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Juneteenth is coming up on Monday and VAL’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee compiled a list of events starting this weekend in honor of this holiday, as well as resources for exploring its history and presence in modern culture. We hope you find these links informative and inspiring and wish you a happy Juneteenth!

Juneteenth Events and Resources

Events in Vermont:

Where?	When?	Details
Brownington, VT Old Stone House Museum and Historic Village	Monday, June 19th 1-3pm	Experience the inspirational opening of our new exhibit entitled “A Call to Serve: Vermont and Unexpected Voices from the Civil War.”
White River Junction, VT 167 Maple Street, Lyman Point Park	Saturday, June 17th 2-4:30pm	Hartford/Lebanon’s 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration
Burlington, VT Downtown Burlington, various locations	Saturday, June 17th, 1pm	The City of Burlington Juneteenth Celebration
Essex Junction, VT Essex Experience Event Center	Sunday, June 18th, 1pm	3rd Annual Essex Juneteenth Celebration
Bennington, VT 113 Depot Street	Saturday, June 17th, 12-3pm	Juneteenth Community Celebration
Charlotte, VT Clemmons Family Farm, 2213 Greenbush Road	Sunday, June 18th, 9-4pm and Monday, June 19th, 10-3pm	Freestyling our Futures: Juneteenth 2023
Winooski, VT Rotary Park	Sunday, June 18th, 2-6pm	Juneteenth Celebration

Virtual Events:

What?	When?	Details
Juneteenth Jazz Jubilee	Saturday, June 17th, 7pm	Online Access costs $15
Juneteenth: What does it mean to be free? A Webinar by Hale Education	Monday, June 19th, 10am	Hale Education is a non-profit out of Massachusetts. Event is free.
14th Annual Juneteenth NYC Festival	Friday, June 16th, all day	Online summit day surrounding topics related to health and wellness
Black Girls Matter: Celebrate Juneteenth with Giselle Burgess of Troop 6000	Saturday, June 17th, 10am	Join USA Girl Scouts Overseas and Girl Scouts of Greater New York for a very special Juneteenth celebration.
Juneteenth Summit: Blacks and Jews Alliance for Justice and Liberation	Saturday, June 24th, 1-3pm	Open to all regardless of race or religious identity

Resources:

Description	Source	Link
Various videos about the history of Juneteenth and the Black American experience	PBS	https://app.public.pbs.org/e/es.aspx?s=2143&e=2711220&elqTrackId=4acfa03ee59944bc820f01c3c535d8e3&elq=f2b3714e1f8f49e29a490cb7805204da&elqaid=5375&elqat=1
Various resources on Juneteenth’s history and celebrations today	National Museum of African American History and Culture	https://nmaahc.si.edu/juneteenth
Blog Post about Juneteenth	María Esther Hammack	https://mariaestherhammack.me/499-2/
On Juneteenth	Annette Gordon-Reed	https://books.google.com/books?id=FwwDEAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
“Why this Mexican village celebrates Juneteenth”	Texas Monthly	https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/mexican-village-juneteenth-celebration/