Social Justice

Feminist Media Review: Living in a Patriarchal Society 06/11/2018

Host Peggy Luhrs discusses Trump, the current use and the etymology of "cunt," and other facets of living in a patriarchal and capitalist society.

What's Going On?: Diplomacy - On Again, Off Again 06/08/2018

Sandy Baird talks with activists Ian Stokes and Pete Garritano and local attorney Kurt Mehta about the state of the world. They discuss foreign policy, Anthony Bourdain's suicide, pardoning, President Trump, and other topics.

Modern Times Theater: The Perils of Mr. Punch 06/06/2018

Program submitted by Jerome Lipani.

Vermont Affordable Housing Show: The State of Vermont Affordable Housing - Reflections on a 40-Year Career 06/06/2018

Erhard Mahnke is joined by Kenn Sassorossi, long-time Vice President for Partner Relations at Housing Vermont.

For more information: Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition: www.vtaffordablehousing.org

Housing Vermont's Website: www.hvt.org

Holly Morehouse: 2017 Recipient of the Con Hogan Award 05/31/2018

Cheryl Mitchell, Selection Committee Member, sits down with Holly Morehouse, Executive Director of Vermont Afterschool, Inc., the winner of the 2017 Con Hogan Award for Creative, Entrepreneurial, Community Leadership.

For more information: https://www.vermontcf.org/NonprofitsGrants/AvailableGrants/TheConHoganAward.aspx

RAD-TV Presents: Trickle Down Politics 05/31/2018

Rights and Democracy has been promoting progressive human rights and environmental justice campaigns around Vermont for over two years now. We talk with Kate Connizzo from the ACLU. She brings us up to speed on Smart Justice Vermont and The Freedom Series. We also hear from Dustin Tanner about RAD’s Movement Politics Committee and their recent work with our candidate endorsement process.

For more information visit radvt.org.

Debating Our Rights: The 7th Amendment 05/29/2018

Meg Mott, professor of politics at Marlboro College, discusses the Seventh Amendment which guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil suits where the damages exceed $20.00. As a matter of law, juries are central to the American scheme of justice.

Burlington Police Commission 05/22/2018

The Burlington Police Commissioners meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Burlington Police Department Community Room, 1 North Avenue. There is a Public Forum at the beginning of each meeting where members of the public may address the Commission.

Meetings are noticed via the Burlington Police Department website, the City of Burlington website, and via local media. If a meeting is cancelled, postponed, or rescheduled, information will be on the BPD website, the City website, and via local media. When possible, a sign will also be posted on the Administrative entrance door to BPD.

The latest approved Police Commission Meeting Minutes and Upcoming Meeting Agendas are posted on their website at: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/police

Legislative Report: End of Session Wrap-Up 05/21/2018

Representatives Joey Donovan and Mary Sullivan are joined by Representative Jill Krowinski to discuss the end of the Vermont legislative session.

For more information: www.legislature.vermont.gov

Common Good Vermont: 2018 Vermont Gives Kick-Off 05/17/2018

Vermont Gives – an initiative of Common Good Vermont – is a 24-hour Day of Giving designed to bring the state together as one community, raising as much money and awareness as possible for Vermont’s nonprofits.

VermontGives.org provides Vermonters all across the state with one, easy-to-use platform where they can find causes, make donations, and get involved.

Featured Story

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!