Economy & Business
Under the Dome: Speaker Shap Smith, Senate President John Campbell and Lt. Governor Phil Scott 03/19/2012
Speaker Shap Smith, Senate President Pro Tem John Campbell and Lt. Governor Phil Scott share insights of the midway point of the legislative session. This is the third of the 2012 Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce's annual Legislative Breakfast Series.
St. Michael's College: Are Corporations People? Citizens Respond to Citizens United 02/27/2012
Are Corporations People? Citizens Respond to Citizens United is the topic. Discussing the issue are: John Bonifaz, Co-Founder and Director, Free Speech For People; Jerry Greenfield, Co-Founder, Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc.; Anthony Iarrapino, Esq., Citizen Activist; VT State Senator Virginia “Ginny” Lyons; Moderator: Dr. Paul Olsen, Saint Michael's College
Sponsored by:
Clean Yield Asset Management - Common Cause of Vermont - Free Speech For People - Green Mountain Global Forum - Move To Amend Coalition - Peace & Justice Center - Saint Michael's College Department of Business Administration and Accounting - Saint Michael's College Edmundite Center for Peace and Justice - Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) - Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG)
Burlington Ward 5 NPA Meeting 02/16/2012
Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward5 meet Department of Public Works Building, 645 Pine Street.
Under the Dome: Legislative Breakfast - Congressional Delegation 02/13/2012
Vermont's Congressional Delegation provides the latest on what's happening in Washington, D.C.. Senator Patrick Leahy, Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Peter Welch. This is the second of the 2012 Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce's annual Legislative Breakfast Series.
Open Forum - NYC Wall Street Members 02/09/2012
Ben & Jerry’s hosts members of New York City’s Occupy Wall Street movement to share their experiences, what the group is doing, and where the movement is currently headed. Ben & Jerry’s will also briefly share why they support the OWS movement and why they feel it is good business to do so. WHO: Nelini Stamp – Occupy Wall Street activist (NYC), Jonathan “Matt” Smucker – Occupy Wall Street activist (NYC), Sam Corbin – Occupy Wall Street activist (NYC), Jostein Solheim - Ben & Jerry’s CEO, Jerry Greenfield - Ben & Jerry’s Cofounder.
Common Good Vermont: Common Good Vermont Legislative Day 02/09/2012
Information about this event and Common Good Vermont, visit: www.commongoodvt.org
Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 02/02/2012
Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.
Nuclear Free Future: Fairewinds Shining the Light on Fukishima 02/02/2012
Host Margaret Harrington speaks with Maggie and Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds Associates, whose main focus is to educate on the truth of nuclear power.
Planning for People: Livable and Walkable Communities 02/01/2012
CCTV Productions produced this project for AARP Vermont. It makes the connection between our built environment and the health of our communities. The video features Dan Burden from the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute. For more information visit aarp.org/vt
Featured Story
Burlington Mayoral Matchup Live Forum at City Hall
Wanda Hines, Miro Weinberger and Kurt Wright are invited to get specific about their plans to run Burlington. Channel 17's Jess Wilson moderates the media panel of Kristin Carlson, WCAX; Kirk Carapezza, VPR and Andy Bromage, Seven Days. Can't attend in person? Watch the live stream at 5 p.m on TV Channel 17 or watch and join the live online chat at channel17.org or sevendaysvt.com.
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