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Senator Patrick Leahy: Address to Albany College of Pharmacy Graduates 05/19/2013

Senator Patrick Leahy delivers commencement remarks and receives an honorary doctorate during ceremonies honoring the first class to graduate from the Albany College of Pharmacy’s Vermont campus.
Leahy, the Senate’s most senior member, and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, discusses the role of pharmacists in preventing prescription drug abuse and related crime, the problem of counterfeit medications, health care costs, and the growing importance of pharmacists in public health policy and delivery.

Dr Luka Biong Deng - Current Conditions in South Sudan 05/04/2013

Dr Luka Biong Deng, former Co-Chair Abyei Joint Oversight Committee Executive Director speaks at a Vermont gathering about current politicals and economic conditions in South Sudan. For more information visit: http://www.kushworld.org

Global Resource Wars: The Race for What's Left - Michael Klare 04/11/2013

With the world facing an unprecedented crisis of resource depletion, the desperate hunt for suppl;ies is igniting new conflicts and territorial disputes. The crucial task ahead, according to Klare, is to alter our consumption patterns altogether. Michael Klare, Program in Peace and World Security Studies, Hampshire College, has written widely on US military policy, international peace and security affairs, the global arms trade, and global resource politics. Part of the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series. http://www.willmiller.org

The Will Miller Social Justice Lecture series brings 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.

Institute For Civic Engagement: Tasers, Nukes and Current Controversies in Law Enforcement 04/10/2013

Part of Burlington College's Institute for Civic Engagement speaker series.

Attorney General Bill Sorrell discusses current cases facing the State of Vermont including Vermont Yankee, police conduct regarding the use of tasers and police behavior in the face of civil liberties and civil disobedience. As Vermont’s lead law officer, Attorney General Sorrell provides his insights
into what it means to consider civil liberties in the context of law enforcement.

Vermont Council on World Affairs: Delegation from Armenia 03/06/2013

Part of the Open World Program enabling young Eurasian elected officials and civic leaders to observe the democratic system firsthand. Local sponsorhip by the Vermont Council on World Affairs. www.vcwa.org.

Governor Peter Shumlin: Press Conference at Trinity Children's Center 02/04/2013

Gov. Peter Shumlin holds a press conference at Trinity Children's Center. Childcare has been a top issue proposed by the Governor in this session.

Governor Peter Shumlin: Press Conference at Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf 11/20/2012

Gov. Peter Shumlin holds a press conference at Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf.

Congressman Peter Welch: Outline of Priorities for Lame Duck Session 11/12/2012

With the election over, Congress faces a slew of pressing issues as it reconvenes in a lame duck session early in November. Rep. Peter Welch outlines his efforts to pass a farm bill and address fiscal cliff issues in the lame duck session.

Senator Patrick Leahy: Post-Election Thoughts and Comments 11/08/2012

Senator Patrick Leahy's post-election thoughts and comments.

Governor Peter Shumlin: Press Conference 11/07/2012

Gov. Peter Shumlin holds a press conference, the day after his re-election as Vermont Governor, at Dynapower Corporation in South Burlington. He shares his thoughts about the strength of the Vermont economy and labor force, and speaks to the politcal races, both national and statewide.

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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!