Community For Unity at CVU

This post was provided by CVU teacher, Chris Smith. 

On June 1st, CVU held its first Community 4 Unity Day. The day was designed to bring together the entire CVU community and to create awareness and action regarding the destructive nature of all forms of violence in our community: physical, emotional and psychological. The day was developed and organized by a group of dedicated students and is a testament to their drive to create a safer and more unified community at CVU.

We started the day with an Opening Ceremony in the Theater. The Opening had many highlights, including the raising of a banner for our Unified Sports teams, music from the CVU Jazz Band and an inspiring speech from Jerry Greenfield. 

In the afternoon, there were 30 different sessions offered for students to choose from. Each student attended two sessions. The majority of these sessions were run by students, with the other sessions run by teachers or outside community members. The sessions ran the gamut from a forum featuring Congressional Candidates for Vermont's lone representative the the House of Representatives, a discussion with a student living in Ukraine, a discussion on Sustainable Fashion to a discussion about societal gender roles. 

The day ended with a Closing Ceremony that was highlighted by a presentation by Sue and Joe Hoeppner from Project Hoeppner. They brought all of the messages from the day together with a talk about hope and unity. Their talk was an inspiration to all in attendance. The day was a success and we look forward to the 2nd Community 4 Unity event next year.

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