“Neigborhood News Bureaus” – Florin Creek Community Recreation Center By Amy Lawrence “Community members benefit from the use of this facility because it is accessible, affordable and available.” According to Courtney Black, Public Information Officer for Southgate Recreation and Park District, this is why members of the Florin Creek area benefit from the Florin Creek Community Recreation Center.  Teens [...]

“Neighborhood News Bureaus” Why Access Sacramento? Why Now? Part 3 of 5 By Ron Cooper Outlined in our past two newsletters, I have described (a) our five South Sacramento County partner organizations (profiled each week in this newsletter), (b) key understandings from the “Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell helping us to understand how significant change can [...]

“Neigborhood News Bureaus” – Asian Resources By Amy Lawrence “Asian Resources is a non-profit community based organization established in 1980 dedicated to providing multiple social services needed in our community, empowering everyone we serve to become a vital part of our changing, diverse society.” – Asian Resources Mission Statement Asian Resources offers many unique programs that [...]

“Neighborhood News” Lessons From Malcolm Gladwell – How “Connectors, Mavens and Salespeople” Can Create the “Tipping Point” in South Sacramento County By Ron Cooper Last week, I outlined how we can establish “Neighborhood News Bureaus” by working together with five trusted organizational partners in South Sacramento County. We don’t have to “train” everyone. Instead we can [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZr7bbiWHLQ Everyday Democracy encourages communities to confront institutional racism and apply innovation and creativity to the formidable task of changing attitudes. To this end, the organization sent a flip camera to film the South Sacramento Community Media Forum. Charlene Jones, Sacramento Media Group, did a terrific job documenting interviews and creating a montage of images [...]

The Access Sacramento Media event attracted a lot of interest from leaders and citizens in South Sacramento County. This video covers the event.

“Neigborhood News Bureaus” – Sam Pannell Community Center By Amy Lawrence The Sam Pannell Meadowview Community Center is a City of Sacramento, Department of Parks and Recreation, community center and one of the five chosen “Neighborhood News Bureaus” in the Sacramento area. It offers many recreational and human services and houses many community events, such as [...]

The “Tipping Point” – A Strategy to Motivate South Sacramento County Community Reporters to Create “Neighborhood News Bureaus” … (Part 1 of Five Part Series) By Ron Cooper Since last October, with our first application for Knight Foundation “News Challenge” grant funding, and continuing on into the future, Access Sacramento is embarked on a purposeful partnership [...]

“Flashback #5 on Listen Up! Sacramento” Listen Up! Sacramento strives to preserve many of the great local musical performances from the past. We open the Access Sacramento vault and share these great treasures with you. Join us on Tuesday, April 20that 11pm on Access Sacramento channel 17 on Comcast and Surewest cable. To find out more [...]

“Eurydice and 2010 Feria Festival” Cosumnes River College’s River Stage presents “Eurydice” by Sarah Ruhl. The Director Frank Condon will be a guest on this week’s LiveWire and we may even get to see a sneak peak of the play which opens April 17th and runs through May 16th. For information about the play and ticket [...]

“Midnight Snack”

by Leilani Hernandez
E-mail: postmaster@accesssacramento.org
The little 8-year old sweetie is nervous about her first sleep over.
What monsters dwell in the minds of little ones?
Be Afraid – be very afraid!

”Detective A”

by Victor Nieto
E-mail: vicnieto21@yahoo.com
Have you ever felt that life was a mystery?
Detective A discovers his life – one day at a time.
Confused? Let the mystery begin as Detective A
awakens to a day filled with new and unique challenges.
”Best Technical Achievement” Award

”Play Day”

by Carrie Stroud
E-mail: CarriesNY@hotmail.com
Skylab Youth Production Studios returns to PCS (2008’s “Sweet Lemonade”)
with an updated version of “David & Goliath”. Sophia steps up and demonstrates
“empathy is a gift that can’t be taught”.
”Best Ensemble Acting”
Recorded and edited in HD

”The Push”

by Danna Wilberg
Email: dannasjourney@sbcglobal.net  or
Web site:   http://www.thepush2film.com
”Fever” struggles with anger and confusion after her drug addicted
Mom ran off to Sacramento. Fever is now a conflicted teen with psychic powers.
Can Grandma Help?
”Audience Favorite” Award

“11 B Diaries”

by Laura Tapia
E-mail: sacmakeupgoddess@yahoo.com
Serving your country in any war bonds a soldier
to his friends forever. With his only child now dying in Afghanistan,
can Ed’s buddies from Vietnam help him once again?
Place Called Sacramento Film Festival ”Best Ensemble Acting” Award

”Beatrice and The Bike Thief”

by Frank Casanova
E-mail: frank-casanova@sbcglobal.net
Detectives come in all shapes and sizes.
12 year-old Beatrice solves mysteries. Steal her friend’s bike?
Now you are in trouble and the chase ensues watch out for Beatrice!

”City of Trees”

by Mark Perrigan
E-mail: maperrigan@gmail.com
Our trees provide a loving, protective canopy we often take for granted.
Aiden dreams of a special tree and an opportunity lost far away
and long ago in Sacramento.

Place Called Sacramento Film Festival 2009

“64 1/2”

by Chris Henry
E-mail: chris_henry@att.net (underscore on email address)
Tobias and Avery are old war-horses with stories
to tell but the world sees only 2 scruffy, homeless guys. When a Mustang stumbles,
Tobias steps up and a new chapter begins.
Recorded and edited in HD

Place Called Sacramento Film Festival 2009

”Master of Destiny”

by Julie Ivanovich
E-mail: ivanovichj@gmail.com
Some days, just surviving requires the strength
of a superhero. Has Ryan found a way to cope or
has he lost his mind?
Place Called Sacramento Film Festival 2009 ”Producer’s Choice” Award
Recorded and edited in HD

”Ten Minute Ride”

by Wayne D. Johnson
Email: wdoug95608@aol.com
Writing a syndicated travel column, Aaron thought he had seen it all.
Sacramento? Just another City with a serial killer on the loose.
Could this column be his last?
Recorded and edited in HD

Place Called Sacramento Film Festival 2009