Economy & Business

2010 Community Kitchen Graduation 04/26/2010

A program of the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf and Vermont Foodbank, the second class of Community Kithen students graduate. Among the speakers are: Joel Berg, a leading national expert on U.S. hunger and poverty, author and Executive Director of NYC Coalition Against Hunger.

Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: Dealer.com Press Conference 04/23/2010

Founder and CEO of Dealer.com, Mark Bonfigli, announces the company's decision to remain in Burlington as they embark on a 3 year, 300 employee expansion. Those speaking at the announcement: Senator Patrick Leahy, Governor Jim Douglas, Lt. Governor Brian Dubie, Mayor Bob Kiss and Frank Cioffi.

Positively Vermont: Vermont Maple Festival 04/21/2010

Host Dennis McMahon speaks with Cecile Branon of Branon Family Maple Orchards in Fairfield on the Vermont Maple Festival.

Derrick Jensen: Civilization and Resistance, What's at Stake? 04/21/2010

Author, environmentalist and activist Derrick Jensen speaks at UVM, sponsored by UVM Environmental Studies Program, Students for Peace and Global Justice, UVM Grden Club, and Vermont Student Environmental Program.

On the Waterfront: Vermont Migrant Farmworkers 04/21/2010

Melinda Moulton hosts Sam Mayfield, Videographer, and Brendan O'neill, Coordinator for Vermont Migrant Farmworker Solidarity Project, on the issues surrounding migrant farmwork.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 04/20/2010

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. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Attn: The middle part of the meeting is missing due to a damaged tape.

South Burlington Development Review Board 04/20/2010

The South Burlington Development Review Board meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Governor Jim Douglas: Recycling and Disposal of Electronic Waste Bill 04/19/2010

Governor Jim Douglas signs S.77, an act relating to the Recycling and Disposal of Electronic Waste at the Chittenden Solid Waste District Williston drop-off center.

Senator Patrick Leahy: Press Conference- Cormorant Control, French Senate, U.S. Supreme Court Appointment 04/14/2010

Senator Leahy announces FY 2010 funding for cormorant control, sea lamprey and invasive species prevention, at USDA Cormorant and Lake Champlain Fishing Workshop. Followed by: Extending Vermont’s greetings to the delegation from the Senate of France. Delegation of members of the French Senate Economic Committee is in Vermont to study sustainable agriculture and green technologies. Then, the Senator takes questions from the press on the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court vacancy.

The Struggle to Transform Haiti - Will Miller Social Action Series Lecture 04/14/2010

The Will Miller Social Justice Lecture series will bring speakers to the UVM campus and the Burlington community to provide a continuing program of radical analyses of social, ecological and political concerns. The series is dedicated to Will Miller, Vermont’s activist philosopher and UVM Philosophy Professor for 35 years. Haiti Liberte reporters and activist Roger Leduc and Kim Ives are guest speakers. Part of the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series. http://www.willmiller.org

Featured Story

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!