International

Vermont Sudanese Community 09/30/2013

Members of the Sudanese community living in Vermont speak about the Campaign for a United Abyei with South Sudan. Panelists are, Isaac Kuek; James Ajith; Telar Telar; Chol Dhoor; Peter Keny, Secretary of Sudanese Community living in VT and Emmanual Mayom, Chairman of Sudanese Community living in Vermont.

Rally Against Attack on Syria 09/05/2013

A rally beginning in front of Senator Leahy's Burlington office, moving to each of the Vermont Congressional delegation's offices, talking with the representative or their staff. (This video does not include the visit to Congressman Welch's Office)

Ken Lawless on Drones and the F-35s 08/15/2013

Ken Lawless shares three songs from his CD "The Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinarily Literate." and talks about his views on drones and the basing of F-35 production in Burlington, VT.

Master Story Tellers Tim Jennings and Leanne Ponder 08/15/2013

On Friday the 13th of September, Tim Jennings and Leanne Ponder celebrate the release of a new CD of humorous, suspenseful, and eerie folktales, “Vampire Princess.” The two master story tellers share insights into the art and history of story telling. http://folktale.net/vampireprincess.html http://folktale.net/jenningsandponder.html

Ad Hoc Climate Justice: Climate Carnival Montpelier 2013 08/11/2013

whole performance of Climate Carnival

Program submitted by Jerome Lipani.

Nuclear Free Future: How to Win Peace in America 07/18/2013

Host Margaret Harrington speaks, via skype, with Ellen Thomas, leader of the Proposition One Campaign.

Vermont International Academy at Champlain College Visits Channel 17 07/10/2013

Hosted by Champlain College, 21 high school students from Shanghai, China visit Channel 17 to learn about community media making. The students are in the US on a summer program of the Vermont International Academy (VIA). The VIA is a preperatory experience for students interested in attending american colleges or universities. from their website: " VIA’s program of study and partnership with Datong High School in Shanghai creates a powerful intellectual alliance between East and West which prepares students for the best Colleges and Universities in Vermont and the United States." http://www.vermontia.org/en/

Civil Unrest in Turkey 06/21/2013

Host Nick Carter speaks via skype with Turkish activist Selcuk Sariyar, his wife Seyda Sarigul, from Istanbul, on the unfolding events in the nation. CCTV Executive Director Lauren-Glenn Davitian, visiting Istanbul, also joins in the conversation, offering her perspectives as a visitor.

Ibutwa Presentation at Alliance Francaise 05/31/2013

Cleophace Mukeba, the founder of the Vermont Ibutwa Initiative describes the project at a meeting of the alliance francaise group in Colchester.

For more information on The Vermont Ibutwa Initiative email, ibutwa@gmail.com The Vermont Ibutwa Mission is to help the women of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, who are victims of sexual gender-based violence, rebuild their lives by addressing their physical, psychological, and economic needs and the cultural attitudes that leave the women to bear alone the entire burden of their attacks. Recorded at the Alliance Francaise of the Lake Champlain Region, Colchester VT links to the videos shown at this event:

Crisis In The Congo: Uncovering The Truth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLV9szEu9Ag

Blood in the Mobile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z8nxxklDHE

Nuclear Free Future: The Ongoing Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Eyewitness Report 05/22/2013

Host Margaret Harrington speaks with Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds Energy Education, and Chiho Kaneka, Artist and Journalist, who has been to Fukishima several times after the disaster, and Chikako Nishiyama who lives near Fukushima-Daiichi, giving an eyewitness report on the current status.

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