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Institute For Civic Engagement: Jeff Conant; Poetics of Resistance, The Zapatista Insurgency 09/09/2010

Jeff Conant is a writer, educator, and social justice activist with a focus on international development and ecology. His book, A Poetics of Resistance: the Revolutionary Public Relations of the Zapatista Insurgency (AK Press, 2010) examines the cultural politics of the Zapatista movement of Chiapas, Mexico, focusing on the Zapatistas' persuasive use of symbolic language and colorful imagery to bring their struggle to the world's attention. A Burlington College Institute for Civic Engagement event.

Artful Word: Burlington Criterium 09/07/2010

Burlington Bike Criterium video taped by a community producer James Gero.

Burlington Telecom Advisory Committee 08/31/2010

The Burlington Telecommunications Advisory Committee meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month. BTAC is responsible for Advising Burlington Telecom on a number of issues from the public's perspective. BTAC deals with buildout issues, some financing and channel addtions or deletions.

Common Good Vermont: Profiling Nonprofits - Cathedral Square 03/24/2010

Lauren-Glenn Davitian profile the Cathedral Square. She speaks with Nancy Eldridge, Executive Director. Part of the Common Good Vermont profiles of nonprofits.

The Burlington Power Program - Solar Financing Made Easy 03/24/2010

DC Energy Innovations, quality installers of solar electric and wind energy systems, presents a free seminar focusing on the Burlington POWER program. The POWER program was recently approved by city voters this past Town Election Day. It is the first of its kind in Vermont. It allows the Burlington Electric Department to borrow money and loan it to city property owners (homeowners or businesses) who pay property taxes to invest in solar electric and other energy efficiency systems for their buildings. The loans are long term (up to 20 years) and at a low interest rate. The seminar will cover basic information about solar electric systems - what they look like, how they work, how much power they produce and ballpark costs. We will then be joined by Chris Burns, from the Burlington Electric Department, who will talk about the POWER program in detail. He will discuss the goals of the POWER program, how it will work and where BED is in the process of developing it.

Common Good Vermont: Profiling Nonprofits - Vermont Works For Women 03/17/2010

Lauren-Glenn Davitian profile the Vermont Works For Women. She speaks with Tiffany Bluemle, Executive Director. Part of the Common Good Vermont profiles of nonprofits.

Town Meeting Day Election Forums: 50% Matters Press Conference: Governor Howard Dean Announces Opposition to Question 5 02/22/2010

“50% Matters” is a grassroots organization led by campaign manager Helen Hossley from the New North End of Burlington, with Burlington-based co-chairs Rep. Jason P. Lorber and Rep. Mark Larson. In this press conference, former Vermont governor Howard Dean announces his opposition to question 5.

Artful Word: Winter Gathering of Native People at ECHO 02/20/2010

The “Winter Gathering” is a special event of ECHO’s permanent exhibit, “INDIGENOUS EXPRESSIONS: Native Peoples of the Lake Champlain,” and is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the support of U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy; with additional support from the ECHO Annual Fund, KeyBank, the Vermont Arts Council, and from a 2009 Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership Grant from the Lake Champlain Basin Program. This video was produced by James Gero.

Town Meeting Day Election Forums: Instant Runoff Voting Interviews 02/18/2010

Instant Runoff Voting Interviews at the Burlington City Hall before and after the IRV Debate.

Town Meeting Day Election Forums: IRV Up or Down - Instant Runoff Voting Debate 02/18/2010

On March 2, Burlington voters will decide whether the city should continue using Instant Runoff Voting to elect the mayor. To help you get a handle on what's at stake, Channel 17/Town Meeting TV and Seven Days are teaming up to host a public debate on IRV. Representatives from the groups One Person One Vote and 50% Matters will take questions from a media panel that includes WCAX reporter Bianca Slota, John Briggs of the Burlington Free Press and Shay Totten of Seven Days. Channel 17's Jess Wilson will moderate.
The debate is sponsored by Leunig's Bistro.

Join us for this free, public debate at Burlington City Hall's Contois Auditorium or Live on Burlington Telecom and Comcast Channel 17 -- Thursday, February 18, at 7 p.m.

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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!