Social Justice

Feminist Media Review: Host Peggy Luhrs 07/09/2012

Host Peggy Luhrs speaks to issues of the day.

Burlington School Commissioners' Corner: Community Partnerships in the Burlington Schools 07/05/2012

Host Keith Pillsbury and Superintendent Jeanne Collins talk with community partners Vicki Smith of King Street Center, Leisa Pollendar of Sarah Holbrook Center and Mary Alice McKenzie of Boys and Girls Club about after school and summer opportunities for youth. For more information visit the district web site: www.bsdvt.org

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger: Future of Moran Plant 07/02/2012

Mayor Miro Weinberger announces his 'go/no-go' decision on the future of the Moran Plant redevelopment project. The mayor is joined by the following stakeholders:• Karen Paul, Ward 6 City Councilor and Chair of City Council’s Parks, Arts, and Culture Committee
• Joseph Boutin, Chair of Moran Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC) and retired Merchants Bank President
• Kirsten Merriman Shapiro, Special Projects Manager, Community and Economic Development Office, City of Burlington
• Nick Warner, Special Projects Manager, Community and Economic Development Office, City of Burlington
• David G. White, Principal of White + Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors, Inc. and Moran Plan advisors to City of Burlington
• Marc Sherman, President of Board of Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center and founder of Outdoor Gear
• Kate Neubauer, Executive Director of Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center
• Trina Zide and Brendan Foster, co-owners of Maven, a Burlington skate shop
• John Bossange, Chair of Bike Path Task Force and Commissioner of Department of Parks and Recreation
• Chapin Spencer, Member of Bike Path Task Force and Executive Director of Local Motion

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 06/27/2012

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.

Nuclear Free Future: Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, Fukushima Daiichi: What is the Link? 06/27/2012

Host Margaret Harrington speaks with guests, Maggie Gundersen, Founder of Fairewinds Energy Education and Arne Gundersen, Chief Engineer of Fairewinds Energy Education.

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger: FY 2013 Budget 06/25/2012

Mayor Miro Weinberger City Council President and Boad of Finance Member Joan Shannon, along with Chief Administrative Officer Paul Sisson, discuss the FY13 budget in advance of the 6/25/13 City Council vote on the budget.

Vermont Workers' Center: Educating As We Organize 06/22/2012

Host Traven Leyshon speaks with Crystal Hall, Fellow, and Willie Baptiste, Scholar-in-Residence of the Poverty Initiative.

Common Good Vermont: Benchmarks for a Better Vermont Intro 06/21/2012

Benchmarks for a Better Vermont (BBVT) is a federally funded grant project to strengthen the capacity of Vermont nonprofits. This video was produced by CCTV Productions for the BBTV launch at the Vermont Nonprofit Conference on March 20, 2012. For more information visit bbvt.marlboro.edu

Hunger Free Vermont: Hunger Doesn't Take a Vacation: Feeding Kids in Vermont During Summer Break 06/19/2012

Amanda Caron, Child Nutrition Advocate for Hunger Free Vermont, speaks with Burlington and Winooski summer feeding program coordinators, Maggie Leugers and Ethan Hausman. More information available at Hunger Free Vermont .

Burlington CEDO Show: We All Belong Initiative 06/13/2012

Beth Truzansky, Coordinator of Community and Neighborhood Services, is joined by Dan Balon, Direcot of Burlington School District's Diversity and Equity Office, and Phelan Fretz, Executive Director of ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center to discuss and share the benefits of Burlington CEDO's We All Belong Initiative. For more information on the program, contact Beth Truzansky at btruzansky@ci.burlington.vt.us, 802.865-7178, or visit CEDO's website at www.burlingtonvt.gov/cedo/

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!