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#BlackLivesMatter in the Trump Era 02/23/2017

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor writes on black politics, social movements, and racial inequality in the United States. She is an assistant professor in the African American Studies department at Princeton University. According to Taylor, the Black Lives Matter movement has awakened a new generation of activists.

In her recent book, "From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation," she offers a stirring and insightful analysis of the historical and contemporary ravages of racism and persistence of structural inequality, such as mass incarceration and Black unemployment. She argues that this new struggle against police violence holds the potential to reignite a broader push for Black liberation.

This is part of the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series.

Vermont State House: VT National Guard Briefing 01/27/2017

Senate Government Operations Committee, House Committee on General Housing and Military Affairs - Vermont Notational Guard Briefing - Sexual Harassment in Guard Report- January 27, 2016

What's Going On? 01/26/2017

Sandy Baird, Marc Estrin, Pete Garritano, and Kurt Mehta discuss current events including the Women's March, the Trump Administration, and foreign policy.

Vermont State House: Veterans Issues & Concerns 1/20/17 01/20/2017

House Committee on General Housing and Military Affairs - Veterans Issues & Concerns - January 20, 2017

What's Going On? 12/22/2016

Concerned Citizen Sandy Baird talks with Kurt Mehta, Marc Estrin, and Pete Garritano as they discuss President-Elect Trump's picks for his cabinet.

What's Going On? 11/18/2016

Concerned Citizen Sandy Baird hosts a conversation with Kurt Mehta, Esq., Marc Estrin, and Pete Garritano on why Trump got elected and the current state of affairs in U.S. politics.

Veteran’s Day Film Screening: "Healing a Soldier’s Heart" 11/13/2016

Soldier’s Heart, founded in 2006, tends the invisible wounds resulting from war and military service. These wounds are now commonly called “PTSD”; during the Civil War, they were known as “Soldier’s Heart.”

Soldier’s Heart believes that these “soul wounds” are sacred and, properly tended, can lead to wisdom and transformation. We offer genuine homecoming and a path for post-traumatic growth to troops, veterans, families, and communities. Our mission focuses on veterans and their families but transcends their wounding to include the entire society.

Film screening is followed by discussion during which Ed Tick will eulogize Ed Bloch. Ed Bloch was a WWII veteran who's daughter, Linda Ayer, serves on the PJC board.

Western Bombs, Eastern Societies: The Destruction of Nations and 'Humanitarian' Interventionism 11/09/2016

Vijay Prashad speaks on Western Bombs, Eastern Societies: The Destruction of Nations and 'Humanitarian' Interventionism.

Prashad is an Indian historian, writer, and commentator. He has reported from around the world -- from Colombia to Iraq. His most recent book is Death of the Nation and the Future of the Arab Revolution.

This is part of the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series.

Medea Benjamin Book Tour at the Peace and Justice Center 10/26/2016

Author Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of the women-led peace group CODEPINK and the co-founder of the human rights group Global Exchange, shares her new book "Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.–Saudi Connection" at the Peace & Justice Center. In her book, Benjamin shines a light on one of the most perplexing elements of American foreign policy. With extremism spreading across the globe, a reduced U.S. need for Saudi oil, and a thawing of U.S. relations with Iran, the time is right for a re-evaluation of our close ties with the Saudi regime.

Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program: Fort ‘Blunder’ & Fort Montgomery 10/16/2016

“Fort ‘Blunder’ & Fort Montgomery” - A Closer Look
The real story behind the great stone forts at Rouses Point on Lake Champlain.

Local author and historian Jim Millard will discuss the many mysteries surrounding the fort, the significance of its location on the lake, its remarkable history, and take us on a guided tour of the fort through vintage images and modern photos.

For more info visit: http://www.ethanallenhomestead.org/

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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!