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Format: 2019-10-20
Format: 2019-10-20

What's Going On?: The Presidential Race 10/04/2019

Sandy Baird, Kurt Mehta, Pete Garritano, and Marc Estrin discuss democracy, reason, and the upcoming 2020 presidential race.

Vermont Women's Health and Cancer Conference 2019: Genomic Medicine - A Cornerstone of Precision Cancer Care 10/04/2019

Presented by Nikoletta Sidiropoulos, MD at the Vermont Women's Health and Cancer Conference on October 4, 2019, this presentation focuses on the biology of cancer, the impact of cancer research, and the power we each have to help make cancer a treatable and survivable disease in our lifetimes.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 10/03/2019

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. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month.

Meeting place: The Greek Orthodox Church at 600 South Willard Street

PEG Access Study Committee Public Hearing 10/03/2019

Public Hearing on PEG Access Television
Monday, October 21, 2019, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Room 10, Vermont State House, Montpelier
 
Vermont's Legislative PEG Access Study Committee is looking for new ways to support the state's community media centers with the decline of cable revenue. Share your thoughts on the value of PEG access channels and services to Vermont communities, the costs of such programming and services, and funding options to support programming and services. Sign-up to speak begins at 9:30 a.m. in Room 10. Witness testimony will be limited to five minutes. Emailed testimony will also be accepted at testimony@leg.state.vt.us
 
If you plan to attend and need accommodations to participate, please contact the Sergeant at Arms at 802-828-2228 by October 14th so arrangements can be made.

Related News from DC District Court of Appeals Order 10/1/19:

  • Court sustains FCC reclassification of Internet from Title 2 (Telecom Service) to Title 1 (Information service) 

  • Tells FCC they cannot pre-empt state authority to regulate the internet 

  • Remands Order back to FCC to reconsider impact on public safety, pole-attachment regulation, and the Lifeline Program

  • The case will be appealed, so Vermont implementation of Net Neutrality laws will be delayed

  • Read the Mozilla v. FCC DECISION

Learn more at www.vermontaccess.net

VAN Legislative Update on FCC Net Neutrality Order and PEG Study Committee 10/03/2019

CCTV Executive Director, Lauren-Glenn Davitian gives a VAN Legislative update on FCC Net Neutrality Order and PEG Study Committee.

Nadando Contra la Corriente con Justicia Migrante: Episodio 27 - Hannaford Unete a Leche Con Dignidad/ Hannaford, Join Milk with Dignity 10/03/2019

Trabajadores de la industria lechera y líderes de JM estarán hoy aqui en el tv show para hablar de este gran momento la celebración y también contarnos porque estamos hoy en este dia llamando a Hannaford para que se una a la campaña!

Farmworkers in the dairy industry and leaders of Migrant Justice join us today to talk about this great moment in the dairy industry, the second anniversary of the Milk with Dignity program, and also to share why we are calling on Hannaford to join the program!

También estaremos hablando de la fiesta! La cual será este 2 de Nov, 2019 en 4 St James Pl, Essex Junction, VT 05452 de 6 en adelante! En la iglesia, Episcopal de St. James.

Also we talk about the Migrant Justice fiesta! Which will be held at 4 St. James Place, Essex Junction, VT 05452, on Nov 2nd at the St. James Episcopal Church.

Guest Migrant Justice Leaders: Ignacio, Eli, Uri, Enrique, Rosi, Abel, Christian

Green Mountain Care Board 10/02/2019

Regular Meeting. Recorded October 2, 2019.

Vermont Affordable Housing Show: Cambrian Rise Update 10/02/2019

Host: Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition

Guests:

Eric Farrell, President, Farrell Real Estate

Amy Demetrowitz, Director of Real Estate Development, Champlain Housing Trust

Cindy Reid, Director of Development, Cathedral Square Corporation

WEB RESOURCES

Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition – www.vtaffordablehousing.org
Cambrian Rise - www.cambrianrisevt.com
Champlain Housing Trust – www.getahome.org and 802-862-6244
Cathedral Square Corporation – www.cathedralsquare.org

Colchester Planning Commission 10/01/2019

The Colchester Planning Commission meets at 7:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Colchester Police Station, Kirker Community Room. Further information can be obtained by contacting the Department of Planning and Zoning.

Municipal Updates: Williston Town Update 10/01/2019

Town Manager's Report for the Williston Selectboard. The Selectboard meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 P.M. at the Williston Town Hall.  For more information visit www.Town.Williston.vt.us.

