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PCOM Capstone Video 2: UVM Students' Opinions Social Issues 11/01/2023

University of Vermont (UVM) students answer the question, "what are some relevant social issues in Burlington right now"? They touch on issues with housing, addiction and mental health.

All Out Against Censorship at UVM Rally 10/24/2023

From the organizers:

UVM blocked a Palestinian writer and poet from speaking in the midst of an ongoing genocide. Stand up and fight back! #LetMohammedSpeak

One People's Project and Daryle Lamont Jenkins 10/19/2023

Host Meghan O'Rourke interviews Daryle Lamont Jenkins of On People's Project - an anti fascist organization and their work to identify and describe neo-nazi, fascist, or racist people and activities.

PCOM Capstone Video 1: Free Speech 10/17/2023

This short film is the first of several developed by a group of five UVM PCOM (Public Communications) students for their Capstone project. The topic of this film is free speech and features candid responses from several UVM students who were kind enough to give their time to the Capstone group and answer queries about what free speech is, how they use it, if it should be limited, and more! Interviewed by Paige Fisher.

Neighborhood Media Internship Program: Free Speech, Hate Speech, and More 10/12/2023

The Neighborhood Media Interns go to Church Street and ask their neighbors the difference between Hate Speech and Free Speech.

Conversation about Free Speech with Sandy Baird and Marina Brown 10/11/2023

Host Meghan O'Rourke chats with guests Sandy Baird and Marina Brown about free speech, how it's defined in the modern day, and its relationship with hate speech and violence.

Marina Brown from VT Leaks 05/19/2023

Host Meghan O'Rourke interviews Marina Brown about VT Leaks, Vermont Transparency and Accountability.

For more information visit: www.vtleaks.org/

What's Going On?: Stickering 04/11/2023

Host Sandy Baird, Citizen Activist chats with Christopher Aaron Felker about stickering campaigns happening around the City relating to the City Council's recent resolution: Supporting LGBTQIA+ Community Members and Condemning Transphobia.

Watch Christopher's Public Forum at the March 13, 2023 City Council Meeting and the full meeting here.

What's Going On?: Free Speech with Christopher-Aaron Felker 10/11/2022

Host Sandy Baird interviews Christopher-Aaron Felker to discuss free speech.

VICII: Free Speech v. Government Ministry of Truth 05/04/2022

From VICII:

As Billionaire Elon Musk buys Twitter, he argues that his actions are in response to the policies of the media giant which decided what was "disinformation" or "misinformation" and eliminated those voices and information from its platforms. Musk promises a return to the American principles of the First Amendment guarantees of free speech.

Immediately, President Biden created within the Department of Homeland Security a Disinformation Governance Board under the Direction of Nina Jankowicz, a self-described expert on disinformation and a self-described truth teller.

We discuss and debate these actions of Elon Musk and President Biden and the future of free speech in our country: are we facing a return to the Free Speech guarantees of the Constitution, or are we facing an Orwellian new world where Government defines what is truth, and decides how Americans think and say that "truth?"

For more information: vicii.org

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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!