Rise Up Justice Demands

Demands

Ask the Governor to:

1. Declare a State of Emergency
2. Call Legislature back in session for Civil Rights and Disparate Impact work.
3. Issue Executive Orders:
   • Establish oversight transparency and accountability for state police.
   • Establish transparency and accountability on state policy for transfer of military equipment to state police.
   • Establish state police transparent communication and operational protocols with the Homeland Security Task Force.
   • Create and Operationalize Whole-of-Government programmatic approach to racial equity.

Use this form to Contact Gov. Scott OR

Contact the governor’s office at 802.828.3333 

* Please copy (CC) RaiseUpJustice@gmail.com on emails 

Ask The legislature to pass laws related to: 

1. Enhance Civil Rights Funding and Enforcement 
2. Establish State Consent Decrees 
3. Create Disparate Impact Laws
4. Ask them to take up the following bills:
   • Equal Protection Constitutional Amendment, enshrining a permanent safeguard against discrimination in Vermont’s constitution (PR.4).
   • Vermont Civil Rights Sovereignty and Equal Protection Act of 2026 (Proposed Bill). – Pending Introduction
   • Economic Justice Act, advancing policies to close the racial wealth gap and ensure equitable economic opportunities for all Vermonters (H.451)
   • Statewide constitutional and accountable policing (Oversight), reinforcing transparency, fairness, and trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve (H.361).
   • System-wide justice system data collection, providing the necessary insights to identify and rectify systemic inequities (H.382).

You can find your legislators here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/. 

You may also contact your legislator through the Sergeant at Arms 802.828.2228.

* Please copy (CC) RaiseUpJustice@gmail.com on emails 

Ask the Mayor or City Manager AND City Council or Select Board to:

1. Declare a City/Town Emergency
2. Call a Special City Council or Select Board Meeting to deliberate the Civil Rights emergency and response options.
3. Issue Executive Orders:
   • Establish oversight transparency and accountability for the local police, county sheriff or state police departments, as applicable.
   • Establish transparency and accountability on city/town policy for transfer of military equipment to the local police, county sheriff or state police departments, as applicable.
   • Establish local police, county sheriff or state police department transparent communication and operational protocols with the Homeland Security Task Force.
   • Create and operationalize Whole-of-Government Programmatic approach for the racial equity
4. Adopt one or more of the following at the town level 
   • Ideal Vermont 
   • Vermont Declaration of Incussion 
   • Racism a Public Health Emergency Declaration
5. Create an independent  Office of Civil Rights 

Email the Mayor of Burlington here or call and leave a message for the mayor at 802-865-7272*

Find Town Clerks across the State here.

Please copy (CC) RaiseUpJustice@gmail.com on emails.