{"id":4293,"date":"2026-02-04T20:22:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io\/?p=4293"},"modified":"2026-02-05T21:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:02:02","slug":"the-peoples-house-taking-action-in-the-state-house-this-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acluvt.org\/news\/the-peoples-house-taking-action-in-the-state-house-this-february\/","title":{"rendered":"The People\u2019s House: Taking action in the State House this February"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This month, we are working with partners across Vermont to host several days of action at the State House. Vermonters are invited to join advocacy groups, lawmakers, and fellow community members to learn more about the issues impacting our state and opportunities to advance our civil rights and civil liberties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":{"header_layout":"standard","header_image":4306,"mobile_header_image":null,"description":"This month, we are working with partners across Vermont to host several days of action at the State House. Vermonters are invited to join advocacy groups, lawmakers, and fellow community members to learn more about the issues impacting our state and opportunities to advance our civil rights and civil liberties. \r\n","authors":null,"components":[{"acf_fc_layout":"heading","heading":{"":null,"text":"Day of Empathy: Criminal Legal Reform","anchor":"","sub-heading":"","type":"h2","heading-style":"standard"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":{"text":"Formerly incarcerated people, their loved ones, and supporters are invited to attend Vermont's Day of Empathy to shine a light on issues faced by people involved with the criminal legal system.\r\n\r\nDay of Empathy is the nation\u2019s largest day of action for criminal justice reform, bringing together directly impacted leaders, community advocates, and legislative allies to move smart, humane policy forward.\r\n\r\nThe key policy initiative this coalition is focused on is The Second Look Act (S.140). This legislation would ensure people who have demonstrated rehabilitation after serving significant time\u2014at least 10 years<\/strong>, or 50 percent<\/strong> of their sentence\u2014have an opportunity to have their sentence reviewed. You can learn more and sign onto a community letter of support here<\/a>.\r\n\r\nWhen<\/strong>: Tuesday, February 10, 2026\r\nTime<\/strong>: 10:00 AM \u2013 2:00 PM\r\nPress Event<\/strong>: 10:15 AM in the Cedar Creek Room, Vermont State House\r\nWho<\/strong>: Sponsored by Dream.org in partnership with Drop LWOP New England, VT CURE, ACLU of Vermont, and FAMM."}},{"acf_fc_layout":"buttons","buttons":{"primary":{"text":"Register for Day of Empathy","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilize.us\/dream\/event\/881593\/"},"secondary":{"text":"","link":""}}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":{"text":"Note: Links to a third-party website<\/em>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"heading","heading":{"":null,"text":"Disability Advocacy Day","anchor":"","sub-heading":"","type":"h2","heading-style":"standard"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":{"text":"Disability Advocacy Day is an in-person event at the Vermont State House hosted by the Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights that brings together people with disabilities, family members, advocates, service providers, and allies to raise awareness and advocate for disability rights in Vermont.\r\n\r\nDate: <\/strong>Wednesday, February 11, 2026\r\nSchedule of Events:<\/strong>\r\n