National

VICII: COVIDtopia & The Great Reset 06/23/2021

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Nuclear Free Future: The Hazards of Transporting Radioactive Waste from Vermont Yankee 06/14/2021

Kevin Kamps Radioactive Waste Specialist Beyond Nuclear www.beyondnuclear.org Hazardous Nuclear Waste Transport from Vermont Yankee

Vermont Law School: Intimidation & Bearing Witness - ‘Ag-Gag’ Laws Criminalizing Animal Interactions 06/10/2021

A presentation of the Hot Topics in Environmental Law summer lecture series.

Turning the Curve - Understanding Systemic Racism 06/10/2021

Mark Hughes helps to provide a definition and a history of Systemic Racism.

VICII: Policing an American City 06/03/2021

A talk and discussion with Jon Murad, Acting Burlington Police Chief.

Surveillance Advertising & Children's Health 06/02/2021

Jeffrey Chester of Center for Digital Democracy discusses "Big Food, Big Tech and the Global Childhood Obesity Pandemic" along with the social implications of surveillance advertising which pervades our online life. This in-depth interview looks at how digital technologies undermine democratic values, erode privacy and threaten human rights.

The Center for Digital Democracy’s mission is to ensure that digital technologies serve and strengthen democratic values, institutions and processes. CDD strives to safeguard privacy and civil and human rights, as well as to advance equity, fairness, and community.

International Academy on the Science and Impact of Cannabis - Doctors Teach on Cannabis 05/20/2021

The International Academy on the Science and Impact of Cannabis (IASIC) counters the pervasive misperception of the safety of marijuana by international experts who provide science, data and clinical expertise. This non-partisan and non-political group is developed, organized, and guided by doctors. We hope science guides policies that protect the public and create informed decision making.

Update: COVID Vaccine Hesitancy & Herd Immunity 05/17/2021

Dr. Ebony J. Hilton, practicing physician and an associate professor at the University of Virginia-Charlottesville, discusses the crucial moment faced by the US in the COVID pandemic. As of mid-May 2021, more than half of U.S. adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose, according to the CDC, and 40% are fully vaccinated. But daily vaccination rates are slipping, as new polling shows that a quarter of adults say they will not try to get the shot. This marks the start of a critical period that will determine how quickly cities and communities can fully reopen.

Congressman Peter Welch: Anti-Asian Hate Crime Legislation Press Conference 05/17/2021

Rep. Welch holds a press conference with local Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) advocates to discuss the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which he strongly supports. The House votes on the bill, which has already passed the Senate, to address the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes across America.

Standing Trees Vermont: Grassroots Resistance to Industrial Logging on Public Lands 05/13/2021

Standing Trees Vermont hosts a presentation and discussion with Danna Smith, executive director of Dogwood Alliance, coauthor of “The Great American Stand," and one of our nation's leading forest advocates. At Dogwood Alliance, Danna has worked successfully across the southern United States to build grassroots resistance to the wood pellet industry and industrial logging in a region rich in biodiversity but long targeted for extraction. Learn about the history of southern forests, strategies and tactics for resistance we can adapt to the Northeast, and opportunities for the future.

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WORK OPPORTUNITY: Town Meeting TV Field Producer

Town Meeting TV is hiring one part-time Field Producer to cover Chittenden County municipal meetings and public events to air on its government access TV channels, YouTube channel, and website (www.Ch17.TV). Meetings typically take place during evening hours with some weekend event coverage. Complete Job Description is available upon request.