Politics & Government

We the People, NOT We the Corporations 03/15/2012

The Move to Amend organization, led by David Cobb, rejects the notion that corporations are persons. Cobb is an attorney, activist and former presidential candidate, and will speak on the key issues of the Move to Amend campaign: an organized nationwide effort to create a 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution that addresses two serious legal issues threatening democracy in America: corporate personhood and money being considered free speech. Joining Cobb are Vermont Senator Virginia 'Ginny' Lyons, who has introduced a resolution to amend the constitution to end 'corporate personhood', and Jerry Greenfield, Co-Founder, Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., shedding political and business insight on this important topic.

These events are sponsored by GMGF, Gund Institute of Ecological Economics and Department of Community Development and Applied Economics at UVM, and Move to Amend Coalition, with support from Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG), Clean Yield Asset Management, Saint Michael's College, Champlain College, Big Picture Theater, and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Visit www.gmgf.org for more information or call 496-4566 or 656-2996.

Shelburne Road Corridor Study Public Meeting 03/15/2012

The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) in partnership with the City of South Burlington is developing a detailed multimodal transportation plan for the Shelburne Road Corridor (between IDX Drive and I-189). Information from this meeting will assist in the development of short, medium, and long term recommendations to address Shelburne Road transportation issues. For more information, check http://www.ccrpcvt.org/shelburneroad/

Under the Dome: Under the Golden Dome: Week 10, 2012 03/14/2012

Tenth week of the 2012 Vermont Legislative Session.. Produced by Rick McMahan

Burlington Bike Path Feasibility Study Public Forum 03/14/2012

Burlington's Waterfront Bike Path is a 7.5 mile recreational route that runs from the southern end of Burlington at Oakledge Park to the northern end at the Winooski River, where it connects via the bike path bridge to the Colchester Bike Path. The Bike Path follows the Lake Champlain shoreline, offering wonderful views of the lake and the Adirondack Mountains to the west. The bike path links six major waterfront parks, along with the Burlington High School and the central Waterfront district. You can find the feasibility study here.

Burlington Electric Commission 03/14/2012

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

Burlington Democrats: City Affairs 03/14/2012

Democratic City Councilors share their views and take your calls. For more info on Burlington Democrats, click here.

UVM Teach-in on Vermont Yankee 03/13/2012

Vermont Student Towards Environmental Protection presents a UVM Teach-in on Vermont Yankee

Speakers include: Maggie Gunderson, founder and president of the Burlington, VT-based Faire Winds Associates, a paralegal and expert witness firm specializing in issues of nuclear reliability issues, Jared Margolis, Attorney for the New England Coalition and Environmental Law professor at UVM
and Chris Williams, organizer with the Vermont Citizens Awareness Network

UVM, Billings North Lounge, on Tuesday, March 13^th, from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.Brooke Shaffer, member of the Vermont Student Environmental Program (VSTEP), the campus club that is sponsoring the teach in said, “It is so important, as the state of Vermont works to retire this accident prone reactor on schedule this year, that students, and the general public become better informed about the environmental and safety issues surrounding the operations of a 40-year-old reactor, and the long term storage of high level waste on the banks of New England’s longest river.”

Gunderson speaks on the similarities between Vermont Yankee, a GE Mark I boiling water reactor, and the reactors that suffered catastrophic containment failures at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan a year ago.

Margolis speaks on the State of Vermont’s legal and regulatory efforts to close the Vermont Yankee reactor on schedule, and to address the storage of high level waste in Vernon.

Chris Williams, of the Vermont Citizens Awareness Network, speaks about the grassroots citizens campaign to support the State of Vermont in retiring the reactor.

Essex Junction Trustees 03/13/2012

The Essex Junction Trustees is the governing, legislative body for the Municipality of the Village of Essex Junction. The five member board is elected at large within the Village. The board includes the position of Village President. The position of president and vice president are decided (appointed) through a vote of the board itself. This was a function of a charter update at the 2010 annual meeting. The three year terms of the Trustees are staggered to provide continuity. The Trustees usually meet twice per month on Tuesday evenings in the meeting room at the Village municipal office building at Five Corners The public is invited to attend all meetings, and may address the board or ask questions during a special “public to be heard” section at the beginning of each meeting.

Colchester Selectboard 03/13/2012

The Town of Colchester Select Board meets at 7:30 pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at the Colchester Meeting House (formerly the white church) on Main Street in the village. However, sometimes special meetings, locations and times are arranged. Check Select Board Agendas which are posted around town at various locations and always at the Library and the Post Office, as well as in the lobby of the Town Offices and on this website. If in doubt contact the Town Manager's Office at 264-5500

Progressives Today: Host Richard Kemp 03/13/2012

Hosted by Richard Kemp. For more information: Vermont Progressive Party, PO Box 281, Montpelier, Vt 05601. Telephone 802-229-0800. www.progressiveparty.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!