Social Justice

Governor Peter Shumlin: Press Conference - Women's Equality Day 08/26/2015

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin makes remarks at the 'Women's Equality Day Press Conference' in Burlington.

Burlington CEDO Show: Continuum of Care - Homelessness 08/24/2015

Marcy Esbjerg, Assistant Director of Community, Housing and Opportunity Programs with CEDO, is joined by Margaret Bozik, Associate Director of Asset Management & Program Development, Champlain Housing Trust and Travis Poulin, Director of Chittenden Community Action, a Program of CVOEO, Inc., in a conversatoin on the issues of homelessness. Burlington CEDO Office's monthly show.

Conversations From The Open Road - Part II 08/21/2015

From the website: "Conversations From the Open Road is a Road-Trip to experience our world in a meaningful way. We are a citizen-journalism, media crew probing the challenging issues and individual stories in our communities." The New York City crew visited the Channel 17 studios to talk about their recent trip. Crew members include: Ahri Messina, Amy Plambeck, Ava Kendrick, Ned McEleney, Aron Meinhardt, Mary Simons. more information at: http://www.conversationsfromtheopenroad.com/

On the Waterfront: Laura Kate Winterbottom Memorial Fund 08/19/2015

Host Melinda Moulton speaks with JoAnn and Ned Winterbottom on the Laura Kate Winterbottom Memorial Fund.

The Laura Kate Winterbottom Memorial Fund is a non-profit 501(c)3 foundation established in 2005 by the family and friends of Laura after her abduction, rape, and murder on March 8 of that same year. At the time of her passing, Laura was a children’s art teacher and a dedicated community volunteer for many Burlington, VT organizations, including Burlington City Arts’ Art from the Heart, ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Home Share Vermont, the Humane Society of Chittenden County, and KidSafe Collaborative. To date the LKW Fund has donated nearly $100,000 to over forty different Chittenden County and Vermont-based organizations.

Burlington Water Quality Improvement Plan 08/18/2015

Megan Moir, Manager of Burlington's Stormwater Program, shares information on the City's Water Quality Improvement Plan.

As part of its ongoing effort to seek input on water quality priorities, the City of Burlington has launched an online survey to gauge public views on wastewater treatment and stormwater runoff issues. The survey, which is posted at http://www.burlingtonvt.gov/IntegratedWQPlan_Survey, will be available online until August 25.
Input will be used to help inform Burlington’s plan to improve water quality through a new, integrated planning approach for wastewater and stormwater management.

The Poetry Show 08/13/2015

Ibnar Avilix, a Socio-economic Activist/Artist, Blixtar Alizarin Avilix, Painter and Poet, are joined by Charlotte Norris-Brown, Sometime Poet/Partially Retired Nurse. More information at www.avilix.org and sossblogdotcom.wordpress.com

Vermont Affordable Housing Show: Affordable Assisted Living 08/05/2015

Hosting this month's show is Ted Wimpey, VAHC Chair and Director of the CVOEO Fair Housing Project. Guests for a discussion on 'Affordable Assisted Living' are Kim Fitzgerald, Acting CEO for Cathedral Square Corporation, and Laura Wilson, Director of Cathedral Square Senior Living. You can contact Erhard at erhardm@vtaffordablehousing.org 802.660-9484 www.vtaffordablehousing.org

More information on the topic: Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition -- www.vtaffordablehousing.org Cathedral Square Corporation -- www.cathedralsquare.org

CVOEO – Fair Housing Project -- http://www.cvoeo.org/?fuseaction=dep_intro&dept_id=1 Thriving Communities Campaign – www.thrivingcommunitiesvt.org

Evaluation of IBUTWA in South Kivu Province, Africa 08/02/2015

Cleophace Mukeba visits the Congo to evaluate the impact of IBUTWA programs on women and girls receiving assistance from this Vermont based organization.

Where Do We Go from Here? On the Hiring of the Burlington Police Chief Part 2 07/31/2015

Host Genevieve Jacobs is joined by Ron Jacobs, Writer and Library Worker, to discuss Burlington city governance needs to show accountability and responsiveness to the concerns of residents, particularly minority groups, in their appointing of new chief of police who comes from two feared cultures : The NYPD and the CIA Intelligence fields. Across the nation, police culture is increasingly a tool of oppression rather than service and protection of community as a whole. How do we shift this consciousness? How does one change and humanize "culture"?

Next meeting Tuesday August 11 6-730 pm Peace&Justice Ctr. Lake St. contact Rachel@pjcvt.org to be placed on email list

Open Discussion - The Appointment of Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo 07/27/2015

Those concerned about the appointment process, about del Pozo specifically, and/or about the institution of policing as a whole, join in this community conversation to brainstorm ways to come together as a community to support one another. It is hoped that action steps come from this discussion.

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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!