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Burlington Police Commission 12/26/2023

For more information on the Burlington Police Commission and its current procedures and meeting dates, please visit burlingtonvt.gov/Police/Police-Commission.

Addiction Recovery Channel: Public Safety and Public Health in Burlington and Vermont with Representative Taylor Small 12/20/2023

Host Ed Baker is joined by Representative Taylor Small to discuss the public health crisis happening in Burlington and across Vermont.

For more information visit https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2024/34700

Burlington Community Forum Part 2: Substance Use Disorder and Property Crime 12/19/2023

From the Mayor's Office:

The City of Burlington hosts a community forum about substance use disorder and property crime, featuring the following panelists:

Jess Kirby, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform
Commissioner Mark Levine, Vermont Department of Health
Miro Weinberger, Mayor
State’s Attorney Sarah George
Rachel Jolly, Community Justice Center

In October 2023, the City Council passed a resolution declaring the unprecedented increase in substance use a public health crisis, and declared it to be Burlington’s top public health and safety priority. The resolution called for two community forums to discuss these important issues.

For more information visit: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/mayor/public-safety-community-forum-information

Addiction Recovery Channel: Public Safety and Public Health in Burlington and Vermont with Senator Tanya Vyhovsky 12/18/2023

Host Ed Baker is joined by Senator Tanya Vyhovsky to discuss the public health crisis happening in Burlington and across Vermont.

For more information visit https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2024/37410

Skywatch: What Are Mayoral Candidate Emma Mulvaney-Stanak's Views on the F-35? 12/15/2023

From Skywatch:

Skywatch hosts Jimmy Leas and Ashley Adams interview Representative Emma Mulvaney-Stanak about the F-35s.

Burlington Community Forum Part 1: Drug Trafficking and Gun Crime 12/14/2023

From the Mayor's Office:

The City of Burlington hosts a community forum about drug trafficking and gun crime, featuring the following panelists:

Chief Jon Murad and Lieutenant Mike Beliveau, Burlington Police Department
Senator Philip Baruth

The City of Burlington held two Public Safety Community Forums to discuss important issues and challenges facing our community: drug trafficking, gun crime, substance use disorder, and property crime. Panelists at each forum present information about ongoing work at the local, state, and federal levels to address these issues, and participants have the opportunity to submit questions in advance on the City’s website.

For more information visit: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/mayor/public-safety-community-forum-information

Burlington Progressives TV: Public Safety and Other Council Matters 11/29/2023

From Burlington Progressives TV:

Host Gene Bergman is joined by Central District City Councilor Melo Grant to discuss public safety and other council matters.

Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: Update on Three Men Struck By Gunfire 11/27/2023

From the Mayor's Office and the Burlington Police Department:

An open press conference is held Monday, November 27, 2023, at noon in Contois Auditorium in Burlington City Hall. Participants include Mayor Miro Weinberger, Chief of Police Jon Murad, Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont Nikolas Kerest, representatives of the victims’ families, and others.

Addiction Recovery Channel: Public Safety and Public Health in Burlington and Vermont with Chittenden County State's Attorney Sarah George 11/21/2023

Host Ed Baker is joined by Sarah George, Chittenden County State's Attorney, to discuss the public health crisis happening in Burlington and across Vermont.

For more information visit https://prosecutors.vermont.gov/offices/chittenden/

FreeHer VT "From Incarceration to Education" Event 11/05/2023

From the organizers, FreeHer and the Education Justice Coalition:

Join FreeHer VT and the Education Justice Coalition for a march and panel event! Vermont Corrections general fund spending increased 335% between 1985 and 2017. By comparison, total general funding spending on education increased by just 57% over the same time period (Blueprint for Smart Justice VT). At this event we be march from the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility to a school to demonstrate our commitment to moving resources. Upon gathering we hear from FreeHer on their important campaign to stop the building of a new Women's Prison in Vermont.

For more information visit: www.freehercampaign.org/vermont

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Town Meeting TV is hiring two paid interns to join our production team for the summer! The program will run from Monday, June 24th until Friday, August 16th (8 weeks). $17 an hour, approximately 8 hours per week. We are looking for folks who have basic or intermediate experience with video recording and editing on Adobe Premiere. Interns will work with the Town Meeting TV Co-Directors to pick stories or events that they would like to cover in our community, practice outreach skills, then shoot and edit video that will be broadcasted on Town Meeting TV's YouTube and cable channels. Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter (including why they are interested in this position and any relevant experience) to Jordan at jmitchell@cctv.org. Applications close Friday, May 24th at 5:00PM. For more information, please contact outreach@cctv.org or call 802-862-3966.

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