Health

Green Mountain Care Board - April 13, 2017 04/13/2017

2-Part Meeting: FY16 Hospital Budget Actuals Vote and Certificate of Need Presentation from the Green Mountain Surgery Center.

Vermont Dairy Workers Confront Ben & Jerry's Board of Directors 04/11/2017

Vermont Dairy Workers Confront Ben & Jerry's Board of Directors to follow through on their commitment to the "Milk With Dignity" campaign.

FOCUS: Toxics Action Center Solutions with Shaina Kasper 04/10/2017

Host Margaret Harrington speaks with Shaina Kasper, Vermont State Director at the Toxics Action Center.

More info: www.toxicsaction.org

Vermont State House S.18 Student Freedom of Expression 4/4/1 04/04/2017

House Committee on Education hears testimony on S.18, an Act Relating to Freedom of Expression for Students, in regard to school newspapers, as well as implications re: bullying speech, legitimate political protest, etc. - April 4, 2017

What is Not Working in Mental Health Systems and Other Organizations: Marj Berthold Interviews Mitzi Johnson 04/03/2017

Marj Berthold talks about her experiences with the Vermont Mental Health System and interviews VT Speaker of the House, Mitzi Johnson. To learn more about Marj watch: Tremors in The System; The Help You Need vs The Help You Get 01/01/2009

Hometown Media Awards Government Access Channel 2017 03/31/2017

Our entry for Government Access Channel overall excellence award in the 2017 Alliance for Community Media Hometown Media Awards. This is a compilation and sampling of programs produced and aired on CCTV's Channel 17/Town Meeting TV throughout 2016.

Green Mountain Care Board - March 30, 2017 03/30/2017

Regular Meeting with VITL FY 2018 Projections, Hospital Budgets Update and FY 18 Hospital Budget Guidance.

Nuclear Free Future: Fukushima, Three Mile Island, and Chernobyl 03/30/2017

Nuclear Free Future Conversation series host Margaret Harrington talks with Arnie Gundersen, Chief Engineer of Fairewinds Energy Education, and Ben Shulman-Reed, Fairewinds Program Researcher, about the season of nuclear power plant meltdowns in March and April. They talk about recent developments in Fukushima Daichi covering the radiation impact of the six year old man-made disaster and the reopening of nuclear power plants in Japan. They talk about the discrepancy between government data and scientific research regarding Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima and how global corporations and weapons manufacturers manipulate the data in order to further their profits from the nuclear power industry.

For more info visit: www.fairewinds.org

Rights and Democracy - Stand Up for Healthcare - 3/23/17 03/23/2017

Rights and Democracy Coalition petitions Gov. Scott to support its goal of "high quality healthcare for all" while it fights off Trump Administration's proposed "wealthcare bill".

Burlington Ward 4 and Ward 7 NPA Meeting 03/22/2017

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 fourth Wednesday of the month.

Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

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!