ETC 33 Links
Be an activist. SUPPORT YOUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH RIGHTS!
"The price of liberty is eternal vigilance" — Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826, Third President of the USA
PUBLIC ACCESS
Video University - listing of Public Access Centers by state
Open Directory Project - links to Public Access Centers
Public Access TV - listings, newsletter and other info
Pacifica - istener supported community radio network of commercial free stations that server their local communities and beyond.
IPAR - Internation Public Access Radio
CAT Community Access Television - Links to 700 Public or Community Television sites worldwide
CAT - International listing
MINNESOTA PUBLIC ACCESS CENTERS
Anoka - Quad Cities Community TV
Apple Valley - Apple Valley Government Access Television
Blaine - North Metro Media Center Channel 15
BCAT - Bloomington Community Access Television
Brooklyn Park - Northwest Community Television
BECT TV - Burnsville/Eagan Community Television
Coon Rapids - Coon Rapids Government Access CTN
Duluth - Duluth Public Access Community Television PACT
ETC - Everyone's Television Channel Ch 33
Fairbault - Community Television Channel 10
Fergus Falls Fergus Falls PEG Access, Inc
Hibbing - Hibbing Public Access
Howard Lake - PACT 10
Itasca County - Community Television ICTV
Lake Minnetonka Communications Commission - LMCC Lake Minnetonka Communications Commission
MCN6 - Metro Cable Network Regional Access for seven county metro area
Minneapolis - Minneapolis Telecommunications Network MTN
Moorhead - Community Access Television
Northern Dakota County - Town Square Television
Northfield - Northfield NTV 26
Proctor, TRAC-7 TV, 100 Pionk Drive, Proctor, MN 55810
Roseville - Northern Suburbs Community TV
Saint Paul - St. Paul Neighborhood Network
Spring Valley - KING Channel 11 public access TV
Stillwater - St. Croix Valley Access Channels
White Bear Lake - Ramsey/Washington Suburban Community Channels
KFAI - Fresh Air Public Radio, Radio Without Boundaries 90.3 Mpls. & 106.7 St. Paul
OTHER MEDIA & PUBLIC ACCESS RESOURCES
Alliance for Community Media - the national organization
NATOA - National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
Wikipedia - definition of public access
Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington Public Access Television – PEG Channels
FCC Fact Sheet on PEG Channels
Museum of Broadcast Communications - Public Access Television
Public Access Television – lots of articles, like “what is”, “history of”, “get started” and “future of”
Save Access Organization - help save your public access
Public Access Television - from Answers.com
A Plea for Public Access Television - help public access
The Independent Weekly INDY - Big cable wants public access denied
Center for Creative Voices in Media - Our nation's democracy and culture depend on a vital and diverse "marketplace of ideas."
Media Access Project - is a thirty five year old non-profit tax exempt public interest media and telecommunications law firm which promotes the public's First Amendment right to hear and be heard on the electronic media of today and tomorrow.
Media Alliance - Our mission is excellence, ethics, diversity, and accountability in all aspects of the media in the interests of peace, justice, and social responsibility.
Broadband Everywhere - We believe that all consumers are entitled to robust competition for broadband, television, and other digital and video services.
The Alliance for Communications Democracy - Our mission is to increase awareness of Community Media through educational programs and participation in court cases involving franchise enforcement and constitutional questions about community media.
WORLD WIDE WEB
Save The Internet - Join the fight for Internet Freedom
Electronic Frontier Foundation - protecting our digital rights
Center for Digital Democracy - s committed to preserving the openness and diversity of the Internet in the broadband era, and to realizing the full potential of digital communications through the development and encouragement of noncommercial, public interest programming.
Open Privacy - initiative is an Open Source collection of software frameworks, protocols and services providing a cryptographically secure and distributed platform for creating, maintaining, and selectively sharing user profile information.
International Webcasting Accociation - TV Worldwide
Media Channel - MediaChannel is concerned with the political, cultural and social impacts of the media, large and small.
Public Knowledge - is a Washington DC based advocacy group working to defend your rights in the emerging digital culture.
Internet2 - s the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Constitution of the United States - The Federal Convention convened in the State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787, to revise the Articles of Confederation.
First Amendment Center - "Without that freedom to disagree -- and to be disagreeable, even to the point of overstatement or blasphemy -- we indeed may have a more civil society. But it will be a civility purchased at the expense of everybody's freedom." - Jim Kiser, columnist, Arizona Daily Star, 2006
Free Press Net - is a national, nonpartisan organization working to reform the media.
Bill of Rights Institute - The mission of the Bill of Rights Institute is to educate young people about the words and ideas of America's Founders, the liberties guaranteed in our Founding documents, and how our Founding principles continue to affect and shape a free society.
