Chittenden County

Peace Talks: Building Community Trust through Transparency and Good Governance 02/24/2023

From Peace Talks:

This episode is about building trust through transparency and community dialogue. We meet with Scott Lowry. He is an entrepreneur, an advocate for social change, and the Founder of Know Your Force — a startup business that provides police departments with a community feedback tool that better informs police departments about their engagements with the public. We discuss peacebuilding topics that cover collective impact and shared value through socially responsive business ventures, as well as conflict transformation through mediative processes, dialogue, and trust building.

Host Daniel Parkins will be joined by guest Scott Lowry — Entrepreneur, Advocate for Social Change, and Founder of Know Your Force

Chittenden Solid Waste District 02/22/2023

For more information on the Chittenden Solid Waste District and current procedures and meeting dates, please visit cswd.net/about-cswd/cswd-board-of-commissioners.

Town Meeting Day Election Forums: Town Meeting Day 2023 - Promo 02/20/2023

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Town Meeting Day Election Forums: Champlain Valley School District Budget Presentation 02/13/2023

Rene Sanchez, Superintendent, and Gary Marckres, Chief Operations Officer, present the FY24 Champlain Valley School District budget. Moderated by Bobby Lussier.

For more information about upcoming Town Meeting Day 2023 coverage visit bit.ly/TownMeeting2023

Celebrate Life: Ellen Baker 02/10/2023

From Gary De Carolis:

5 words that describe Ellen: Compassionate, Deeply Caring, Energetic, Unselfish, Wise

Ellen was born and lived in New York City, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education with a minor in psychology. She spent her childhood in an apartment that she shared with parents, Sam and Ida, and her brother, Michael. Many Sundays were spent with her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Ellen's career as an elementary school teacher began in a public school in the South Bronx. She then taught in a day-care center in a low income housing project.

In 1971, Ellen moved to Vermont where she taught in Sharon, Northfield and finally Berlin, Vermont. She received her Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Gifted and Talented Education. After 35 years in the public school classroom, Ellen became the Director of Educator Licensure Programs at the University of Vermont where she worked with aspiring teachers for 15 years. Ellen has two sons, two stepsons, four daughter in laws, and five grandchildren. She lives with her husband Eddie in the New North End of Burlington, Vermont.

After 50 years in the field of education, Ellen recently retired and hopes to travel with her husband and spend more time with family.

CCS Bridging Program: The Dream Seekers 02/06/2023

Emily Anderson, Bridging Coordinator, Champlain Community Services (CCS), introduces students from the CCS Bridging Program. In this episode, we meet The Dream Seekers as they share their artwork created with Topaz Weis of Expressive Arts VT and interview David Frye, member of The Green Mountain Advocates. The students appearing are Ryan Kanat, Kaydance Messier, Grey Stirling, Clara Tarte.

Chittenden Solid Waste District 01/25/2023

For more information on the Chittenden Solid Waste District and current procedures and meeting dates, please visit cswd.net/about-cswd/cswd-board-of-commissioners.

No F-35s Nukes at BTV Rally 01/22/2023

From the organizer:

End the war. No escalation. Honor Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Sponsored by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Code Pink, Safe Landing BTV.

Me2/Burlington Orchestra: Winter Concert - A Viennese New Year 01/21/2023

From Me2:

Music Director & Conductor Michael Colburn leads the members of Me2/Burlington’s orchestra in a program inspired by the traditional New Year’s Day concert in Vienna. Come enjoy a program of waltzes, polkas, and more! This event is free (donations accepted) and is presented in a Stigma-Free Zone. Come as you are and be yourself.

Me2/ is the world’s only classical music organization created for musicians living with mental illness and the people who support them. Come as you are, be comfortable, and enjoy our stigma-free environment! For more information visit me2music.org or contact at <info@me2.org>.

Peace Talks: Interview with Poet Rajnii Eddins 01/20/2023

From Peace Talks:

Daniel Parkins: Peacebuilder, systems thinker, and founder of Community Wealth Development

Rajnii Eddins: Poet, author, educator, community organizer, and Director of Cultural Empowerment for the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance working in cohort with the Richard Kemp Center

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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!