Palestine

Vermonter's Thoughts on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 10/10/2023

Nadeem Abdelsamad and Meryl Getty ask Burlington residents to share their feelings and opinions on the conflict between Israel and Palestine, as well as their go-to news sources on the subject.

Neighborhood Media Internship Program: Palestine Demonstrations 10/04/2023

Over the course of a semester, the Neighborhood Media Interns attended multiple demonstrations in solidarity with Palestine, recording as much a possible. Here is that footage.

Interview with Mazin Qumsiyeh, Director of the Palestine Museum of Natural History/Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability 01/13/2022

"Mazin Qumsiyeh is a Palestinian scientist, author, and organizer who followed a career in college teaching and research in the United States-- at Yale and Duke Universities-- with a return to his homeland in 2008 where he teaches at Bethlehem University. In 2014, he and his wife founded an institute which promotes sustainability in human and natural communities in the West Bank. The author of more than 150 scientific papers, he is best known for his books on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict: Sharing the Land of Canaan and Popular Resistance in Palestine. Topics to be covered in the interview include Palestinian life under the Occupation today; the work of the institute; Palestine in US foreign policy; and the future of Palestine."

Interviewer-- Laurie Gagne, Retired Director, Edmundite Center for Peace and Justice, St. Michael's College and Professor of Peace and Justice

CVIR - Rally for Palestinian Human Rights 09/13/2021

Community Voices for Immigrant Rights holds a rally in support of a Burlington City Council Resolution in support of Palestine.

From CVIR:

We demand dignity, safety, and justice for the Palestinian people. This is what the proposed Palestinian resolution states:

The city of Burlington supports
1. Ending the military occupation and colonization of all Arab lands and dismantling the Separation Wall;
2. Recognizing the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel to full equality; and
3. Respecting, protecting and promoting the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated under U.N. Resolution 194.

Community Voices for Immigrant Rights is a grassroots community organization based in Burlington, VT working to fight for immigrant rights in support of and collaboration with immigrant-led groups.

CVIR - Learning and Action Webinar 09/04/2021

Wars, occupations, economic crisis, and climate change are driving people from their homes all over the world. Instead of being welcome with open arms, the world’s governments, especially the US, have built elaborate border regimes to block people’s flight to safety. Join us for this webinar with speakers on Afghanistan, Haiti, Palestine, and Mexico. Learn about the issues and how you can take action for migrant justice here in Vermont and across the world.

Community Voices for Immigrant Rights is a grassroots community organization based in Burlington, VT working to fight for immigrant rights in support of and collaboration with immigrant-led groups.

What's Going On?: Climate Change and Border Rights 08/03/2018

Sandy Baird sits down with Ian Stokes, Pete Garritano, and Marc Estrin to discuss climate change and the recent effects of President Trump's Zero Tolerance Policy on the world.

What's Going On?: Summer Camps 07/06/2018

Sandy Baird and Guests Ian Stokes, Marc Estrin and Pete Pete Garritano discuss the lastest Tump Policies and their implications for Amercian citizens.

What's Going On?: Diplomacy - On Again, Off Again 06/08/2018

Sandy Baird talks with activists Ian Stokes and Pete Garritano and local attorney Kurt Mehta about the state of the world. They discuss foreign policy, Anthony Bourdain's suicide, pardoning, President Trump, and other topics.

What's Going On?: Syria and Palestine 04/13/2018

Sandy Baird announces 2018's Vermont Peace Conference and then is joined by Kurt Mehta and Ian Stokes to discuss war and foreign policy regarding Syria and Palestine.

The Vermont Peace Conference is slated for May 12, 2018, and is hosted by the Burlington Peace and Justice Center. The Conference will bring together Vermonters to explore approaches to disarmament and ending war, while supporting racial, economic, social, and climate justice. Workshops present the content for the majority of the day. They include an educational component, as well as a key focus on potential solutions.

For more info on the VT Peace Conference 2018: www.pjcvt.org/vt-peace-conference-2018

What's Going On?: Jerusalem Today 01/05/2018

In a continuation of the previous episode, Sandy Baird, Ian Stokes, and Marc Estrin discuss the Israeli nation occupying Palestine and the December 2017 controversial relocation of the United States embassy to the city of Jerusalem.

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Applications Now Open for the Spring 2025 Cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship Program

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