TODAY at WorldFest!!!

               

 FRIDAY, April 7:

 

 

*	11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. CULTURAL BOOTHS (country presentations) (in
University Center and on sidewalk between UC and Grote Hall)

 

*	11:30 a.m.-1:35 p.m. DOCUMENTARIES on World Issues, University
Center's Raccoon Mountain Room: 

 

Feel free to bring your lunch to any of the following showings:

 

11:30 a.m.-12:05 p.m.- Free the Slaves' film, Dreams Die Hard "Survivors
of Slavery in America Tell Their Stories" 

12:05 p.m.-1:00 p.m.- Invisible Children

 1:00 p.m.-1:35 p.m.- Free the Slaves' film, Dreams Die Hard "Survivors
of Slavery in America Tell Their Stories" 

 

(For more information about the films, read the movie summaries at the
end of this message.)

 

*	INTERNATIONAL FOOD available for purchase @ Lunch (UC Dining
Hall)- don't miss out on this great food! 

 

Friday, April 7 - South American Day

Fish with coconut sauce

Plantains

 

*	SALSA NIGHT/International Music Night, (You will get free dance
lessons and know how to salsa dance by the end of the night!  Following
the salsa dancing, enjoy a selection of international music chosen by
UTC international students.  This is a great event for kids and adults.)

7:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Tennessee Room of the University Center

Snacks and drinks provided

 

*	Enjoy salsa dancing but also be sure to check out the Music
Department's Symphonic Band Concert, which features a selection of
Japanese music.  8:00 p.m. in Roland Hayes Concert Hall

 

 

MOVIE SUMMARIES & INFORMATION:

Free the Slaves' Dreams Die Hard

"In Dreams Die Hard, survivors of slavery in America tell their stories.
In our cities and our neighborhoods there are slaves in America today.
Around 18,000 people are brought to the USA every year as victims of
human trafficking.  Dreams Die Hard exposes the slavery that puts food
on our tables, cleans middle-class homes, and abuses young men and women
in forced prostitution.  Through trickery and violence, men and women,
boys and girls, are enslaved.  Slaves have been found in more than 90
cities in America, and may be in your backyard.  Ultimately, the stories
told in Dreams Die Hard highlight the survivors' passion for freedom and
justice, not just for themselves, but also for victims of slavery
worldwide.  Dreams Die Hard also introduces the people and groups that
are taking the risks and kicking down the doors to set free the slaves
in the USA.  (For more information about the organization Free the
Slaves and its mission to end slavery worldwide, visit
www.freetheslaves.com <http://www.freetheslaves.com/> ) 

 

Invisible Children

Can a story change the world?  In the spring of 2003, three young
Americans from California left in search of such a story.  What they
found was a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them.  Come and discover
the unseen. About the documentary from www.invisblechildren.com
<http://www.invisblechildren.com/>  : "What started out as a film-making
adventure in Africa, transformed into much more, when...three young
American's travel took a divine turn, and they found themselves stranded
in Northern Uganda.  They discovered children being kidnapped nightly
from their homes and subsequently forced to fight as child soldiers.
This film is dedicated to exposing this tragic and amazingly untold
story...The filmmakers thought: How could such an atrocity exist for
such a long time, without the world knowing.  Believing that the
"invisible children's" story could inspire other's to do something, as
it did them, they created a documentary, which we now know as the
"Invisible Children: Rough Cut".  They originally screened the film in
June 2004 for friends and family and soon expanded to high schools,
colleges, and organizations.  After audiences viewed the movie, one
question repeatedly surfaced, "what can we do?"  And so a non-profit was
birthed out of a film."

Jon Turtletaub, director of National Treasure says: "Invisible Children
is not only breaking new ground, but has had a bigger impact on my life
than any other documentary I've ever seen."

About the nonprofit, Invisible Children: "Invisible Children, Inc. is a
non-profit organization...dedicated to providing financial resources to
"invisible children" by documenting their true, untold stories in a
creative and relevant way, resulting in positive change. Our dream is to
inspire the young and young at heart, to challenge their thinking, and
empower them to "be the change they wish to see in the world" through
action. Our goals, or "BIG IDEAS", can be simplified to three major
objectives: First, exposing the effects of a 20 year-long war on the
children of Northern Uganda by telling their stories in a relevant way.
Secondly, empowering the individual viewer towards action (volunteering,
donations, the bracelet campaign, political pressure, etc.).  Finally,
providing aid to the "invisible children" on the ground, in Uganda."-
www.invisiblechildren.com

 

 

 

 


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