History

Roz Payne, Archivist and John Douglas, Filmmaker and co-founder of the Newsreel Collective discuss the role of alternative media during the public uprisings of the 1960's and 1970's against the Viet Nam War and in support of economic justice. They discuss the current Occupy movement(s) and reflect on how history repeats itself as long as capitalism remains the dominant economic order.

Coordinator of HOPE Congo, Paul Gatanga speaks to the history and needs of the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and how the organization, Hope Congo, offers brighter possibilities for the future. This program is designed to raise awareness, connect the diaspora community and has been used as a political organizing tool for activists working in Congo who have limited means of self-expression.

Sylvia Allen, Author of The People Will Be Served: A History of the Vermont Transit Bus Company, speaks at a meeting of the Chittenden County Historical Society. The Society was founded in 1965 by area residents who shared a deep interest in the history of Chittenden County and the Champlain Valley Region. CCHS is a non-profit membership organization. The Society's mission is to encourage discovery and publication of historical material, to promote original research about the area, to highlight specific topics in our history through informative presentations, and to recognize efforts to preserve our past by making annual awards. Chittenden County includes the Vermont towns and cities of: Bolton, Buel's Gore, Burlington, Colchester, Charlotte, Essex, Essex Junction, Hinesburg, Huntington, Jericho, Milton, Richmond, Shelburne, South Burlington, St. George, Underhill, Westford, Williston and Winooski.

Winds of societal emotion affect parenting behavior.  Dr. Peter Stearns explains how and why we are currently swirling in a storm of anxious parenting, where children are viewed as fragile rather than resilient.  Dr. Stearns is a distinguished historian of parenting and author of Anxious Parents:  A History of Modern Childrearing in America (NYU Press 2003). 

The Vermont Center for Family Studies and Hannah's House sponsored the recording of this lecture.  Erik Thomas of the Vermont Center for Family Studies provides an introduction and following the lecture, discusses strageties to help anxious parents. 

The Vermont Center for Family Studies provides education and coaching to people interested in learning and practicing "systems thinking." This might include taking action to improve significant relationships and to solve personal and professional relationship challenges. VCFS is part of a national network of centers devoted to the study and teaching of Bowen Family Systems Theory. The theory has applications to various contexts in which humans interact with others.

Hannah’s House, Inc. began its mission of providing therapy for families in July 2010 by sponsoring a new therapist for the Mad River Valley. Nicole Krotinger, LCMHC specializes in counseling children, adolescents and families and incorporates the theoretical practices of  family systems, play, and narrative therapy. During it’s first 18 months, Hannah’s House, Inc. has sponsored workshops, art therapy, agricultural employment, yoga workshops, nutrition seminar, emergency counseling for flood victims, and subsidized therapy for families in need. During the coming year, Hannah’s House, Inc. intends to expand educational programs, fund and stream live webinars, recruit a second family therapist, develop a scholarship program for wilderness therapy,  and add neurofeedback therapy to services offered. Our ultimate goal is to establish a family therapy center in central Vermont, which will incorporate a wide range of therapeutic services.