Latest Healthcareisahumanright Podcast Episodes
Healthcare Is a Human Right! The Fight for Universal Healthcare in VT
Put People First! Radio - August 29, 2014 00:00 - 11 minutesUnder the current health insurance system, many people are struggling because they do not have access to the health care that they need. The goal of health insurance providers is to maximize profits by charging a lot of money and limiting which services will be covered. With the high cos...
PSA: May 1st March and Day of Action for Health and Dignity in Vermont
Put People First! Radio - April 07, 2014 00:00 - 1 minuteMany people in Vermont are struggling to meet their fundamental needs and fulfill their human rights; such as housing, healthcare, education, livable wages, and paid sick days. Over the past year, we have seen these needs and rights come under attack. Decisions are being made that will a...
CCTA Drivers Strike for Fair Contract and Work with Dignity
Put People First! Radio - March 27, 2014 00:00 - 5 minutesOn Monday, March 17th, CCTA bus drivers began their strike against unsafe working conditions and predatory management practices, like surveillance and unfair discipline, and the threat of part-time status. Drivers were joined by community members, union members, and many other supporters...
International Women's Day March PSA
Put People First! Radio - February 19, 2014 00:00 - 1 minuteWomen hold the majority of low wage, part-time, and temporary jobs, and make up nearly half of the nation’s workforce, yet about half of women continue to be denied crucial rights at work, including essential paid sick days. When women are denied these rights, our communities suffer. Th...
Health and Dignity Day of Action
Put People First! Radio - February 17, 2014 00:00 - 10 minutesOn Thursday, January 30th, over one hundred people gathered at the statehouse in Montpelier to support passing PSD legislation this year. With this proposed legislation, all workers would get one hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked; up to seven sick days per year, which would al...
Migrant Justice - "Together for Dignity" Day of Action
Put People First! Radio - January 27, 2014 00:00 - 7 minutesOn Friday January 17th, many people gathered at the DMV in Burlington and Montpelier to stand in solidarity with their immigrant neighbors in getting a driver’s privilege card. Last year, as a result of grassroots organizing across the state, migrant farm workers and allies came together...
Day 1 - Legislative Kickoff
Put People First! Radio - January 10, 2014 00:00 - 9 minutesOn Tuesday, January 7th, more than 100 people from across VT packed the statehouse in Montpelier to kick off the 2014 legislative session. The day began with a rally and press conference, lead by leaders of organizations such as Green Mountain Self Advocates, AFSCME, AFT, and the Vermont...
Paid Sick Days Campaign
Put People First! Radio - September 23, 2013 20:15 - 15 minutesHello and welcome to Put People First Radio! Put People First Radio tells the untold stories of everyday people in Vermont, and reports on their struggles to organize for a government that puts people and the planet first. In this episode, we’ll hear about the campaign for Paid Sick ...
Stop Danilo's Deportation!
Put People First! Radio - July 09, 2013 16:07 - 6 minutesOn Monday, June 24th, friends and supporters of Danilo Lopez gathered at the Charlotte Congregational Church to hear his story and to take action against his deportation. Many spoke about Danilo’s positive impact on the community and his diligence in fighting for human rights for all. D...
F-35 Citizens' Hearing
Put People First! Radio - June 17, 2013 21:36 - 5 minutesOn Thursday May 30th, hundreds of Vermont residents participated in a citizens’ hearing surrounding the potential arrival of the F-35 aircraft in Burlington. Immediately after the Burlington airport was chosen as the base for the F-35 aircraft, Vermont residents came together to express ...
2013 May 1st March & Day of Action
Put People First! Radio - May 10, 2013 03:36 - 9 minutesThousands of people across Vermont marched to the statehouse in Montpelier on Wednesday May 1st to participate in a day of action. The day was organized by the Put People First Campaign, which is building a movement for human rights and democracy in Vermont. Members from many different...
May 1st March and Day of Action!
Put People First! Radio - April 09, 2013 12:37 - 9 minutesMany people in Vermont are struggling to meet their fundamental needs, such as housing, healthcare, education, work with dignity, and healthy foodOver the past year, we have also seen many of the basic programs that our families and communities depend on come under attack. Major decisio...
Driving Towards Human Rights- Testimony on S. 38
Put People First! Radio - March 19, 2013 01:33 - 5 minutesOn Thursday March 14th, the Vermont Senate Transportation Committee heard testimony on S. 38, legislation that would permit all Vermont residents to be able to obtain drivers licenses, including undocumented farmworkers. The room was packed with Migrant Justice members and supporters. ...
