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Kirly-Sue's Plant-Based Show: Pulled Jackfruit 06/01/2021

British vegan cook and author Kirly-Sue interviews vegans and those with an interest in veganism to talk about their plant-based food experiences. Kirly-sue makes a tasty plant-based dish and designer Audrey Williams (who is Kirly-Sue’s sister) creates a tablescape for the dish.

Kirly-Sue's Plant-Based Show: Lemon Drizzle 06/01/2021

Kirly-Sue's Plant-Based Show: Ackee and Seitan 06/01/2021

Slum Lord - Unedited Trailer 12/15/2020

From the producer: it's about love. Guest name: Sweatshirt b

An Evening with Mohammed Hasan Alwan 10/06/2017

The prize-winning novelist visits Burlington, Vermont, for a reception and a conversation about his writing with moderator Tina Escaja.

Lake Champlain-Richelieu River Study Board Public Meeting 07/11/2017

The International Lake Champlain-Richelieu River Study Board hosts a public meeting to receive public comment on its Draft Work Plan.

The Study Board appointed by the International Joint Commission undertakes the work outlined in the 2013 Plan of Study Option B, to more fully explore the causes, impacts, risks, and solutions to mitigate flooding in the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River basin.

The study’s main objectives are to:

Develop and recommend the implementation of a bi-national, real-time flood forecasting and flood inundation mapping system to prepare for and mitigate the impacts of floods.

Recommend measures - structural and non-structural - to mitigate flooding and the impact of flooding throughout the basin.

Determine public, community and stakeholder desirability of the proposed measures to mitigate flooding and the impact of flooding throughout the basin.

The public comment period begins Tuesday, June 27, 2017 and continues until Friday, July 28, 2017. Members of the public are encouraged to submit comments on the Work Plan, either online at www.participateijc.org/champlain-richelieu or by email at ChamplainRichelieu@ottawa.ijc.org. Additionally, members of the public are encouraged to attend the public meetings and chat with Study Board members.

The International Joint Commission is committed to engaging the public in the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River study on an ongoing basis through the Study Board’s Public Advisory Group (PAG). The PAG will be binational and members will represent various areas of interest and regions across the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River basin.

For more information on the study and the PAG, visit the Study Board’s website: http://ijc.org/en_/LCRR

No One is Illegal: The Case for Open Borders 04/13/2017

Trump’s insane and cruel war on immigrants has come to Vermont with a vengeance targeting immigrant community leaders and activists to intimidate isolate and marginalize our immigrant communities. The abductions in Vermont have matched the administration’s policy across the country targeting sanctuary cities and regions where immigrant communities have been able to fight back against the mass deportations of the past two presidential administrations.

The limited debate between Democrats and Republicans has been restricted to how many immigrants should be deported and how long the border wall should be. It hasn’t always been this way. In 2006 when immigrants took to the streets in mass strikes against deportations a movement was born with slogans like “No one is illegal!” and “Amnesty now!”

Their plan is to terrorize immigrants into being a silent and marginalized workforce able to be shipped out whenever these workers demand better wages, hours or conditions. As socialists we argue for open borders and free international movement for all workers.

Join a discussion with the International Socialist Organization on how we can defend immigrant communities from Trump’s raids and win a world where immigrants and all workers can live, work and organize freely without artificial boundaries separating and terrorizing us.

Speaker: Todd Chretien is a member of the International Socialist Organization, and a frequent contributor to Socialist Worker and the International Socialist Review. Todd has written extensively on Latin American politics. He is also the editor of State and Revolution by V. Lenin and Eye Witnesses to the Russian Revolution anthology (Haymarket Books, forthcoming).

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Recycling Plastic in Puerto Cabezas 02/13/2014

Video shot by camera operators, Norlun Blanco and Denry Jacobo of Channel 22 in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. Visiting Leonard Coulson of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Mr. Coulson explains why he started recycling plastic and gives a tour of the machine he created to compact the plastic for delivery.

Interview with Puerto Cabezas Vice Mayor, Anicia Matamoros 02/13/2014

The cities of Burlington, Vermont, and Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua have shared a sister city relationship since 1984. (uvm.edu/sistercity). As part of a Vermont delegation to Puerto Cabezas this year eleven year old Sylvan Zeitlyn had an opportunity to interview the Vice Alcaldesa, Sra. Anicia Matamoros, about her role as vice mayor and her thoughts about the Burlington/ Puerto Cabezas sister city relationship. Video by Dan Higgins, key grips Meghan O'Rourke and Jane Kramer.

Interview with Burlington VT Mayor: https://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/sustainability-academy-4th-and-5th-graders-interview-btv-mayor-miro-weinberger

The Downside of High 05/06/2013

For many people, smoking marijuana is not a big deal – it is, after all, the most widely-used illegal drug in the world.

But today’s super-potent pot may be changing the game. Some of the world’s top schizophrenia experts, whose research is featured in The Downside of High, have found that teenagers who start smoking marijuana before the age of sixteen are four times more likely to become schizophrenic. And for all young adults, the scientists say smoking marijuana nearly doubles the risk of developing recurring psychosis, paranoia and hallucinations – the hallmarks of schizophrenia.

The Downside of High tells the stories of three young people from British Columbia who believe – along with their doctors – that their mental illness was triggered by marijuana use. It provides a scientific perspective on some of the little-known and little-discussed risks of marijuana, particularly for teenagers.

Directed and written by Bruce Mohun, story-produced by Maureen Palmer, produced by Sue Ridout. Director of photography John Collins, editor Tim Wanlin, music composer Tim McCauley.

For more info: Dreamfilm Productions Ltd

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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!