UNRWA partnered with the Center for Resources for Gender Equality “Abaad” and the General Union of Palestinian Women to launch the new documentary film, Ana Ahlam, in a special ceremony held in Beirut on 4 April 2013. Addressing the audience – which included the Ambassadors of Switzerland and Mexico, the Iranian Cultural Attaché, in addition to nearly 180 activists and representatives of Palestinian civil society in Lebanon, and the film director and representatives from the … [Read more...]
AYI JIHU – WOMAN of ACTION™ at the ‘IF ONLY’ Film Premiere at Bafta
February 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In our last article we brought you the news that Ayi Jihu would be attending the Premiere screening of Fredi Kruga Film ‘If Only’. Ayi Jihu is a supporter of C.R.I.M.E (Creating Role Models in Media Enterprise). Last night we were able to join Ayi Jihu at the Screening of ‘If Only’ (our review will follow this article) and report on the events of the night. As we walked into 195 Piccadilly the first thing we noticed was the turn out. Hundreds of people where here to watch … [Read more...]
Karinna Kittles-Karsten, “Love Around the World”
January 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Karinna Kittles-Karsten, The Love Educator, is an internationally recognized relationship expert, author of the best-selling book, Intimate Wisdom, The Sacred Art of Love, and the producer of the popular DVD Sacred Love-Making. Karinna regularly gives keynote speeches on relationships for Celebrity A-List events, prestigious organizations such as Entrepreneurs Organization, and academic institutions such as New York University. She has appeared on television shows like UK's Million Dollar … [Read more...]
The Blue Heart Campaign, New Initiatives around the World
January 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Vienna, January 2013 - The Blue Heart Campaign has gained additional support with new initiatives around the world. Switzerland became the latest country to join the Campaign, and in Colombia and the Republic of Serbia, cinema and theatre have been used to generate awareness and serve as a stark warning to potential victims about false promises of a better life. On the European Day against Trafficking in Human Beings, 18 October 2012, Switzerland became the latest country to join the Blue … [Read more...]
Prime Minister of Canada on Canadian Academy Award nominees
January 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on Canadian Academy Award nominees January 10, 2013 Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following statement today congratulating Canadian Academy Award nominees: "On behalf of all Canadians, I offer my congratulations to director Kim Nguyen and producers Pierre Even and Marie-Claude Poulin for the nomination of their film Rebelle (also known as War Witch) as Best Foreign Language Film. "I would also like to … [Read more...]
The Whistleblower: The movie the U.N. would prefer you didn’t see
December 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon traveled to Hollywood last year to cajole filmmakers and movie stars into making pictures that portray the U.N.'s good works. The Whistleblower, a scathing full-length account of the U.N. peacekeeping effort in Bosnia during the late 1990s, is not what he had in mind. The Samuel Goldwyn Films movie, which is due out in theaters in Los Angeles and New York on Aug. 5, stars British actress Rachel Weisz as a U.N. policewoman who stumbles into the sordid … [Read more...]
