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Senator Bernie Sanders: Press Conference on Veterans Issues 02/16/2010

Senator Bernie Sanders, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, discusses initiavies to boost Veterans Benefits. Joining Senator Sanders: Milt Willis, American Legion of Vermont; Edward Laviletta, Vermont Veterans of Foreign Wars; Andrew LaCasse, Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White river Junction.

Congressman Peter Welch: Rep. Peter Welch - Burlington Veterans Roundtable 02/16/2010

Representative Peter Welch is joined by local Veterans and representatives, in a roundtable discussion of Veteran issues.

St. Michael's College: Crisis in the Congo - Keynote Address by Stephen Lewis 02/10/2010

A day focusing on one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time, The Vermont Global Health Coalitioin and St. Michael's College have sponsored a series of events dealing with the 'Crisis in the Congo'. This program features Keynote Address by Stephen Lewis, Co-Director, AIDS-Free World; Special Envoy to the UN for HIV/AIDS in Africa, 2001-2006; author of best-selling book, Race Against Time.

One viewer comments: Well..This video has made me reconsider where my donations go. Not that I was donating to poor organizations, but the power of this speech by Stephen - was so overwhelming - that I cried almost all the way through it.

St. Michael's College: Crisis in the Congo - Using Social Media for Advocacy, Kambale Musavuli 02/10/2010

A day focusing on one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time, The Vermont Global Health Coalitioin and St. Michael's College have sponsored a series of events dealing with the 'Crisis in the Congo'. This program features Kambale Musavuli, Student Coordinator and Spokesperson for 'Friends of the Congo'.

St. Michael's College: Crisis in the Congo - History of the Crisis, Herbert Weiss 02/10/2010

A day focusing on one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time, The Vermont Global Health Coalitioin and St. Michael's College have sponsored a series of events dealing with the 'Crisis in the Congo'. This program features a lecture by Herbert Weiss, Emeritus Professor, City University of New York; Senior Research Scholar, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Peter Galbraith - Afghanistan: War of Necessity or Quagmire? 01/14/2010

Former US Ambassador to Croatia Peter Galbraith is the former Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Afghanistan and an Assistant Secretary-General of the UN. His presentation is jointly sponsored by Vermont Council on World Affairs and the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce.

National Guard Deployment Interviews 01/08/2010

National Guard Deployment to Afghanistan. National Guard Deployment Interviews with families and guard members. This program also has an interview with Navy Adm. Michael Mullen.

National Guard Deployment Ceremony 01/08/2010

National Guard Deployment to Afghanistan. Navy Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will speak at the ceremony.

No More War! No More Troops to Afghanistan! 12/19/2009

In Burlington, Vermont over 100 people gathered on Saturday December, 12 to say "No more war in Afghanistan" and to denounce Barack Obama's 30,000 person troop surge to Afghanistan. Dozens of similar demonstrations took place across the country on Saturday. Thousands of people spoke out against the troop surge and the escalating war in Afghanistan. The event was organized by local activist Jonathan Leavitt.

Senator Patrick Leahy: Tour of Triosyn Corp. in Williston 11/16/2009

Senator Leahy tours the Williston high tech firm Triosyn and announces funding for production of a wound dressing that will significantly reduce infections.

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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!