Keynote address by Will Jones III, Director of Community Outreach from Smart Approaches to Marijuana, and excerpted from the full awards ceremony, link below.

Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community recognizes local professionals working to make the Queen City a safer, healthier place.

Help honor the outstanding awardees and their contributions to our local community.

Full Program: cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/roots-prevention-recognition-and-awards-virtual-celebration-2022

From VICII:

As Billionaire Elon Musk buys Twitter, he argues that his actions are in response to the policies of the media giant which decided what was "disinformation" or "misinformation" and eliminated those voices and information from its platforms. Musk promises a return to the American principles of the First Amendment guarantees of free speech.

Immediately, President Biden created within the Department of Homeland Security a Disinformation Governance Board under the Direction of Nina Jankowicz, a self-described expert on disinformation and a self-described truth teller.

We discuss and debate these actions of Elon Musk and President Biden and the future of free speech in our country: are we facing a return to the Free Speech guarantees of the Constitution, or are we facing an Orwellian new world where Government defines what is truth, and decides how Americans think and say that "truth?"

For more information: vicii.org

Hundreds gather outside Burlington's Federal building to protest the proposed overturning of Roe v. Wade leaked from the Supreme Court.

For more information on current procedures and meeting dates for the Colchester Planning Commission, please reference the meeting agendas at clerkshq.com/Colchester-vt.

For more information on the current procedures and meeting dates for the Burlington Development Review Board, please visit burlingtonvt.gov/DPI/DRB/Agendas.

For more information on current procedures and meeting dates for the South Burlington City Council, please visit www.southburlingtonvt.gov/calendar.php.

Emily Anderson, Bridging Coordinator, Champlain Community Services (CCS), introduces students from the CCS Bridging Program. In this episode, we meet The Seawolves. The Seawolves share pictures they created with artist Topaz Weis. The students appearing are Jacob Marston, Thomas Vega, Donyae Cotton.

For more information on the Essex Selectboard and their current procedures and meeting dates, please reference the agendas at essexvt.org/AgendaCenter/Essex-Selectboard-9.

From Migrant Justice:

This May Day, International Workers Day, Migrant Justice is calling for a day of action at Hannaford Supermarkets across the northeast! Farmworkers and consumers will join together send a clear message to Hannaford: We want Milk with Dignity!
They meet in the Staples parking lot, march together to a nearby Hannaford for a picket and rally, then eat and celebrate together.
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Este primero de mayo, el día internacional del/a trabajadorx, Justicia Migrante convoca un día de acción en las tiendas de Hannafords por toda la región noreste! Compas y aliadxs nos unimos para mandar un mensaje fuerte a Hannaford: ¡Queremos Leche con Dignidad!
Únete en la acción principal del día a las 1:30pm en Burlington. Nos juntamos en el parking de Staples (cerca a la salida) y luego marchamos a un Hannaford cerca para una manifestación. Terminaremos el día con comida y una celebración. ¡Nos vemos el 1 de mayo!

For more info: migrantjustice.net/milk-with-dignity-campaign