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Intern Roundtable: News Media Influence on Youth 07/08/2022

Town Meeting TV interns Ashley Deleon, Germain Noble and Theo Wilton discuss current events, how the media covers those events, and how it affects their lives.

Interns Visit the Old North End Farmers' Market 06/28/2022

Interns Theo Wilton and Simón Morillo visit the ONE community farmers' market and learn what is on offer: fruits, vegetables, and pierogi! The farmers' market is held every Tuesday from 3-6:30pm.

Service Rendered: Straight Talk Vermont - Arts So Wonderful Update 05/20/2022

Host Bruce Wilson with Service Rendered Executive Assistant Lauren Thibault have a conversation about upcoming events with Arts So Wonderful.

Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community: 12th Annual Roots of Prevention Recognition and Awards Virtual Celebration - Keynote 05/04/2022

Keynote address by Will Jones III, Director of Community Outreach from Smart Approaches to Marijuana, and excerpted from the full awards ceremony, link below.

Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community recognizes local professionals working to make the Queen City a safer, healthier place.

Help honor the outstanding awardees and their contributions to our local community.

Full Program: cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/roots-prevention-recognition-and-awards-virtual-celebration-2022

Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community: 12th Annual Roots of Prevention Recognition and Awards Virtual Celebration 05/04/2022

Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community recognizes local professionals working to make the Queen City a safer, healthier place.

Help honor the outstanding awardees and their contributions to our local community.

Keynote speaker: Will Jones III - Director of Community Outreach from Smart Approaches to Marijuana

Special Remarks: Monica Hutt, Stae of Vermont Chief Prevention Officer

Honorees:

- Rebecca McCray for her coordination of Burlington School District's highly successful COVID-19 response.

- Shay Totten and Robyn Freedner-Maguire for their collective efforts in leading Burlington to create and [soon-to] launch a progressive mobile mental health crisis response program modeled after the CAHOOTS program in Eugene, Oregon.

- Dan Cahill, a land steward with Burlington Parks and Rec, for his efforts creating inclusive community spaces for youth and families to enjoy our outdoors.

Service Rendered: Arts So Wonderful - Youth Take Over City Hall 04/22/2022

Arts So Wonderful presents a slate of young creatives performing live music and poetry.

My Brother's Keeper: Interview with Xusana Davis 02/14/2022

Boniface, Olivier, Deluxe, and Germain of the My Brother's Keeper program in Burlington, VT interview Vermont's Executive Director of Racial Equity Xusana Davis about her work.

My Brother's Keeper: Studio Interview with The Vibes Team 01/14/2022

Boniface, Olivier, and Germain of the My Brother's Keeper program in Burlington, VT interview the Vibes Team. The Vibes is a Nepali Youth filmmaking group.

To watch their films visit their YouTube channel at youtube.com/TheVibesofficial

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.

From Transformative Justice to Restorative Justice: Exploring Youth-Led Restorative Justice 05/27/2021

In this panel event we learn from and with several youth-led restorative justice programs. We want to learn from what's working in these programs and also collectively vision and push around how we can better center youth and justice in these kinds of programs. We hope that this panel event inspires other Vermont schools to start and grow youth-led restorative justice programs!

This event was co-hosted by Vermont Legal Aid, Outright Vermont, Rights and Democracy, the Vermont Human Rights Commission, Youth 4 Change at The Root Social Justice Center, IDEAL Middlebury, Rutland Country NAACP, and The Education Justice Coalition of Vermont and various community members!

Alyssa Chen, Education Justice Coalition Coordinator
Hannah Horris, IDEAL Middlebury Volunteer
Kayla Loving, Restorative Justice Coordinator in Winooski
Reuben Roberts, Restorative Justice Schools Coordinator Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY)
Abigail Brown, U 32 students and restorative justice volunteer
Mia Merel, Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth Intern

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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!