50 Years Ago…. In the Winter of 1971, nineteen year old Jay Craven (MA GGP ‘78) visited Goddard’s historic campus in Plainfield, VT. One of several stops of his tour of college campuses throughout the country, Craven sought to raise awareness about Vietnamese opposition to the Vietnam war. As part of a delegation of college… Continue reading MAYDAY 1971 RAW: 50th Anniversary Celebration
Category: Activism
Remembering Stokely Carmichael
By Russell Neufeld, BA RUP ’69 In the Spring of 1967, Stokely Carmichael spoke at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont and at the University of Vermont in Burlington. At the time, Carmichael was the chairman of SNCC – The Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee. SNCC was a leading organization of the Civil Rights Movement and Carmichael… Continue reading Remembering Stokely Carmichael
Divested From Fossil Fuels, Goddard Invests in People and Planet
Adapted from a post originally published January 14th, 2015 Goddard College achieved the finalization of its divestment. In January 2015, the College moved its endowment funds out of fossil fuel investments and into fossil fuel free accounts at Trillium Asset Management in Boston. Goddard was the third college in Vermont to divest, joining both Sterling… Continue reading Divested From Fossil Fuels, Goddard Invests in People and Planet
The Revolutionary Sound of Archie Shepp
Once a young undergrad with a focus on dramatic arts, Jazz legend Archie Shepp returned to Goddard College’s Haybarn Theater in January 2014 for a rare concert for Plainfield Vermont. He played as a featured guest of The Ronnie Burrage Trio. Archie Shepp’s newest release “Let My People Go” (Archieball records) is a collaboration with… Continue reading The Revolutionary Sound of Archie Shepp
On Interdependence
The pandemic has impacted humans, flora, fauna, all sentient beings on this planet. The coronavirus penetrates the walls of species and socioeconomic status. This crisis has highlighted how dependent we are upon each other. How would we have survived without essential workers who supply food, health care, transportation, and a myriad of necessary services and… Continue reading On Interdependence
Activist Heather Jo Flores, author of Food Not Lawns.
Heather Jo Flores, a singer-songwriter, author and poet, permaculture activist, visual artist, and yogi, has led a far from ordinary life. Out of rough beginnings—she was a homeless youth; she comes from a low-income family; she was a high-school dropout; she was a sex worker in Santa Cruz; she was a pot trimmer—she learned to… Continue reading Activist Heather Jo Flores, author of Food Not Lawns.
Mónica Mayer: Forging a Feminist Art Movement in Mexico City
By Karen Muelhbauer In the late 1970s, Goddard College had a small office in Los Angeles. Run by Susan Rennie, the site sat at the crossroads of art and feminism and graduated a number of activist-artists, including 1980 alumna Mónica Mayer. Still active today, her practice includes performances, installations, social practice, drawing, and graphics. She… Continue reading Mónica Mayer: Forging a Feminist Art Movement in Mexico City
Is Activism Dead? ‘Story as Activism’ and Goddard’s Conversation with the World
by Karla Haas Moskowitz, PhD As individuals and communities navigate their own sense of power, how and when stories are released into the world become critical forces that shape quests for both protection and influence. As activists and storytellers, our knowing what to say, when to say it, and to whom becomes pivotal in our… Continue reading Is Activism Dead? ‘Story as Activism’ and Goddard’s Conversation with the World
Maanav Thakore: What it means to be alive in this time
Transformative change practitioner. This succinct bio from his LinkedIn profile describes what drew Maanav Thakore (BA EDU ’05) to Goddard College. It is also a thread that runs through his life’s work: in an adolescent group home in Colorado and an afterschool program in Minneapolis, as a musician in New Orleans, then a community organizer… Continue reading Maanav Thakore: What it means to be alive in this time
Alumni Respond to the Global Refugee Crisis
Margaret Hosmer Martens (BA ADP ’81, MA CMHC) spent 15 years living in French-speaking Africa with her family. These were formative years that shaped her lifelong concern for refugees. Here is her story: “A Personal Experience with Refugees” I had my first contact with Angolan refugees who fled to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo… Continue reading Alumni Respond to the Global Refugee Crisis
The Sounds of a Movement: Goddard Alumni Vocalize for #BlackLivesMatter
by Gunner Scott (IBA ’09) Black queer activists Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi created the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter in 2013 as a call to action against the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. That simple hashtag ignited a movement, bringing a media spotlight to a reality in Black communities… Continue reading The Sounds of a Movement: Goddard Alumni Vocalize for #BlackLivesMatter
Victory Stand: Alumnus Activist, Educator, and Olympian Tommie Smith Receives Award at Goddard
by Dustin Byerly (BA RUP ’01) There are few images that capture and preserve the essence of an entire movement and moment in time better than the photographs of Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Peter Norman at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. Tommie Smith had just won the gold medal for the… Continue reading Victory Stand: Alumnus Activist, Educator, and Olympian Tommie Smith Receives Award at Goddard