United Nations International Day of Older Persons
October 2, 2007
Washington, DC, USA
Online Registration
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Event Info
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The Shakespeare Theatre Company
The Forum - Harman Center for the Performing Arts
610 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Contact AARP International at: intlaffairs@aarp.org
With generous support from the BBC, the UNA-USA Council of Organizations, and the International Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing (IAHSA); AARP is sponsoring My Generation: Connecting, Giving, Enjoying on Tuesday, October 2, 2007, in celebration of the 2007 International Day of Older Persons.
The program will feature an exclusive screening of the American debut of the BBC acclaimed Documentary "Power to the People: the Great Granny Chart Invasion" documenting the formation of the UK senior rock group “The Zimmers”. The film will be followed by an interactive dialogue with Peter Oakley of "The Zimmers" and Neil Reed, Music Producer of the group's debut hit single My Generation.
The program will also present the YouTube contest "AARP’s U@50+" submissions and film clips from directors age 50+.
Commentary will be given by the Pulitzer-Prize winning author Dr. Robert Butler, President & CEO of the International Longevity Center-USA. Line Vreven, Director of AARP International, will host the event as master of ceremonies.
Please join us for a special reception following the program. Doors open starting at 4:30 PM.
For directions to the Shakespeare Theatre, visit: www.shakespearetheatre.org/visit/index.aspx.
Visit the AARP website for registration information: www.aarp.org
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Zethiopia Promotes the Take One Book Campaign for Ethiopia Reads
Take One Book Literacy Campaign for Ethiopia
One book can change a life. That is what Ethiopia Reads founder Yohannes Gebregiorgis discovered at 19 years of age when he held his first book. Now you have the opportunity to change a life through Ethiopia Reads’ “TAKE ONE BOOK” campaign. In recognition of the Millenium celebration in Ethiopia this year we are committed to donating at least 2,000 books to children in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia Reads, founded in 2003, works to improve literacy and create a culture of reading in Ethiopia. We do this by planting libraries and publishing books in local languages as well as offering continuing education programs to help educators in Ethiopia nurture a love of reading.
Since Ethiopia Reads opened Ethiopia’s first free children’s library in 2003, thousands of children have experienced the joy of reading. The library received 60,000 visits to the library in 2006. Ethiopia Reads sees first hand the difference that one library, ONE BOOK, and one story can make in the life of a child.
If you or someone you know is traveling to Ethiopia during 2007, Ethiopia Reads challenges you to TAKE ONE BOOK with you, because we believe that education is hope and books can change lives. Books can be dropped off at the Shola Children’s Library in Addis Ababa. Shola is located in Beklo-Bet, behind the Dashen Bank off of Debre Zeit road.
If you are not traveling this year but want to make a difference in Ethiopia, we are collecting books in Washington, DC to send over with other travellers. Books can be dropped at Zethiopia’s office at 11th and U Street, NW.
For more information on the TAKE ONE BOOK campaign, please contact Catie Dupont at catie@ethiopiareads.org or Katie Douglas at katie@ethiopiareads.org.
WILL YOU TAKE ONE BOOK?
Suggested book list:
1. Any type of non-fiction books are appreciated. The kids wear out the DK type books with nicely detailed pictures.
2. Suggested fiction titles:
· Baby Baboon
· Crafty Chameleon
· Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears, by Verna Aardema
· Bringing the Rain to Kaputi Plain
· Anansi Does the Impossible
· Kaldi and the Dancing Goats, the story of Ethiopian Coffee
· Anansi and the Talking Melon
· Anansi the Spider
· Babu’s Song
· Fatuma’s New Cloth
· My Rows and Piles of Coins
· Once Upon a Time
· What’s Cooking Jamela
· The Day Gogo Went to Vote
· Silly Mammo
· Aida
· Kings and Queens of West Africa
· Sundiata: The Lion King
· Seven Spools of Thread
· Journey to Jo’Burg
· Saba: Under the Hyena’s Foot
· Storytellers’ Beads
· Moonlight Bride
· The Dark Child: The Autobiography of an African Child
· The Other Side of Truth
· Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope
· Weep not Child
· Song of Lawino, Song of Ocol
· Purple Hibiscus
· So Long a Letter
· Nervous Conditions
· No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
· The Magic Gourd
· Bintou’s Braids
· My Great Grandmother’s Gourd
· Tutankhamen’s Gift
· No Turning Back
· Hatshepsut: His Majesty Herself
· Year of No Rain
· Many Stones
· The Ugly Goddess
· Beduin’s Gazelle
· Mother to Mother
· Midaq Alley
· Dreams of Trespass
Visit www.janekurtz.com for more children’s books related to life in Africa.
About Hope For Children
Hope for Children United States (HFC-US) is a US-based section 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to improving the lives of AIDS orphans in Ethiopia. We are an entirely volunteer-run organization; every dollar of sponsorship monies goes directly to your sponsored child in Ethiopia.
Today, there are over 1.2 million children in Ethiopia who have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS. By 2010, this figure is projected to reach over 2 million - 20% to 30% of all children under age 15.
On top of the overwhelming grief of watching one or both parents slowly die from AIDS, these children have to deal with ostracism, uncertainty, fear and starvation.
Together, we can offer hope to these children!
WHAT WE DO:
Support a child sponsorship program - For $300 a year (less than $1 a day), you can pay for a child’s food, shelter, school fees and materials, and basic health care. Your sponsorship can mean the difference between life and death for a child.
Support targeted projects at Hope for Children - Ethiopia (for more information, click on HFC-Ethiopia and the Youth Learning Center, our biggest undertaking yet)*
Raise awareness and advocate for these most vulnerable, but often forgotten, victims of the AIDS pandemic - the children.
