Law

What is an Ordinance? 04/07/2015

Is it a law?..a rule?...a regulation?....What is an ordinance and how does one come about? Providing insights are Alison Nihart of the UVM Food Initiative, David Casey, Burlington Board of Health, Eileen Blackwood, Burlington City Attorney, Gene Bergman, Senior Assistant City Attorney, and David White, Director of Burlington Planning and Zoning Department.

Stamp Money Out of Politics 04/02/2015

The Stamp Stampede is a movement to legally stamp messages on money to #GetMondyOut of politics. It aims to amend the US Constitution and states that corporations are not people and money is not free speech. More information at: www.StampStampede.org

Vermont Peace and Justice Center

FOCUS: The Effort to Close Rural Courthouses in Vermont 04/02/2015

Judge Ben Joseph, retired Vermont Superior Court judge, explains why closing courthouses and cutting judiciary services in Vermont is an ill advised plan. Hosted by Margaret Harrington.

Judge Ben: Transitioning from Incarceration 03/31/2015

Judge Ben Joseph speaks with Elizabeth Truscott, UVM Social Work student on programs aimed at transitioning people back into society from incarceration.

2015 Diversity Conference Keynote - Carol Moseley Braun 03/30/2015

The Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center hosts this annual Diversity Conference. Luncheon keynote address for the conference by Carol Moseley Braun, former US Senator from Chicago and former Ambassador to New Zealand.

2015 Diversity Conference Opening Keynote - Devon Harris 03/30/2015

The Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center hosts this annual Diversity Conference. Opening keynote address for the conference is Devon Harris, Olympic Athlete and Founding Member of the Jamaican Bobsled Team.

http://gbmrc.org/

Burlington Police Chief Michael Schirling Announces Retirement 03/17/2015

Burlington Police Chief Michael Schirling announces his retirement from the Burlington Police Department.

Judge Ben: Marijuana - Report on Colorado Fact Finding Trip 03/16/2015

Judge Ben Joseph speaks with Mary Alice McKenzie, one of the Vermonters who traveled to Colorado recently to gather information and implications of Colorado's legalization of marijuana.

Judge Ben: Marijuana and Mental Health 02/26/2015

Judge Ben Joseph speaks with Kevin Sabet, PhD, the Director of the University of Florida Drug Policy Institute, and National President of SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana). He is the author of Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About Marijuana (2013, Beaufort).

Judge Ben: Teenagers and Drug Abuse 02/24/2015

Judge Ben Joseph speaks with Tim Trevithick, Champlain Valley Union High School Student Assistance Counselor, on the issue of teenagers and drug abuse.

Featured Story

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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