Bill of Rights.com - How Ten Amendments Solidified Our Nation
The Bill of Rights Amendments 1-10 of the Constitution - THE BILL OF RIGHTS
American Civil Liberties Union - everyone who believes in the freedom of speech should be a card carrying member
The Alliance for Communications Democracy - Our mission is to increase awareness of Community Media through educational programs and participation in court cases involving franchise enforcement and constitutional questions about community media.
Democracy Now - Democracy Now! is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 450 stations in North America.
In These Times - s dedicated to informing and analyzing popular movements for social, environmental and economic justice; to providing a forum for discussing the politics that shape our lives.
American Library Association - Support your public library!
In the words of the Supreme Court:
"It is the purpose of the First Amendment to preserve an uninhibited marketplace of ideas in which truth will ultimately prevail... It is the right of the public to receive suitable access to social, political, esthetic, moral and other ideas which is crucial here."
OTHER ISSUES OF FREEDOM
Common Cause - Holding Power Accountable
Consumer Union - (CU) is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization, whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers.
Concerned Citizens of Fridley - The Concerned Citizens of Fridley is a grassroots, non-partisan group of citizens
Consumer Federation of America - has provided consumers a well-reasoned and articulate voice in decisions that affect their lives.
Act For Change - Founded on the belief that building a business and a better world aren't mutually exclusive.
Consumer Action - o serve consumers nationwide by advancing consumer rights, referring consumers to complaint-handling agencies through our free hotline.
OTHER USEFUL STUFF
Boing Boing - “A Directory of Wonderful Things”
Learning Strategies - Release the untapped power of your mind quickly, make changes fast, and benefit immediately
Answers.com - Answers.com offers free access to millions of topics from the world's leading publishers.
Ask.com - Find what you're looking for faster.
Dictionary.com - Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, All Reference, The Web
Pinhole Gallery - The face of pinhole photography
Creative Commons - provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry.
MEMBER SITES
Twin Cities eMedia - web design, web maintenance, hosting
LaidOffHelp - help for the unemployed, job seekers and surfers
JakeandHankbooks - adventure and mystery book
mnartists.org - paintings, ceramics, photography, art
Polly's Global Walk - Breast Cancer Awareness. On August 1, 1999, Polly Letofsky left her home in Vail, Colorado, and headed west. She traveled across 4 continents, 22 countries and over 14,000 miles -- by foot.
If you would like your public access center, entity, commission, facility, information, article, whatever added to our links please submit it to: webmaster@ETC33.org
"The price of liberty is eternal vigilance" — Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826, Third President of the USA
PUBLIC ACCESS
Video University - listing of Public Access Centers by state
Open Directory Project - links to Public Access Centers
Public Access TV - listings, newsletter and other info
Pacifica - istener supported community radio network of commercial free stations that server their local communities and beyond.
IPAR - Internation Public Access Radio
CAT Community Access Television - Links to 700 Public or Community Television sites worldwide
CAT - International listing
MINNESOTA PUBLIC ACCESS CENTERS
Anoka - Quad Cities Community TV
Apple Valley - Apple Valley Government Access Television
Blaine - North Metro Media Center Channel 15
BCAT - Bloomington Community Access Television
Brooklyn Park - Northwest Community Television
BECT TV - Burnsville/Eagan Community Television
Coon Rapids - Coon Rapids Government Access CTN
Duluth - Duluth Public Access Community Television PACT
ETC - Everyone's Television Channel Ch 33
Fairbault - Community Television Channel 10
Fergus Falls Fergus Falls PEG Access, Inc
Hibbing - Hibbing Public Access
Howard Lake - PACT 10
Itasca County - Community Television ICTV
Lake Minnetonka Communications Commission - LMCC Lake Minnetonka Communications Commission
MCN6 - Metro Cable Network Regional Access for seven county metro area
Minneapolis - Minneapolis Telecommunications Network MTN
Moorhead - Community Access Television
Northern Dakota County - Town Square Television
Northfield - Northfield NTV 26
Proctor, TRAC-7 TV, 100 Pionk Drive, Proctor, MN 55810
Roseville - Northern Suburbs Community TV
Saint Paul - St. Paul Neighborhood Network
Spring Valley - KING Channel 11 public access TV
Stillwater - St. Croix Valley Access Channels
White Bear Lake - Ramsey/Washington Suburban Community Channels
KFAI - Fresh Air Public Radio, Radio Without Boundaries 90.3 Mpls. & 106.7 St. Paul
OTHER MEDIA & PUBLIC ACCESS RESOURCES
Alliance for Community Media - the national organization
NATOA - National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
Wikipedia - definition of public access
Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington Public Access Television – PEG Channels
FCC Fact Sheet on PEG Channels
Museum of Broadcast Communications - Public Access Television
Public Access Television – lots of articles, like “what is”, “history of”, “get started” and “future of”
Save Access Organization - help save your public access
Public Access Television - from Answers.com
A Plea for Public Access Television - help public access
The Independent Weekly INDY - Big cable wants public access denied
Center for Creative Voices in Media - Our nation's democracy and culture depend on a vital and diverse "marketplace of ideas."
