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Skywatch: Prophets of War 08/17/2023

From Skywatch:

Skywatch hosts Jimmy Leas and Danaka Katovich interview guest William Hartung, a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and the author of the book Prophets of War, which is about Lockheed Martin, the F-35, and the deeply corrupt system of weapons acquisition in the US. The book describes Lockheed's lobbying, bribery, cost overruns, subsidies, lax oversight, flawed products, rigged tests, lies, self-dealing, revolving door, law-breaking, and endless pressure for endless war. The book also tells the story of remarkable "closet patriots"-- insiders who blew the whistle.

The Juxtaposition: First African Landing Day 2023 08/09/2023

From Mark Hughes:

Host Rev. Mark Hughes, Director of the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance, chats with Aidan Argraves, VRJA Intern, about First African Landing Day and the upcoming event happening on August 26 at the Intervale.

For more information visit: https://firstafricanlandingvt.org/

Burlington Police Department Swearing-in Ceremony August 2023 08/03/2023

Burlington Police Department swears in new officers.

For more information visit: www.burlingtonvt.gov/police

Moments with Melinda: Interview with Chris Cleary 07/27/2023

From Melinda Moulton:

Chris Cleary is a fourth generation Vermonter, sculptor, artist, performer, influencer, wizard of four elements, entrepreneur, and renaissance man.

Burlington Police Commission 07/25/2023

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

Calvin Coolidge - 1919 Speech at Westfield 07/24/2023

From Okemo Valley TV:

On September 3, 1919, as tensions rose in the days leading up to the Boston Police strike, then-Governor Coolidge delivered this address in Westfield, Mass; portrayed by Tracy Messer in the Okemo Valley TV studio, on behalf of Calvin Coolidge Presidential...

Calvin Coolidge - The Reign of Law 07/24/2023

From Okemo Valley TV:

Tracy Messer, as President Calvin Coolidge, delivers the "Reign of Law" address. President Coolidge gave this address in May 1925 in Washington, D.C.

Moments with Melinda: Interview with Shirley Jefferson 07/13/2023

From Melinda Moulton:

Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) named longtime professor and administrator Shirley Jefferson JD’86 Vice President for Community Engagement and Government Affairs. Jefferson is the school’s first ever vice president of color.

In the newly created position, Jefferson reports directly to the VLGS president while providing strategic insight and advice to the school’s senior leadership regarding local, state, and federal government matters, community issues, and efforts for the enrichment of society and intercultural understanding.

“One of the first things I learned at VLGS was that Shirley Jefferson is the school’s heart and soul,” said VLGS President Smolla. “Building strong relationships with the community will be more important than ever and nobody is better suited to being the ‘ambassador’ of Vermont Law and Graduate School than Shirley Jefferson. Her passion for educating students who want to be catalysts for change is unmatched and infectious."

A nationally sought after speaker and adviser on matters relating to race and the law and equitable access to legal education, Jefferson is a member of the Vermont State College Board of Trustees and Vermont State Policy Advisory Commission. She is a multiple-time winner of the Women’s Law Group Phenomenal Woman Award, recipient of the Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) Edge Diversity Award, and National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair Legal Education Access & Diversity Champion award winner, among many other honors.

The Juxtaposition: Equal Protection: Diversity or Justice? 07/12/2023

From Mark Hughes:

Host Rev. Mark Hughes is joined by guests Christine Longmore-Hughes, Director of the Richard Kemp Center, and Decon Roy V. Hill II, RJA BoD, about issues affecting the Black folks and Black folks effecting change.

Both the majority and the minority opinions in Thursday’s ruling cited the clause, using different interpretations. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote that race-based admissions programs “cannot be reconciled with the guarantees of the Equal Protection Clause,” while Sonia Sotomayor wrote in a dissent that the decision “subverts the constitutional guarantee of equal protection by further entrenching racial inequality in education.”

The Supreme Court's decision to terminate affirmative action not only disregards the persistent racial disparities in education but also threatens the progress made in achieving racial justice and equity across all sectors of society. Affirmative action was a vital policy tool aimed at dismantling systemic barriers and leveling the playing field for marginalized communities. Its elimination perpetuates systemic inequality and denies equal opportunities for those historically disenfranchised.

Skywatch: F-35 Is Not Good For Business, Jobs, and Housing 07/10/2023

From Skywatch:

Hosts Jimmy Leas and Danaka Katovich interview guest Ashley Adams. Ashley Adams owns a truck frame manufacturing company located on Airport Parkway across the street from the north end of the runway at Burlington International Airport. She also owns fourteen rental units nearby. She has first hand experience with the F-35 and its effect on business, jobs, and housing.

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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!

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