Jay Ento: We Were the Village

URL
http://firstvoicemedia.wordpress.com

About Me

The Mission of First Voice Media is to engage in media activism through community development and creative empowerment. Our mission is rooted in our responsibility to build the capacity of underrepresented communities in initiating grassroots social change. We seek to use our resources and our histories to document authentic expressions of our past, present, and future.

HISTORY
First Voice Media is an Oakland-based, community-building organization which provides hands-on training in media arts and new technology. Our organization has been built on the legacy of the KPFA Apprenticeship Program, a 25-year old training program born out of the struggles of women and people of color to gain access to broadcast media production. We work in partnership with Pacifica community radio station KPFA 94.1FM and other community media outlets, both locally and nationally. We have recently expanded our programs to include digital storytelling projects, audio and video production, community events coverage, and online blogging. An interactive webportal featuring webcast, podcasts, RSS newsfeeds and community-created content is being developed. These new programs enable us to broaden our impact and increase our relevancy in this new era of social networking and emerging technology.