Military

January 11, 2012, marks 10 years since the first detainees were transferred to the U.S. detention center in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. According to U.S. authorities, 779 detainees have been held in Guantánamo, the vast majority without charge or criminal trial. Presently 171 prisoners are incarcerated there. The continued operation of the detention facility is a symbol of how the United States has failed to respect the rule of law and human rights in its response to 9/11, and how it is still failing a decade later.  Burlington area residents perform street theater, have a few speakers and chant the names of the remaining prisoners.
Sponsored by the Peace, Justice and Earthcare Committee of Burlington Friends Meeting and the Peace and Justice Center.

Coordinator of HOPE Congo, Paul Gatanga speaks to the history and needs of the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and how the organization, Hope Congo, offers brighter possibilities for the future. This program is designed to raise awareness, connect the diaspora community and has been used as a political organizing tool for activists working in Congo who have limited means of self-expression.

Greg Palast, the BBC investigative reporter who busted open the theft of the election in Florida, is back with a new book, Vultures' Picnic, an investigation of The One Percent. From his four-continent sleuthing, he exposes the high-finance carnivores and petroleum pigs, the movers and shakers who move and shake us. Weird, eye-opening, funny, sick and insanely informative ... it's WHY we occupy. Download the first chapter free ––and check out the uncover films that go with the book––at VulturesPicnic.org . Warm up Act: Trailer screening of Sam Mayfield's forthcoming documentary: Gentle Uprising in Wisconsin. All are welcome. Donations appreciated. For more info. email shirleymayfield@gmail.com

Zpora Perry, a social worker with the Committee On Temporary Shelter (COTS), which runs the Canal Street Veterans Shelter, Joe Fulcher, a formerly homeless Vietnam Veteran, and Kathleen Berk, Director of Housing Program Administration for the Vermont State Housing Authority (VSHA) join Host Mike McNamara in discussing the statewide Veterans Administration Supportive Housing (VASH) voucher program, and what many believe to be a model Veterans housing program in Winooski, done in partnership with the American Legion and DAV.