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Burlington City Council 10/30/2017

The Burlington City Council meets on Mondays, often three times each month at 7pm. Their meetings air live on Channel 317 (Burlington Telecom) and repeat on Channel 17 at the air times listed below.

Zombie Walk: Prescription Take Back Day in Chittenden County 10/28/2017

Recorded by members of the Burlington High School, Above the Influence Burlington group. Zombie Walk to support and bring attention to National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Kick off remarks on the steps of City Hall followed by a walk up to the Prescription Drug Disposal location at the UVM Medical Center campus. Mayor Miro Weinberger and other community members kick off the walk with opening remarks.

NAMI Vermont Show 10/26/2017

Barrie Silver interviews folks from the National Alliance on Mental Illness' Vermont chapter. Program Director Nick Martin, Connection SG Facilitator & Peer Leadership Council Chair Andrea Kolbe, and Family-to-Family Trainer & M.I.R. Teacher Connie Stabler share perspectives about their outreach work within the mental health community.

Burlington Ward 4 and Ward 7 NPA Meeting 10/25/2017

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 fourth Wednesday of the month.

Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Burlington Mayor's Show: Burlington's Sustainable Infrastructure Plan 10/25/2017

Burlington, Vermont Mayor Miro Weinberger and Public Works Director Chapin Spencer detail the upcoming construction projects in Burlington in context with the City's Sustainable Infrastructure Plan during this live call-in program.

For more information visit BurlingtonVT.gov/Mayor.

Addiction Recovery Channel: One Young Man’s Story 10/23/2017

Ed Baker’s guest on this Addiction Recovery Channel Show is Cliff Bauman. Cliff tells the story of how he developed the brain disease of addiction. He reveals the progression of this disease, and how in time it nearly destroyed his life and his dreams. We focus on how Cliff got the help he needed to begin his Recovery, and how he continues to allow people to support his health today. We look at who Cliff is and talk about some of his dreams.

Nuclear Free Future: Power Struggle - The Closing of Vermont Yankee 10/20/2017

Nuclear Free Future host Margaret Harrington talks with Robbie Leppzer about his documentary film POWER STRUGGLE which has its world premiere at the Vermont International Film Festival in Burlington on Sunday, October 29. Leppzer made the film over a period of 5 years following citizen activists and elected officials with his camera as they battled nuclear officials about the increasing safety violations at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant. Maggie and Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds Energy Education join the discussion to tell the story of how their research exposed Vermont Yankee officials.

For more information, visit www.fairewinds.org and www.powerstrugglemovie.com

Judge Ben: Highway Fatalities and Marijuana 10/18/2017

Ben Joseph talks with Darryl Rodgers of North Carolina about the tragedy that befell his family related to marijuana.

Learn more about Darryl's mission to spread the word about marijuana abuse at www.Speedy34.com.

Legislative Report: Governor's Marijuana Commission 10/16/2017

Chittenden County Representative Joey Donovan sits down with Jake Perkinson of Vermont Governor Phil Scott's Marijuana Commission to address changing attitudes and legalities around cannabis.

Burlington City Council 10/16/2017

The Burlington City Council meets on Mondays, often three times each month at 7pm. Their meetings air live on Channel 317 (Burlington Telecom) and repeat on Channel 17 at the air times listed below.

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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!