WCCA Projects

WCCA welcomes community video journalist. If you are interested in volunteering as video journalist at WCCA please contact me at 508-755-1880 ext. 11 . Have your work seen on TV, webcast and possibly placed on demand while you help in building community through electronic media. We will soon be announcing a repeat of our "Quick Start" workshop. Stay tuned for more.
Mauro

Music Revolt
Music Revolt is a consumer activist group and action task force who, through our Pro-Active arm, The Digital Music Congress, raises awareness about unethical practices in the music industry.

This group is a place to share important information, mobilize volunteers, share experience, ideas, initiatives and suggestions to improve and protect musicians rights with regards to their music and musical career and to enhance fan or listener access.

As the City of Worcester renegotiates its contract with Charter Communications for the local cable monopoly, WCCA TV13 is in jeopardy. The station's funding depends on the details of the negotiation, details which are currently not being discussed with the public.

On the down side, the Research Bureau released a report suggesting that WCCA's funding should be cut by 2/3. This report was riddled with errors, misreporting the budget of some public access centers by $1 million and claiming a Michigan station was "public access" when it wasn't (chart with correct numbers).

On the up side, Worcester Magazine and the Telegram & Gazette wrote editorials supporting WCCA. An assessment of WCCA showed that the station is strong, well-respected, serves a wide spectrum of the community, and provides services to local non-profits valued at one million dollars annually. Letters of support have been pouring in to local publications.

More than 120 people attended a January 31, 2007 meeting of a City Council committee to support WCCA.

If you care about WCCA, please write the City Manager and the T&G a letter of support.

Related articles on this website.

How can I help?
WCCA really needs YOUR support in a number of ways. Here are some ideas of thing you can do to help:

1. Make a tax deductable donation to WCCA TV (Checks payable to WCCA TV). You can also make a donation online using Google Checkout or Paypal. Visit the Donate to WCCA TV13 page.

2. .Donate new computers and software
3. .Volunteer to teach or apply your technical skills to help us design and build new digital platforms for distributing content.
4. Make Goodsearch your default search engine. Be sure to enter WCCA TV as the charity you want to support. (every time you search through Goodsearch, WCCA gets a penny.)
5. If you have grant writing experience call Mauro today at (508) 755-1880.
6. Participate in anyway you can (volunteer, help us fundraise, spread the word, etc.)

What will be lost if WCCA's funding is cut?

If funding for WCCA "The PEOPLE'S Channel" is reduced...

You'll no longer see WCCA TV "Easy Access Productions such as Soapbox hosted by Executive Director Mauro DePasquale interviewing members of our community such as including, Worcester Mayor and City Manager, asking them the questions the people of Worcester submit through this web site. You'll no longer see Worcester Mayor Konnie Lukes discuss city issues with a wide variety of guests. Award winning KidsNet/Youth Channel, Teen Central, Young Views Young News, Worcester teens will no longer have a place to learn about television production in a real professional environment. WCCA is the only place where Worcester teens can really do all of this without the thumb print of a supervising adult.

Worcester's only show for seniors by seniors featuring local talent would disappear.

You'll no longer be able to see Worcester City Councilor Mike Perotto discussing Worcester issues.

Videos showcasing local bands will disappear.

Local Talk shows such as those hosted by Tommy Colletta and Shannon Senior, Sybil Farson, Father Michael Bafaro, Ramona Marangos, Bros. Dennis Wyrzykowski, Lynne Simonds, and others will be lost.

Our training workshops and internship opportunities would be lost and so would all the economic, social, and cultural development that WCCA contributes to will be gone.

Many other great shows created by and for the people of Worcester at The People's Channel will no longer be produced without your support and help.

This website ( browse through the site and see for yourself) and our community computer lab will also be lost.

Imagine the hole it will leave in Worcester.

One of the issues facing military youth and families is the lack of community awareness of the unique stressors and challenges that they face during times of conflict and war. This lack of understanding by the general public can make military youth feel isolated and misunderstood.

Teen Central and Speak Out for Military Kids are working together to do their part to increase awareness in our community about these important issues. To learn more about Operation Military Kids you can visit their site at www.operationmilitarykids.org

Check out the public service announcements that local youth recently made at WCCA TV13.

Operation Military Kids has also produced several workshops to help teachers, social workers and community members increase their own understanding about the issues faced by youth and families of deployed military.

Scroll down to and click on one of the trainings to increase your understanding and sensitivity to these issues.

Art Attack! 2008 is April 30 and May 1.

List of all archived Worcester City Council meetings

Are you qualified for the Earned Income Tax Credit? Find out at this link.

Worcester's EITC coalition welcomes volunteers and encourages qualified persons to take advantage of this benefit. WCCA TV13 is proud to be part of this effort.

Announcement in the Telegram & Gazette

• EITC information (.doc)
• EITC information in Spanish(.doc)
• EITC information in Vietnamese(.doc)

Welcome to Love 146, an effort to end sex slavery & exploitation.

You can play an important role in combating sex trafficking and exploitation and to ensure the care of its victims.

video link, find out more, myspace

Or phone: 203-772-4420