Politics & Government

Burlington Wards 2 & 3 NPA Meeting 09/08/2011

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.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 09/08/2011

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. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.

True North Reports TV: The Moral Case for Capitalism 09/08/2011

Robert Maynard, Editor of True North Reports website, guest hosts this program on the Moral Case for Capitalism. Regular hosts Angela Chagnon and Rob Roper provide a more conservative perspective on local and state affairs.

Congressman Peter Welch: Efforts to Ensure Irene Recovery Assistance to Vermont 09/07/2011

At an airport press conference, Rep. Peter Welch outlines efforts he will make upon returning to Washington to ensure Vermont receives the federal assistance it needs to recover from Tropical Storm Irene. Welch will preside over a bipartisan meeting he arranged of House Members from the 47 districts impacted by the storm. FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and White House staff will also participate. The goal of the meeting is to review the recovery effort and steps the group can take to ensure states affected by the storm receive the federal assistance they need to recover.

Institute For Civic Engagement: Arab Spring - Kathy Kelly, Journalist with Eyewitness Reports 09/07/2011

Part of Burlington College's Institute for Civic Engagement speaker series. Kathy Kelly, Journalist with Eyewitness Reports, kicks off the Institute's 2011-2011 Series on 'The Arab Spring'.

: South Burlington City Council 09/06/2011

The South Burlington City Council is made up of 5 citizens who live in the City of South Burlington, elected at-large by the voters of the City. These five councilors sit with 2-3 year terms expiring in an annual rotation. The City Council meets regularly on the 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month to conduct business of the City and carry out the provisions of the City Charter. Special or emergency meetings can be called in the event that an urgent need arises for City Council authorization. City Council meetings are held at City Hall in the conference room and begin at 7pm.

High Power, An Untold Story of the Tarapur Atomic Project in India 09/01/2011

Rajan Raje presents the story of the Tarapur Atomic Project - India's oldest and largest nuclear power project in the state of Maharashtra. for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarapur_Atomic_Power_Station

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajan_Raje

Governor Peter Shumlin: Vermont and National Response to Hurricane Irene Destruction 08/30/2011

Governor Shumlin, Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Peter Welch, along with FEMA Administrator Criag Fugate, address the statewide destruction caused by Tropical Storm Irene.

From Hurricane Irene to the White House 08/28/2011

Producer Arthur Hynes travels with 22 Vermonters on a trip to Washington DC to protest the Alberta Tar Sands Keystone XL pipeline to the U.S. Gulf. As the Vermont group left, Hurricane Irene was striking Vermont.

Under the Dome: Statehouse Conversations: Duncan Goss 08/26/2011

Director of Information Technology Duncan Goss talks about how the information technology has evolved in the statehouse over the years and what new technology will be implimented to improve the functioning of our state's government. With: Mike Obuchowski Duncan Goss. Statehouse Conversations is produced by Suzanne Groenewold/Fall Mountain Productions. Join host Suzanne Groenewold and Windham County Representative Mike Obuchowski as they talk with Vermont's leading political officials.

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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!