International

Vermont Legislature Recognizes Armenian Genocide 03/31/2015

On the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Vermont House and Senate passed a resolution recognizing the event. Armenians gathered on March 31st 2015 to celebrate the significant resolution with music during the House "Devotional" by Locum, and an afternoon presentation by Vermont authors Chris Bohjalian and Dana Walrath. 1.5 million Armenians were killed in the genocide, which began in April 2015. Some countries, including Turkey, have not recognized the Armenian Genocide happened.

Capitalism Hits the Fan 2 - Rick Wolff 03/17/2015

Economist Rick Wolff examines how and why capitalism's crisis following the sub-prime lending debacle is actually deepening - not nearing an end as reported by most media. Additionally, Wolff explains how the social impact of that crisis in the US, Greece, Spain, and beyond are building to a historic change in our world.

Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he taught economics from 1973 to 2008. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University, New York City. He also teaches classes regularly at the Brecht Forum in Manhattan.

The event is co-sponsored by the University of Vermont's Economics Department.

Vermont Sudanese Community 03/13/2015

Members of the Sudanese community living in Vermont speak about the proposed sanctions and the possible effects on South Sudan and the peace talks. Panelists are, Akol Aguek, Former Chairman; Ayat Deng, Finance & Women Representative; Peter A. Keny, Sectary; Abraham Maluak Nhial, Chairman; Chol Dhoor, Former Dupty Chairman members of the Sudanese Community living in Vermont.

Coming Clean on Lake Champlain 01/29/2015

Produced by League of Women Voters Champlain Valley with panelists: David Mears, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Natural Resources - Lori Fisher, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Committee - Chittenden County Senators Virginia 'Ginny' Lyons (longtime advocate for water quality issues) and Diane Snelling (Vice Chair Natural Resources and Energy Committee). Moderated by Sonja Schuyler.

Update of Vermont IBUTWA Initiative (Congolese Renaissance) 12/23/2014

Vermont Ibutwa* Initiative founder and activist Cleophace Mukeba provides and update on the organization and direction in assisting the needs of the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Find Vermont Ibutwa Initiative on Facebook. (*Ibutwa is Congolese for renaissance)

Tibetan Festival 2014 10/08/2014

President Mr. Migmar Tsering, talks about the upcoming 12th Annual Tibet Festival at Memorial Auditorium. Celebrate & come for a day of fun and learning at the Tibet Festival on Saturday October 18th, 2014 at the Memorial Auditorium downtown Burlington!

For More Info visit: http://www.vermonttibet.org/

Vermont Council on World Affairs: International Delegation of Entrepreneurs 08/14/2014

The International Visitors Leadership Program is a State Department program that has been going on for 60 years to bring mid-level emerging leaders to the United States to learn about topics that the State department prioritizes.
This particular group, called “Changemakers: The Impact of Social Entrepreneurship in the U.S.”, consists of 22 social entrepreneurs from all over (Albania, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, El Salvador, Hungary, India, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia and Turkey) who will be in Vermont August 13-17th. Interviewed in this show by Shelagh Cooley are: Mr. Atul Bharat, Group Director at ACROPOLIS Institutions; Mr. Rani Dababneh, Product Manager at Souq.com; Ms. Taizir Ajala, CEO of Gordon Barrett; and Aliza Napartivaumnuay, Co-Founder of MYSOCIALMOTION.

The project’s goals are to examine the rise of social entrepreneurship in the U.S. and how innovation can drive social and environmental change. This project will focus on the concept of social entrepreneurship as well as government initiatives that support civic engagement and innovation. Through examination of successful models of social entrepreneurship, the participants will explore the impact of new and social media on traditional methods of fundraising, grassroots mobilization and strategic collaboration.

Local sponsorship by the Vermont Council on World Affairs. www.vcwa.org.

Local Media Show: Educational Access 06/03/2014

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian talks with Scott Campitelli, Executive Director of RETN about educational access, IPad teacher training, statewide access networks, and the future of community media.

Local Media Show: CCTV 30th Anniversary 05/06/2014

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Native Rights and the Struggle Against the Tar Sands 04/10/2014

The Canadian Tar Sands Project threatens the land and lives of communities across the continent. Clayton Thomas-Muller, member of the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation of Northern Manitoba and Co-Director of the Indigenous Tar Sands Campaign, Organizer for Defenders of the Land and Idle No More, shares the potential to protect the people and the environment and resist big oil and corporate power. Part of the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series. http://www.willmiller.org

The Will Miller Social Justice Lecture series brings speakers to the UVM campus and the Burlington community to provide a continuing program of radical analyses of social, ecological and political concerns. The series is dedicated to Will Miller, Vermont’s activist philosopher and UVM Philosophy Professor for 35 years.

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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!