Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebrations
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Anti-Police Brutality, School to Prison Pipeline March from Burlington High School to Burlington Police Department.
On January 16, 2017, ECHO, in partnership with the City of Burlington, hosts the 5th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration.
This FREE EVENT is part of a nationwide initiative to make MLK Day a "day on, not a day off," in...
On January 16, 2017, ECHO, in partnership with the City of Burlington, will host the 5th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration.
This FREE EVENT is part of a nationwide initiative to make MLK Day a "day on, not a day off," in...
Burlington celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the First Unitarian Universalist Society with keynote speaker Carol Moseley Braun, the first African American woman to be elected to the United States Senate.
About Carol Moseley Braun:
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As part of Burlington's annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembrance, The Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center hosts a panel discussing Racial Profiling: A Community Response. Panelists include Stephanie Seguino, T.J. Donovan...
The Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center hosts keynote speaker Ilyasah Shabazz, civil rights activist, author, and third daughter of Malcolm X, delivers the 2016 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day keynote address. Ms. Shabazz is known for...
The Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center hosts poet Donisha Marley Prendergast, granddaughter of Bob and Rita Marley is joined by Jasmine Rand, a University of Vermont graduate and civil rights attorney who represented Trayvon Martin...
This rally is being held in celebration of Martin Luther King Day and in remembrance of where we have been to emphasize where we are today (in the context of history) and what we need to do in this moment and the tomorrow's to come to...
The Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center hosts keynote speaker Nontombi Naomi Tutu, Daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Vivienne Deane Gospel Ensemble, as part of the 2015 Burlington Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembrance.
The...
The Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center hosts Sharon Robinson, daughter of sports and civil rights legend Jackie Robinson as keynote for the annual MLK celebration, including a special tribute to Nelson Mandela.
Sharon Robinson is the...
A panel discussion on “The Disproportionate Number of Minorities Incarcerated in Vermont.” Introduction by Patrick Brown. Moderator/opening comments by Ame Lambert, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Champlain College. Panelists...
Annual Celebration features keynote speaker Tavis Smiley, nationally acclaimed host of the late-night television talk show Tavis Smiley on PBS and The Tavis Smiley Show and Smiley & West from Public Radio International (PRI). From his celebrated...
Annual Celebration features keynote speaker Wallace 'Famous' Amos. Amos, an Air Force veteran who worked as a talent agent with the William Morris Agency, would send home-baked chocolate chip cookies to celebrities to entice them to...
Day long events hosted by CEDO's Americorps Vista and Americorps State Teams. The speak out is led by Patrick Brown and includes reflections from Dr. Sherwood Smith, Dr. Sharon Pitterson-Ogaldez, Dr. Saleem Ali, Dr. Rashad Shabazz, Dr. Demethra...
Annual Celebration sponsored by Burlington Multicultural Center. Keynote speaker Al Sharpton, featuring musical talent Danny Eason and the Abundant Life Choir..
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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!