Education

Moments with Melinda: Interview with Hayley Jones 05/07/2024

From Melinda Moulton:

Hayley Jones is the Vermont and New Hampshire Director at Slingshot. She is a community organizer, interpreter, and queer poet based out of Burlington, Vermont. As a founding member of Slingshot, she works side by side with frontline communities to tackle environmental injustices and build the world we want to see.

For more information visit: http://www.slingshot.org/

CDAE 2430 Sports Media: The Athletes of 207 05/06/2024

From Autumn Slack:

Sports Media is a hands-on video production class broken into three sections, Sporting Event Coverage,Sports Journalism, and finally scaffolding into Sports Documentary. The goal of the class is for participants to work with student athletes or teammates, UVM clubs, or community organizations, teams, or athletes to collaboratively produce media focusing in these three areas. As a CIVIC LEARNING class, we hope to collaborate with partnerships both on and off campus. Each section of the class will hopefully partner with these organizations as case studies, such as Catamount TV, The Cynic, and use ESPN’s 30 for 30 as a model for sports documentaries.

Interview with the Secretary of State About General Election 05/06/2024

Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas provides an overview to the 2024 General Election. Hosted by Meghan O'Rourke, CCTV.

For more information visit: www.sos.vermont.gov

General Election Primer Overview with the Secretary of State 05/06/2024

Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas provides an overview to the 2024 General Election.

For more information visit: www.sos.vermont.gov

Burlington School Commissioners' Corner: Burlington High School and Burlington Technical Center Campus Construction Update 05/06/2024

From Burlington School Commissioners' Corner:

Board Chair Clare Wool meets with Brian Leet, Senior Project Manager, and Jane Pickell, Director of Interiors, from FFF Architects about the BHS/BTC campus contruction to provide updates on the project.

Thanks to our partners at Whiting-Turner, you can get up close to the BHS/BTC project. Check out the incredible time-lapse here.

For more information visit: www.bsdvt.org | www.fffinc.com

Neighborhood Media Internship Program: UVM Palestine Solidarity Encampment 05/03/2024

Join the Neighborhood Media Interns on an eye-opening journey as they venture into the heart of their community to capture a powerful demonstration of solidarity. In this captivating video, they take you to the grounds of UVM, where a spirited encampment has emerged, echoing with voices of support for Palestine.

As the camera rolls, the interns capture the vibrant scene unfolding before them. Tents adorned with colorful banners and Palestinian flags dot the campus grounds, symbolizing the resilience and unity of the movement. People of all backgrounds gather, their faces alight with passion and determination, as they stand in solidarity with the Palestinian cause.

Community Media Public Benefit Bill: H.575 and S.181: Vermont House Committee on Appropriations - Discussion of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law 05/03/2024

Discussion of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law at the House Committee on Appropriations.

Later on Friday, the House Appropriations committee met to have a walkthrough of the bill. The committee asked questions about the mechanics of the bill and how it would practically be applied to situations like school boards and Town Meeting day. Ultimately, the committee voted the bill out favorably 10-0-2.

Community Media Public Benefit Bill: H.575 and S.181: Vermont House Committee on Government Operations - Testimony of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law 05/03/2024

Testimony of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law at the House Committee on Government Operations.

On Friday morning, the House Government Operations committee did a walkthrough of Draft 4.1, the most recent version of the bill. The committee voted to move the bill out of committee favorably 9-2-1. A link to the most recent version of the bill and committee meeting are below. Chair McCarthy pointed out there were some concerns brought forward about the retention of records following meetings - the bill as voted out of committee is silent on this topic, cities and towns want clarity about how long they must keep records.

S.55: Draft 4.1:
https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/WorkGroups/House%20Government%20Operations/Bills/S.55/Drafts,%20Amendments,%20and%20Legal%20Documents/S.55~Tim%20Devlin~%20Draft%204.1,%205-2-2024~5-3-2024.pdf

Community Media Public Benefit Bill: H.575 and S.181: Vermont Senate Committee on Appropriations - Walkthrough of H.657 Modernize Vermont’s Communications Taxes and Fees 05/02/2024

Walkthrough of H.657 a bill meant to modernize Vermont's communications taxes and fees at the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations committee met to have a walkthrough of the bill from Senator Chittenden. Senator Chittenden brought up the first "chunk" of the bill, about changing a monthly tax on phone lines from a percentage - said this was uncontroversial. This got several questions from Senator Sears, who was concerned about the implications to low-income people - Senator Chittenden explained further how the tax functioned. The committee had to adjourn for the budget conference committee, so Chair Kitchel said up front that they would not be voting today.

H.657: As Passed By the House:
https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/WorkGroups/Senate%20Appropriations/Bills/H.657/Drafts,%20Amendments,%20and%20Legal%20Documents/H.657~Maria%20Royle~As%20Passed%20By%20the%20House~5-2-2024.pdf

Community Media Public Benefit Bill: H.575 and S.181: Vermont House Committee on Government Operations - Testimony of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law 05/02/2024

Testimony of S.55 Update to Open Meeting Law at the House Committee on Government Operations.

On Thursday, the House Government Operations committee met to discuss a new draft of the bill. Legislative counsel walked the committee through Draft 2.2 - the new draft of the bill still includes VAN in the Working Group member list. The committee discussed exemptions to the in-person meeting requirement for certain bodies proposed by S.55. On THURSDAY afternoon, the committee reconvened and a walkthrough of Draft 2.3 (which is almost the same at 2.2) - the most recent changes include redefining “undue hardship”, redefining “state nonadvisory public bodies”, allowing CUDs to not have a physical meeting local until 2025, among other technical changes.

S.55, Draft 2.3:
https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/WorkGroups/House%20Government%20Operations/Bills/S.55/Drafts,%20Amendments,%20and%20Legal%20Documents/S.55~Tim%20Devlin~%20Draft%202.3,%205-2-2024~5-2-2024.pdf

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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!