Social Justice

Governor Peter Shumlin: Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) Funding 12/13/2011

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin (D), New Hampshire Governor John Lynch (D), Connecticut Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman (D), and Massachusetts Lt. Governor Timothy Murray, discuss the importance of LIHEAP funding and why Congress must act promptly to fund LIHEAP at the highest level before adjournment. Dave McCurdy, president and CEO of the American Gas Association, presents survey results on numbers of customers in arrears on heating bills (a 4.5 percent increase nationally). Mark Wolfe, Executive Director of National Energy Assistance Directors' Association, presents results from another survey showing families with at least one member who has served in the military receiving LIHEAP funds increased 156 percent since 2008.

Burlington Ward 5 NPA Meeting 12/13/2011

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. Ward5 meet Department of Public Works Building, 645 Pine Street.

Greg Palast: Why We Occupy: How Wall Street Picks the Bones of America 12/12/2011

Greg Palast, the BBC investigative reporter who busted open the theft of the election in Florida, is back with a new book, Vultures' Picnic, an investigation of The One Percent. From his four-continent sleuthing, he exposes the high-finance carnivores and petroleum pigs, the movers and shakers who move and shake us. Weird, eye-opening, funny, sick and insanely informative ... it's WHY we occupy. Download the first chapter free ––and check out the uncover films that go with the book––at VulturesPicnic.org . Warm up Act: Trailer screening of Sam Mayfield's forthcoming documentary: Gentle Uprising in Wisconsin. All are welcome. Donations appreciated. For more info. email shirleymayfield@gmail.com

Feminist Media Review: Host Peggy Luhrs 12/12/2011

Host Peggy Luhrs speaks to issues of the day.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor 12/10/2011

US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor participates in a question and answer forum keynote at the 2011 Annual Women's Economic Opportunity Conference, presented by US Sen. Patrick Leahy and occuring at Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center, Vermont, December 10, 2011.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 12/07/2011

U.S. Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) discuss their legislation to restore funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

Nuclear Free Future: Retiring Vermont Yankee on Schedule - Building a Clean Energy Legacy 12/02/2011

Host Margaret Harrington speaks with Ben Walsh of VPIRG, on of closing Vermont Yankee and the work towards making Vermont's energy future local and sustainable.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 12/01/2011

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: Family School Partnerships in the Burlington School District 12/01/2011

Hosted by Burlington School Commissioners. Host tonight is Ward 1 Commissioner, Keith Pillsbury with Superintendent Jeanne Collins, Kathy Mathis Parent Outreach Coordinator, Maleka Clarke, parent on Sustainability Academy FSP, and Marcie Lewis, Principal Hunt Middle School.

Vermont Workers' Center: Occupying and Organizing for Healthcare and Human Rights 11/30/2011

Host Traven Leyshon talks with David Kreindler and Rob Koier from Vermont Workers' Center.

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!