Victim Rights, Gardens and The Middle East - This Week.

May 16, 2011

*WATCH on TV (or online) This Week  *

Monday 5/16/11 at 11:05 p.m.

Institute For Civic Engagement: Victim Rights 04/20/2011 Part of Burlington College's Institute for Civic Engagement speaker series. Panelists discuss the issue of Victim Rights laws and legislation in Vermont.

Tuesday 5/17/11 at 11:15 p.m.

Common Good Vermont: A Quick Look at the Future of Media 05/09/2011 Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with futurist Steve Shepard of Shepard Communications Group, on where new media technologies might take us.

Wednesday 5/18/11 at 8:15 a.m.

Judge Ben: A Vermont Public Defender - Jerry Schwarz, Addison County 05/06/2011 Judge Ben Joseph hosts Jerry Schwarz, Addison County Public Defender on his work in the Florida judicial system with a death penalty, and his experiences and insights over the past 30 years as a Vermont Public Defender.

Thursday 5/19/11 at 4:15 p.m.

Positively Vermont: Venture Vermont! Vermont State Parks 04/26/2011 Host Dennis McMahon speaks withCraig Whipple, Director of Vermont State Parks, on the offerings of the Parks and Venture Vermont, a program geared towards encouraging outdoor adventure.

Friday 5/20/11 at 3 p.m. 

Burlington School Commissioners: Friends of Burlington Gardens 05/05/2011 Hosted by various Burlington School Commissioners. Ward 1 Commissioner Keith Pillsbury, speaks with Executive Director Jessica Hyman and Program Director Jenn McGowan on Friends of Burlington Gardens work within the school district.

Saturday 5/21/11 at 5:30 p.m.

Woodchuck Report: Guest Host Charity Tensel 05/13/2011

Guest host Charity Tensel speaks on nuclear and other energy issues. 

 

Sunday 5/22/11 at 1:30 p.m. 

The Middle East: A New Beginning or Ancient History? - Neil MacFarquhar 05/09/2011 Guest speaker for the Elder Education Enrichment Annual Meeting is Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times UN Bureau Chief and Author. A fluent Arab speaker who has spent 25 years in the region, MacFarquhar speaks about the significance of Osama bin Laden's death and the obstacles facing today's democratic revolutions in the Arab world.

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