CMAP staff trained teams of Leadership Gilroy today on pre-production, production, and post-production, using the topic of the proposed Caifornia high speed rail project for a community-wide discussion. The result was a great video story, created professionally in just five hours, about how the issue might impact residents and businesses in downtown Gilroy.

Gilroy, Calif, Aug. 19, 2010 -- Community Media Access Partnership (CMAP TV) announced today that the organization will receive federal stimulus funding through a partnership with Zero Divide.

ZeroDivide was awarded $1,384,242 by the U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to create a new generation of youth technology users within underserved communities in California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington states.

CMAP will develop a media and technology youth media program enabling San Benito County youth to become skilled media creators and consumers and increase civic involvement and community-wide adoption of new media tools. CMAP will partner with the Hollister Youth Alliance, the San Benito Free Library, San Benito Community Foundation, Si Se Puede Community Center, and other local non-profit organizations to engage youth and the community in this new program.

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