Burlington School Commissioners: Checking In with School Board Commissioners 10/01/2019

School Commissioners Martine Gulick, Ward 4, Monika Ivancic, Ward 7, and Stephen Carey, Ward 2, give an update on school board issues. 

For more information visit www.bsdvt.org or www.burlingtonvt.gov/CJC

Williston Selectboard 10/01/2019

The Williston Selectboard is a five member elected board. There are three positions elected for a three year term and two positions elected for a two year term on a staggered basis. The board is responsible for setting the general policy direction, passing ordinances, setting the tax rate, reviewing the budget, supervising the Town Manager, and a host of other related tasks.

AARP Reverse Boiler Room 10/01/2019

CCTV Production for AARP.

The event is called a “Reverse Boiler Room” where the AARP set up a call center to dial out to Vermonters to explain how to protect themselves from identity theft and fraud.

 

Attended by Governor Scott and AG TJ Donovan.

Nuclear Free Future: Environmental Justice and Nuclear Waste 10/01/2019

Organized by the Citizens Awareness Network and the Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Alliance, activists are raising awareness of nuclear waste from Vermont Yankee being transported to West Texas and New Mexico.

Guests:

Leona Morgan, Nuclear Issues Study Group (NISG), is from the Navajo Nation and a community impacted by uranium mining and the nuclear fuel cycle.

Diane D’Arrigo, Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS), addresses the vulnerabilities of centralized interim storage of HLNW and federal policy.

Deb Katz, Citizens Awareness Network (CAN), addresses the issues of NorthStar, decommissioning, and hardened on site storage at nuclear sites.
 

Burlington Development Review Board 10/01/2019

Information on the Burlington Development Review Board is under the City's Planning and Zoning Office.

Burlington Democratic Caucus 2019 09/29/2019

At reorganization we elect the following positions for the party: Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Recording Officer, and Delegates to the County Committee. Nominations are made from the floor. Each candidate is given 5 minutes to introduce themselves and speak to why they’re running. Voting takes place at the end of all candidate speeches using paper ballots.

Ordination and Consecration of Vermont Episcopal Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown 09/28/2019

The Rt. Rev. Shannon MacVean-Brown is now the 1,122nd bishop of The Episcopal Church and the first African American to serve as Bishop of Vermont. Her September 28 ordination and consecration were witnessed live by approximately 900 people at the Ira Allen Chapel and overflow seating areas on the University of Vermont campus in Burlington, Vermont.
 
Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry served as chief consecrator of the service. Among the co-consecrating bishops were the Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Ely, tenth bishop of Vermont; the Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, bishop of Indianapolis; the Rt. Rev. Gayle E. Harris, bishop suffragan of Massachusetts; the Rt. Rev. Chilton Knudsen, eighth bishop of Maine and assisting bishop of Washington; and the Rt. Rev. Stewart Wood, ninth bishop of Michigan. The guest preacher was MacVean-Brown’s father, the Rev. Canon Ronald Spann.
 
The three-and-a-half-hour service featured a mix of hymns, classical music, and gospel selections performed by Inora Brass, the Plattsburgh State Gospel Choir, Cameo Baroque, Church of the Messiah Gospel Choir, and a Diocesan Massed Choir composed of singers from around the diocese.
 

Education and Enrichment for Everyone: Migration, Money and Memory - The Importance of Global Cities in the World Economy 09/27/2019

Pablo Bose, Associate Professor of Geography, Director of Global and Regional Studies Program, UVM

Part of the Education and Enrichment for Everyone series in South Burlington, Vermont. For more information visit EEEVermont.org.

Global Dynamic Girls Project 09/27/2019

Channel 17 Director Meghan O'Rourke sits down with Global Dynamic Girls Project Founder and Director Linda Bassey.

RAD-TV Presents: A New Social Contract for Workers! 09/27/2019

This month on RAD-TV we’re exploring a new social contract for workers and a report from the National Economic & Social Rights Institute (NESRI). Host Tom Proctor is joined by Executive Director of NESRI Cathy Albisa and newly elected VT AFL-CIO President David Van Deusen. They weigh in on the report, discuss what’s next for Vermont’s labor movement, and explore how we implement a new social contract for workers here in our state.

Host: Tom Proctor

Guests:

Cathy Albisa - Co-founder and Executive Director of NESRI (National Economic and Social Rights Institute)

David Van Deusen - Newly elected President of the Vermont State Labor Council, AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations)

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PEG TV Public Hearing

MONDAY, OCTOBER 21st: Share your thoughts on the value of PEG access channels and services to Vermont communities, the costs of such programming and services, and funding options to support programming and services at a PEG TV Public Hearing on October 21st.

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