Health

Congressman Peter Welch: Medicare Open Enrollment 12/03/2012

Rep. Peter Welch visits Cathedral Square Senior Living in Burlington to encourage seniors to take advantage of Medicare open enrollment, the once-a-year opportunity for seniors to make changes to their Medicare coverage. Open enrollment ends December 7th.

Vermont Workers' Center: Towards a Peoples’ Budget 11/30/2012

Host Traven Leyshon.

Lowering Our Carbon Footprint - Burlington Climate Action Plan 11/29/2012

Mary Sullivan, Communications Coordinator for the Burlington Electric Department, and Jennifer Green, Legacy Project and Sustainability Coordinator with Burlington CEDO, speak to the City of Burlington's Climate Action Plan, its history and direction. more information at www.burlingtonvt.gov/CAP/

Burlington has a long history of climate change planning, beginning in 1996 when Burlington became one of the first cities to join the “Cities for Climate Protection” campaign. This led to a 1998 City Council resolution to reduce our emissions to 10% below 1990 levels and the creation the first climate action plan. Burlington conducted its first greenhouse gas inventory in 2008, which was accompanied by a community process that researched and brainstormed action items to reduce the City’s climate footprint. Over 200 recommendations resulted. These strategies were then sorted and filtered, analyzed, and prioritized, forming the basis of the climate action plan update.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 11/28/2012

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.

Here in VT: HIV 101 11/19/2012

Vermont CARES video - Here in VT: HIV 101

AARP Vermont 11/16/2012

CCTV Productions produced this project for AARP Vermont. For more information visit aarp.org/vt

City Market Mosaic of Flavor - Burmese Cooking Class 11/15/2012

Ah Chan, origianlly of Burma, share a recipe for a celebration vegetable stew, Bah-hah-li as part of the City Market Mosaic of Flavor cooking series. In cooperation with the VT Refugee Resettlement Project (VRRP), these classes introduce students to the people nd cooking of 'New Americans' in Vermont.

Recipe (may vary slightly from video):

1 Pound lentils
1 winter squash
3-4 potatoes
1 plantain
3-4 carrots
3 medium Asian eggplants
4-5 small tomatoes

1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 -inch piece of ginger
salt to taste
turneric to taste
paprika to taste
garam masala to taste

Cover lentils with water in large pot and boil until soft. As lentils cook, coarsely chop vegetables. Saute ginger, garlic, onions. add tumeric and paprika. Add vegetables in order as listed above. Add Garam Masala and salt. Add water to cover vegatables after the eggplant is added, before tomatoes. Cook a bit more. Add lentils to entire mixture, allow to cook a bit to tblend tastes.

Burlington Ward 5 NPA Meeting 11/15/2012

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. Ward5 meet Department of Public Works Building, 645 Pine Street.

Temple Grandin: Autism: My Sensory-Based World 11/13/2012

Howard Center is pleased to collaborate with the Humane Society of Chittenden County to present internationally-known Temple Grandin, Ph.D., who speaks about her personal experience with autism in her talk Autism: My Sensory-Based World. Dr. Grandin is the author of The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's and Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism, both describe her experience living with autism. For more information visit the Howard Center.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Budget Deficit Deals 11/12/2012

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a Senate Budget Committee member, shares his thoughts, one day before Congress reconvenes to debate automatic spending cuts and tax changes.

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!