Coming up Thursday on Central Vermont Community Radio: Community, as in community gardens and as in coming together as a community to exercise democracy at town meeting.
9:00 - 10:00 am
Spring is fast approaching, and 'tis the season for seed swaps, planning work parties, and more. Carolina Lukac of the Vermont Community Garden Network will join us to talk about all things related to gardening together.
vcgn.org
Many towns held town meetings this week for the first time since Covid-19 closed down so much in Vermont. How was attendance? What happened? Is town meeting a historical relic of a bygone era, worth replacing entirely with Australian ballot voting? Or is it a cherished political opportunity to exercise democracy in a way that's more relevant than ever at a time when democracy is under threat? I'll put my views out there, and your phone calls are welcome. We'll also hear about a bill to require employers to give employees two hours of paid time off to attend town meeting.
https://vtdigger.org/2023/03/07/vermont-town-meetings-are-back-but-for-how-long/
https://vtdigger.org/2021/02/05/vermonts-superpower-revealed-the-ability-to-practice-local-d[...]cy/
https://www.communitynews.net/home/paid-time-off-to-vote-for-town-meeting-day-a-new-bill-wou[...]pen
10:00 - 10:30 am
Resilience Thoughts, a locally told Extempo story, and more.
Please tune in! Relocalizing Vermont runs Thursdays, 9:00 - 10:30 am Eastern, on WGDR Plainfield 91.1 FM / WGDH Hardwick 91.7 FM / streaming at wgdr.org With on-demand streaming for two weeks after air date at archive.wgdr.org