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Chrono Committee: The Chrono Committee is responsible for keeping track of the attendance of the workshop participants and awarding laudatory chronos (written documentation) to reflect and commend them on their involvement in the T.R.U.S.T. program. Education Committee: The Education Committee is responsible for the format and content of the T.R.U.S.T. curriculum. The committee edits and prepares the weekly workshops from the T.R.U.S.T. curriculum. The committee is also responsible for providing educational workshops to the T.R.U.S.T. Fellows. For example, the Education Committee instructs the T.R.U.S.T. Fellows on Roberts Rules of Order and writing internal proposals.
Executive Committee: The Executive Committee (E.C.) is the leadership body for the T.R.U.S.T. program. The E.C. members include the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Outside Program Coordinator, Treasurer, Secretary, Sergeant-At-Arms, and Executive Advisor.
Finance Committee: The Finance Committee is responsible for handling all the T.R.U.S.T.'s accounts. It pursues any and all legitimate fundraising efforts in accordance with applicable laws of the State of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in addition to San Quentin State Prison's Group Activity Policies and the rules and regulations established by the San Quentin T.R.U.S.T. Articles of Constitution and its Bylaws.
Internal Provisions Committee: The Internal Provisions Committee is responsible for a tracking system designed to provide proper acknowledgement for the hard work and sacrifices of the T.R.U.S.T. Fellows. The committee records the efforts of every T.R.U.S.T. Fellow and is responsible for letters, memos, and other awards to be given to T.R.U.S.T. Fellows, as well as T.R.U.S.T. sponsors and partners. The committee is also responsible for assisting in the preparation of parole plans before a member or participant is released, including writing parole recommendation letters on behalf of the T.R.U.S.T.
Legal Committee: The most recently formed committee, the Legal Committee helps the T.R.U.S.T. Fellows with their cases and any legal actions or information they may need. This committee also works to create a network of lawyers, organizations, and community supporters to aid in the process of becoming approved for parole as well as successfully completing parole once released.
Marketing Committee: The Marketing Committee provides the T.R.U.S.T. with an outlet for organizational promotion, and the advertisement of T.R.U.S.T. activities. The committee is responsible for creating and updating the T.R.U.S.T. SQTV bulletin board, creating and distributing posters and flyers for T.R.U.S.T. events, and overseeing all T.R.U.S.T. marketing and advertising activities.
Media Committee: The Media Committee is responsible for ensuring that the T.R.U.S.T. has a clear, concise and consistent message that is relayed to the public via story (as in our newsletter) or interview (film and/or print). The media committee is accountable for ensuring that every member of the T.R.U.S.T. has full knowledge and understanding of specific topics that should be covered if media is ever present to conduct such interviews.
Richmond Committee: The Richmond Committee is responsible for overseeing and advancing the work essential in fulfilling T.R.U.S.T. Project responsibilities and commitments to the city of Richmond, California (in the San Francisco Bay Area). The Richmond Project was conceived and designed to respond to the social problems of the city of Richmond-- violence in particular -- and has evolved into a continuous and broad working relationship with the city and its representatives, including the mayor and community leaders.
Survey Committee: The Survey Committee is responsible for creating survey forms, compiling and reporting the data received from the surveys to the Executive Committee. This committee makes the information gathered from the surveys available to the public as part of the bridge building component of the T.R.U.S.T. program. In this sense the Survey Committee conveys the voice of the inmate participants, and demonstrates the program's accomplishments and effectiveness.
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