Commission on Dismantling Racism

The Commission sponsored a pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., March 28-30, 2008, which culminated in the observance of “Vermont Day” on Sunday at Washington National Cathedral. The Cathedral capped its "Racial Reconciliation and Justice Week," that day in a celebration of the ministry and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 40th anniversary of his last sermon, “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution.” The preacher at the 11:15 worship service was the Honorable John Lewis, a living legend of the civil rights movement and Georgia’s representative for the 5th Congressional District. Lewis also participated in a forum prior to the service. Click here for the National Cathedral page on the forum, which has links to watch or listen to the forum and Rep. Lewis's sermon online.The Green Mountain College Choir, directed by Jim Cassarino of Trinity, Rutland, sang at the Cathedral Evensong.

On Saturday, the group visited the Sandy Spring Slave Museum in Maryland and the National Museum of the American Indian. The day concluded with a visit to St. Luke’s Church, the nation’s first black Episcopal parish not founded as a mission of a white church. Their hosts led them in a series of exercises focused on racial and social justice and spoke about the challenges facing their aging congregation in a changing neighborhood. The May 2008 Mountain Echo (pdf) has an article and photos of the pilgrimage.

Commission Members

The Rev. Nancy Vogele, Chair
749 Hartford Ave., White River Junction, VT 05001
(O) 802-295-5415
Email: stpauls@valley.net

Donna Abramov
PO Box 76, Chittenden, VT 05737
(H) 802-483-6150
Email: dabramov@excite.com

Anne Clarke Brown
PO Box 67, Plymouth, VT 05056
(H & O) 802-672-5250
Email: abrown@dioceseofvermont.org

Vaughn Carney
21 Lida Dr., Essex Junction, VT 05452
(H) 802-872-8721 (O) 802-654-8187
Email: carneyva@aol.com

The Rev. Thora Chadwick
236 S. Prospect St.,m Unit 2, Burlington, VT 05401-3545
(H) 802-863-8036
Email: tchadwick@comcast.net

Laura Chase
153 Pittsford Commons, Unit D-5, Pittsford, VT 05763
(H) 802-483-2995
Email: LauraChase@aol.com

Blanche Cooper
1490 Camp Munn Road, Bradford, VT 05033
(H) 802-439-6798
Email: bcooper@valley.net

The Rev. Dr. Lee Alison Crawford
203 S. Main St., Northfield, VT 05663
(H) 802-485-6011
Email: lacinvt94@aol.com

Peter Galbraith
68 Bartlett Bay Rd., S. Burlington, VT 05403
(H) 802-862-7623
Email: carloway@aol.com

Phillip Hoff
PO Box 1124, Burlington, VT 05403
(H) 802-863-3992
Email: phoff@hoffcurtis.com

Betty Obermann
39 Racetrack Rd., Newport, VT 05855
(H) 802-334-5968
Email: obieliz@yahoo.com

Connie Quinby
51 High Grove Ct., Burlington, VT 05401
(H) 802-862-4174
Email: quinby1@verizon.net

The Rev. Canon Diane Root
316 Mission Farm Road, Killington, VT 05751
(H) 802-422-5153 (O) 802-422-9064
Email: droottrrm@aol.com

Naima Wade
36 Lexington Ave., Brattleboro, VT 05301
(H) 802-254-2972
Email: naimakw@sover.net

Gabriel Willey
18A Maple Road, Williston, VT 05495
(H) 802-879-3264
Email: gabrielwilley@yahoo.com

The Rt. Rev. Stewart Wood, Jr.
PO Box 968, Quechee, VT 05059-0968
(H) 802-295-8912
Email: stewwood@aol.com

Margy Zabriskie
119 Northshore Dr., Burlington, VT 05401
(H) 802-863-4571
Email: amzab@together.net

The Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Ely
5 Rock Point Rd., Burlington, VT 05401
(O) 802-863-3431
Email: tely@dioceseofvermont.org

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