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Weekly Updates
Week of August 20th- 24th Our website is going through constant renovations! I'm sure you have already seen our redesigned Home Page. We've also:
More updates on the way!
Week of July 23rd- 27th This is our last week of filming. Thank you to everyone that has participated and added to our experience. Thanks to you, we have over 60 hours of footage and 4500 pictures that we will begin editing in the coming weeks. We will continue to update the website with news, photos, and even video clips as we progress towards finishing the documentary. Thank you!! Week of July 16th- 20th Our Mamelodi Development Conference took place this past Thursday, 19 July, in the VIP Room of the University of Pretoria, Mamelodi campus. We hosted more than 100 guests who came to listen to our 10 speakers. Pictures coming soon..... We have two new entries on our blogsite. First is from our Assistant Director of Community Engagement, Jo-Zette Dick. Her article is entitled Mamelodi Sunrise. Then, is an article from myself, the Director, entitled Amandla Ngawethu in the Township. To find out what amandla ngawethu means, you have to read the article. Mamelodi Development Conference 19 July 2007 Find out more information on our
Week of July 9th- 13th South African Rastas? You better believe it; 50,000 strong and growing. We had an incredible interview with one in the mountains surrounding Mamelodi.
We've also begun interviewing the JNF Walter Sisulu Environmental Centre. It's an organization of fantastic scenery and fantastic service to the community. More information is on the Mamelodi Partners page. Week of July 2nd- 8th The list of organizations included in our documentary is expanding constantly. Check out the Mamelodi Partners section to see our two new additions: SOS Mamelodi Village and University of Pretoria, Mamelodi. We've also changed the pictures on the main page, which I'm sure you've seen already. The one on the left is a builder doing some roofing on a new house being built by the Faith and Charity Hospice. The picture on the right is from an interview with Mama Peggy, who runs the Hospice. Week of June 18th-24th We arrived in South Africa the morning of June 15th and immediately got to work. We have had meetings with all types of captivating community leaders. Our first interview was with a Principal of a local primary school. You can read Leon Hartwell's article regarding the interview at our blogsite. The article is entitled A Teacher is Not Just a Teacher is Not Just a Teacher. Weekend of June 7th-10th; June 14th-17th The San Francisco Black Film Festival was a smash success both weekends! Although we weren't able to present our film (as that we are currently in South Africa filming it as we speak), we were able to include our flyers in everyone's gift bags. You can check out the designs here.
Week of April 16-22nd American University has agreed to offer its Steve Arnold Innovative Small Grant to our Documentary Project!! Find out more here. |
