History

Education and Enrichment for Everyone: The History and Architecture of the University of Vermont's Green District 03/05/2021

Britta Tonn, Architectural Historian

Gospel Fest 2021 02/26/2021

The New Alpha Missionary Baptist Church is pleased to present Gospel Fest 2021. Since 1990, Gospel Fest, held annually, celebrates Black History Month and highlights the history of gospel music and the talents of gospel artists from Vermont and throughout our extended community. This year, CCTV Productions helped put together a history of Gospel Fest featuring interviews from participants and archival footage going back to the first Gospel Fest in 1993.

Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program: The Revolutionary Gunboat “Spitfire” 02/21/2021

Susan Evans McClure, the Executive Director of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, shares the story of Benedict Arnold's gondola, "The Spitfire", which was sunk by the British at the Battle of Valcour Island. Susan discusses the ship discovered sitting upright on the lake bottom in 1997 and the efforts of the LCMM to preserve it.

For more information: www.lcmm.org

Education and Enrichment for Everyone: Freedom Fighters Reconsidered - Contemporary Views of John Brown, Harriet Tubman, and Frederick Douglass 02/19/2021

Will Nash, Professor of American Studies and English and American Literatures, Middlebury College

Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Day Panel and Community Discussion on Reparations 01/18/2021

Hosted by the Community Economic Development Office (CEDO) and the Department of Racial Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (REIB)

Join us to learn more about reparations and reconciliation. A panel of representatives from other cities share about their own reparation and reconciliation discussions and legislative actions. They are joined by academics active in this evolving field and Burlington staff working to move our process forward.

Facilitator: Dr. Wanda Heading Grant - UVM Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Panelists:

Tyeastia Green - City of Burlington Director, REIB
Stephanie Seguino - Professor, Dept of Economics, UVM
Shawndell Burney-Speaks - Mayor’s Office of Community Relations, Providence R.I.
Bishop Jefffery A. Williams - Pastor of Kings Cathedral, Providence R.I.
Keith Young - Former Councilor, City of Asheville, NC

Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program: The Old East End of Burlington 01/17/2021

Dave Cawley presents the history of the Old East End of Burlington, a neighborhood that connected not only through land ownership, but by family ties, farming, mill enterprises, and religious connections.

Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebrations: Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Ceremony 2021 01/17/2021

Keynote Speaker: Tim Wise

Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the United States. He has spent the past 25 years speaking to audiences in all 50 states, on over 1,500 college and high school campuses, at hundreds of professional and academic conferences, and to community groups across the country.

Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program: The Jagged Edge of Progress 11/15/2020

Dr. Elise Guyette presents a hard hitting update on the lives of some of the people highlighted in her 2010 book, "Discovering Black Vermont," the story of three generations of free blacks trying to build a life and community in northern Vermont in the years following statehood. She follows them all over the United States, but especially to Reconstruction Era South Carolina, and examines their role in still unresolved social and historical struggles that shape our national discussions to this day.

Burlington Reparations Task Force: Burlington Reparations Task Force 11/11/2020

Mayor Weinberger calls the first meeting of the Reparations Task Force.

Members:

Pablo Bose, Professor of Geography at the University of Vermont
Hal Colston, State Representative, Director of Partnership for Change
Tyeastia Green, City of Burlington Director of Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Christine Hughes, New Seasons Vermont and Racial Justice Alliance
Rebecca Zietlow, Professor of Law and Values at the University of Toledo College of Law

The City’s role in the institution of slavery and what is right for us to do in response is not yet clear, but we will never fully realize the ideals of our country until the issue of reparations is fully addressed. The formation of this task force is an important step toward that crucial goal.

My Father's Vietnam 11/11/2020

This is a personal documentary about a public subject. "My Father's Vietnam" exemplifies the connections made and unmade by the Vietnam War. Film by Soren Sorenson. Submitted to air by Rik Carlson. Made possible through the generous support of Pomerleau Real Estate in Burlington and Ernie Pomerleau.

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Applications Now Open for the Spring 2025 Cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship Program

Town Meeting TV is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Spring 2025 cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship program. Join up to 8 other youth to engage in interesting media making projects! This paid media internship opportunity is designed for youth aged 16-20 who are eager to gain professional experience in the audio-visual field and develop a deeper understanding of their local community. The group will meet under the leadership of Town Meeting TV's Travis Washington from the end of January 2025 to the beginning of June 2025, on a schedule agreed upon by the whole cohort. Click here to apply!