Restorative Remapping Project

We continue to invite people and public officials to consider the concept of place names. Who got to name them? When and why? They are reflections of social structures of a painful past that only served to remind oppressed peoples of their "place" in the landscape of white supremacy.

Where is the nearest offensively-named place to your home? Have you considered it? Here in Vermont, Squaw Mountain is on the Adirondack horizon in neighboring New York just west of Middlebury.

Be part of the change.

Major Tahoe ski resort changes name after push to replace anti-Indigenous slur

Join the hearing from 10-12 today to RENAME NEGRO BROOK. Listening, bearing witness, chatting, or being heard are all valued roles. We continue to be both grateful for and in admiration of our supporters.

State of Vermont Board of Libraries | Department of Libraries Members Bruce Post, Essex Junction - Chair Deborah Granquist, Weston - Vice Chair Jason Broughton, State Librarian - Secretary Maxie Ewins, Shelburne Tom Frank, Milton Adriene Katz, Williston Linda Saarinjoki, Weston James Saunders, Plainfield Subcommittees Geographic Naming Committee: Broughton, Po...

For folks continuing to follow the saga of Negro Brook in Vermont. Thank you to all the brave people who shared their reflections with the Reformer. We did not initiate this piece but are glad to see the Brattleboro Reformer covering this nuanced and important conversation about race and Black history in rural spaces of Vermont, as well as one single way in which white supremacist culture impacts our lives, systems, and environments.

Hearing resumes on renaming Negro Brook TOWNSHEND — A new name is being proposed for Negro Brook, which flows down Bald Mountain in Townshend State Park.

We are happy to report that, primarily thanks to powerful women and femmes who showed up in the naming of addressing racial harm, the Townshend, Vermont selectboard voted 3-2 to support renaming Negro Brook to Susanna Toby Brook. It was a powerful discussion and we continue to be humbled to steward the story of Susanna nee Toby Huzzy and her husband James as we advance our petition forward for a second hearing in the capital in June.

We continue to have immense gratitude to Dr. Elise Guyette, author of Discovering Black Vermont, and the many people who and organizations who continue to support this effort.

We also are immensely grateful for the support and counsel of the Elnu band of the Abenaki nation and their cultural liaison, Rich Holschuh, whose thoughtful wisdom has led us down a path of dialogue and engagement.

Please e-mail us at [email protected] to be added to our e-mail list for future updates. We look forward to a June hearing [date TBD] with the State.