Social Justice

Burlington Ward 5 NPA Meeting 05/16/2013

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward.

Feminist Media Review: Host Peggy Luhrs 05/13/2013

Host Peggy Luhrs speaks to issues of the day.

Burlington School Commissioners' Corner: School Facilities and Security 05/02/2013

Board Chair Alan Matson (W6) speaks with Ward 4 Commissioner Bernie O'Rourke, Chair of the Infrastructure and Technology Committee, and Joel Fitzgerald, Co-Director of Facilities, about the district facilities and security. For more information visit the district web site: www.bsdvt.org

Home Energy Challenge 04/30/2013

Burlington is supporting a state-wide, volunteer led Home Energy Challenge. Host Jennifer Green speaks with Ron McGarvey, Coordinator for the Burlington Home Energy Challenge, and Melanie Needle, Regional Coordinator of the Burlington Home Energy Challenge as well as a Senior Planner with the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, on the program. For more information: http://www.efficiencyvermont.com/for_our_partners/community_partners/residential/how-it-works.aspx

Vermont Workers' Center: May Day Action - Paid Sick Leave and to Put People First (technical difficulties, program was not recorded) 04/26/2013

Host Traven Leyshon is joined by Darya Marchenkova, Sandra Schlosser and Lindsay Deslauriers to discuss the May Day Action for Paid Sick Leave and to Put People First.

Conversation on Race Now -Listening to the Voices of Parents 04/25/2013

Conversation on Race Now (C.O.R.N.) invites community members in a listening session to the voices of Parents from our community, in facilitated dialogue
addressing their experiences in relationship to race/racism in their lives. (with audience participation).
Facilitated by: Kiah Ellis, Undergraduate student, pursuing a history/philosophy degree at UVM, Avid, competitive snowboarder, participating
member of " Voices of Youth Restorative Circle"
Keynote Guest Speaker: Robert L. Walsh, noted author, graduate of Colgate and MA from UVM, Bob retired from the USMC as Lt. Colonel,
served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, adjunct faculty at UVM, and taught Africa American Studies at South Burlington H.S. His life experience in these areas has afforded him a wide range of experience as related to racism in our state, country and throughout the military world. His stories as a real life witness express the true nature of what it was like, what we see today and what the vision for our future may hold as we explore undoing racism in our community. More information: vhm84@hotmail.com

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 04/24/2013

Burlington CEDO Show: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and 5-Year Consolidated Plan 04/22/2013

Burlington CEDO Office's monthly show. Marcy Krumbine, Assistant Director for Community Development, leads a discussion on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and the 5-Year Consolidated Plan.

Burlington Ward 5 NPA Meeting 04/18/2013

Hunger Free Vermont: After School Meal Programs 04/16/2013

Child Nutrition Advocate, Jenna Whitson, speaks with Doug Davis, Director of Burlington School Food Project, and Mary Alice McKenzie, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Burlington, on the importance and availability for after school meals for youth. More information available at Hunger Free Vermont .

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!