels to Vermont to provide documents to Mexican nationals so they can get IDs, drivers licenses, etc., and be able to board …

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Letter from the CVRAN President

April 28, 2022 Jeremy 0 Comments

April 26, 2022 Dear CVRAN Members, Be Proud! This little non-profit proves that one person can change a life, or many lives. Diane Fitch persevered, and ultimately a man was released from detention. A Cabot farmer reached out to her neighbors, and is now feeding refugee and asylum seekers’ families fresh produce and home-baked fruit …

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