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Inocente Winner of Special Jury Award at the AZ Intl Film Festival!
April 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Matt D'Arrigo, Sean Fine, Dominic, Andrea Nix Fine, Jeff Consiglio, Ryan Brooks, Yael Melamede at the International Premier of Inocente at the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto We are excited to announce Inocente has won the Special Jury Award for Inspirational Filmmaking at the Arizona International Film Festival (click here to see all awards). It was a wonderful screening on Sunday 4/22, which Inocente and Matt D’Arrigo, the Executive Director of ARTS (A Reason to Survive), attended and did the Q&A. ... [Read the full story]
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Harvest Associate Director Julia Perez honored with a Latino Spirit Award
May 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Shine Global would like to congratulate Julia Perez, the Associate Director of our documentary film The Harvest/La Cosecha (2011), for being honored with a Latino Spirit Award by the California Latino Legislative Caucus. The Spirit Awards recognize those individuals who exemplify the spirit of the Latino community and have contributed to the State of California. The honorees have been found to have furthered the understanding and acceptance of Latino values, culture and traditions through leadership and service. This year’s... [Read the full story]
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US Labor Department Abandons Farmworker Children
April 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
1-year-old America in the fields with her family. It is with great sadness that we report that the US Department of Labor has withdrawn its proposed rule to protect children under 16 working in agriculture, seemingly under pressure from the Obama administration. The restrictions on child labor the DOL had sanctioned, based on expert research and proposed in mid-2011, would have added prohibitions on operating additional heavy machinery, working in silos and grain storage facilities, handling all pesticides, and working... [Read the full story]
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Fundraiser and Screening of Inocente in Santa Monica June 13th
You are cordially invited to a fundraiser in support of Shine Global with a screening of Inocente is the inspiring story of a homeless and undocumented girl who refuses to give... [Read more]
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