Risa Horowitz and Mara Alexandru discuss the national nonprofit organization, Americans for Safe Access. Horowitz and Alexandru are members of an action group in Ventura that has a purpose to discuss ways patients can gain safe access to medical marijuana.
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The Nonprofit Behind Working Artists Ventura (WAV)
Chris Velasco and Elizabeth Bowling discuss the founding, financing and ongoing support of Working Artists Ventura, more widely known as The WĀV.
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Helping People Off Addictions Through Nutrition
Joanie Blaxter speaks about helping people recover from drug and alcohol addictions through healthy food, supplements and nutrition, instead of changing their biochemistry through more drugs.
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3D Printing for Fun, Art and Practical Application
3D printing enthusiast, Paul Billock, discusses 3D printing technology with Our Ventura TV host, George Alger. 3D printing (or additive manufacturing) is a process of making a three-dimensional solid objects from a digital model.
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VenturaRocks.com – Ventura’s Live Music Resource
Pam Baumgardner talks about VenturaRocks.com — Ventura’s online music entertainment guide — which includes a continually updated calendar of events that serves Ventura as a one-stop reference of the local music scene.
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Caregivers: Volunteers Assisting The Elderly
Tammy Glenn speaks with Our Ventura TV host, George Alger, about CAREGIVERS, which is a nonprofit organization that offers non-medical, in-home support services and transportation for homebound, frail elders. Their activities could be summed up as volunteers offering neighborly deeds.
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What is Burning Man?
John Styn is a long-time Burning Man participant, which is a week-long, annual, summer event held in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy. The event is described as an experiment in community, art, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance.
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Schedule a Free Public Service Announcement (PSA) in January 2014
A Public Service Announcement (PSA) is a message in the public interest disseminated by the media without charge. There are two primary components:
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Reducing Poverty Through Local Community Action
Established in 1966, the nonprofit group, Community Action of Ventura County (CAVC), has a goal to increase self-sufficiency among low-income residents while increasing family and community economic stability.Tim Hockett, the Executive Director of CAVC, speaks about their work with Our Ventura TV host, George Alger.
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