"The Budget is a Moral Document" - 2014 Vermont Budget Hearings
Put People First! Radio - February 19, 2013 05:02 - 5 minutesOn Monday February 11th, the Vermont House and Senate appropriations committee held hearings on the proposed 2014 state budget through Vermont Interactive Television. People from all across the state testified to how the current state budget is not putting people first. Many people al...
People's Budget Address
Put People First! Radio - January 31, 2013 13:41 - 13 minutesOn Wednesday January 24th, the Put People First campaign read the People’s Budget Address at the Vermont Statehouse, prior to the Vermont Governor’s state budget address. The People’s Budget Address calls for a state budget that first determines the needs of the people of Vermont, and t...
Day 1 Put People First Rally
Put People First! Radio - January 15, 2013 04:48 - 6 minutesOn the first day of the legislative session this year, a unified, diverse, and growing movement of organizations called Put People First packed the Vermont Statehouse. Put People First believes Vermont can and must protect and fulfill the human rights of all its people, while ensuring a ...
People's Budget Hearings
Put People First! Radio - December 04, 2012 06:35 - 10 minutesIn the 2012 Vermont legislative session, the People’s Budget Campaign organized for an amendment to the state budget bill which established for the very first time the purpose of the state budget. The 2012 budget bill stated that the budget’s purpose is to “to address the needs of the pe...
Governors Conference and the People's Convention
Put People First! Radio - August 09, 2012 17:54 - 8 minutesOn Sunday July 29th, hundreds of people turned out in Burlington VT to protest a closed door conference of governors and premiers from New England and Canada. Groups from across the region came together to tell elected officials loud and clear that governments must be accountable and tra...
People's Convention for Human Rights
Put People First! Radio - July 26, 2012 18:43 - 1 minuteThis labor day weekend, come out to the People’s Convention for Human Rights in Burlington, VT. The People’s Convention will explore how we can work together to fight for our human rights, a healthy environment, dignity for everyone and real democracy. The People’s Convention will incl...
May 1st- Put People First March and Rally
Put People First! Radio - May 04, 2012 17:49 - 10 minutesThis May 1st, as part of a national day of action thousands of people in Vermont converged on the Statehouse in Montpelier to connect the struggles for universal healthcare, education, housing, childcare, workers' rights, women's rights, disability rights, migrant justice and a healthy e...
HUGE March and Rally--May 1st, 2012
Put People First! Radio - April 03, 2012 13:09 - 2 minutesJoin us for the biggest weekday rally Montpelier has ever seen! This May 1st, come out to the Put People First March & Rally: One Movement for People & the Planet. As part of a national day of action thousands of Vermonters will converge on the Statehouse in Montpelier to connect our st...
Town Meeting Day
Put People First! Radio - March 09, 2012 04:42 - 8 minutesThis town meeting day 2012, members of the Vermont Workers' Center organized at over fifty town meetings all across Vermont, talking with people about healthcare, the proposed post office closings, and the People's Budget Campaign. To find out more, check out our blog post about town me...
People's Budget Campaign
Put People First! Radio - February 15, 2012 21:05 - 8 minutesOn February 13, 2012 over 150 people with the Put People First Campaign turned out to Vermont Interactive Television sites to speak at the state budget hearings for the Joint Legislative Appropriations Committees. People testified sharing their personal stories. Their message to legislat...
Put People First Community Meetings
Put People First! Radio - February 02, 2012 05:42 - 8 minutesAs part of the Put People First Campaign, organizing committees of the Vermont Workers' Center are holding community meetings all across the state. At these meetings, everyday Vermonters are talking about the struggles they are facing with meeting their fundamental needs, such as housin...
Save our Post Office! USPS White River Junction Processing & Distribution Center Hearing
Put People First! Radio - January 06, 2012 18:27 - 8 minutesThe United States Postal Service is proposing to close down the Processing and Distribution Center in White River Junction, VT. The result will be the loss of 245 jobs from White River Junction, as well as a serious degradation of postal services in the area. On Wednesday January 4th...
Vermont Workers' Center & Put People First! Campaign Rally at Day 1 of Legislative Session
Put People First! Radio - January 04, 2012 20:42 - 3 minutesThe Vermont Workers' Center and the Put People First! Campaign rallied at the first day of the Vermont 2012 legislative session to demand that human rights and needs are put first. Listen to the report to find out more!
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