Social Justice

Collective Impact Conference 2016: Deepening Community for Collective Impact with Paul Born 11/03/2016

This statewide, two-day conference in Stowe, Vermont, on November 2-3, 2016 provided opportunities for teams of stakeholders to learn and work together in furthering emerging or existing Collective Impact efforts.

Tamarack Institute President and best-selling author Paul Born shares community development leadership principles based on his book Deepening Community - Finding Joy Together in Chaotic Times and invites his audience to participate in defining what makes deep, resilient bonds that allow communities to engage challenges collectively.

Collective Impact Conference 2016: Project Vision - Building Great Neighborhoods through Collaboration, Innovation and Research 11/02/2016

Rutland, Vermont's Project Vision team outlines their comprehensive collective impact approach in this marathon panel of ten participants from local government, social services, non-profit organizations and beyond... all striving for their vision of a safe, happy, healthy city.

Panelists: Scott Tucker, Project VISION, Rutland City Police Dept.; Sarah Roy, Rutland - Vermont Dept. of Health; Clay Gilbert, Evergreen Services; Jess Ellis, Rutland County Women’s Network; SGT Greg Sheldon, Project VISION, Community Response Team, Rutland City Police Dept.; Brad GoodHale, Project VISION; Caprice Hover, Rutland County Parent Child Center; Alicia Armstrong, Rutland Mental Health; Rich Eckrote, Rutland - Probation & Parole; Sarah Narkewicz, Bowse Health Trust, Rutland Regional Medical Center

Collective Impact Conference 2016: Inclusion of People with Lived Experience 11/02/2016

Tamarack Institute President and best-selling author Paul Born upholds the value of including the expertise and insights of people with lived experience of various social challenges when addressing them within communities.

Lake Champlain Chamber: Tourism 11/02/2016

Tom Torti, President, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, Catherine Z. Davis, Executive Vice President, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Susan Smith, Executive Director, Vermont Convention Bureau discuss Tourism.

More information about the LCRCC at: http://www.vermont.org/chamber

Sandy Baird Commentary: The Demise of Burlington College 10/31/2016

Community activist and lawyer Sandy Baird offers commentary on the 'The Demise of Burlington College.'

RAD-TV Presents: Fair Development 10/28/2016

Host Grant Taylor speaks with Jeffery Caesar, Charles Simpson, and Ibnar Avilix on the Burlington Ballot Items and fair development.

Check out the monthly Rights & Democracy TV show (RADTV).

Rights and Democracy shares perspectives leading to a vision for a state in which every Vermonter earns a livable wage and has access to affordable health care, and where a progressive and equitable tax system supports an economy that protects the environment and human rights. We believe Vermont can lead our country in a new direction towards happy, healthy, and just communities for everyone.

For more info visit: http://www.radvt.org/

RAD-TV Presents: A Vision For Fair Development: Building a Burlington That Works For Everyone 10/27/2016

Rights and Democracy hosts a panel at Burlington City Arts on Church St to explore the ballot questions facing Burlington residents in the upcoming election, and to look at better ways for communities to determine community investments moving forward.

For more information: http://www.radvt.org/

Medea Benjamin Book Tour at the Peace and Justice Center 10/26/2016

Author Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of the women-led peace group CODEPINK and the co-founder of the human rights group Global Exchange, shares her new book "Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.–Saudi Connection" at the Peace & Justice Center. In her book, Benjamin shines a light on one of the most perplexing elements of American foreign policy. With extremism spreading across the globe, a reduced U.S. need for Saudi oil, and a thawing of U.S. relations with Iran, the time is right for a re-evaluation of our close ties with the Saudi regime.

Burlington Ward 4 and Ward 7 NPA Meeting 10/26/2016

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 4 & 7 meet the fourth Wednesday of the month.

Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Sudanese Foundation of Vermont and Nile Bright Stars 10/24/2016

Chol Dhoor, of the Sudanese Foundation of Vermont, and Peter Keny, of Sudef and coach of the Nile Bright Stars soccer team, speak about new initiatives and opportunities for the Vermont Sudanese community.

Featured Story

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!