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Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebrations: Panel Discussion: Race, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System 01/15/2018

This was an event created by The Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center to discuss the issues regarding race, and crime within our criminal justice system. The panel of speakers at this event were TJ Donovan, Attorney General, Karen Richards, Executive Director - VT Human Rights, Henri Sparks, Burlington School District, Sherwood Smith, University of Vermont, and Tris Coffin, Former US Attorney.

Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebrations: Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance by Louis Gossett Jr. 01/14/2018

This is an event created by the Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his effect on our country. This event also welcomes guests Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, Senator Bernie Sanders, Ward 7 Burlington City Councilor Ali Dieng, and Keynote Speaker Louis Gossett Jr. preceded and followed by performances of the Montpelier Gospel Choir.

A Mashup From the CCTV Archives 01/10/2018

Channel 17/Town Meeting TV intern Ingrid Zinger was given the task to search through the archive and compile a short video. Here is her manifest.

Stump the Chumps: Who Doesn't Know Frank Washington? 01/09/2018

Hosts Bill Keogh and Joey Donovan invite Frank Washington, who grew up in the shadow of the Channel 17 studios, onto this episode of Stump the Chumps! The three of them discuss Burlington Families "with all those kids."

Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program: Remembering the Battle of Fort Anne - Reevaluating the Battle's Role in the Revolutionary War 11/19/2017

Archaeologist and author Michael Jacobson summarizes recent historical and archaeological research that has shed new light on the Revolutionary War Battle of Fort Anne and its role in the Burgoyne Campaign of 1777.

Through Survivors' Eyes: Charlottesville, Greensboro, and the Fight to Resist White Supremacy 11/09/2017

The speakers, Sally and Paul Bermanzohn, are survivors of the Greensboro Massacre when a group of KKK and Neo-Nazis opened fire on demonstrators about to begin a march against the KKK. Five people were killed, 9 injured. This was on November 3, 1979.

They focus their talk on the Greensboro Massacre, Charlottesville, the history of white supremacy, and, perhaps most importantly, what we can do as a community to combat this hate and move towards a more just society. Included in the talk is a short 10-minute film of the Massacre (live footage from November 3, 1979). The program ends with a Q&A / discussion with the audience.

Palestine: Long Road to Freedom 11/09/2017

"Reflections on Resistance to Occupation and Colonialism on the Century of the Balfour Declaration"

Scholar Steven Salaita, author of the book "Inter/Nationalism: Decolonizing Native America and Palestine" explores a century's history of territory and populations in Israel/Palestine.

This is part of the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series.

Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program: Vermont Election Sermons 10/15/2017

For 60 years, the best preachers of Vermont gave their best sermons on the day of General Election. Lawyer/historian Paul Gillies will examine the sermons, and the ministers who gave them, against the backdrop of Vermont’s struggle for statehood, through two wars, and the rising social movements of the era, including temperance, the abolition of slavery, and the official support of religion.

Preservation Burlington: Round Table Interview With Some Greats of Historic Preservation 10/13/2017

A roundtable discussion of the history of Vermont preservation with participants Chester Liebs, UVM Historic Preservation Program Founder; Eric Gilbertson, Preservation Trust VT, Field Services; Emily Wadhams, National Trust Outreach, former; Paul Bruhn, Preservation Trust VT Director; Moderated by Amy Worden, UVM Alumni.

For more information info@preservationburlington.org or 802-233-8464

Filmmaker Question and Answer Session with Jay Craven 09/23/2017

Vermont legend Jay Craven shares stories, both funny and true, about the production of his seminal film Where the Rivers Flow North.

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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!