Economy & Business

Colchester Selectboard Candidates Forum 02/13/2012

Candidates for Colchester Selectboard in the 2012 Town Meeting Day elections.

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Under the Dome: Legislative Breakfast - Congressional Delegation 02/13/2012

Vermont's Congressional Delegation provides the latest on what's happening in Washington, D.C.. Senator Patrick Leahy, Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Peter Welch. This is the second of the 2012 Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce's annual Legislative Breakfast Series.

Common Good Vermont: Vermont Nonprofit Legislative Day 2012 Interviews and Testimonies 02/09/2012

Participant interviews, testimonies and Peter Gilbert's devotional on behalf of the nonprofit sector from the 3rd Annual Vermont Nonprofit Legislative Day held in the State House on February 9th, 2012.

Over 100 nonprofit staff, board members, funders, volunteers, students, legislators and professional advocates made a strong showing in the “People’s House” with our presence, testimony in House and Senate Committees and devotional on the floor of the House. Read the Full Report & Additional Video

Common Good Vermont: Vermont Nonprofit Legislative Day 2012 Part 2: Secrets of Successful Advocacy 02/09/2012

Common Good Vermont hosted the Vermont Nonprofit Legislative Da 2012, including panels on advocacy and successful legislative campaigns. In this afternoon panel, James Haslam/ Vermont Workers Center, Floyd Nease/ Director of VT Association for Mental Health and Jacqueline Majoros/State Ombudsman for VT Legal Aid talk about their legislative lessons. Followed by Q & A with Governor Peter Shumlin on Challenges facing the nonprofit sector. More programs from the day can be found here.

Open Forum - NYC Wall Street Members 02/09/2012

Ben & Jerry’s hosts members of New York City’s Occupy Wall Street movement to share their experiences, what the group is doing, and where the movement is currently headed. Ben & Jerry’s will also briefly share why they support the OWS movement and why they feel it is good business to do so. WHO: Nelini Stamp – Occupy Wall Street activist (NYC), Jonathan “Matt” Smucker – Occupy Wall Street activist (NYC), Sam Corbin – Occupy Wall Street activist (NYC), Jostein Solheim - Ben & Jerry’s CEO, Jerry Greenfield - Ben & Jerry’s Cofounder.

Common Good Vermont: Vermont Nonprofit Legislative Day 2012 Part I: Opening 02/09/2012

More than 100 nonprofit leaders attended Vermont Nonprofit Day 2012, hosted by Common Good Vermont. The morning panels included introductions from House Speaker Shap Smith and a legislative briefing by Jessica Oski/ Sirotkin & Necrason, Todd Bailey/ KSE Partners and Mark Larson/ Commissioner of Vermont Health Access Program. Liz Schlegel/ CVCAC and Andrew Maclean/ Maclean, Meehan & Rice offer tips to build legislative relationships. For more programming from BT Legislative Day 2012, watch Secrets of Successful Advocacy here.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 02/02/2012

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.

Mayoral Debate begins at 55:20.

Nuclear Free Future: Fairewinds Shining the Light on Fukishima 02/02/2012

Host Margaret Harrington speaks with Maggie and Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds Associates, whose main focus is to educate on the truth of nuclear power.

Governor Peter Shumlin: Press Conference 02/01/2012

Governor Shumlin's press conference.

Planning for People: Livable and Walkable Communities 02/01/2012

CCTV Productions produced this project for AARP Vermont. It makes the connection between our built environment and the health of our communities. The video features Dan Burden from the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute. For more information visit aarp.org/vt

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!