NAACP branches of Vermont hold U.S. House Congressional Candidate forum on racial inequities
Vermont’s NAACP branches hosted a forum Saturday to discuss racial equity and other related issues. All candidates running for Vermont’s single congressional house seat were invited to take part. but only Becca Balint, one of the democratic congressional candidates on the ballot and Liam Madden, an independent candidate running for the Republican nomination, took part in the forum.They were asked questions on a range of topics that included housing inequities that affect the BIPOC community, universal health care and the state’s mental health crisis. “It’s hit home for me, I have a brother who was recently killed through addiction. I think community is the top-level answer to it, but we need to be funding long-term rehab facilities. we also need to be looking at, how do we integrate young people into pathways of education and career development that actually have meaning,” said Liam Madden, (R) U.S. House candidate.“When you look at mental health struggles over the last 10 years, we see a 60 percent increase in anxiety and depression among young people. So this will be, I think Liam and I are similarly aligned. This will be the cornerstone of the work that I would do in Congress. And absolutely, it has to be trauma-informed,” said Sen. Becca Balint, Democratic Congressional candidate. Vermont’s primary elections is on Tuesday, Aug. 9 and attendees listened in virtually.Castleton University hosted the event.
Vermont’s NAACP branches hosted a forum Saturday to discuss racial equity and other related issues.
All candidates running for Vermont’s single congressional house seat were invited to take part. but only Becca Balint, one of the democratic congressional candidates on the ballot and Liam Madden, an independent candidate running for the Republican nomination, took part in the forum.
They were asked questions on a range of topics that included housing inequities that affect the BIPOC community, universal health care and the state’s mental health crisis.
“It’s hit home for me, I have a brother who was recently killed through addiction. I think community is the top-level answer to it, but we need to be funding long-term rehab facilities. we also need to be looking at, how do we integrate young people into pathways of education and career development that actually have meaning,” said Liam Madden, (R) U.S. House candidate.
“When you look at mental health struggles over the last 10 years, we see a 60 percent increase in anxiety and depression among young people. So this will be, I think Liam and I are similarly aligned. This will be the cornerstone of the work that I would do in Congress. And absolutely, it has to be trauma-informed,” said Sen. Becca Balint, Democratic Congressional candidate.
Vermont’s primary elections is on Tuesday, Aug. 9 and attendees listened in virtually.
Castleton University hosted the event.
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