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Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 05/17/2011

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 05/05/2011

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.

Burlington School Commissioners' Corner: Friends of Burlington Gardens 05/05/2011

Hosted by various Burlington School Commissioners. Ward 1 Commissioner Keith Pillsbury, speaks with Executive Director Jessica Hyman and Program Director Jenn McGowan on Friends of Burlington Gardens work within the school district.

Common Good Vermont: Leadership and Collaboration 04/29/2011

Host Nick Carter discusses Non-Profit sector leadership qualites and skills with IBM consultant Maria Casanova Anderson.

www. CommonGoodVT.org

Common Good Vermont: Leadership and Collaboration Part 2 04/28/2011

Non-Profit sector leadership qualites and skills with IBM consultant Maria Casanova Anderson.

www. CommonGoodVT.org

Common Good Vermont: Leadership and Collaboration Part 1 04/28/2011

Non-Profit sector leadership qualites and skills with IBM consultant Maria Casanova Anderson.

www. CommonGoodVT.org

Burlington School Commissioners' Corner: Community Input - Burlington School District Task Force on Diversity & Equity 04/28/2011

“Community Gathering” of the Burlington School District’s Task Force on Diversity & Equity for discussion of diversity-related initiatives
and issues within Burlington schools. The Task Force is developing recommendations for the School Board and requests your thoughts, comments and suggestions on what steps to take to create a more inclusive school district.
Task Force Members:
Ed Adrian Terry Bailey Dan Balón John Black Vince Brennan, Chair Keith Brown Kathy Chasan Liz Curry Graham Clarke Naima Dennis Jill Evans Rebecca Gurney Mercy Russell Hyde Meredith Woodward King Winnie Looby Melissa Murray Nasse Salhi Sherwood Smith Vicky Smith Henri Sparks
The Commissioners of the Burlington School Board created a Task Force on Diversity and Equity for the purpose of promoting student achievement
in the Burlington School District through greater cultural competence and understanding of diversity.
For additional information contact diversity@bsdvt.org or www.bsdvt.org/diversity/taskforce
 

Preservation Burlington: Perry Hall Carriage Barn at Champlain College 04/28/2011

Monthly call in show hosted by Preservation Burlington. Tonight, Ron Wanamaker speaks with Michele George, Vice-President of Development at Champlain College, on the Perry Hall Carriage Barn restoration project.

Cultural Diversity Series: Discussion on Diversity and Awareness 04/27/2011

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with AmeriCorps* State Coordinator Beth Truzansky on 'Cultural Competency'.

Developmental Disabilities - Opening Doors to Inclusion - Lost in Laconia Documentary & Opening Doors to Inclusion Panel. DVD2 04/26/2011

HowardCenter Diversity Committee and HowardCenter Developmental Services host a powerful evening of film and panel presentation celebrating the closing of the state institutions that housed people with Developmental Disabilities in Vermont and New Hampshire until the 1990s. The amazing difference that inclusion in the community made for people with Developmental Disability will be highlighted in the presentation

The feature film is Lost in Laconia, a powerful documentary created by Gordon DuBois, about the closing of Laconia State School in New Hampshire in 1991. Vermont closed Brandon Training School soon after and was the first state to achieve complete community integration. The film will be followed by a panel comprised of clients and staff from HowardCenter who lived and worked at the Brandon Training School and film maker Gordon DuBois. Part of HowardCenter Diversity Committee and HowardCenter Developmental Services evening program on the difference that inclusion in the community made for people with Developmental Disability.

Watch the program here.

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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!

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