Home ›

International

VICII: Sister Cities - Citizen Diplomacy and the Creation of a Foreign Policy of Neighborly Cities 12/11/2019

Part of VICII's Burlington, VT Contemporary Issues Forum, 2019.

Leaders of the Discussion:

Sandy Baird

Mousa Ishaq, Chair Burlington/Bethlehem/Arad Sister City Program

Dan Higgins, Chair Puerta Cabezas/Bilwi, Nicaragua/Yaroslaval, Russia/Honfleur, France Sister City Program

VICII continues their fall series of talks and discussions on Burlington, VT. All events are from 6:00 - 8:00 pm, are free and open to the public and will be held at the Old North End Community Center at 20 Allen Street, Burlington, Vermont, 05401 on the third floor.

Artful Word: Vermont International Festival Latin Tempo 12/07/2019

James Gero's video of the 2019 International Festival, an annual celebration of cultures from around the world, bringing their crafts, foods, music and dance to our doorstep at the Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, VT.

For more information: vermontinternationalfestival.com

What's Going On?: Never-Ending War 12/06/2019

Sandy Baird sits down with Marc Estrin, Ian Stokes, Pete Garritano, and Kurt Mehta to discuss the state of the global economy and the military-industrial complex.

Nadando Contra la Corriente con Justicia Migrante: Episodio 28 - Sheriff de Chittenden viola la politica NoMASPoliMigra 12/05/2019

El compañero Luis "Chiri" Ulloa está detenido y enfrenta deportación después de que el Sheriff del Condado de Chittenden llamó a la Patrulla Fronteriza y lo detuvo después de una parada de tráfico, ¡violando sus propias políticas! Ahora el Sheriff está defendiendo las acciones.
 
Farmworker Luis "Chiri" Ulloa is in detention and facing deportation after Chittenden County Sheriff called Border Patrol and detained him after a traffic stop -- violating their own policies! Now the Sheriff is defending the actions. 
 
A link to some online content related to this episode:
 

What's Going On?: Regime Changes Everywhere 11/15/2019

Host Sandy Baird sits down with colleagues Kurt Mehta, Marc Estrin, Pete Garritano, and Ian Stokes to talk about the current regime changes taking place throughout the world.

Operation City on a Hill: The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium 11/12/2019

The title is taken from a book by Martin Gurri. This episode deals with the phenomenon behind why a certain segment of the public is sticking behind Donald despite the mounting evidence of corruption surrounding his administration. It then focuses on the question of Liberal Democracy's survival.

"All over the world, elite institutions from governments to media to academia are losing their authority and monopoly control of information to dynamic amateurs and the broader public. This book, until now only in samizdat (and Kindle) form, has been my #1 handout for the last several years to anyone seeking to understand this unfolding shift in power from hierarchies to networks in the age of the Internet." --Marc Andreessen, co-founder, Netscape and Andreessen Horowitz

"We are in an open war between publics with passionate and untutored interests and elites who believe they have the right to guide those publics. Gurri asks the essential question: can liberal representative democracy survive the rise of the publics?" --Roger Berkowitz, Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center, Professor of Politics and Human Rights at Bard College.

Armistice Day 2019 11/11/2019

Sandy Baird, Robyn Lloyd, and Kurt Mehta discuss Armistice Day, its history, and the far-reaching effects WWI has had on world events.

Vermonters for Justice in Palestine - Lost Time 11/08/2019

A Documentary by Al Jazeera. Wrestling with Zionism, Parts 1 and 2, by Jewish Voice for Peace. Recorded November 8, 2019.

This program was downloaded from the Vermont Media Exchange and can be viewed on the website of the original public access station.

ORCA Media | www.orcamedia.net
LCATV | lcatv.org
BCTV | www.brattleborotv.org
CATV | catv8.org
MMCTV | mtmansfieldctv.org

For a complete list of Vermont’s public access stations, please visit the Vermont Access Network website at vermontaccess.net/amo.

Sister City Charter Signing with Honfleur, France 11/05/2019

Please join us for the signing of the Sister City Charter by the Mayor of Burlington, Vermont and the Mayor of Honfleur, France as we celebrate 10 years of relationship.

Diwali Festival 2019 10/27/2019

The 13th annual celebration Diwali Night on Sunday, October 27th, 2019 at 5 pm in the Davis Center’s Grand Maple Ballroom.

This year is extra special, as for the first time the Indian Student Association is hosting a Padma Shri awardee, legendary Indian folk singer Prahlad Tipanya from India, to perform at Diwali. Prahlad Tipaniya is the second Padma Shri awardee to perform not only in UVM but in the state of Vermont.

In addition to the music, we have President Suresh Garimella as our chief guest who speaks on the diversity mission of UVM.

For over a decade, Diwali has been one of the major cultural festivities on the UVM campus, but this event is not only important for UVM but as a whole for the Burlington community to spread diversity and raise awareness on various cultures.

Syndicate content