Social Justice

6th Annual Roots of Prevention Award Ceremony 10/22/2014

Burlington’s substance abuse prevention coalition, the Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community, 6th annual “Roots of Prevention” award celebration. This celebration continues to be an inspirational annual event that recognizes outstanding individuals and programs who support prevention and health and wellness in Burlington. With the help of generous sponsors it is open to anyone who wants to attend at no charge.

Keynote speaker, filmmaker and director Bess O’Brien, will share her experiences filming The Hungry Heart about the prescription drug crisis in VT and the other films produced by Kingdom County Productions, which she co-founded with her husband Jay Craven. Guest speaker, Mary Alice McKenzie, will share insight from her work as the Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Burlington about their expanding mission to meet the needs of the increasingly high risk population they serve.

AWARD HONOREES:

The following four awards will be presented to very deserving Burlington recipients.

DG Weaver Award: Beth Evans & Suzy King, English Language Learner Teachers from the Burlington School District

Youth & Families Award: Flynn Center Youth Program

Outstanding Individual Award: Scott LaMothe, RunVermont Junior Youth Relay Program Volunteer

Outstanding Program Award: University of Vermont Living Well Center

The Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community believes that one of the best ways to achieve positive outcomes for our community is to bring the community together to address our own problems and enhance our strengths. The President and CEO of Burlington Labs (the presenting sponsor for this event), Michael Casarico, has this to say about the award celebration, “My philosophy of life is to think globally and act locally, and that’s what Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community does. All of BPHC’s projects are about increasing the quality of life for people and Burlington Labs supports those who help people grow and live healthier. We want to reward the commitment of this year’s Roots of Prevention award recipients by showing our support at the ceremony because they help make Burlington a safer and healthier community every day.”

Integrating Mission into Ownership 10/16/2014

Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR), in collaboration with Clean Yield Asset Management and the Donella Meadows Institute, sponsor a discussion on best practices in employee ownership and Vermont’s new securities regulations that make investing in Vermont's small businesses easier.

Author Marjorie Kelly of Owning Our Future, Founder and Chairman of Gardener’s Supply Will Raap, and Securities Deputy Commissioner Michael Pieciak lead an interactive discussion on emerging ownership and capitalization models for socially responsible businesses

Special Steering Committee NPA 10/14/2014

Special Steering Committee NPA regarding the Renovation and Expansion of COTS.

Marina Sitrin - Horizontalism and Direct Democracy 10/05/2014

As mobilizations around the country gain momentum around issues of climate change and racial justice it is necessary to think about their intersection with questions and proposals about direct democracy. Marina Sitrin, Occupy Activist and internationally renowned scholar of social movements joins Toward Freedom and The Peace & Justice Center to understand current movements for social change in a local context. The event focuses on topics of direct democracy and "horizontalism" a term that has been widely used by occupy and other grassroots movements hoping to move away from hierarchical or "vertical" types of leadership models and create a more collective process. She is a facilitator and co-author, with Dario Azzellini, of the recently published "They Cant Represent Us: Reinventing Democracy from Greece to Occupy"

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 10/02/2014

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.

Burlington School Commissioners' Corner: Burlington School District Superintendent Search 10/02/2014

Boar Chair Patrick Halladay speaks with Executive Director of Partnership for Change, Hal Colston on the district's search for a new superintendent. For more information visit the district web site: www.bsdvt.org

Vermont Affordable Housing Show: 2014 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference Preview 10/01/2014

Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator of the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition hosts Maura Collins, Director of Policy and Administration with VHFA on a preview of events for the 2014 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference, November 19th, 2014. More information on the conference at: www.vhfa.org/conference/ www.vtaffordablehousing.org

Vermont Workers' Center: Marching for Our Planet 09/26/2014

Host Stauch Blaise and guests share insights into the recent massive Climate March in New York City.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 09/24/2014

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/

Burlington CEDO Show: Parking Changes in Burlington 09/22/2014

Changes to Burlington parking regulations go into effect Ocyber 1, 2014. Nate Wildfire, Assistant Director for Economic Development, and Diana Colangelo, Economic Development Specialist sahre information on the changes. Burlington CEDO Office's monthly show.

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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.