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Open Channel TV Base believes that Community
Television provides a forum for the voiceless. It is
a tool of democracy and equality. Poverty and
marginalisation can cause an effective loss of voice
for those who live in a consumer society.
Empowering people is about choice. Community
Television is about giving people access to
facilities, training and the means of
transmission. Equal access for all means a
levelling of barriers to allow greater freedom of
expression.
Open Channel was set up in 1990 as a not for
profit community development organisation dedicated
to the establishment of a Community Television
service in Ireland. Its aim is to promote
community based television by developing the
necessary infrastructures, training strategies and
information networks which will form the backbone of
Community Television in Ireland.
Since its inception Open Channel has established
links with Community Television groups and stations
internationally as well as with groups and
individuals interested in Community Television and
video in Ireland. Open Channel is part of a
movement of similar organisations dedicated to the
promotion of Community Television and video as a tool
for community development through the World.
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- To promote Community Access TV as
powerful tool in Community Development.
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- To promote the use of video as an
accessible and potent medium for conducting
developmental
and issue based work with young people.
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- To empower young people through the
development of an audio-visual literacy, with the
means,
ability and desire to communicate effectively and
equally within the society in which they
live.
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- To maximise the potential for learning
from the broad range of experiences of those
involved in
the sue of video, in community and youth context,
throughout Ireland.
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- To make contact with and provide
information to community and voluntary groups,
county arts
officers etc. on community television.
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- To research and develop the
infrastructure necessary for community
television.
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- To support the development of a network
of community based television producers.
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- To establish a database of available
resources for organisations interested in
Community Television.
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- To further develop our archive of
community programmes.
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COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION
We call for the establishment of an independent
and autonomous community access television network...
Statement of Principles
Various events and projects that O.C.T.V.
organised and\or participated in.
Selected Key Events /
Assignments
TRAINING
Teic Eile 97 was the second in what the organisers
hope will be an on-going annual event, offering
week-long residential workshops in audio visual
production to young people aged 18-22 yrs.
Teic Eile
Digital production and post production
technologies are more widespread in the television
and film industry, although high quality analogue
equipment will continue to be in use for some
time.
Move It
TV Training Courses run by Open Channel taking
place at 59 Merrion Sq., Dublin 2,
TV Training Courses
Anyone Can Make TV
A Community Television
Production Handbook
Links
to Community Access Television sites
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The Open Channel
Television Company
59, Merrion Square,
Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel 01
6620950, International + 353 1 6620950
Fax 01 6620950, International
+ 353 1 6620950
Email octv@akajava.ie use our MailBack
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