Economy & Business

Bilingual Burlington Bilingue - Classe 6 03/10/2011

Elementary Business French for downtown Burlington retail and hospitality workers. Intructor Kim Chase, teacher at Hunt Middle School in Burlington. A production of The Alliance Francaise of the Lake Champlain Region and the Church Street Marketplace Association. Underwritten by Ernie Pomerleau. For more information about this program and how to be involved email Steve Norman at: stevenorman@fastmail.fm or go to www.aflcr.org.

The Beginning of the End of Neoliberalism? Labor Resistance in China and the U.S. - Ellen David Friedman 03/09/2011

Ellen David Friedman was a union organizer in Vermont for 25 years, a founder of the Vermont Progressive Party and the Vermont Workers Center, and a “union democracy” activist before she “redeployed” to China. For the last five years she has been teaching labor studies as a Visiting Lecturer at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, and involved in the Chinese labor movement at various levels. In this talk she will give first-hand accounts of the historical strike wave that hit the Chinese auto industry last summer and compare it to the insurgency underway now in Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio. Sponsored by St Michael's Student Labor Action Movement (SLAP).

Vermont Young Professionals 03/04/2011

Host Nick Carter speaks with President and Founding Member of Vermont Young Professionals, Mark Hall.

Bilingual Burlington Bilingue - Classe 5 03/03/2011

No additional documents this week; Please use earlier documents for reference.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 03/03/2011

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.

Essex Junction Wastewater Treatment Facility 03/02/2011

Essex Junction Water Quality Superintendent Jim Jutras explains the need for an upgrade to the Essex Junction wastewater treatment facility. Serving the communities of Essex, Williston and Essex Junction, the facility was built in the 1960's and upgraded in the 1980's. Now a bond vote by the residents of Essex Junction will determine if the facility gets a $15 million upgrade.

Colchester Town Meeting 02/28/2011

Colchester residents will Town Meeting with warned money items being voted on by Australian Ballot on the following day, March 1st. If you want to puchase a copy of this programplease contact LCATV: 862-5724 or email info@lcatv.org.

Under the Dome: The Capitol Beat - House Ways & Means: Taxation of Internet Sales 02/23/2011

The House Ways & Means Committee takes testimony on H.143, an act relating to the taxation of certain Internet sales, from Don Meyer, CEO of Small Dog Electronics, and Paul Misener (by phone), VP for Global Public Policy, Amazon.

Under the Dome: Interview with New Executive Director of The Vermont Commission on National and Community Service - Hal Colston 02/22/2011

CCTV's Rob Reiber interviews the New Executive Director of The Vermont Commission on National and Community Service. The Vermont Commission on National and Community Service administers funding to the state's AmeriCorps National service programs and promotes, supports, and recognizes volunteerism and community service throughout Vermont. The commission consists of 15 governor appointed citizens supported by a staff of four housed in the Secretary's Office in the Agency of Human Services. http://vtcncs.vermont.gov/

Wonderful World of Sustainable Transportation: Hosts: Chapin Spencer, Chris Cole, Annie Bourdon 02/22/2011

General Manager Chris Cole, Chittenden County Transportation Authority, Director Chapin Spencer, Local Motion, and Annie Bourdon of CarShare Vermont and other transportation leaders discuss transportation issues, ideas and initiatives.

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!