According to Assistant Director of Community Relations Steven Camara, "Civic engagement is more that an appropriate phrase that recognizes the importance of people becoming empowered to commit to community improvement through good citizenship.  Civic engagement is the means to build community and make it a better place for people to live, work and raise their families." Mr. Camara invites people to think about how they might advance a commitment to “civic engagement” through the use of public access television. Public access television is available to anyone through Fall River Community Television (FRCTV) on cable television Channel 95. FRCTV staff offers training on the first Tuesday and Wednesday of each month for groups of four or more people. Following training, participants will be authorized to schedule the television studio and use a wide range of filming and editing equipment to produce  announcements, program or series of programs. For more information, contact FRCTV’s Director of Television Services Keith Thibault at 508.678.2811 EXT. 2354.

(Top row, left) Fall River Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator Perry Long is greeted by Assistant Director of Community Relations Steven Camara. (Top row, center) Director of Television Services Keith Thibault explains the procedure for taping 15 second spots to Cathy Ann Viveiros. (Top row, right) Michelle Dumais and Ric Rebelo oversee the technical end of the taping. (Middle row, left) FRCTV staff member Steven Rys arranges to mike Karen Plichta and Cynthia Rodzen from the Niagara Neighborhood Association before they tape their spot ad. (Middle row, right) Six-year-old Zoey Ramos and her four-year-old sister, Bella, get help from Suzanne Ramos during their taping. (Bottom row) Fall River Herald News editor-in-chief Lisa Stratton, Mayor Will Flanagan, Perry Long and Suzanne Ramos are readied for a one-hour live broadcast on Channel 95 focusing on civic engagement in the City.