Military

Senator Patrick Leahy: Tour of Microstrain Inc. in Williston 11/16/2009

Senator Leahy tours the Williston high tech firm Microstrain and announces major funding for production of sensors used to provide data on the safety of U.S. Navy aircraft.

Kate Kenny - Forgotten Cemetery in Burlington's Old North End 11/13/2009

Kate Kenny, Program Historian, UVM Consulting Archaeology Program presents a lively talk about Burlington’s Old North End’s forgotten cemetery, sharing information she has uncovered about the Cantonment, the unmarked cemetery and several artifacts of military origin.

Congressman Peter Welch: Press Conference Call - Ongoing Trip to Pakistan 11/12/2009

Representative Welch calls in from Islamabad, Pakistan, sharing insights as part of an official Congressional delegation organized by the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs.

"The Rivers". A Film for Direct Aid Iraq 10/30/2009

Martha Penzer introduces this film, lending background on the recent screening at the Brownell Library. The RIVERS, a film by Sama Al-Shaibi and Tomiko Jones for Direct Aid Iraq.

Advocacy for Urgent Action on the Congo 10/23/2009

A delegation of community members and students march to the offices of Vermont's Congressional Delegation to deliver a platform of demands for urgent U.S. action in the Congo.

St. Michael's College: Congo Week- The Crisis of Sexual Violence and Rape as a Weapon of War 10/22/2009

Members of the local Congolese community share their experiences and show slides of atrocities committed against innocent villagers in Eastern Congo. Part of the series 'Congo Week: Breaking the Silence' sponsored by Saint Michael's College, The Vermont Global Health Coalition and Champlain College.

This video contains graphic images. Viewer descretion is advised.

St. Michael's College: Congo Week- The Congo, Cell Phones, and the Industry that Connects Them 10/21/2009

A talk by Cleophace Mukunda, a native of the Congo, explaiins how the demand for coltan, a mineral used in electronics, is driving a conflict in the Congo. Part of the series 'Congo Week: Breaking the Silence' sponsored by Saint Michael's College, The Vermont Global Health Coalition and Champlain College.

This video contains graphic images. Viewer descretion is advised.

St. Michael's College: Roots of the Current Conflict in the Congo 10/19/2009

A panel discussion with Dr. Lokangaka Losambe, UVM Professor, and Pierre Mujomba, St. Michael's College visiting scholar. Part of the series 'Congo Week: Breaking the Silence' sponsored by Saint Michael's College, The Vermont Global Health Coalition and Champlain College.

Senator Patrick Leahy: Comments at the Program for Departing Vermont National Guard Members and their Famililes 10/12/2009

Senator Leahy makes remarks at Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, for departing Vermont National Guard troops and their families.

Tom Middleton, author of Saber’s Edge, talks about his book and the Iraq War 10/07/2009

Tom Middleton, Suburban Essex Dad to combat medic, author of Saber's Edge -a middle-aged Vt firefighter called to fight in the worst place on earth, Ramadi, Iraq. Story of the Green Mountain Boys of Task Force Saber: of comradeship and communion amid fierce street-fighting in a crucial theater of the Iraq War. Saber's Edge is the story of a middle-aged Vermont firefighter called upon to fight in the worst place on earth - Ramadi, Iraq. Saber's Edge is also the story of the Green Mountain Boys of Task Force Saber: of comradeship and communion amid fierce street-fighting in a crucial theater of the Iraq War (the eventual site of the "Al Anbar Awakening"). The author went from being a suburban dad to a combat medic traveling between platoons, engaged in some of the fiercest fighting of the war. For more information about the Brownell Library.

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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!