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Roy Poillon - Fentanyl and Families In Harms Way: Episode 1: Family Is A System 01/01/2023

Education for family members living with substance use disorders coving the 32 key issues they are likely to face. You will learn what the issues are, how they impact your family, how to respond using effective coping skill, and how to seek assistance in your community. With guest Roy P. Poillon BS. CDCA. BCMHC.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Sen. Sanders Celebrates Sen. Leahy on the Floor of the Senate 12/20/2022

From Senator Sanders Office:

Sen. Sanders’ remarks celebrating Sen. Leahy on the floor of the Senate.

Congressman Peter Welch: Railroad to Victory - A Welch Wagon Whistle Stop Train Tour 11/06/2022

From the Office of Peter Welch:

U.S. Rep. Peter Welch is joined by State Sen. Becca Balint, Brenda Siegel, Former Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, State Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Mike Pieciak, and Charity Clark for the “Railroad to Victory: A Welch Wagon Whistle Stop Train Tour.” The Democratic statewide candidates will make stops in Burlington, Middlebury, and Rutland – each stop will include get-out-the-vote rallies to build grassroots enthusiasm ahead of the critical November 8 election. The train tour and rallies will be the final joint events by Vermont Democrats, showcasing a unified front fighting for Vermont’s working families.

Rep. Welch began his 2006 campaign for U.S. Congress with a train tour through Vermont, and the Railroad to Victory will be the capstone of his campaign for Senate. The Congressman will be joined by his family on the train as well.

Congressman Peter Welch: Welch Wagon - Chittenden County 10/26/2022

From the Office of Peter Welch:

U.S. Rep. Peter Welch visits Chittenden County as the next stop on the “Welch Wagon” 14 County Tour across Vermont. He is joined by small business owners, elected officials, and community leaders – highlighting Rep. Welch’s commitment to connect with Vermonters in their own communities throughout his 15 years as their Congressman. Rep. Welch will continue working to earn Vermonters’ support for U.S. Senate. 

Senator Bernie Sanders: Town Meeting with Finland’s Ambassador to the U.S. 10/20/2022

From Senator Sanders Office:

What can we learn from Finland? What can Finland learn from Vermont? I hope you’ll join me next week for a town meeting as we welcome Finland’s Ambassador to the U.S., Mikko Hautala, to Vermont.

What is it like to be a working parent in Finland? To go to the doctor? To pay for college? To find affordable housing? To age with dignity? Why has Finland year after year topped the World Happiness Report list?

We’ll be answering some of these questions and more at the town meeting.

Congressman Peter Welch: Reproductive Freedom Roundtable with Senator Amy Klobuchar 10/07/2022

From the Office of Peter Welch:

Senator Amy Klobuchar joins Rep. Peter Welch as a guest at the Congressman's Reproductive Freedom Roundtable, where they discuss the current state of reproductive rights in Vermont and around the country, Vermont's Reproductive Liberty Amendment on the ballot in November, and what Congress can do to protect the right to choose with Vermont leaders on the issue.

COVID Q&A with Sen. Bernie Sanders and White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha 08/11/2022

Sen. Bernie Sanders holds a Q&A discussion with the White House’s COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha on ways to stay safe and healthy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkvbuPAdNSY

An Economy of Our Own - Digital Possibilities: Capitalism, Tech, and the Fight for a Feminist Internet 06/28/2022

From the organizers:

The virtual world once felt like it could shape a different future—one more democratic and equitable. But capitalism—as well as its siblings, including racism and sexism—are turning digital spaces into the same corporatized, white- and male-dominated ones we’ve known for centuries.

What can we do now to build an intersectional, feminist future online? Find out through this conversation with Communication and Science and Technology Studies scholar Breigha Adeyemo, journalist and DIGITAL SUFFRAGISTS author Marie Tessier, social systems scientist Riane Eisler, and AEOO’s Digital Director Carmen Rios!

Bans Off Our Bodies Rally 05/04/2022

Hundreds gather outside Burlington's Federal building to protest the proposed overturning of Roe v. Wade leaked from the Supreme Court.

The 2022 Vermont Statewide Spelling Bee 03/15/2022

Through the beginning of April, students across the country and around the world compete in regional spelling bees to determine who will proceed to the 2020 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

For more information: spellingbee.com

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