OVER DINNER SERIES
The Over Dinner Series is a monthly educational event, in which participants share a dinner
experience with a different presentation and in-depth discussion period by a local changemaker.
Dinner is a semi-potluck style and coordinated
by At the Root.
Dinners will be held at the Hive on Pine,
420 Pine St. Burlington, VT.
Tickets are $20 + a potluck dish for 10 people (sign up on the registration form*) or $30 (the difference will go to buy food for everyone).
*no refunds will be given after registration closes
Thursday August 29. 6-8:30
Amanda Garces & Brenda Churchill
The Vermont Coalition for Ethnic and Social Equity in School
The Vermont Coalition for Ethnic and Social Equity in School (VCESES) is a statewide
educational justice coalition led by a multicultural and multigenerational group including people
from various racial and ethnic groups, Abenaki community, and indigenous groups; women; and anti-poverty, disability rights, and LGBTQIA advocates.
Formed in 2017, the coalition includes elders, students, parents, educators and organizations
working together to impact the Vermont education system utilizing an equity lens.
Between November 2017 and January 2018 the VCESES solidified and began its groundbreaking
work of drafting the Ethnic Studies and Social Equity Working Group bill.
On January 31, H.3 was introduced and quickly gained momentum and popularity as a priority
piece of legislation for individuals, educators, and families statewide.
On March 29. 2019, the bill was signed into law!
Meet and have dinner with coalition founder, Amanda Garces and Brenda Churchill, another
member of the coalition. Amanda is the founder of the Vermont Coalition for Ethnic and Social Equity
in Schools, the mother of two, and a proud Colombian.
Brenday retired from Fairpoint Communications in January 2017, and was asked to apply to
work for a new non-profit called the LGBTQIA Alliance of Vermont as Liaison to the
Vermont State House.
On behalf of her community, Brenda’s work encompasses: testifying to raise the minimum wage,
make paid family leave happen, passing the gender neutral bathroom bill, being part of the
Vermont Coalition for Ethic and Social Equity in Schools and passing Act 1.
They will discuss the history of H.3, and what Vermonters can do now to help the implementation phase.
Amanda Garces & Brenda Churchill
The Vermont Coalition for Ethnic and Social Equity in School
The Vermont Coalition for Ethnic and Social Equity in School (VCESES) is a statewide
educational justice coalition led by a multicultural and multigenerational group including people
from various racial and ethnic groups, Abenaki community, and indigenous groups; women; and anti-poverty, disability rights, and LGBTQIA advocates.
Formed in 2017, the coalition includes elders, students, parents, educators and organizations
working together to impact the Vermont education system utilizing an equity lens.
Between November 2017 and January 2018 the VCESES solidified and began its groundbreaking
work of drafting the Ethnic Studies and Social Equity Working Group bill.
On January 31, H.3 was introduced and quickly gained momentum and popularity as a priority
piece of legislation for individuals, educators, and families statewide.
On March 29. 2019, the bill was signed into law!
Meet and have dinner with coalition founder, Amanda Garces and Brenda Churchill, another
member of the coalition. Amanda is the founder of the Vermont Coalition for Ethnic and Social Equity
in Schools, the mother of two, and a proud Colombian.
Brenday retired from Fairpoint Communications in January 2017, and was asked to apply to
work for a new non-profit called the LGBTQIA Alliance of Vermont as Liaison to the
Vermont State House.
On behalf of her community, Brenda’s work encompasses: testifying to raise the minimum wage,
make paid family leave happen, passing the gender neutral bathroom bill, being part of the
Vermont Coalition for Ethic and Social Equity in Schools and passing Act 1.
They will discuss the history of H.3, and what Vermonters can do now to help the implementation phase.
REGISTER HERE BY August 26th