CMedia, a Community Media Center for the North Bay, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides education, training and technology to the diverse communities of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County and beyond. We believe that media literacy, from both the position of media creators and consumers, is vital to participating in our democracy. Through our Lab program, members produce video programming for local Comcast Channel 26 and on-demand from our website. CMedia supports itself by providing media production services to municipalities, nonprofits and small businesses. Founded in 1996, CMedia has gone through many permutations. Originally, we were called Santa Rosa Public Media Access Center. Later we became the Community Media Center of the North Bay. Now, we go by CMedia. It’s leaner and meaner but our ethos has remained the same. We believe ideas are powerful and can change the world. Anyone with an idea has a right to be heard and we’re here to help. We believe in the little guy, the independent, the outsider, the rebel. We root for the mavericks, the believers and the underdogs. We empower them with the creative infrastructure they need to tell their stories and change their worlds. Ideas are the currency of community and community is what makes us relevant in an ever-changing media landscape. When you become a member we provide the tools and you build your success by telling your stories, sharing your knowledge and contributing to a richer, more closely bonded community.