

EVENTS
VICII events support civic engagement
- May 04, 6:00 PMZoomJoin us for a community discussion and debate led by citizen activist and journalist Pete Garritano as Elon Musk takes over Twitter and President Biden creates the Disinformation Governance Board within the Department of Homeland Security. The moderator will be Sandy Baird, of VICII.
- Apr 27, 6:00 PMZoomJoin VICII, Eric Agnero from Ivory Coast and Jacob Bogre from Burkina Faso, both Francophones and both from the French speaking areas of West Africa, as we analyze the results of this important election in our Sister Republic of France.
- Apr 20, 6:00 PMZoomJoin the Vermont Institute of Community and International Involvement as we talk to some of the unhoused people of the Sears Lane encampment and discuss the homeless in one of America's most livable cities.
- Apr 06, 6:00 PMZoomJoin VICII and Peter Lackowski, who has been visiting Venezuela since 2005, witnessing the effect that sanctions have had on that country and its revolution. Will sanctions continue to work for the US as they have in the past? Or will a new alignment of nations make sanctions ineffective?
- Mar 30, 6:00 PMZoomJoin VICII and the People's Law School as Eric Agnero and Sandy Baird explore the reactions in the former colonies and developing nations of color to the ever growing conflict in Europe. Mr. Agnero is a former CNN reporter from Ivory Coast.
- Mar 16, 6:00 PMZoomThe shape of a new world order is appearing amidst all the misguided personal attacks on Vladmir Putin, President of Russia. Leader of the discussion will be the Lawyer and Scholar Kurt Mehta, Sandy Baird will moderate.
- Mar 09, 6:00 PMZoomRising gas prices, Lack of Affordable Housing, Long Waits for Health Care, Blocked Supply Chains, Empty Food Shelves: What is Happening to the American Economy?
- Feb 28, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMZoomJoin the Vermont Institute of Community and International Involvement and the People's Law School on Zoom for a discussion and an update on Policing in the City. We will discuss this issue with Jon Murad, the acting chief of police in Burlington.
- Feb 16, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PMZoomMembers of the Cuban American Friendship Society , Armando Vilaseca, JoAnne Murad and Sandy Baird will discuss Cuba Today as the Island after COVID suffers yet survives from the 60 year War.
- Feb 09, 6:00 PMZoomJoin VICII and the Leader of the discussion Justine Snow, Esq. on Weds the 9th of February in this important discussion of the rights protected under Roe v. Wade and the consequences for all of us if this important case is overturned.
- Feb 02, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMZoomPete Garritano, a citizen activist & journalist, and resident of Vermont and Costa Rica will present a view on life outside the United States as the Pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the world.
- Jan 26, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMZoomJoin us for a discussion about Bitcoin and why it is the best form of money in existence today.
- Jan 18, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMZoomVICII discussion on Zoom with Dr. Rob Williams
- Jan 12, 6:00 PMZoomOur leader Nathan Virag, a graduate of the Univ. of Illinois Chicago Law School, immigrant rights specialist and a legal scholar will help us understand the debate between individual liberty and the collective good.
- Jan 05, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMZoomJoin the Vermont Institute of Community and International Involvement and the People's Law School to discuss the "Case of Julian Assange : Free Press or Treason". Kurt Mehta, Esq. lawyer and scholar will lead this important community discussion on Zoom.
- Nov 22, 2021, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PMZoomKurt Mehta, a lawyer who has visited Cuba and studied the island extensively and Sandy Baird from the Cuban American Friendship Society and a person who fell in love with Cuba decades ago will lead this community discussion on Zoom
- Oct 27, 2021, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMZoomJoin us with Justine Snow and Amanda Dietz from the Florida Public Defenders Office, and co-hosts of the podcast Gin & Justice as we discuss this important American issue.
- Oct 20, 2021, 6:00 PMZoomSara George Esq. will lead a community discussion on the legal meaning of Habeas Corpus, an ancient right in our law to challenge unlawful detentions.
