Stopping Stones Installation & Virtual Ceremony
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, and Stopping Stones invite you to a virtual ceremony recognizing the lives of Lavinia Parker and her son Francis, who were enslaved in Burlington, VT from 1835-1841.
Stopping Stones is a historical and social reparations initiative created to recognize and remember the individuals enslaved in early America at the places they were held. A project of the Engagement Arts Fund, Stopping Stones encourages and helps organizations to engage citizens and groups in repairing the echoes of slavery that continue in their communities to this day.
THE CEREMONY WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED VIA ZOOM ON SEPTEMBER 13TH AND FEATURE THE FOLLOWING SPEAKERS:
Reverend Arnold Thomas
Rabbi Amy Small
Reverend Arnold Thomas, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Rabbi Amy Small, Ohavi Zedek Synagogue
Paul Growald, Stopping Stones
Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown, Episcopal Diocese of Vermont
Reverend Debbie Ingram, Executive Director of Vermont Interfaith Action
Kiah Morris, Movement Politics Director, Rights & Democracy Project
Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, State of Vermont
Tyeastia Green, Director of Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, City of Burlington
Dr. Wanda Heading-Grant, Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, UVM
Reverend Mark Hughes, Executive Director of Justice for All, Coordinator of the Racial Justice Alliance
Representative Hal Colston, D-Winooski
Representative Kevin Christie, D-Windsor
Mayor Miro Weinberger, City of Burlington
Congressman Peter Welch, State of Vermont
Contact [email protected] for more information