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Palestine, "Women and Children", and the Politics of Appeal 10/26/2023

From Haymarket Books and Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series:

Haymarket Books is proud to join the lecture series and their other co-sponsors and to provide a virtual platform for this important talk.

Mohammed El-Kurd is an award-winning poet, writer, journalist, and organizer from Jerusalem, occupied Palestine. He is the Palestine correspondent for The Nation and a Civic Media Fellow at the University of Southern California. He talks about representation and misrepresentation of Palestinians in the U.S.

For more information visit: https://www.willmiller.org/

Burlington Police Commission 10/24/2023

For more information on the Burlington Police Commission and its current procedures and meeting dates, please visit burlingtonvt.gov/Police/Police-Commission.

The Juxtaposition: All Systems Go 10/11/2023

From Mark Hughes:

Host Rev. Mark Hughes, Director of the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance, discusses issues affecting Black Folks and Black Folks effecting change. There is a matter that should all be deeply concerning to all Vermonts and we have grappled with it for far too long – the racial disparities that exist in all systems of state government. The Attorney General and the Executive Director of the Human Rights Commission acknowledged this in a report 6 years ago!

For more information visit: VTRacialJusticeAlliance.org

Burlington Police Commission 09/26/2023

For more information on the Burlington Police Commission and its current procedures and meeting dates, please visit burlingtonvt.gov/Police/Police-Commission.

Vermont Progressives: Winooski Progressive Party Caucus 09/20/2023

From the Vermont Progressive Party:

For more information visit: www.progressiveparty.org/

Vermont Interfaith Action: King Street Neighborhood - Community Engagement on Policing 09/19/2023

Host Debbie Ingram, Executive Director of VIA, chats with Bill Neill, VIA Leader & Burlington Resident, about community engagement on policing in the King Street neighborhood.

More information at: (802) 651-8889 | office@viavt.org | www.viavt.org

Swearing-in of New South Burlington Deputy Police Chief 09/18/2023

From the City of South Burlington:

Please join us in welcoming South Burlington Police Department's new Deputy Chief, Sean Briscoe, on Monday, September 18.

Mr. Briscoe joins the department with over 25 years of law enforcement experience. He served the City of Saratoga Springs, NY as a patrol officer, sergeant, and lieutenant. In these roles he served Saratoga Springs as the patrol division commander, community outreach coordinator, homeless outreach coordinator and was a founding member of the Saratoga Coalition to End Homelessness, liaison to the school district, accreditation program manager, and created a program for military members approaching active deployment. He has a BA in criminal justice and organizational law enforcement leadership and is a MA candidate in human resources.

Skywatch: Stop the Escalating War in Ukraine, the US Funding, and the F-35 09/14/2023

From Skywatch:

Skywatch hosts Jimmy Leas and Danaka Katovich interview guest Medea Benjamin, who is Co-founder of CODEPINK, Women for Peace.

Opposition to the escalating war with Russia in Ukraine is growing: A CNN poll shows that 55% of Americans are opposed to any more funding for the war. Skywatch guest, Media Benjamin will talk about the campaign Code Pink is launching in Washington DC in October calling on Congress to do just that: stop the funding now. After decades of pointless wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and now Ukraine, it's time to build a new antiwar movement to take on the military-industrial complex, the endless wars, the F-35, and all such weapons spending.

The Juxtaposition: Mental Health and the Public Health Emergency 09/13/2023

From Mark Hughes:

Host Rev. Mark Hughes, Director of the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance, discusses mental health and the public health emergency around racism.

For more information visit: VTRacialJusticeAlliance.org

Burlington Police Commission 08/22/2023

For more information on the Burlington Police Commission and its current procedures and meeting dates, please visit burlingtonvt.gov/Police/Police-Commission.

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