Media Access Project - is a thirty five year old non-profit tax exempt public interest media and telecommunications law firm which promotes the public's First Amendment right to hear and be heard on the electronic media of today and tomorrow.
Media Alliance - Our mission is excellence, ethics, diversity, and accountability in all aspects of the media in the interests of peace, justice, and social responsibility.
Broadband Everywhere - We believe that all consumers are entitled to robust competition for broadband, television, and other digital and video services.
The Alliance for Communications Democracy - Our mission is to increase awareness of Community Media through educational programs and participation in court cases involving franchise enforcement and constitutional questions about community media.
WORLD WIDE WEB
Save The Internet - Join the fight for Internet Freedom
Electronic Frontier Foundation - protecting our digital rights
Center for Digital Democracy - s committed to preserving the openness and diversity of the Internet in the broadband era, and to realizing the full potential of digital communications through the development and encouragement of noncommercial, public interest programming.
Open Privacy - initiative is an Open Source collection of software frameworks, protocols and services providing a cryptographically secure and distributed platform for creating, maintaining, and selectively sharing user profile information.
International Webcasting Accociation - TV Worldwide
Media Channel - MediaChannel is concerned with the political, cultural and social impacts of the media, large and small.
Public Knowledge - is a Washington DC based advocacy group working to defend your rights in the emerging digital culture.
Internet2 - s the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Constitution of the United States - The Federal Convention convened in the State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787, to revise the Articles of Confederation.
First Amendment Center - "Without that freedom to disagree -- and to be disagreeable, even to the point of overstatement or blasphemy -- we indeed may have a more civil society. But it will be a civility purchased at the expense of everybody's freedom." - Jim Kiser, columnist, Arizona Daily Star, 2006
Free Press Net - is a national, nonpartisan organization working to reform the media.
Bill of Rights Institute - The mission of the Bill of Rights Institute is to educate young people about the words and ideas of America's Founders, the liberties guaranteed in our Founding documents, and how our Founding principles continue to affect and shape a free society.
Bill of Rights.com - How Ten Amendments Solidified Our Nation
The Bill of Rights Amendments 1-10 of the Constitution - THE BILL OF RIGHTS
American Civil Liberties Union - everyone who believes in the freedom of speech should be a card carrying member
The Alliance for Communications Democracy - Our mission is to increase awareness of Community Media through educational programs and participation in court cases involving franchise enforcement and constitutional questions about community media.
Democracy Now - Democracy Now! is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 450 stations in North America.
In These Times - s dedicated to informing and analyzing popular movements for social, environmental and economic justice; to providing a forum for discussing the politics that shape our lives.
American Library Association - Support your public library!
In the words of the Supreme Court:
"It is the purpose of the First Amendment to preserve an uninhibited marketplace of ideas in which truth will ultimately prevail... It is the right of the public to receive suitable access to social, political, esthetic, moral and other ideas which is crucial here."
OTHER ISSUES OF FREEDOM
Common Cause - Holding Power Accountable
Consumer Union - (CU) is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization, whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers.
Concerned Citizens of Fridley - The Concerned Citizens of Fridley is a grassroots, non-partisan group of citizens
Consumer Federation of America - has provided consumers a well-reasoned and articulate voice in decisions that affect their lives.
Act For Change - Founded on the belief that building a business and a better world aren't mutually exclusive.
Consumer Action - o serve consumers nationwide by advancing consumer rights, referring consumers to complaint-handling agencies through our free hotline.
OTHER USEFUL STUFF
Boing Boing - “A Directory of Wonderful Things”
Learning Strategies - Release the untapped power of your mind quickly, make changes fast, and benefit immediately
Answers.com - Answers.com offers free access to millions of topics from the world's leading publishers.
Ask.com - Find what you're looking for faster.
Dictionary.com - Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, All Reference, The Web
Pinhole Gallery - The face of pinhole photography
Creative Commons - provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry.
MEMBER SITES
Twin Cities eMedia - web design, web maintenance, hosting
LaidOffHelp - help for the unemployed, job seekers and surfers
JakeandHankbooks - adventure and mystery book
mnartists.org - paintings, ceramics, photography, art
Polly's Global Walk - Breast Cancer Awareness. On August 1, 1999, Polly Letofsky left her home in Vail, Colorado, and headed west. She traveled across 4 continents, 22 countries and over 14,000 miles -- by foot.
If you would like your public access center, entity, commission, facility, information, article, whatever added to our links please submit it to: webmaster@ETC33.org
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