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Total Solar Eclipse in Vermont 2024: Totality Talks: Big Discoveries Made Possible During Eclipses 03/28/2024

From OBSCURA:

Interesting things happen close to the Sun. Join UVM's John Perry to learn how several extraordinary discoveries were made during total solar eclipses when the sky gets dark enough for us to view our Sun, and how those efforts will continue this April.

For more information visit: https://loveburlington.org/obscura-burlington/

2024 Vermont Francophonie Celebration 03/28/2024

From the organizers:

Vermont celebrates international Francophonie on March 28 with a flag-raising at the Winooski School District Performing Arts Center. Hear from dignitaries and celebrate Francophone and Francophonie in Vermont during le mois Francophone (March).

The event is hosted by Winooski Mayor Kristine Lott. Representatives from Vermont, Quebec, Canada, and France will be in attendance. Guests include:

Lise Veronneau
Kristine Lott, Mayor of Winooski
Mount Abraham Union High School class
Anson Tebbets, Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Bernadette Jordan, Consul General of Canada in Boston
Marie-Claude Francoeur, Québec Delegate to New England

African Variety Show: Panafricanism, Economic War in the Democratic Republic of Congo 03/28/2024

From Dr. Wetchi:

Host Dr. Jules Wetchi is joined by Robin Lloyd from Toward Freedom and Patrick Fala, Humans Rights Expert, Activist, and Inspector in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Preservation Burlington: Honoring the Old North End's Glassmakers 03/28/2024

From Preservation Burlington:

Co-hosts Ron Wanamaker and Liisa Reimann sit down with Diana Carlisle from The Friends of Lakeview Cemetery. They discuss ongoing restoration efforts, planned walking tours, and an upcoming commemorative plaque.

More information: preservationburlington.org

Human Artist Colossal Sanders 03/27/2024

Meghan O'Rourke, CCTV, hosts a conversation with David Holub, also known as Colossal Sanders, about his work.

Learn more at: https://www.colossalsanders.com/

All Things LGBTQ - Interview Show: Samn Stockwell & Kim Ward 03/26/2024

Provided by ORCA Media:

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Questioning Community presents local and national news. Recorded on March 26, 2024.

Magazine Of The World: Civilians and International Law Are The First Victims of War 03/26/2024

Host Juan Carlos Vallejo discusses numerous topics such as perfidy, a war crime; how not to call genocide a genocide; the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall in Moscow; Trump or Biden, the United States Divided and a possible civil war; and Presidential Elections in Venezuela.

No New Prisons - Reimagining Communities Through Collective Organizing 03/26/2024

From the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series:

In the US there are approximately 250,000 women in jails or prisons on any given day. Join us for a special panel discussion of what it would look like to shift investment away from incarceration and into true public safety, transformation, and healing.

Speakers include Andrea James, Sashi James, Mallory Hanora, and Jayna Ahsaf.

For more information visit: https://www.willmiller.org/

Total Solar Eclipse in Vermont 2024: Vermont Astronomical Society: Solar Eclipse Informational Presentation 03/25/2024

The Vermont Astronomical Society is a group of amateur astronomers with varying backgrounds and levels of expertise whose mission is to promote amateur astronomy in Vermont. Look up in the sky. Is it a plane? Is it a bird? It’s a Total Solar Eclipse coming to the NorthWest Portion of Vermont the afternoon of April 8th, 2024.

For more information visit: https://vtastro.org/

Total Solar Eclipse in Vermont 2024: Disappearing Sun: The National Weather Service Explains the Science Behind the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse 03/24/2024

From the Fletcher Free Library:

Staff from the Burlington Office of the National Weather Service will give a presentation on the science of eclipses. Bring your eclipse questions!

For more information visit: https://loveburlington.org/obscura-burlington/

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!