Social Justice

Feminist Media Review: Host Peggy Luhrs 01/13/2014

Host Peggy Luhrs speaks to issues of the day.

Burlington School Commissioners' Corner: Augmented Reality - How Technology Enhances Learning at Edmunds Middle School 01/02/2014

Keith Pillsbury (W1 Commissioner), Jeanne Collins (District Superintendent), are joined by two Edmunds Middle School teachers, Laura Botte and Valerie Lodish and several Edmunds students to discuss technology at Edmunds Middle School. For more information visit the district web site: www.bsdvt.org

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 12/18/2013

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: Learning Kitchen Program 12/17/2013

Sumra Harper-Deas, RD, Anti-Hunger & Opportunity Corps - VISTA, provides an overview of Hunger Free Vermont's 'Learning Kitchen Program', with a component on holiday eating on a tight budget. More information available at Hunger Free Vermont .

Artful Word: Once They Were 12/13/2013

BCA Center presents, Once They Were. Once They Were is an invitational group exhibition featuring tri-color prints designed by 15 different artists. BCA's Print Studio partnered with Torrey Valyou of New Duds printing to ask artists to explore the idea of nostalgia, the past, and of things that once graced this earth. From animals to pop culture be prepared for a visual romp through images of old-school Mario, dinosaurs, symbols of relationships that are no longer, historic images of the Winooski Falls, or Laika (the Soviet space dog).

Meet the 2013 LEAP Crew - Learn Earn and Prosper 12/12/2013

Produced by Becca Camp Allen as part of an internship with the VYCC and the VT Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Outlines the participants and projects of the summer program called LEAP, Learn Earn and Prosper. for more information visit: http://www.vycc.org/about/programs/learn-earn-prosper/

Artful Word: The End of World AIDS Week March 12/06/2013

St. Michael's College students mark the end of world AIDS week with march on Church Street and personalized messages for Senators Sanders and Leahy.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 12/05/2013

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: Budget FY'15 12/05/2013

School Board Commissioner and Chair of the Finance Committee Keith Pillsbury, is joined by Superintendent Jeanne Collins and Senior Director of Finance David Larcombe to discuss the FY'15 Budget. For more information visit the district web site: www.bsdvt.org

Artful Word: CAMP TA KUM TA Benefit Santa Run 12/01/2013

A Benefit Santa 5K Run for CampTa Kum Ta recorded by James Gero.

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!