Economy & Business

What's Going On?: Relations With Russia 06/13/2023

Host Sandy Baird is joined by Kurt Mehta and Eric Agnero to discuss relations with Russia. This episode includes a clip from Democracy Now of a speech that former President Kennedy gave on June 10, 1963.

Burlington Board of Finance 06/12/2023

For more information on current procedures and meeting dates for the Burlington Board of Finance, please visit burlingtonvt.gov/CityCouncil/BOF/Schedule.

Green New Deal Community Festival 06/10/2023

From the organizer:

Learn how we can organize for a Green New Deal and bring a sustainable future to our communities! Sunrise Chittenden County energizes supporters to envision a Green New Deal. The People's Kitchen serves dinner at no cost.

For more information visit: www.sunrisemovement.org

Chittenden County Homeless Alliance Housing Meeting 06/08/2023

From the organizer:

The Chittenden County Homeless Alliance (CCHA) is holding a community meeting on Thursday, June 8th at 4:30 in the South Burlington Library. The CCHA is comprised of individuals and organizations in Chittenden County who provide support services and resources for people experiencing homelessness or housing instability and who want to work together to make homelessness rare and brief. The CCHA meets monthly, we hold two community meetings every year with the goals of 1.) Providing information to the community about how the organizations are working together to make homelessness rare and brief in the community and 2.) Encouraging community members to participate with the CCHA for advocacy and to ensure our work is informed and guided by members of the community.

The CCHA is particularly interested in our work being informed and guided by community members with have lived experience of homelessness. This input will help inform and improve the services the organizations provide in the community and guides strategic planning and resource allocation.

Skywatch: Ground the F-35s, Private Jets, and Unnecessary Flights 06/05/2023

From Skywatch:

Hosts Jimmy Leas and Danaka Katovich interview guest Dan Castrigano, campaigner with Safe Landing BTV.

The movement to ground unnecessary flights is growing. This includes the climate-killing F-35s, private jets, and other unnecessary flights. On May 23rd, more than 30 activists gathered at Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport to voice these demands. This action was in solidarity with an action on the same day in Geneva, Switzerland, where activists protested at EBACE, the largest private jet sales event in Europe. More than 100 activists were arrested demanding an immediate ban on private jets.

Dan is an educator and community organizer fighting for climate and social justice. Dan is a campaigner with Safe Landing BTV, which demands an immediate ban on private jets and a 50% reduction of emissions at Patricky Leahy International Airport by 2030. You can find Safe Landing BTV at safelandingbtv.org and on social media @safelandingbtv. Dan also campaigns with Flight Free USA and Flight Free Vermont, where folks pledge to fly less, take a flight free year, or quit flying altogether because of the climate crisis. You can pledge to be flight free at flightfree.org.

For more information: www.codepink.org | www.CancelF35.substack.com

Peace Talks: Lawyer as Peacemaker - Driving Sustainable Innovation through Community Service, Environmental Integrity, and Transformational Leadership 06/02/2023

From Peace Talks:

Guest Will Dodge, Chair of the Essex Energy Committee and and acting Deputy Partner of DRM Law Firm.

In this episode, we will be speaking with Will Dodge about his service on the Essex Energy Committee for the past seven years. Along the way, we will be exploring how choosing to serve your community in the face of adversity can help to build a vision for the future that is cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable. We will be covering peacebuilding topics, such as transformational leadership, environmental integrity, and the practice of law as a peacemaking tool as we transition into a more sustainable future.