Upcoming Events
- May 04, 6:00 PMZoomJoin us for a community discussion and debate led by citizen activist and journalist Pete Garritano as Elon Musk takes over Twitter and President Biden creates the Disinformation Governance Board within the Department of Homeland Security. The moderator will be Sandy Baird, of VICII.
- Apr 27, 6:00 PMZoomJoin VICII, Eric Agnero from Ivory Coast and Jacob Bogre from Burkina Faso, both Francophones and both from the French speaking areas of West Africa, as we analyze the results of this important election in our Sister Republic of France.
- Apr 20, 6:00 PMZoomJoin the Vermont Institute of Community and International Involvement as we talk to some of the unhoused people of the Sears Lane encampment and discuss the homeless in one of America's most livable cities.
- Apr 06, 6:00 PMZoomJoin VICII and Peter Lackowski, who has been visiting Venezuela since 2005, witnessing the effect that sanctions have had on that country and its revolution. Will sanctions continue to work for the US as they have in the past? Or will a new alignment of nations make sanctions ineffective?
- Mar 30, 6:00 PMZoomJoin VICII and the People's Law School as Eric Agnero and Sandy Baird explore the reactions in the former colonies and developing nations of color to the ever growing conflict in Europe. Mr. Agnero is a former CNN reporter from Ivory Coast.
- Mar 16, 6:00 PMZoomThe shape of a new world order is appearing amidst all the misguided personal attacks on Vladmir Putin, President of Russia. Leader of the discussion will be the Lawyer and Scholar Kurt Mehta, Sandy Baird will moderate.
- Mar 09, 6:00 PMZoomRising gas prices, Lack of Affordable Housing, Long Waits for Health Care, Blocked Supply Chains, Empty Food Shelves: What is Happening to the American Economy?
- Feb 28, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMZoomJoin the Vermont Institute of Community and International Involvement and the People's Law School on Zoom for a discussion and an update on Policing in the City. We will discuss this issue with Jon Murad, the acting chief of police in Burlington.
- Feb 16, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PMZoomMembers of the Cuban American Friendship Society , Armando Vilaseca, JoAnne Murad and Sandy Baird will discuss Cuba Today as the Island after COVID suffers yet survives from the 60 year War.
- Feb 09, 6:00 PMZoomJoin VICII and the Leader of the discussion Justine Snow, Esq. on Weds the 9th of February in this important discussion of the rights protected under Roe v. Wade and the consequences for all of us if this important case is overturned.
- Feb 02, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMZoomPete Garritano, a citizen activist & journalist, and resident of Vermont and Costa Rica will present a view on life outside the United States as the Pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the world.
- Jan 26, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMZoomJoin us for a discussion about Bitcoin and why it is the best form of money in existence today.
- Jan 18, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMZoomVICII discussion on Zoom with Dr. Rob Williams
- Jan 12, 6:00 PMZoomOur leader Nathan Virag, a graduate of the Univ. of Illinois Chicago Law School, immigrant rights specialist and a legal scholar will help us understand the debate between individual liberty and the collective good.
- Jan 05, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMZoomJoin the Vermont Institute of Community and International Involvement and the People's Law School to discuss the "Case of Julian Assange : Free Press or Treason". Kurt Mehta, Esq. lawyer and scholar will lead this important community discussion on Zoom.
- Nov 22, 2021, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PMZoomKurt Mehta, a lawyer who has visited Cuba and studied the island extensively and Sandy Baird from the Cuban American Friendship Society and a person who fell in love with Cuba decades ago will lead this community discussion on Zoom
- Oct 27, 2021, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMZoomJoin us with Justine Snow and Amanda Dietz from the Florida Public Defenders Office, and co-hosts of the podcast Gin & Justice as we discuss this important American issue.
- Oct 20, 2021, 6:00 PMZoomSara George Esq. will lead a community discussion on the legal meaning of Habeas Corpus, an ancient right in our law to challenge unlawful detentions.