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Voices of Vermont: New Sister Cities with Burlington 03/29/2024

Host Eric Agnero is joined by Sandy Baird and Steve Goodkind, Citizen Journalists, and Burlington City Councilor Ali Dieng. Also joining is a guest from Ivory Coast, Dr. Sosthène Dougrou, Political Analyst and Humanitarian Diplomat.

They discuss Burlington and the New Housing Code, Burlington's new Sister City in Senegal: Thies. They also debate Israel-US-Rift: simple drama or serious impact on the ward? Lastly, they discuss Senegal, a new President, and a political earthquake.

The Sister Cities Organizations are international, long-term partnerships between two communities. These partnerships are designed to promote intercultural understanding and interpersonal connections.

For more information visit: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/Mayor/Sister-Cities

Statement from Burlington-Bethlehem-Arad Sister City Program About Israel-Gaza 03/14/2024

Mousa provides a statement on behalf of the Burlington-Bethlehem-Arad Sister City Program about Israel-Gaza.

For more information about the Sister City program, visit: www.burlingtonvt.gov/Mayor/Sister-Cities

Burlington Sister City Program: Bethlehem and Arad 01/29/2024

Meghan O'Rourke, CCTV, hosts conversation about the Burlington Sister City program with Mousa Ishaq and Orly Yadin. They discuss the Sister Cities of Bethlehem and Arad. The Sister Cities Organizations are international, long-term partnerships between two communities. As described by the City of Burlington, these partnerships are designed to promote intercultural understanding and interpersonal connections.

A note from Mousa: "One important thing I failed to mention about the founding of the Sister City is that the late Bill Aswad, an Arab American, and Gene Bergman, a Jewish American, were councilors at the time and sponsored the resolution. It has a great symbolism. Gene Bergman is back on the council and still working for equal rights for everyone."

For more information about the Sister City program, visit: www.burlingtonvt.gov/Mayor/Sister-Cities

Interview with Lise Veronneau 11/22/2023

Host Meghan O'Rourke, CCTV, interviews Lise Veronneau about her many years working for the City of Burlington. Lise is the Director of Community Relations & International Affairs at the Alliance Francaise Lake Champlain Region (AFLCR).

Puerto Cabezas with Dan Higgins 09/26/2023

Dan Higgins has a conversation with Town Meeting TV's Travis Washington about the City of Burlington's sister city, Puerto Cabezas.

Includes a 16 minute long film created by Dan Higgins and Julio Bordas.

Since 1984 Burlington, Vermont has been a sister city with the Nicaraguan municipality of Puerto Cabezas. This short video, assesmbled from clips made over the years, revisits the origin of that relationship and introduces Vermonters to the multicultural richness of the region. Apperances by: Margarita Antonio, Dixie Lee, Manta Wilson, Dwayne "Neko" Waters, "Waulla" Delmar Downs, Paulina Downs Lam, Peter Clavelle, Mirna Cunningham, Leah Mauriece, Rremigio Hodgson, and Gordon Stone.

My Brother's Keeper: Studio Interview with Puerto Cabezas Sister City Resident Dixie Lee Smith 11/01/2021

Boniface, Olivier, and Jeremia of the My Brother's Keeper program in Burlington, VT interview Dixie Lee Smith of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. Puerto Cabezas was established in the 1980's as one of Burlington's sister cities.

Burlington Sister City Meetings - Honfleur: Click and Collect 03/29/2021

This show is part of a series of conversations with Burlington's sister city of Honfleur, France, so far centered around the COVID-19 pandemic.

This particular conversation focuses on a "Click and Collect" e-commerce platform that was set up by the city of Honfleur to help non-essential local merchants deal with mandated COVID restrictions/closings imposed on their businesses and maintain their customer base.

Participants are:

Hosts:

- Fran Stoddard (Burlington), member of the Honfleur Sister City Committee, Freelance journalist

- Richard Gliech (Burlington), member of the Honfleur Sister City Committee, Translator

Our 3 guests:

- Patricia Sausseau, Honfleur city council, deputy mayor in charge of economic activity

- Anthony Bry-Faik, Honfleur Tourist Office, Shop and Box office manager

- Christophe Lefèbvre, Owner/Manager of Honfleur's Brasserie L'Alcyone restaurant

Hurricane Eta in Peurto Cabezas Nicaragua 11/20/2020

Dan Higgins of the Burlington to Puerto Cabezas sister city program compiled footage from the local Puerto Cabezas news station after Hurricane Eta whipped through the community in early November of 2020 followed shortly thereafter by Hurricane Iota.

Cleaning Up Bilwi - A Report From Our Sister City 08/25/2020

Cassia Chow reports from Bilwi, Puerto Cabezas on cleaning up the beaches, streets and community in Burlington's Nicaraguan sister city.

Sister City Charter Signing with Honfleur, France 11/05/2019

Please join us for the signing of the Sister City Charter by the Mayor of Burlington, Vermont and the Mayor of Honfleur, France as we celebrate 10 years of relationship.

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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!