History

Curtains without Borders: Burlington Curtain Conservation 01/18/2011

Curtains Without Borders is a project to preserve historic painted scenery. This video talks about the effort and describes some of the curtain conservation process. The video also features the conservation and installation of a curtain that depicts Church Street in Burlington. For more information please visit the Curtains Without Borders website.

Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebrations: Black Scholars Reflect on the Life of Dr. King 01/17/2011

Day long events hosted by CEDO's Americorps Vista and Americorps State Teams. The speak out is led by Patrick Brown and includes reflections from Dr. Sherwood Smith, Dr. Sharon Pitterson-Ogaldez, Dr. Saleem Ali, Dr. Rashad Shabazz, Dr. Demethra Lasha Bradley.

Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebrations: Burlington Multicultural Center Keynote Speaker Al Sharpton 01/16/2011

Annual Celebration sponsored by Burlington Multicultural Center. Keynote speaker Al Sharpton, featuring musical talent Danny Eason and the Abundant Life Choir..

Discussion on Vote to Separate North and South Sudan 01/15/2011

Seven members of the Vermont Sudanese community discuss voting on the referendum on whether to separate the South and North of Sudan. Voting took place in locations across the U.S. for the Sudanese diaspora. Many of these speakers travelled to Washington D.C. while others traveled to Boston. More information: http://www.globalreachpartnerships.org/ Contact: admin@globalreachpartnerships.org

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Barriers to Public Benefits Access 01/10/2011

Changes at the Department of Children and Family's Economic Services program, and the Vermont Department of Labor have created crisis situations for English language learners. Exploring the impacts with host Lauren-Glenn Davitian are Sara Martinez de Osaba, Director, VT Multicultural Alliance for Democracy, and Robert Appel, Executive Director of the Vermont Human Rights Commission.

Road to Citizenship - Engaging and Enabling New Americans to Become Voting Citizens 01/06/2011

The Road to Citizenship is a new collaboration between various agencies who share a common goal to assist legal permanent residents (LPRs) to become citizens and increase their civic engagement in the communities in which they live. The Road to Citizenship collaboration connects a group of agencies to provide a seamless pathway of services to assist legal residents to become citizens. Built into the Road to Citizenship program is education and encouragement to increase civic engagement, starting with the message that becoming a citizen is not the last step, but a first step to participate in this democracy. We envision in a few years immigrants and former refugees sitting on school boards, city councils, commissions and boards. Agencies participating in this collaboration and their roles include: VT Multicultural Alliance for Democracy (VT MADE) – organizer, capacity-building (fundraising), voter education and registration, and civic engagement support; VT Immigration and Asylum Advocates (VIAA ) – fee waiver and naturalization case management, and legal services; VT Adult Learning (VAL) – English and civics classes; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) – federal guidance and updates; State Refugee Office – support and information dissemination to other agencies; Human Rights Commission – legal rights education; the League of Women Voters – voter registration. Panelists include: Jeanine Bunzigiye - Congolese Community Leader, Americorps State Team Leader, Michelle Jenness- Legal Services Coordinator at VT Immigration & Asylum Advocates, Sara Martinez de Osaba - Director, VT Multicultural Alliance for Democracy, and Mohamed Abdi, President of Somali Bantu Community Association of Vermont..

Burlington CEDO Show: Social Equity Investment Project 12/29/2010

Burlington CEDO Office hosted show. This month's focus is on the Social Equity Investment Project, a project of CEDO, with host Wanda Hines, Director of SEIP. Joining Wanda is Vivian Mason, co-founder of CORN (Conversation on Race Now), about the upcoming evening panel of community leaders and community discussion on the issues surrounding race.

Remembering Chittenden Community Action Janitor Frank Peno 12/20/2010

Frank Peno, a veteran, logger, custodian and North Street fixture for many years, is remembered by several of the people who worked with him, and tells his story through interviews recorded in the 1980's.

Vermont Council on World Affairs: Burlington/Yaroslavl Sister Cities Exchange 12/10/2010

Burlington, Vermont and Yaroslavl, Russia are sister cities. Eli Harrington, Program Director with the Vermont Council on World Affairs speaks with Howard Seaver, Burlington-Yaroslvl Sister Cities Committee, and 2 delegates from Yaroslavl, Mr. Andrey Likhachev, Deputy, Yaroslavl City Council and Mr. Nikolay Zolotnikov, Administration Head, Nekrasovsky Municipal District, on the history and value of the Sister Cities Program.

Vermont Council on World Affairs: Burlington/Yaroslavl Sister Cities: Accountable Governance 12/10/2010

Part of the Open World Program enabling young Eurasian elected officials and civic leaders aboserve the democratic system firsthand. Local sponsorhip by the Vermont Council on World Affairs.

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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!