Employees AND Students! Join Local Motion and Champlain Transportation for an online Streets & Sweets bike safety workshop. Our bike expert will give you some tips on how to stay safe and follow the rules of the road (including bike light legalities!), and give you useful pointers on how to avoid common bike theft pit-falls. […]
Continue readingThe election is near. Regardless of which way the election goes, there needs to be a conversation around what we want America to look like and stand for. Many events are happening (starting tonight) that address this.-Kina Thorpe, PJC Educational Program Manager Click here to for the quarterly Peace & Justice Center Newsletter In This Issue […]
Continue readingOctober 2020 Dear Neighbors, I love this time of year – autumn breezes, blazing color changes, fireplaces being lit. I am also compelled to start preparing for the winter months. Packing away my summer clothes, storing my window screens, and of course, picking up my yard and putting my garden to bed for the cold […]
Continue readingGreen Mountains, Blue Water Earth Care News Mid-October VTIPL’s Climate Justice Series – Mission Farm Film EventKiss the Ground Viewing on October 18 Climate Justice Series with film, Kiss the Ground, Sun., Oct.18, Mission Farm & Rooting out Structural Racism in American Agriculture, Nov. 12 A Message from VTIPL’s President Ron McGarvey IPL’s Faith Climate […]
Continue readingUpcoming Webinar: Technology for TeachersTech tips, tricks & tools for classroom and outdoor educators! WHEN: Tuesday October 27, 2020 from 4-5pmWHERE: Zoom Webinar (registration required) Register today! Whether you’re using apps with your students, creating video content, leveraging virtual platforms, exploring online resources or all of the above!We’ve got tips and tricks to take your virtual teaching to […]
Continue readingA Force To Be Reckoned With Part 6: BIPOC Womxn and Femmes: Navigating Vermont’s Food System Thursday, October 15, 2020 – 12:00pm to 1:00pmOnline WebinarThe purpose of this panel is to support, celebrate, and reflect on the contributions of BIPOC womxn and femmes in Vermont’s food system. Together we explore their experiences as business owners, earth tenders, […]
Continue readingYOU’RE INVITED! In case you haven’t heard, City Hall Park reconstruction is complete!We are thrilled to welcome the community to the newly revived City Hall Park in downtown Burlington! After years of work to restore the park’s ecology, accessibility, and cultural identity, the park is now re-opening for all to enjoy. Join us for this kick-off […]
Continue readingVTIFF’s Virtual Film Festival is right around the corner. Festival passes are on sale starting on Friday, October 9. Individual tickets will be on sale Friday Oct 16. Check out the Festival Program and the terrific 2020 Festival Trailer, created by our very own Filmmaking Adjunct Ryan Dunleavy and Filmmaking Alumna Serena Gauthier. A pass gives you open access to all […]
Continue readingI am giving a zoom climate talk, and you are invited! The Climate Reality Project is the brainchild and initiative of VP Al Gore. Their mission is to catalyze a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every sector of society. Gore does this by training (now 30,000+) people around […]
Continue readingEnjoy our monthly newsletter providing updates on research, outreach and education from Lake Champlain Sea Grant. UVM, SUNY-Plattsburgh receive national recognition, additional funding for Lake Champlain Sea Grant Institute By Julianna White, Research Program CoordinatorSeptember 30, 2020The Lake Champlain Sea Grant (LCSG) Institute attracted additional federal funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) […]
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