Social Justice

Vermont Workers' Center: With Guest Ben French 07/24/2015

Host Stauch Blaise speaks with Ben French, a Human Rights/Anti-War Activist with perspectives on a variety of current events.

Burlington Ward 4 and Ward 7 NPA Meeting 07/22/2015

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 third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

More on Redistricting: http://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CityCouncil/Ward-Redistricting/

A Revolutionary Exploration of Gender 07/15/2015

Alex Myers, from Washington D.C., will give a talk on transgender identity, using his own life story as well as the story of Deborah, a character from his novel, “Revolutionary”, to discuss the idea of gender identity and gender expression.

On the Waterfront: Main Street Alliance Vermont 07/15/2015

Host Melinda Moulton speaks with Lindsay DesLauriers, Executive Director of Main Street Alliance Vermont. http://mainstreetalliance.org/vermont/

Champlain Area NAACP Public Meeting 07/14/2015

An announcement of the founding of the NAACP’s newest chapter in the nation, and first in the state of Vermont. Champlain Area NAACP members meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month and meetings are open to the public. If you would like more information about this topic, please contact President, Mary Brown-Guillory, at 802.489.7755 or email at ChamplainAreaNAACP@gmail.com. Like us on Facebook and be sure to sign up to receive our newsletter. Read their blog here.

Feminist Media Review: Host Peggy Luhrs 07/13/2015

Host Peggy Luhrs speaks with guest Aron Meinhardt, a local filmmaker, about the issues of the day.

Sandy Baird Commentary: The Fourth of July 07/09/2015

Community activist and lawyer, Sandy Baird offers commentary on "The Fourth of July."

Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: Burlington Mayor Announces New Police Chief Brandon del Pozo 07/07/2015

Mayor Miro Weinberger today announced the appointment of Deputy Inspector Brandon del Pozo as the City’s next Police Chief. Del Pozo comes to Burlington following more than 18 years of service with the New York Police Department (NYPD), including a number of command-level positions. The Mayor has asked the City Council to approve the appointment at its July 13, 2015 meeting, and if approved, del Pozo would take up his position from Acting Chief Jannine Wright effective September 1, 2015.

Conversations From The Open Road 07/02/2015

From the website: "Conversations From the Open Road is a Road-Trip to experience our world in a meaningful way. We are a citizen-journalism, media crew probing the challenging issues and individual stories in our communities." The Bayous crew visited the Channel 17 studios to talk about their recent trip to Lousiana.

Mercy Connections' Women's Small Business Program: "Building an Effective Entrepreneurial Support Community" with Davis & Hodgdon a Signature partner 07/01/2015

Gwen Pokalo, Director of Women's Small Business Program is joined by Guests Kathryn Baccaglini, from Davis & Hodgdon Associates, strategic partners of Mercy and WSBP, who discuss how to build an Effective Entrepreneurial Support Community. More informatoin on Davis & Hodgdon Associates: http://www.dh-cpa.com/. More information on Women's Small Business Program: http://wsbp.org

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!