Community Vision

Community Vision

Anchor Zara Dedi

Community Vision is WCCA TV13's weeend news program. If you would like to join our Community Vision team, or have an item featured, please contact the show: 508.755.1880x13.

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Showtimes:

  • Premiere: Saturday, 1:00am
  • Saturday 9:30am, 5:00pm, 9:00pm
  • Sunday 3:30am, 9:30am, 5:00pm, 11:30pm
  • Monday 11:00am

Cutest Worcester Animal Video EVER!

Five fox cubs living under our shed in Worcester!

I was THERE!

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On January 20th, I was
very fortunate to witness history by attending Obama's inauguration
in Washington, DC. There have been a number of crowded moments in
America's history and January 20th, 2009 will sure be remembered as
one of them. It's not every day that one gets to experience an
historic event with 2 million other people, and I thought I should
share such an amazing journey with you.

Our nation's capital
filled with history and culture is without a doubt a beautiful city,
but the festive atmosphere of the inauguration made it look even more so. The Capitol and other buildings in the city were decorated
with flags and signs that welcomed the new president. Despite the
freezing temperatures, the atmosphere in DC was warm and inviting.
Pennsylvania Avenue and other streets of Washington were full of
visitors who had come from all over the country to witness history.
The festive energy was so infectious even strangers were hugging and
taking pictures with each other. People of all ages, races and colors
had come together to celebrate not just the new president, but the
hope and change identified with Obama's name. The Obama supporters
had a smile in their face, hope in their eyes, and wore Obama hats,
shirts or scarves. On the inauguration day, Pennsylvania Avenue and
the National Mall Viewing Area were packed with people, who had even
slept in the street or climbed trees to secure a good viewing spot.
Around 2 million viewers – reportedly the biggest crowd in
Washington's history – braved the bitter cold to see Barak Obama
swear-in on the steps of the Capitol as the nation’s first
African-American president. The ceremony was filled with high
emotions and tears of joy. For some it was even hard to
believe what was happening was “really real”.

With its first black
president, America sent a message to the world that it has overcome
slavery and bigotry in an admirable way. And really, what better
confirmation of the power of our democracy than an African-American
president? I left DC with hope that this wonderful momentum will last
and the promises for change will be fulfilled.

Click HERE to see some of the photographs I took.

This story, illustrated
with pictures from the inauguration, will be featured on this week's
Community Vision news program. Community Vision airs every Saturday
and Sunday at 9:30 am and 5:00 pm. It also airs on Saturday at 9:00
pm, Sunday at 11:30 pm, and Monday at 11:00 am. For those who don't
live in Worcester, our news program streams live on our website at
the same times. Stay tuned for Community Vision and other great local
programming at WCCA TV13 -- The People's Channel!

Worcester Catholics arrested for anti-war prayer guilty on one count, not guilty on another

Five Roman Catholics, arrested March 19 in connection with praying for an end to the Iraq War in the lobby of the Worcester (MA) federal building, were today found guilty of one petty offense and not guilty of another. Magistrate Judge Timothy S. Hillman today found all five defendants guilty of failure "to comply with lawful direction of authorized individuals (U.S. Marhsals)" and fined them the minimum penalty of $250. They were not found guilty of the other petty offense, obstructing the entrance and impeding performance of duties by government employees. Much more info: http://tinyurl.com/rosaryverdict

Clip from an upcoming episode of Community Vision.

Report: No news in WCCA funding debate

2008 report on WCCA TV13 funding situation, produced by students in Doug Grindle's WCCA journalism workshop.

Note that this report is not the latest, and details about WCCA's funding situation began to come out today.

Report on downtown construction

2008 report on construction in downtown Worcester, produced by students in Doug Grindle's WCCA journalism workshop.

Community Vision: street vendors

This news/opinion piece was produced by the Worcester Independent Media Center and will appear on an upcoming edition of Community Vision.

EPOCA kicks-off CORI reform march to Boston

    The Worcester ex-prisoners group EPOCA began a CORI reform march to Boston on May 18, 2008. For more inforation, see Worcester Indymedia. This report will be seen on this weekend's edition of Community Vision.

    Download the mp4 video (7MB) or see more formats.

    Worcester residents, pols join to support foreclosure legislation

      Worcester residents and politicians held a press conference today at City Hall to express support for 3 items of legislation being considered at the state level to deal with the foreclosure crisis.

      Essentially Worcester's entire state delegation supports the three bills: Senate Bill 2664, "An Act Requiring Just Cause for Eviction in Foreclosed Properties"; Senate Bill 2663, "An Act Relative To A Temporary Moratorium On Foreclosures"; and Senate Bill 2662, "An Act To Require Judicial Foreclosures."

      Download the mp4 video (5MB) or see more formats.

      For more information, see the Mass Alliance Against Predatory Lending.

      A much longer piece on this event will air this weekend on WCCA TV13's Community Vision: Saturday at 1am, 9:30am, 5:00pm, 9:00pm; Sunday at 3:30am, 9:30am, 5:00pm, 11:30pm; Monday 11:00am.

      Fossil Fool's Day, Worcester, 2008

        A staged boxing match between Coal Power and Wind Power encourages Bank of America to make more environmentally responsible investments. From "Community Vision."

        Video: Download the mp4 video (2MB) or see other formats.

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