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To: Mayor Seth Fleetwood and the Bellingham City Council

Save the Public Access Training Program

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Save the Public Access Training Program

We are asking Mayor Seth Fleetwood and the Bellingham City Council to continue funding the Access Bellingham Training Program for Bellingham Public Access Television.

The Program provides cameras, gear and training for anyone in Bellingham who is interested in sharing their stories through video and television. The program allows many people to be involved in video and television who might not otherwise have access to cameras, computers and support.

Why is this important?

As a community we grow together by working together and sharing our stories. Through facilitation of a space that brings together a truly diverse group of Bellingham people to regularly learn, discuss and create together, we create a stronger community and a healthy city.

For the past 5 years this program has been growing and community producers have been making videos of the history, culture and events that make Bellingham unique. Due to budget cuts, including temporary cuts from COVID, the program is being eliminated. We believe this is short-sighted and the program should be allowed to continue to grow.

If you believe in local programming and giving everyone a voice, please consider signing this petition.

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  • I am VERY involved in the community and started with the program to learn invaluable skills in video production, sound and lighting in order to develop documentaries about Lummi Island and Bellingham. I totally understand budget difficulties due to the current situations.. but feel that cutting the program is unnecessary as equipment is already in place. A pause is understandable, cutting it totally is not.
    Alan K. 2020-10-08 20:47:23 -0400
  • Access Bellingham is a worthy asset to our city and county as a whole. A beautiful community driven resource bringing people together and showcasing the many eclectic unique aspects of Whatcom county.
    Reina Y. 2020-10-08 15:59:06 -0400
  • This is an excellent program for all levels of tech. knowledge. It familiarized me with equipment in a way that made it very accessible and my use effective. I was able to document the musical genius of one local. And through the classes I became part of a network that brought me voice over work and radio work. In other words it served as a type of job training and I still participate in film acting and some tech work, because I have developed a comfort with the tools through this course.
    Laura H. 2020-10-09 17:15:37 -0400
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Updates

2020-10-09 03:04:32 -0400

100 signatures reached

2020-10-08 16:45:06 -0400

50 signatures reached

2020-10-08 14:54:28 -0400

25 signatures reached

2020-10-08 13:49:39 -0400

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