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October 2020
*DIGITAL* Getting it Right: Research and Diligence in Reporting
Author and longtime Vermont journalist Yvonne Daley interviews David Moats, her former colleague from the Rutland Herald, about Moats’ series of Pulitzer Prize-winning editorials on the divisive issues arising from civil unions for same-sex couples, and about the importance of research and depth in journalism. Read More »
*DIGITAL* Educator Discussion with Alan Berolzheimer
Historian Alan Berolzheimer will lead three discussion sessions using recorded videos from our Democracy 20/20 Fall Conference. Educators are invited to attend all of these facilitated sessions free of charge to discuss the conference themes. Read More »
November 2020
*DIGITAL* Say Their Names, A Personal Story of Artistic Activism
In May 2020, Dr. Matthew Evan Taylor began a musical composition in response to the escalating uprising in the wake of the murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Ahmaud Arbery. Including selections from his recorded work, Dr. Taylor will discuss his journey towards using music as an avenue for advocacy and activism. Read More »
*DIGITAL* Atlantic Is a Sea of Bones
Jarvis Green, founder of the Black theatre company JAG Productions, invites us to reflect individually and collectively on the afterlives and the legacies of the transatlantic slave trade. (Pre-registration required.) Read More »
*DIGITAL* The Complicated Histories of Monuments
As monuments come down across the US, some decry that history is being erased. But what (and whose) history do monuments contain? UVM professor Kelley Di Dio explores the history and future of certain monuments. (Pre-registration required.) Read More »
*DIGITAL* The American Civil War and the Shaping of the Western Hemisphere
The Union victory in the Civil War affected the future of the Western Hemisphere in profound ways. Castleton history professor Andre Fleche describes how the war influenced the demise of slavery in the Americas, the retreat of European empires from the New World, and the emergence of the United States as an imperialist power. (Pre-registration required.) Read More »
*DIGITAL* Life on the Other Border: Farmworkers and Food Justice in Vermont
For more than seven years, UVM professor Teresa Mares has studied food access among the Latinx farmworker community in Vermont. Her ethnographic research illuminates the many ways workers sustain themselves and their families. (Pre-registration required.) Read More »
*DIGITAL* Express Your Mind – Without Losing It
Curiosity, empathy, and other tools can transform even passionate disagreements into chances to authentically share opinions. Journalist and cultural critic Molly Zapp offers practical techniques to avoid straining relationships while expressing yourself. (Pre-registration required.) Read More »
*DIGITAL* The Story of Water in Times of Crisis
What does water tell us about who we are? Dartmouth professor Tarek El-Ariss examines our relationship to water in times of crisis, linking war in the Middle East with regional water shortages and pandemics. (Pre-registration required.) Read More »
*DIGITAL* Emma Willard: Early Female Education and the Campaign for Women’s Suffrage
Emma Willard founded the first school for women’s higher education in the United States. Saint Michael’s professor Susan Ouellette describes how the opportunities provided by Willard’s schools laid the groundwork for the early suffrage movement. (Pre-registration required.) Read More »