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 […]
Continue readingChimamanda Ngozi Adichie Monday, October 27th, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. Grand Maple Ballroom – Dudley H. Davis Center Free and Open to the Public Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in Nigeria. Her most recent novel Americanah was named one of the New York Times Ten Best Books of the year and was a finalist for […]
Continue readingJUDY NATAL Wed, Oct 8th, 7pm talk 301 Williams Judy Natal will present a public lecture, Illuminating the Present, Imagining the Future, on Wednesday October 8 at 7:00 p.m. in 301 Williams Hall at the University of Vermont. The lecture is hosted by the Department of Art & Art History and is supported by the […]
Continue readingWhat: 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 […]
Continue readingCheck out all the latest about the Vermont International Film Festival here! Get excited!
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 […]
Continue readingVermont 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 […]
Continue readingOctober 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 […]
Continue readingAutumn 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 […]
Continue readingWho 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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