Vermont Solidarity Now

What we need here in Vermont is a renewed vision that would promote solidarity in all areas of human concern. We need to mobilize the caring, the skills and the resources of all Vermonters for all Vermonters. This does not mean, of course, we isolate ourselves and ignore the rest of the world. If the resources are available to provide for our collective well-being with respect to adequate, decent housing, safe and renewable energy, nourishing food, high quality health care and maintenance, high quality education for all and opportunities for needed and useful work, then we ought to build a socio-economic web to share this wealth in an equitable and ecologically just way that works for all. This is not just a funding issue, rather a very basic political and spiritual one.

People need to feel connected with others in ways other than the usual zero-sum, win/lose competitive one that only in the end makes adversaries of us all. The core insight and spiritual principle here is simple and straight forward: we need each other in order to flourish as Vermonters and as human beings. This does not mean a naive denial of the shadow side of being human nor does it disregard the many real conflicts that we face in our lives. It does mean, though, that we finally grow up as a people and take responsibility as a species for all that we do and can be.

Let's begin the dialogue and the work of Vermont Solidarity now!