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Peace & Justice News: Peace and Justice COVID-19 Press Conference 03/17/2020

The Peace and Justice Center hosts a press conference at which a People‘s Response to COVID-19 is delivered. The demands presented to our local, state, and national governments were put together by people in multiple unions, nonprofits, political parties, and other organizations. We also talk about mutual aid, public health, and the need for internationalism.

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.

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

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

Peace & Justice Center: Annual Ed Everts Activist Award Ceremony 03/15/2018

Join us for a celebration in honor the inspiring work of both Isaiah Hines (South Burlington) and the performance poetry of Muslim Girls Making Change (Burlington & South Burlington).

For more information visit: www.pjcVT.org

Nuclear Free Future: The New Nuclear Arms Race - National Security or Insecurity? 02/15/2018

Host Margaret Harrington talks with Dr. John F. Reuwer about the dangers of nuclear war and what can be done as the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists have set the clock one minute closer to approaching atomic meltdown at Two Minutes to Midnight. Dr. Reuwer speaks as a Doctor for Peace and a decades-long member of Physicians for Social Responsibility. He talks about the upcoming week-long festival of nuclear-related movies which will be shown around Burlington and that are sponsored by the Peace and Justice Center.

Peace & Justice Center: Annual Ed Everts Activist Award Ceremony 01/19/2017

Annual Ed Everts Activist Award Ceremony with presentation to Rising Tide Vermont by Bill McKibben. Anne Petermann and Orin Langelle from Global Justice Ecology Project are presented at the event as well. As mentors of Rising Tide VT’s early organizers, their attendance is very meaningful.

For more information visit: http://www.pjcvt.org/annual-ed-everts-activist-award-ceremony-with-rising-tide-vt-and-bill-mckibben/

The Standing Rock Report Back Circle 01/10/2017

The Standing Rock Report Back Circle held at the Peace & Justice Center.

Vermonters who have been to Standing Rock to protect the water share their experiences and address questions.

Donations of money and supplies accepted for Two Spirit Camp.

Peace & Justice Center: http://www.pjcvt.org/

Open Discussion - The Appointment of Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo 07/27/2015

Those concerned about the appointment process, about del Pozo specifically, and/or about the institution of policing as a whole, join in this community conversation to brainstorm ways to come together as a community to support one another. It is hoped that action steps come from this discussion.

The Financial Cost of War to Vermonters 02/11/2011

Jo Comerford, Executive Director of the National Priorities Project speaks on the financial cost of war to Vermonters.

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

Town Meeting TV is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Spring 2025 cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship program. Join up to 8 other youth to engage in interesting media making projects! This paid media internship opportunity is designed for youth aged 16-20 who are eager to gain professional experience in the audio-visual field and develop a deeper understanding of their local community. The group will meet under the leadership of Town Meeting TV's Travis Washington from the end of January 2025 to the beginning of June 2025, on a schedule agreed upon by the whole cohort. Click here to apply!