* HFC-US is an independent organization that is not acting on behalf of any foreign organization. All funds raised by HFC-US are for specific projects that have been pre-approved by HFC-US’s Board of Directors as being in furtherance of our exempt purposes. HFC-US at all times exercises control and discretion as to the use of all contributions made to it.
For more information about Hope for Children and their current projects visit www.hopeforchildrenus.org.
Today, there are over 1.2 million children in Ethiopia who have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS. By 2010, this figure is projected to reach over 2 million - 20% to 30% of all children under age 15.
On top of the overwhelming grief of watching one or both parents slowly die from AIDS, these children have to deal with ostracism, uncertainty, fear and starvation.
Together, we can offer hope to these children!
WHAT WE DO:
Support a child sponsorship program - For $300 a year (less than $1 a day), you can pay for a child’s food, shelter, school fees and materials, and basic health care. Your sponsorship can mean the difference between life and death for a child.
Support targeted projects at Hope for Children - Ethiopia (for more information, click on HFC-Ethiopia and the Youth Learning Center, our biggest undertaking yet)*
Raise awareness and advocate for these most vulnerable, but often forgotten, victims of the AIDS pandemic - the children.
* HFC-US is an independent organization that is not acting on behalf of any foreign organization. All funds raised by HFC-US are for specific projects that have been pre-approved by HFC-US’s Board of Directors as being in furtherance of our exempt purposes. HFC-US at all times exercises control and discretion as to the use of all contributions made to it.
For more information about Hope for Children and their current projects visit www.hopeforchildrenus.org.
About Zethiopia
Zethiopia is a diversified news and information Independent newspaper that represents America's local and national Ethiopian community.
Zethiopia is published bi-monthly by the Ze Ethiopia Corporation. The newspaper's motto is, "Not just both sides, all sides!" The newspaper is free and bilingual with production based in Washington, D.C.
Zethiopia just celebrated it's third year anniversary and at this time is distributed in major metropolitan areas. 10,000 copies are circulated per printing and each week our subscription and advertising base continues to grow.
A large well educated and rapidly growing base of Ethiopian-American citizens and residents are indicative of the importance and necessity of a media source to channel information throughout the community.
The Ethiopian population is estimated at approximately 1 million people, concentrated in major geographic regions to include Washington D.C, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Houston and Atlanta. The goal of Zethiopia is to create a sense of community and respect of Ethiopian culture through our publication - linking each of these geographic areas through news and an exchange of ideas, thoughts, and interest.
For more information about Zethiopia, please visit our website: http://www.zethiopia.com/.
Zethiopia is published bi-monthly by the Ze Ethiopia Corporation. The newspaper's motto is, "Not just both sides, all sides!" The newspaper is free and bilingual with production based in Washington, D.C.
Zethiopia just celebrated it's third year anniversary and at this time is distributed in major metropolitan areas. 10,000 copies are circulated per printing and each week our subscription and advertising base continues to grow.
A large well educated and rapidly growing base of Ethiopian-American citizens and residents are indicative of the importance and necessity of a media source to channel information throughout the community.
The Ethiopian population is estimated at approximately 1 million people, concentrated in major geographic regions to include Washington D.C, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Houston and Atlanta. The goal of Zethiopia is to create a sense of community and respect of Ethiopian culture through our publication - linking each of these geographic areas through news and an exchange of ideas, thoughts, and interest.
For more information about Zethiopia, please visit our website: http://www.zethiopia.com/.
Announcing Zethiopia Radio
Zethiopia is proud to announce its first foray into the broadcast media with the launch of Zethiopia Radio. Zethiopia Radio is an independent news outlet that will provide news and be a forum for diverse views targeting Ethiopians living in the Washington Metropolitan area. Zethiopia Radio is an extension of Zethiopia, a bilingual Amharic-English newspaper that started publication in July, 2002.
Zethiopia Radio will start out as a one hour news program, to be broadcast every Sunday from 5-6 PM on WZHF 1390 AM. The one hour program will consist of news, reports, current affairs, interviews and entertainment.
By launching Zethiopia Radio, we hope to better serve the Ethiopian community in the Greater Washington Metropolitan area and to build upon the solid reputation we have achieved with Zethiopia newspaper. It is our goal and desire to bring forth the same level of commitment and professionalism that has distinguished us in the print media.
Look to Zethiopia Radio to inform the public and be a positive factor in creating well informed discussions on topics related to both Ethiopia and the day-to-day concerns of its community.
For more information and access to archives of previously broadcast shows please visit:
http://www.zethiopia.com/radio/
Dereje Desta
Zethiopia
202 518 0245
dereje@zethiopia.com
Monday, September 24, 2007
Ethiopia Reads - News
LATEST NEWS
Ethiopia Reads is thrilled to be featured in the October issue of Good Housekeeping! The eight-page feature story, "Hope Volume I," was written by the wonderful Melissa Fay Greene, with photos by J Carrier. Look for your copy on newsstands now.
This spring, Melissa spent a few weeks in Addis Ababa and Awassa, getting to know Yohannes Gebregeorgis, Ethiopia Reads' co-founder and Executive Director. Melissa also spent lots of time with children at Shola Children's Library and the Awassa Reading Center, and saw first-hand the power of books in the lives of children.
As Melissa reports, books for children are a rarity in Ethiopia, as are so many educational resources and opportunities that Americans take for granted. Yet Ethiopian children -- like children everywhere -- love books and stories, as well as the sanctuary of a library. Literacy is the tool that will improve their lives and the lives of future generations of Ethiopians.
For more information about Ethiopia Reads, click here.
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