Ad Hoc Climate Justice: PSA Vermont Divests State Funds From TD Bank!
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From Jerome Lipani:
September 14, 2017 - State Treasurer Trades Environmental Disaster for EB-5 Corruption ?
Geoffrey Gardner of The Upper Valley Affinity Group comments on the State of Vermont's recent decision to withdraw all its funds from the TD Bank and to deposit these funds into Peoples United Bank, the bank involved in the EB-5 Jay Peak corruption scandal. UVAG advocates for a Vermont State Bank.
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CCTV Center for Media & Democracy Participates in Democracy Day
CCTV Center for Media and Democracy on September 13 at 1 p.m. hosts a panel of local community thought leaders on the state of local democracy and their experiences navigating the policital system and working for social and political change. Participating panelists include: Sandy Baird, activist and lawyer; CD Mattison, DNC delegate and political campaigner; Ali Dieng, Former Burlington City Councilor and New American Leader; Pelin Kohn, VT League of Women Voters. This program and the articles below are part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces. To learn more, visit usdemocracyday.org.