FW: Pangea Day
Dave
Several are encouraging and exploring a social justice concert series. On a similar note, the organizers of Pangea Day have set up something very interesting if you’d like to check it out:
You can watch this at an event at Unity Temple on the Plaza. This starts at 1:00 p.m. our time, but there will be music provided at Unity Temple starting 30 minutes prior to the Pangea event by original folk rock band, The Herrmannators. The music starts at 12:30. Admission is free.
Pangea Day, May 10 2008
4 hours. 24 films. A new way to see the world.
The Pangea Day Mission & Purpose
Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through film.
Why? In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it's easy to lose sight of what we all have in common. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that – to help people see themselves in others – through the power of film.
The Pangea Day Event
Starting at 18:00 GMT on May 10, 2008, locations in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro will be linked for a live program of powerful films, live music, and visionary speakers. The entire program will be broadcast – in seven languages – to millions of people worldwide through the internet, television, and mobile phones.
The 24 short films to be featured have been selected from an international competition that generated more than 2,500 submissions from over one hundred countries. The films were chosen based on their ability to inspire, transform, and allow us see the world through another person's eyes. Details on the Pangea Day films can be viewed here.
The program will also include a number of exceptional speakers and musical performers. Queen Noor of Jordan, CNN's Christiane Amanpour, musician/activist Bob Geldof, and Iranian rock phenom Hypernova are among those taking part.
----- Original Message -----
From: Willow
To: undisclosed-recipients
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 12:24 PM
Subject: You're Invited to Pangea Day on the Plaza at Unity
Friends,
I'm organizing a free public screening here in Kansas City for Pangea Day, a global event to bring the world together through film this Saturday, May 10, 2008.
You can watch the trailer here. The New York Times wrote about it last week.
Please come -- and tell / bring friends. Even if only for a few minutes. It would be fun to share this experience. All ages welcome.
What is Pangea Day...?
In a world where people are often divided by borders, differences and conflict, it's easy to lose sight of what we have in common. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that -- to help people see the world through someone else's eyes -- through the power of film.
Coordinated LIVE from six cities -- London, L.A., Kigali, Buenos Aires, Mumbai and The Pyramids at Giza -- a four-hour broadcast will feature 24 short films, visionary speakers and presenters including Queen Noor of Jordan, CNN's Christiane Amanpour, musician/activist Bob Geldof and Iranian rock phenom Hypernova.
Pangea Day will bring together millions of people in thousands of locations -- from a Bedouin camp in Jordan to right here in Kansas City.
Join others in our community for this global campfire.
Swing by for a few minutes, or enjoy more of the show at:
ON THE PLAZA
Unity Temple
707 West 47th Street
1-4 p.m. CST
Invite and tell your friends about this free event.
Learn more, see who else is coming and RSVP (though not required) here.
Hope to see you there!
Willow
Friends of Pangea Day Organizer