VARAT (Vermont Anti Racism Action Team) Is a non profit organization that believes that *ALL* kids should have the right to classroom and curricular free of racial oppression.
VARAT started in 1996 when the Racism Education Action Project (REAP) and Vermont Haymarket Peoples Fund held a town meeting on racism. VARAT then prompted the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to Investigate reports of rascal harassment in Vermont's public schools.
VARAT's Primary focus is confronting and stopping racism in Vermont's schools and communities.
We realize however, the significance of making the links between racism and sexism/misogyny,classism,homophobism,heterosexism,ageism.adultism, looksism, albleism, mentalism, ect..The common thread being oppression. Thus VARAT provides organizational leadership, Form and joins coalitions that foster social justice and work as local, national and international activists.
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