Public Access Promotion Committe

Public Access Promotion Committee

Fact Sheet:

What is the role of the committee?

Serve as a resource to the Southwestern Oakland Cable Commission
Promote Access TV usage and viewership.
Endorse, support and promote the mission and goals of SWOCC.
Promote public access in the SWOCC communities.
Maintain positive community relations.
Participate in SWOCC Special Events.
Co-operate with and assist SWOCC employees in carrying out the functions of SWOCC.
Encourage the use of public channels among the widest feasible range of institutions, committees and individuals within the SWOCC communities.
Recruit and support active public and community access users and volunteers.
Increase the level of awareness and visibility of public, community, government and education access.
Increase the amount of local public and community access programming.
Advocate for public, and community access.
Perform other functions as may be assigned by SWOCC.

How will the committee accomplish this?

Develop programs to publicize, encourage, and advertise public access.
Act as a positive role model and mentor for new access users.
Brainstorm and solicit ideas to promote access TV.
Work cooperatively with staff and volunteers to execute ideas.
Operate at a grassroots level within the community.
Interact with access users to assist in all aspects of Public Access.
Use TV as a tool to communicate the benefits of Public Access.

What is required of a member?

Attend quarterly work-session meetings
Work on promotional projects (monthly).
Actively volunteer.
Participate in one training workshop annually and become certified (or maintain certification) at SWOCC Studios.
Actively support public access, SWOCC, its staff and its mission.