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  Information on the Somali Bantu Community Association of Vermont, Inc. can be found at www.somalibantuvermont.org - Somali Bantu Community Association of Vermont, Inc. 294 North Winooski Ave, Suite 212 B, Burlington, VT 05401.   Office Phone: (802) 658-2683  Fax: (802) 264-9633  Association Email: sbcavt [at] somalibantuvermont [dot] org

Host Melinda Moulton speaks with Vermont Women's Fund Director, Catherine Kalkstein.

Host Jennifer Wallace-Brodeur speaks with Peter Kriff, Executive Director, Statewide Independent Living Council and Kim Brittenham, Community Access Coordinator, Vermont Center on Independent Living, on the Burlington Access Group and new efforts to promote disability issues in Burlington.  Burlington Livable Community Project is engaging residents, community organizations and the City to make changes so people of all ages can live in the setting of their choice, get around the city in a variety of ways, and engage fully in the life of our community.  For more information visit the AARP Site. 

Host Bonnie Scott talks on the issues of the day with a Libertarian perspective.

Guest host Robert Maynard, speaks with Winifred McCarthy, Retired Sociology Professor, Lyndon State College.  Ms. McCarthy is a resident of Burlington with her Doctorate on "Migration of Cosmopolites to Rural Vermont", published 1985; was Fellow at Graduate Faculty of New School For Social Research; served on Vermont Council for Humanities and Social Science for several years; member of NPA Select Committee for Ward Five for a few years; member of professional organizations in Social Sciences. Regular Host Rob Roper  returns in May. 

Democratic City Councilors share their views and take your calls. For more info on Burlington Democrats, click here. 

Host Richard Kemp speaks with Vermont Progressive Party Treasurer, Michael Bayer. For more information: Vermont Progressive Party, PO Box 281, Montpelier, Vt 05601. Telephone 802-229-0800. www.progressiveparty.org

Host Peggy Luhrs. 

Host Ward 1 Commissioner Keith Pillsbury speaks with Kathy Mathis, Family School Partnership Coordinator and Superintendent Jeanne Collins on family school partnerships.  Joining them are Susan Woods, parent at Sustainability Academy; Kim Ann Dihn, parent at Hunt Middle School and Aranka Gyuk, ELL teacher at Integrated Arts Academy. For more information visit the District web site:  www.bsdvt.org

 Host Mike McNamara, Field Officer for Housing an Urban Development, speaks with Rachel Batterson of Vermont Legal Aid and Kevin Stapleton of the CVOEO Fair Housing Project. Both agencies are HUD Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) grantees with discussion on their fair housing activities and celebration of National Homeownership Month.

Meghan O'Rourke speaks with Jon Erickson, Professor and Managing Director of UVM's Gund Institute for Ecological Economics.

Bob Hooper, Chair of Chittenden Democratic Committee and Rep. Mike Yantachka, Chitt 1-2, Assistant Treasurer, Chittenden County Democratic Committee, speak with Vermont Secretary of Human Services Doug Racine.

The Burlington City Council meets on Mondays, three times each month at 7pm. Their meetings air live on Channel 317 (Burlington Telecom) and on Channel 17 at the air times listed below. Meeting schedules, agendas and minutes can be found here. Mayor-elect Miro Weinberger is sworn in as are the elected councilors from the March 2012 election.

Produced by League of Women Voters Champlain Valley with panelists: Chris Cole, Director of Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development at Vermont Agency of Transportation; Christine Forde, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission; Charlene Wallace, Local Motion; and Meredith Birkett, Chittenden County Transporation Authority.

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with Mayor's Assistant Joe Reinart and Mayor Bob Kiss on his 6 years as Mayor of the Queen City.