Politics & Government

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.

Library of Congress Traveling Exhibit 08/26/2011

Library of Congress Traveling Exhibit Rolls into Burlington, Vt. - A special Library of Congress traveling exhibition-mounted in a customized 18-wheel truck visits Burlington, Vt.. The exhibit, "Gateway to Knowledge" brings high-quality facsimiles of many of the Library's top treasures and information about the millions of resources in the Library's unparalleled collections to small towns and rural communities across America-areas that may not be aware of their access to the wealth of information in this publicly funded institution. Ultimately, the "Gateway to Knowledge" is expected to visit up to 60 sites in states across the Midwest and South during the year. For further information about the exhibit, visit www.loc.gov/gateway/

Vermont Workers' Center: Winning Healthcare & Migrant Justice 08/26/2011

Traven Leyson hosts this monthly call-in. He is joined by Katie Robbins, Katie Robbins, National Organizer of Healthcare-NOW! and Natalia Fajardo,
Vermont Migrant Farmworker Solidarity Project.

Senator Bernie Sanders: News Conference on Social Security 08/25/2011

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is joined by Janet Dermody, deputy director of the Vermont Center for Independent Living; Jim Coutts, director of the Franklin County Senior Center; and Jane Osgatharp, board member of the Alliance of Retired Americans and a retired state employee, to announce legislation to strengthen Social Security and safeguard benefits for another 75 years.

Burlington Mayor's Show: Burlington School District 08/24/2011

Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss hosts this call in show. Tonight his guest are Jeanne Collins, Superintendent of Burlington Schools and Terry Bailey, Assistant Superintendent.

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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!