Category Archives: Events in the Broader Community

Julia Alvarez and Migrant Justice Award Festival

The Peace & Justice Center presents the Ed Everts Social Justice Activist Award  to Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante with special guest Julia Alvarez Migrant Justice is dedicated to building the voice, capacity, and power of the migrant farm worker community in Vermont. Ms. Alvarez, an acclaimed author and poet best known for her novels In the Time Of […]

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George D. Aiken Lecture hosting Neri Oxman

What: 2014 George D. Aiken Lecture hosting Neri Oxman When and Where:Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 beginning at 5 pm in the Ira Allen Chapel Thank you to the University of Vermont for bringing this dynamic speaker to Vermont! Watch an interview with Oxman here. Neri Oxman transcends the boundaries between art, science and environmentalism. She is the Sony Corporation Career […]

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Birds of Vermont Museum Events

The Birds of Vermont has some special events to share with everyone. Their calendar runs as follows: ========== SPECIAL FOR OCTOBER ============== “THE ECHOES OF THEIR WINGS” The Life and Legacy of the Passenger Pigeon with Joel Greenberg Wednesday, October 8 • 7:00 – 8:30pm University of Vermont campus, 207 Lafayette Hall, Burlington, Vermont The passenger […]

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Integrating Climate Resilience into Public Health Seminar

Vermont Public Health Association presents Integrating Climate Resilience into Public Health Vermont Department of Health’s Climate Change Adaptation Program October 8, 2014 5:30 pm Davis Auditorium – adjacent to the Dana Medical Library, UVM College of Medicine (Between Given Building and FAHC) Parking is available in the Given lot and/or Converse lot. In 2012, the […]

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October Classes and Events at City Market

October 2014 Classes and Events at City Market   Demystifying Root Vegetables McClure Multi-Generational Center Thursday, October 2 6:00 – 8:00pm $5 City Market Members, $10 non-members Carrots are one root vegetable everyone enjoys snacking on raw. But have you ever tasted a freshly harvested Gilfeather turnip? Why not? In this class, we will taste […]

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October Events with the Winooski Valley Park District

Autumn has arrived with cooler temperatures and changing leaves! Join the Winooski Valley Park District and partner organizations for these great events to get you, your family and friends outside during the month of October to enjoy all that autumn in Vermont as to offer!       Keeping Track Monitoring Program Workshop Series with Sue Morse […]

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Seeds

Who Owns Life? Annabel Soutar, a Canadian playwright, explores this question in her compelling documentary play Seeds, about Percy Schmeiser, the Canadian farmer, who was sued by Monsanto Inc. for growing their genetically modified canola seeds without paying the licensing fee. Champlain Theatre’s  informal dramatic reading opens on Wednesday, September 24 and runs for three nights […]

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