Meetings and Events

Monday 11am VT-IRL weekly huddle
Oct
5

Monday 11am VT-IRL weekly huddle

Weekly Monday 11am-noon Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.

Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. ‍ ‍REGISTER

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Monday 11am VT-IRL weekly huddle
Oct
12

Monday 11am VT-IRL weekly huddle

Weekly Monday 11am-noon Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.

Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. ‍ ‍REGISTER

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Monday 11am VT-IRL weekly huddle
Oct
19

Monday 11am VT-IRL weekly huddle

Weekly Monday 11am-noon Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.

Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. ‍ ‍REGISTER

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Documentary - Can't Look Away: The Case Against Social Media
Nov
5

Documentary - Can't Look Away: The Case Against Social Media

Can't Look Away: the Case Against Social Media film screening and panel discussion | Events

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)
356 College Street
Middlebury, VT 05753

Open to the Public

Based on investigative reporting by Bloomberg News, Can’t Look Away: the Case Against Social Media exposes the real-world consequences of tech companies’ digital practices and widespread concerns over harmful algorithms. Through emotional testimonies and high-stakes legal battles, the film explores the tension between corporate profit and child safety, highlighting systemic failures that leave young users vulnerable. Can’t Look Away underscores the urgent need for industry reform and serves as both a wake-up call about the dangers of social media and a call to action to protect future generations.

Screening will be followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A.

Sponsored by:

Global Health Minor Program at Middlebury College

Contact organizer with questions: Berenbaum, Pam
pberenbaum@middlebury.edu
802.443.5096

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Monday 11am VT-IRL weekly huddle
Sep
28

Monday 11am VT-IRL weekly huddle

Weekly Monday 11am-noon Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.

Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. ‍ ‍REGISTER

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Monday 11am VT-IRL weekly huddle
Sep
21

Monday 11am VT-IRL weekly huddle

Weekly Monday 11am-noon Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.

Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. ‍ ‍REGISTER

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Kids, Schools, Screens:         Panel with the Experts
Sep
16

Kids, Schools, Screens: Panel with the Experts

RSVP here!

Kids Brains Screens. Panel with Experts

SAVE YOU SPOT - RSVP here! Kids Brains Screens. Panel with Experts

Where: Norman Williams Library, 10 The Grn, Woodstock, VT 05091

Date: Wed Sept 16, 6-8pm

Kids, Schools, Screens Panel with Experts

children, teens, screens, school and digital addiction.

Featuring

Attorney Laura Marquez-Garret, Social Media Victims Law Center

Bud Vana, MD (general pediatrician, adult psychiatrist, child psychiatrist)

Moderated by Representative Angela Arsenault

Medical, legal and policy experts will share the scope of the problem and solutions for changes we can enact today!

Helpful reading to prepare for the conversation includes:

School Devices - EdTech Law Center

Digital Addiction Is A Public Health Problem. Is Public Health Law The Solution? | Health Affairs

RSVP link Kids Brains Screens. Panel with Experts

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SKILLS BEFORE SCREENS
Jul
29

SKILLS BEFORE SCREENS

Join Distraction-Free Schools Policy Project as we hear from two school leaders who pivoted away from reliance on devices toward intentional technology use. One year later, they'll share data, lessons learned, successes and challenges as well as their plans for next year. Presenters: Tiana Beachler, Chair of the Burke County Board of Education Stan Winborne, Superintendent of the Granville County Public Schools

Meeting Registration

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/g-EaJV_-TeOoPW0CV52dEw#/registration

Suggested pre-reading Balanced Instruction Through Reduced Screen Use - Burke County Public Schools - NC www.burke.k12.nc.us/board-of-education/balanced-instruction-through-reduced-screen-use

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Monday 1pm Policy Strategy Meeting
Jul
27

Monday 1pm Policy Strategy Meeting

Weekly Monday 1pm-2pm Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.

Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. ‍ ‍REGISTER

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Chittenden-Southeast Senate Candidate Forum
Jul
16

Chittenden-Southeast Senate Candidate Forum

Meet at the South Burlington Library auditorium to engage with Chittenden-Southeast Senate Candidates to discuss digital product exposure and digital addiction as a Public Health Problem.

What public health solutions do we need to address it?

All are welcome to join this community conversations with Senate Candidates Running for Chittenden-Southeast RSVP here

You do not need to be Chittenden-Southeast resident to join! All welcome!

Remote? Watch live http://cctv.org/live-event-coverage

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Monday 1pm Policy Strategy Meeting
Jul
13

Monday 1pm Policy Strategy Meeting

Weekly Monday 1pm-2pm Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.

Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. ‍ ‍REGISTER

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Monday Policy Strategy Meeting
Jul
6

Monday Policy Strategy Meeting

Weekly Monday 1pm-2pm Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.

Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. ‍ ‍REGISTER

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Monday Policy/Legislation Strategy Meeting
Jun
29

Monday Policy/Legislation Strategy Meeting

Weekly Monday 1pm-2pm Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.

Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. ‍ ‍REGISTER

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Bring Back Friction FLIP PHONE MONTH CHALLENGE (BOREDOM WEEK!)
May
17

Bring Back Friction FLIP PHONE MONTH CHALLENGE (BOREDOM WEEK!)

YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM DIDN’T EVOLVE TO PLUG DIRECTLY INTO THE INTERNET‍. We r meeting in person in Middlebury on Sunday afternoons (through May 17) 2 FLIP 2 a FLIP phone together.

Join us! It’s FUN!

rsvp www.vt-irl.org/friction

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Bring Back Friction FLIP PHONE MONTH CHALLENGE (Navigation Week)
May
3

Bring Back Friction FLIP PHONE MONTH CHALLENGE (Navigation Week)

YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM DIDN’T EVOLVE TO PLUG DIRECTLY INTO THE INTERNET‍. We r meeting in person in Middlebury on Sunday afternoons (through May 17) 2 FLIP 2 a FLIP phone together.

Join us! It’s FUN!

rsvp www.vt-irl.org/friction

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Bring Back Friction FLIP PHONE MONTH CHALLENGE (Memory Week)
Apr
26

Bring Back Friction FLIP PHONE MONTH CHALLENGE (Memory Week)

YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM DIDN’T EVOLVE TO PLUG DIRECTLY INTO THE INTERNET‍. We r meeting in person in Middlebury on Sunday afternoons (through May 17) 2 FLIP 2 a FLIP phone together.

Join us! It’s FUN!

rsvp www.vt-irl.org/friction

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