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Rights & Democracy Housing Rally 08/10/2024

From Rights & Democracy:

Join Rights & Democracy on August 10th for a Housing Justice Rally in solidarity with renters and low income homeowners as we demand action on Vermont's housing crisis! We will gather with community to build grassroots power, hear from guest speakers including state representatives and community members who know firsthand the effects and importance of Vermont's current housing crisis, and take action to demand that VT lawmakers pass policies that will improve the situation for everyday Vermonters. Free lunch provided by the People's Kitchen!

For more information visit: www.mobilize.us/rightsdemocracy/event/647820

RAD-TV Presents: Tackling Global Climate Change on a Local Level 12/19/2019

Tom Proctor hosts Burlington City Councilor Jack Hanson to discuss global climate change and their local efforts.

RAD-TV Presents: $15 Minimum Wage and Paid Family Leave - What happened and where do we go from here? 07/30/2019

This month on RAD-TV we speak with Kate Logan, Director of Programming and Policy at RAD, Joshua Wronski, Executive Director of the Vermont Progressive Party, and Representative Tom Stevens, Representative of Washington-Chittenden. Our guests are joined by the host for the show, Tom Proctor!

Kate Logan discusses RAD's work on the two bills almost at the finish line, and what work is being done now to ensure that both bills make it to the Governor's desk in the next legislative session.

Josh Wronski discusses how they are preparing for the next legislative session, what other bills are going to be introduced to help workers in Vermont, and how do we avoid this happening again.

Tom Stevens lends his view to the Democrats position and what their plan is for the upcoming legislative session.

We the People vs. Corporate Rule: It’s Up to Us! 05/03/2019

Rights & Democracy (RAD) and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) host a community forum with guest speaker Greg Coleridge, outreach director of the Move to Amend campaign.

RAD-TV Presents: Slavery, Reparations, and the Profits of Legalized Cannabis 04/26/2019

This month on RAD-TV we speak with Brian Cina, State Representative for Chittenden 6-4, and Brandon Del Pozo, Chief of Police for the City of Burlington. Host Tom Proctor discusses Mark Hughes' #EndslaveryVT initiative and why we are still talking about slavery in Vermont in 2019, and Brian Cina talks about the H.478 Bill he recently introduced to the Vermont legislature calling for a task force to study and consider a state apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery.

Both guests weigh in on the effects of the drug war on minorities in Vermont, what will change with cannabis legalization and what, if anything, should be done with tax money brought in from the cannabis industry to remedy historical inequalities.

RAD-TV Presents: Election Results - A Fresh Outlook and A New Mission 03/22/2019

This month on RAD-TV's Live@525, we speak with newly elected City Council members Perri Freeman (Central District, P) and Jack Hanson (East District, P). Both candidates were endorsed by Rights and Democracy prior to the election, and we’re looking forward to real progressive change now that they're joining Ali Dieng, Brian Pine, and Max Tracy on the City Council.

Betsy McGavisk also visits the show to discuss the result to question #4 on the recent Burlington ballot, asking voters to further amend Article 89 of the City Charter, creating a DID. McGavisk will shed some light on what that acronym means and why the people said “No.”

Leading the show is a brand new host: local musician and radio host Tom Proctor!

RAD-TV Presents: Whirlwind 04/28/2017

Host Grant Taylor is joined by Jeffrey Caesar and Isaac Grimm to discuss the Milk With Dignity! campaign, Zuckerman, movement building, and past and upcoming events.

Rights and Democracy shares perspectives leading to a vision for a state in which every Vermonter earns a livable wage and has access to affordable health care, and where a progressive and equitable tax system supports an economy that protects the environment and human rights. We believe Vermont can lead our country in a new direction towards happy, healthy, and just communities for everyone.

For more info visit: http://www.radvt.org/