Public TV in Cape Coast, Ghana

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I wanted to share with you these folks who are with Public Access TV in Burlinton Vermont.

"I want to let you know that my colleague, Nat, and I are traveling to Cape Coast, Ghana in November. We will work with the first and only independent community access station in the country. The access station, Coastal Television, has been on the air since May. We will teach at their "Television School" and encourage community members to take advantage of this new great asset in their community. Since they are far from the "major" television stations in the big city, the stories of the folks in southern Ghana are rarely told. The advent of this station in southern Ghana has revolutionary value and is very exciting!

I've made a blog where you can watch the progress of our trip. I'll post video clips while we travel. The blog is also a place where you can make a donation. Currently, Coastal Television has the bare essential equipment needed to broadcast, produce a program, and capture community events. They could definitely use more equipment. It would be incredible to show up with headphones, microphones, tape stock, or even a digital camera for community producers to use - it would be amazing if this was made possible by donations!

Feel free to check out the blog and make a donation. samville.blogspot.com

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Also, feel free to send this link to people you know who want to support community access television."

Sam Mayfield Center for Media and Democracy CH. 17 www.cctv.org 294 North Winooski Ave. BTV. 05401 802.862.3966 ext 19 Skype - smayfield1

posted by richard75 on 10/ 8/2007 12:47 pm | COMMENTS (1)

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This is wonderful news! I teach a class in cross-cultural studies and we have a session on Ghana. Would be so informative if my students would access your blog. And wonderful, too, that the stories are being told and shared. The African perspective has so much to teach us!

Sorry, I don't give donations over the Internet. Any other way? (Anne Thomas, Japan)

posted by Anne Thomas on 10/10/2007 10:42 pm

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