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Housing - Fair, Safe, Affordable: A Closer Look at Housing Discrimination in Vermont 03/21/2019

As April Fair Housing Month approaches, we take a look at how housing discrimination manifests itself in Vermont. We discuss fair housing law and how it applies to landlords and advertising, and what to do if you experience housing discrimination. We also highlight the upcoming art and community events happening in Burlington and around the state to celebrate the anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, which was signed into law in April 1968.

Host:

Jess Hyman | Education & Outreach Coordinator, Fair Housing Project, CVOEO

Guests:

W. David Koeninger | Deputy Director, Vermont Legal Aid

Bor R. Yang | Executive Director and Legal Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission

Housing - Fair, Safe, Affordable: Re-exploring Vermont Tenants and the Mobile Home Program— What they do and the Future of the Programs 01/17/2019

Host Ted Wimpey is joined by Sandrine Kibuey, the new director of CVOEO’s Vermont Tenants and Mobile Home Program. Sandrine has recently taken on the directorship of the two established statewide housing programs after having worked at positions in CVOEO’s Chittenden Community Action for a number of years. Sandrine explains what Vermont Tenants and the Mobile Home Program do and services provided by them as well as her vision for the future of the programs.

Housing - Fair, Safe, Affordable: What Makes Inclusive and Thriving Communities and How Can We Help Promote Them? 09/20/2018

Ted Wimpey is joined by Fair Housing Project Education and Outreach Coordinator Jess Hyman to explain and discuss the statewide education, outreach, and awareness campaign called "Thriving Communities – Building a Vibrant Inclusive Vermont," which the Fair Housing Project (FHP) of CVOEO is coordinating. This campaign is largely funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and includes ten Vermont organizations including the FHP.

They discuss drawing connections across the state between inclusive communities, cultural vibrancy, and affirmatively furthering fair housing, economic and business development, and expansion.

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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!

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