free speech

Feminist Media Review: Compelled Speech, Controlled Speech 05/13/2019

Host Peggy Luhrs discusses spaces for women, transgender influence, and issues with compelled speech and controlled speech.

FOCUS: The Vermont Reproductive Health Bill Is Bad Legislation 04/25/2019

FOCUS host Margaret Harrington explains why H-57, the Vermont Abortion Bill, is divisive legislation, has not been given civil discourse in Vermont, and will have bad consequences.

Feminist Media Review: Memory and Forgetting 04/08/2019

Host Peggy Luhrs speaks about her experience of the banning of feminist speech.

Free Speech and Public Access TV 02/16/2019

This film brings together a number of video documentations by DeeDee Halleck, one of the founders of Paper Tiger TV, from the 70's through to the recently lost Supreme Court Case.

PTTV, founded on the ideal that freedom of speech through access to the means of communication is essential in a democratic society, regularly exposed the hidden agenda of the mainstream media and questioned the powerful grip of corporate influence on media content to become the first nationally disseminated public access television program. Dee Dee Halleck, one of the original founders of PTTV puts it this way, “It is one thing to critique the mass media and rail against their abuses. It is quite another to create viable alternatives.” PTTV has been recognized for critical analysis of information sources and for being on the cutting edge of video with screenings, exhibits and installations in museums and galleries around the world. In many cases, PTTV productions are invaluable video documentation of the ideas and insights of some of our nation’s most notable media critics and public intellectuals.

For more information: Jerome Lipani, Independent Artist <jeromelipani@gmail.com>.

CCV Student Interviews - Part 2: Political Bias 11/29/2018

Students from CCV ask Trevor Barlow about political bias.

CCV Student Interviews - Part 3: Vegetarianism and Veganism 11/29/2018

Students from CCV ask Sam Bliss and Marina Rubio-Herrenz about vegetarianism and veganism.

CCV Student Interviews - Part 1: Society and Technology 11/29/2018

Students from CCV ask Brian Hall and Ali Hadi, Associate Professors at Champlain College, questions centered around society and technology.

FOCUS: Councilor Ali Dieng Talks About The Everyone Loves a Parade Mural 08/23/2018

Margaret Harrington is joined by Ali Dieng, Burlington City Councilor, to continue the discussion regarding the "Everyone Loves A Parade" (ELAP) mural.

The State of Our Democracy 03/17/2018

Independent researcher and The Democracy Amendments author Rick Hubbard hosts a special interactive session with an audience at South Burlington, Vermont's Community Library to explore the changing landscape of democracy in the United States.

Digital Civic Underground: Data and Metrics 01/23/2018

Julia Vallera presents a friendly and engaging conversation and exploration into data and metrics related to Internet usage and accessibility in Vermont.

People of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities are invited to the first of many conversations that will bring people together, foster conversation, and draw attention to the digital divide that impacts many diverse communities in and around Burlington, Vermont.

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!