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A broad coalition of organizations sponsored this forum titled, 'War Without End in the Obama Era: Understanding and Challenging U.S. Empire and the War Economy'.  Comprised of two panels, this panel 'The War at Home: How the wars undermine Vermont's public services, unions and working families and helath care', features Adrienne Kinne (National Co-chair, Iraq Veterans Against the War), Traven Leyshon (U.S. Labor Against the War).

A broad coalition of organizations sponsored this forum titled, 'War Without End in the Obama Era: Understanding and Challenging U.S. Empire and the War Economy'.  Comprised of two panels, this panel features Joeseph Gainza (Vermont Action for Peace), Helen Scott (International Socialist Organization), Jamie Brooks (Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel. Introduction by Nancy Lynch, Director of the Peace and Justice Center.

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Senator Patrick Leahy announces the funding for a 'Simulator Training Program', a collaboration among Fletcher Allen, the University of Vermont, and the Vermont National Guard.

Reid Ewing is an expert on how the built environment can create mobility alternatives to the car. He talks about recent work he has completed for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the effect of the "3Ds"--density of development, diversity of land uses, and design of streets and public spaces--on walking and transit use. Co-sponsored by the CCRPC and the CCMPO.  Reid Ewing is a Professor of City and Metroplitan Planning at the University of Utah, associate editor of the Journal of the American Planning Association, columnist for Planning magazine, Fellow of the Urban Land Institute, and member of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED LP-Technical Advisory Group.

Helen Benedict, both a novelist and professor of journalism At Columbia University, specializes in the Iraq war, women's issues, race and literature. She is the recipient of the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism in 2008. Women soliders are participating in combat more than ever before, but only one in ten soldiers is female, making them painfully alone, thus the title of her latest nonfiction 'The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq'.

On the eve of Town Meeting Day, Rep. Peter Welch calls for a swift legislative response to the recent Citizens United Supreme Court decision allowing corporations to spend freely on political campaigns. Working with Rep. Chris Van Hollen and Sen. Charles Schumer, Welch announces his support for several measures to combat the Citizen United decision. Welch is joined at the press conference at the South Burlington city offices by Vermont League of Women Voters board member Vee Gordon, Vermont Public Interest Research Group executive director Paul Burns and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters vice president Paul Comey

Channel 17/ Town Meeting TV will negotiate a new contract with Comcast Cable this year. Attend this March 25th meeting from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at Channel 17 Studios to weigh in on the government access TV services you want preserve and new ideas to open the door to local government. Community leaders and interested people are invited to attend this evening meeting (6 - 7:30 p.m.) to weigh in on Channel 17 services and programs as we move into the next 3 to 5 or more years. Join citizens, activists and government officials to discuss the resources necessary to support the meaningful discussion of public issues and enable public participation on local issues? Does community media serve your needs today? What new ideas do you have to share? Your community needs and interests will inform Channel 17 Trustees budget proposal to Comcast.

Host Nick Carter speaks with Kate Blofson of Prometheus Radio Project, on Low Power Radio and the 'Local Community Radio Act'l, passed by the House and awaiting Senate action.

Host Margaret Harrington is joined by Representative Suzi Wizowaty, Senator Ginny Lyons, and Ellen Thomas a leader in the 'Proposition One in 2010 Campaign, The Economic Conversion Act'.http://prop1.org  - http://propositiononein2010.blogspot.com