VICII

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Vermont Institute of Civic and International Involvement (VICII) hosts a series of discussions on contemporary issues.

Programs in this Series

Format: 2024-04-23
Format: 2024-04-23
Demolition of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - A Matter of Religious Accommodation? - 03/20/2024
From VICII: Judge granted the Catholic Church the green light for demolition despite opposition from preservation groups.  Join VICII, the Vermont Institute of Community and International Involvement, Attorney John Franco, and Citizen...
"The Battle of Algiers" Movie Discussion - 10/28/2023
Decolonization then and now, pan-Africanism, and the continuing fight for independence from western powers.  Hosted by VICII and VOV (Voice of Vermont). With Gnaka Lagoke, PhD; Robin Lloyd; Sandy Baird, Esq.; Kurt Mehta, Esq.; Eric Agnero; and...
BRICS and the New World Order - 08/30/2023
Hosts Sandy Baird and Eric Agnero are joined by Ohoupa Sessegnon (Business Consultant/BRICS Representative for South Africa) and Gervais Gnaka Lagoke, Ph.D. (Political Analyst, Author) to discuss BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa...
Hiroshima Day and Oppenheimer Film - 08/04/2023
Host Sandy Baird is joined by citizen journalist Eric Agnero, Robin Lloyd and Novelist Marc Estrin to discuss Hiroshima Day (August 6), and the new Oppenheimer Film.
Cuba Today! - 03/22/2023
From VICII:  Join us for a discussion on the state of the “rebellious island” and the six decades prolonged US “blockage”. This program features Vermonters who just returned from an educational trip to Cuba. Hosted by...
Independent Community Control Board of Burlington Police - Hell NO, Say Groups of Burlington Citizens - 02/22/2023
From VICII: On the Ballot this Town Meeting Day, on March 7th: create an independent Community Control Board to oversee the Burlington Police, with investigative and disciplinary authority. "Many Burlington leaders and residents are concerned...
Control Of Police By Citizens - This is How Policing Burlington Could Soon Look - 02/15/2023
From VICII: People for Police Accountability is a grassroots movement currently campaigning to create an independent Community Control Board to oversee our local police, with both investigative and disciplinary authority. The change will be before...
Unstoppable India: The Rise of a Global Power - 02/08/2023
From VICII: India, the largest Democracy in the world and the former jewel of the British Empire, is about to become the most populated country on earth. It is part of an increasingly powerful economic bloc called BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China...
Public Safety in Burlington: Chief Jon Murad Dialogues with the Community - 01/11/2023
From VICII: The Vermont Institute of Community and International Involvement opens the New Year with a presentation and discussion of Policing the City by the Acting Chief of Burlington Police Jon Murad. The presentation takes place in a hybrid in-...
Abolishing Incarceration of Women and Girls! - 11/30/2022
From VICII: The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls has launched their New England-wide FreeHer campaign to end incarceration for people in women’s prisons throughout the nation. The FreeHer VT campaign...
African Women’s Traditional Building Practices Today - 11/17/2022
From VICII: A discussion about the film “Women Builders and Earthen Architectural Heritage in Africa” as a means of addressing the re-claiming of cultural identify and global architectural expectations and climate change. Featuring the...
Mid-Term Elections: What Happened? What Do the Elections Mean? - 11/15/2022
From VICII: In the hotly-contested mid-term elections of November 8, 2022, citizens exercised their democratic rights to vote and results are now out. Join the Vermont Institute of Community and International Involvement (VICII) in a hybrid in-...
Anti-Semitism at UVM? A Constitutional Analysis of Louis Brandeis Center Complaint Against the University of Vermont - 10/25/2022
From VICII: In October 2021, the Louis Brandeis Center at the University of Vermont made a complaint against the University alleging that the University was not protecting Jewish students against anti-Semitic discrimination, harassment, and assaults...
The Southern Connector Environmental Injustice? - 10/12/2022
From VICII: Join VICII, the Vermont Institute of Community and International Involvement, to discuss the status of the long-awaited project to build the Southern Connector Highway, with Community Leader Steve Goodkind. Steve is a member of the Pine...
The Second Amendment with Speaker Jared Carter - 09/20/2022
From VICII: The Right of Americans to bear arms is guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Vermont. That right arose from in the historical context of 1776 when the people in...

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