Ali's Corner

Producer

Description

Burlington City Councillor Ali Dieng hosts a live, monthly show covering a range of timely issues.

Programs in this Series

Format: 2024-12-25
Format: 2024-12-25
TBD January - 01/20/2025
Host Ali Dieng talks with 
Access to Basic Needs - 12/16/2024
Host Ali Dieng talks with Wendy Rice, President of Vermont Connector, and Michelle Trayah, NCSS Parent Child Center Family Access Coordinator. They discuss different resources for access to basic needs in the community. For more...
Plan BTV New North End - 11/18/2024
Host Ali Dieng talks with David Hartnett, Former New North End City Councilor and Sarah Morgan, Planner, Office of Planning City of Burlington about the PlanBTV project and its impacts on the New North End of Burlington.
Building Bright Futures - Vermont Early Childhood Action Plan VECAP Engagement and Policy Recommendations 2025 - 10/30/2024
Host Ali Dieng talks with Beth Truzansky, Building Bright Futures (BBF) Deputy Director and Anna Brouillette, BBF Policy Director, about Vermont's early childhood action plan VECAP, how to engage, and policy recommendations for...
The State of Vermont’s Children - 09/16/2024
Host Ali Dieng talks with Jim Holway, President of Vermont Kin as Parents VKAP! They discuss the state of Vermont Children and Kinship in our state.
100 Days of Pastef In Power - 07/23/2024
Host Ali Dieng speaks with Edith, Soumare, and Amadou to talk about the 100 days of Pastef in power in Senegalese government.
Immigration & the Biden Administration - 06/28/2024
Host Ali Dieng speaks with Jill Martin Diaz, Executive Director the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, about their work, the state of immigration in the United States, and the impacts made by President Biden's administration and...
The New American Voting Event and the Non-Citizens Voting Ballot Item - 01/20/2020
Diversity is our gift and our future. What does is mean to engage New Americans in our democracy by providing what is needed for equity and access? Host: Ali Dieng Guests: Mohamed Jafar - Community Activist, Project Manager for NAVELal Pradhan -...
BTV Net Zero Energy - 09/16/2019
Burlington Ward 7 City Councilor Ali Dieng interviews the General Manager of Burlington Electric Department, Darren Springer.
BHS Student Leads Initiative to Support Yemeni Children - 08/19/2019
In March 2015, a war in Yemen made the economy much worse than it had been in previous years. As a matter of fact, the Yemeni economy is very weak in comparison to the counties next to other countries in the region, for example, Saudi-Arabia. The...
The Burlington Resolution Relating to Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - 07/15/2019
Host Ali Dieng is joined by Stephanie Seguino, UVM Economics Professor, and Mark Hughes, Executive Director of Justice For All, to discuss the Burlington Resolution Relating to Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Burlington prides itself on...
The Burlington School District Parent University Program - 06/17/2019
The Burlington School District Parent University Program is holding the Parent University graduation ceremony on Jun 19, 2019 at the Flynn Center. Parent University works closely with community partners to provide classes to parents that enrich,...
Sudan Update - 05/20/2019
The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. It was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Six years after it...
Vermont Senior Citizens - 04/15/2019
Like the whole state, Burlingtonians are aging. 1 in 4 Vermonters are age 60+. By 2030 it will be 1 in 3. We all have this in common - we are all aging. So, how can we make Burlington a place where WE ALL can age well? Host Ali Dieng is joined by...
Young Women In Politics - 03/18/2019
The 19th Amendment, which gave American women the right to vote, was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920. In the 21st century, we have seen a substantial amount of women (and young women in particular) running...