BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Business leaders join faith and civic leaders to laud Vermont’s declaration of inclusion.
Governor Phil Scott declared the second week of May inclusion week in Vermont.
The declaration condemns racism, welcoming all persons regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or socioeconomic status.
So far, the declaration has been adopted by 145 Vermont cities and towns. One business owner says this initiative is an important part of growing Vermont’s workforce.
“We have a workforce crisis. We feel like we have to do everything we can to attract people here. One way to do that is to say we are welcoming. We may look like a very white state, but we are actually very welcoming, and I am an example of that,” said the owner of Moose Meadow Lodge Willie Docto.
Vermont Interfaith Action, one organization behind the initiative, says their next step is to make sure all towns and cities adopt the declaration.
