Politics & Government

Burlington Wards 2 & 3 NPA Meeting 10/11/2012

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 2 & 3 meet the second Thursday of the month. Meeting place: McClure Multi-Generational Center 241 North Winooski Avenue, Next to QTees. Agenda Items For this meeting include: Update from State Rep Jill Krowinski, School Board Update from Erin Kranichfeld, SunCommon Vermont, City Councilor Update from Vince Brennan and Max Tracy.

Institute For Civic Engagement: John Collins - Global Palestine 10/11/2012

Part of Burlington College's Institute for Civic Engagement speaker series. As an author and professor John Collins' work focuses on themes of globalization, nationalism, colonialism, violence, memory, political activism, and media criticism. John Collins is professor and chair of global studies at St. Lawrence University in New York. He is the author of Occupied By Memory: The Intifada Generation and The Palestinian State of Emergency and is co-editor, with Ross Glover, of Collateral Language: A User's Guide to America's New War. His articles and reviews have appeared in the Journal of Palestine Studies, Social Text, Globalization, and Middle East Report, among other publications. He holds a Ph.D. in comparative studies in discourse and society from the University of Minnesota, where he was a MacArthur Scholar.

St. Michael's College: Leah Bolger - President, Veterans for Peace 10/11/2012

After serving 20 years in the Navy, Commander Leah Bolger retired and became the first female president of Veterans for Peace. Her talk is part of the Burlington Peace and Justice Center's Cost of War series and is co-sponsored by the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series and the Saint Michael's Peace and Justice Club, Harris and Frances Block Foundation, Will Miller Green Mountain Veterans for Peace, and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

Chittenden Senate Candidates Group 4 - Richard 'Terry' Jeroloman, Debbie Ingram, Sean Selby 10/11/2012

Candidates for Chittenden Senate are broken into 4 groups. This group consists of Richard 'Terry' Jeroloman (P), Debbie Ingram (D), Sean Selby (I).

Chittenden Senate Candidates Group 3 - Lyons, Baruth, Kiss 10/11/2012

Candidates for Chittenden Senate are broken into 4 groups. This group consists of Virginia 'Ginny' Lyons (D), Philip Baruth (D), Bob Kiss (I).

Chittenden Senate Candidates Group 2 - Palmer, Ashe, Fox 10/11/2012

Candidates for Chittenden Senate are broken into 4 groups. This group consists of Shelley Palmer (Tea Party), Tim Ashe (D/P), Sally fox (D).

Chittenden Senate Candidates Group 1 - Forney, Letovsky, Snelling, Zuckerman 10/11/2012

Candidates for Chittenden Senate are broken into 4 groups. This group consists of Larkin Foreny (G), Robert Letovsky (I), Diane Snelling (R), and David Zuckerman (P/D).

Why Politics? What Young Professionals are Doing About Vermont's Future 10/10/2012

Three young professionals answer questions submitting from Vermont Young Professionals membership and the audience related to the future of Vermont. Learn why they got involved in the process, how they are working to improve the outlook for young people in the state, and what role you can play as well.

Moderated by: Jessica Gingras - Panelists: Jill Krowinski, Tim Ashe, Paul Dame

Burlington Electric Commission 10/10/2012

Regular meetings are held in the auditorium at Burlington Electric Department, 585 Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont.

Candidate for Vermont State Treasurer - Wendy Wilton 10/10/2012

Vermont Candidate for State Treasurer - Wendy Wilton (R). Jessica 'Jessy' Diamondstone (LU), Beth Pearce (D), and Don Schramm (P) did not attend the forum.

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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!