Ali's Corner
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Burlington City Councillor Ali Dieng hosts a live, monthly show covering a range of timely issues.Programs in this Series
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 -...
Burlington Ward 7 City Councilor Ali Dieng interviews the General Manager of Burlington Electric Department, Darren Springer.
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...
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 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,...
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...
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...
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...
Featured Story
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!