Social Justice

Fight for $15 02/12/2014

From New York, to Chicago, to Seattle, to here in Vermont, workers are fed up with low pay, no benefits, and intimidation by bosses. While the richest in our society sit on a hoard of billions of dollars, most of us don't even have the right to take the day off if we're sick. Enough is Enough! Panelists speak to the issues: Trish Kahle, Workers' Organizing Committee of Chicago - Tristin Adie, Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals - Tina Escaja, United Academics - Tom Kingston (st. Michael's College Staff) - CCTA Bus Drivers (Teamsters) - Sodexo food service worker (Vermont Fair Food Campaign)

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 02/06/2014

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.

Vermont Affordable Housing Show: Legislative Update - Housing Issues 02/05/2014

Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator of the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition, is joined by Brian Pine, Assistant Director for Housing at CEDO, to share an update on State Legislative actions affecting affordable housing. www.vtaffordablehousing.org

Burlington CEDO Show: Waterfront Investments 01/27/2014

Brian Pine, Assistand Director, Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization is joined by Kirsten Merriman Shapiro, Special Projects Manager and Nate Wildfire, Assistant Director for Economic Development to discuss Waterfront investments that will be on the March ballot. ( http://burlingtonvt.gov/CT/Elections/ ) Burlington CEDO Office's monthly show.

Vermont Workers' Center: 2013 Review - 2014 Ahead 01/24/2014

Co-Hosts Stauch Blaise and Ashley Moore speak to Traven Leyshon and Sandy Gaffney on the year past (2013) and the year ahead.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 01/22/2014

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/

Hunger Free Vermont: VT Earned Income Tax Credit and 3SquaresVT: Do You Qualify? 01/21/2014

Faye Conte, 3SquaresVT Advocate with Hunger Free Vermont is joined by Grant Peterson, Senior Stakeholded Relationaship Tax Consultant with the IRS, speak to the tax issues you should be aware of. More information available at Hunger Free Vermont .

Situation in South Sudan January of 2014 01/20/2014

Members of the Sudanese community living in Vermont speak about the current situation of conflict in South Sudan. Panelists are, Chol Dhoor; Peter Keny and Darius Jonathan.
From Wikipedia: "South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011, following a referendum that passed with 98.83% of the vote.[11][12] It is a United Nations member state,[13][14] a member state of theAfrican Union,[15] and a member state of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development.[16] In July 2012, South Sudan signed the Geneva Conventions.[17] South Sudan has suffered internal conflict since its independence."

Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebrations: Sharon Robinson 01/19/2014

The Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center hosts Sharon Robinson, daughter of sports and civil rights legend Jackie Robinson as keynote for the annual MLK celebration, including a special tribute to Nelson Mandela.

Sharon Robinson is the educational consultant for Major League Baseball. She manages Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life
a baseball-themed national character education curriculum that helps empower students to face obstacles in their lives. The program includes a national essay contest for students in grades 4-9 and throughout MLB's RBI program. Each year, thousands of students write an essay about how they used the values demonstrated by Jackie Robinson to overcome their challenges. Essay winners are celebrated in their schools and in Major League ballparks. Since 1997, the program has reached over 22 million students and 2.9 million educators.

Burlington Ward 5 NPA Meeting 01/16/2014

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!