Hello.  UTC's International Student Organization (ISO) would like to
invite faculty and staff to two of its upcoming events.  The events are
very different from one another but both are an attempt to increase the
campus and community's awareness of issues and cultures in other parts
of the world. 

 

1)       ISO's Valentine Salsa Night- Valentine's Day, Tuesday, February
14 at 7:00 p.m.- Chattanooga Room of the University Center

Don't have plans yet for Valentine's Day?  Join ISO for Salsa Night!
Couples and singles are welcome.  You'll have a chance to learn the
salsa dance's basic steps from ISO's instructors.  Snacks and
refreshments will be provided.  You are encouraged to wear pink and red
colors.  This event is always fun and is appropriate for all ages, even
children.  (The event is free.)

 

 

2)       ISO presents the documentary, Invisible Children as well as a
discussion with representatives from the nonprofit, Invisible Children-
Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.- University
Center Auditorium (for more information about the movie and the
nonprofit read below)

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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