Social Justice

A Community Celebration of Freedom: Interfaith Passover Seder 04/27/2015

Each year, the Passover Seder combines stories, song and food to celebrate the liberation of Jews from slavery in Egypt 3000 years ago. In this Interfaith Seder, Rabbi Joshua Chasan wrote a Haggadah to bring together community members across different faiths, backgrounds, and contries of origin to celebrate a shared commitment to human freedom. Presented by Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, in affiliation with Vermont Interfaith Action.

Burlington CEDO Show: Community Development Block Grants 04/27/2015

Marcy Esbjerg, Director of Community Development, speaks with Russ Elek, CDBG Advisory Board Member on Community Development Block Grants. Burlington CEDO Office's monthly show.

Vermont Workers' Center: Now is the Time!...May Day Rally 04/24/2015

Host Stauch Blaise speaks with Amanda Sheppard, Organizer with AFSCME and others on the April 18th VSEA Rally and upcoming May Day Rally at the Statehouse. (Friday, May 1st).

Ferguson - A Nation of Laws and a History of Injustice 04/23/2015

Gary Younge, Author, Broadcaster and Columnist for The Guardian and The Nation speaks to the current events in our communities. Gary Younge was born in Britain to Barbadian parents. A reporter covering Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean before being appointed The Guardian's US correwspondent in 2003. In 2009 he won the prestigious James Cameron Award for 'combined moral vision and professional integrity.' Sponsored by: Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series, United Academics, UVM Department of English, James and Mary Brigham Buckam Fund. Co-sponsors include: Green Mountain Veterans for Peace, Global Justice Ecology Project, International Socialist Organization. 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.

Mercy Connections' Women's Small Business Program: Start Your Business - WSBP Alum Interview 04/22/2015

Gwen Pokalo, Director of Women's Small Business Program is joined by Caroll Spelke, My Daddy’s Caddy and a WSBP Alumnus, speaking to her experiences in starting up a business. More informatoin on My Daddy's Caddy: www.mydaddyscaddy.com More information on Women's Small Business Program: http://wsbp.org

Hunger Free Vermont: 3SquaresVT and Vermont's Farmers' Markets 04/21/2015

Derrick Lambert, Child Nutrition Initiatives Manager at Hunger Free Vermont, speaks with Mike Good, Community Food Security Program Assistant at NOFA-VT on 3SquaresVT and Vermont's Farmers' Markets. More information available at Hunger Free Vermont.

Service Rendered: Girl Scout Leadership Program 04/20/2015

EService Rendered Youth Board President Esse Luna, speaks with Amy Lothrop, Girl Scout Leader about her leadership program.

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On the Waterfront: Vermont Fresh Network 04/15/2015

Host Melinda Moulton speaks with Meghan Sheradin, Executive Director of Vermont Fresh Network. More information: www.vermontfresh.net

Feminist Media Review: Host Peggy Luhrs 04/13/2015

Host Peggy Luhrs speaks to issues of the day

Vermont Affordable Housing Show: Art, Housing and Community Engagement 04/01/2015

Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator of the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition hosts Jen Berger, Independent Artist, and Michelle Sayles, Artist and VISTA Member, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition in a conversatoin on Fair Housing Month. www.vtaffordablehousing.org www.vtfairhousing.org

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Summer Video Production Internship - Applications Open

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.