Technology

Senator Patrick Leahy: Comcast Digital Connectors Program 06/04/2010

Senator Leahy joins officials from Comcast and the Burlington Boys & Girls Club to announce the Comcast Digital Connectors Program, which expands broadband access to low-income youths. Leahy has championed Boys & Girls Clubs through his roles as a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and Chair of the Judiciary Committee, leading in steadily expanding Clubs and youths served, particularly in rural areas like Vermont.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 06/03/2010

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.

Public Service Board Public Hearing South Burlington Solar Project 06/01/2010

The Vermont Public Service Board public hearing the planned construction of 380 solar panels, on a nearly 40 acre parcel of land in South Burlington, of of Dubois Drive. The panels will sit atop computerized trackers that automatically track the sun across the sky, and are expected to produce enough energy to power 400 Vermont homes. Burlington-based VESCO, is the applicant.

Common Good Vermont: Roadshow 2010 - Montpelier: Strategic Communications 05/27/2010

Part of the Common Good 2010 Roadshow.

Preservation Burlington: 2010 Homes Tour 05/27/2010

Monthly call in show hosted by Preservation Burlington. This month's guest Devin Coleman, Historic Buildings Specialist.

Media Maven: Digital Story Telling 05/20/2010

Stories are a powerful tool for sharing your mission, vision and successes. Stories mobilize community involvement in your cause. Join veteran story tellers Charlie Nardozzi, Eva Sollberger and Sona Iyengar to learn the basics, develop your own organizational narrative and plan your distribution strategy!

Part of the continuing series of Media Maven Lunches.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 05/18/2010

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. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Attn: The middle part of the meeting is missing due to a damaged tape.

Vermont Access Network (VAN): Gross National Happiness Conference Preview 05/18/2010

Gross National Happiness USA envisions a sustainable future, based on the use of a comprehensive set of social progress indicators that reflects our American values and truly supports life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Public Service Announcements: Gross National Happiness PSA 05/18/2010

Author and Peak Oil Activist Michael Ruppert 05/13/2010

This video is available at blip.tv: http://blip.tv/file/3653298

It can also be watched on our site here .

Los Angeles based Michael Ruppert, author of Confronting Collapse, speaks on the tangible steps that must be taken to confront the grave global reality of our oil dependence. Sponsored by Chelsea Green Publishing, Vermont Commons, The Candidates for Vermont Independence and Free Vermont Radio, along with local sponsors. If you like this video, donate to CCTV and support more free speech programs!

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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!