Shine Global Events

UPCOMING SHINE GLOBAL EVENTS:

To host a house party to benefit Shine Global’s productions, please contact Ruth Sarlin:
ruth@shineglobal.org
201-407-5545

PAST EVENTS

NYC Screening of THE HARVEST/LA COSECHA
Wednesday, May 4th at 6:30pm
With Director U. Roberto Romano
El Museo del Barrio
1230 5th Ave (at 104th St)
New York, NY
RSVP required: http://www.elmuseo.org/en/event/nuevo-cine-harvest-la-cosecha

US Premier of THE HARVEST/LA COSECHA at Full Frame Film Festival in Durham, NC
April 14th, 2011 10:10am
With Director U Roberto Romano
Cinema 3, Durham, NC
to buy tickets: http://www.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSearch.jsp?performance_id=1459942

Special Screening and Fundraiser of the THE HARVEST/LA COSECHA
March 27, 2011 4:00pm-7:00pm
Q&A with the producers to follow screening
Montclair Museum of Art:  3 South Mountain Ave Montclair, NJ, 07042
to buy tickets: http://shineglobal.givezooks.com/events/montclair-art-museum-private-screening-fundraiser

Online Premier of WAR/DANCE RETURNS
December 1st
Watch the short follow up to WAR/DANCE, available to watch for free online!
http://shineglobalwebtv.com//films/s/war_dance_returns/23227

THE HARVEST/LA COSECHA PREVIEW SCREENING
November 20th, 2010 at 18:30
IDFA Film festival in Amsterdam
to buy tickets please visit http://www.idfa.nl/industry/tags/project.aspx?id=e1433bf7-c2fa-4160-806d-b169fdce01aa

Screening of Select Scenes and discussion of the plight of child farm workers with special guests Eva Longoria-Parker and Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard
September 15th, 2010
Washington D.C.
This is an invitation only event due to security restrictions.

31st Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards
September 27th, 2010
New York, NY
WAR/DANCE has been nominated for Best Documentary and Best Cinematography

Shine Global’s Annual Auction on CharityFolks.com
You have only 2 weeks to bid on these once in a lifetime experiences!
Items include: Production Head of Nick for a Day, Model Latina Finale Party, BET Hip Hop awards tickets, Guys Choice Awards VIP tickets, a walk on role for a new surfing show, meet the cast of Dancing with the Stars, AND MANY MORE!!!
visit http://charityfolks.com/cfauctions/auction_verticalngo.asp?slrid=51

Select Scenes and Discussion from Shine Global’s upcoming projects: The Harvest and Inocente in San Francisco
October 21st, 2010 6:00pm-8:00pm
5:30 Reception
Brava Theater
2781 24th St. San Francisco, CA 94110
Tickets are $15 and available through www.brava.org, by calling the Brava box office at 415-647-2822, and at the venue on the 21st
Please RSVP to Alexandra at alexandra@shineglobal.org or 646-442-1712 if you plan to attend

Select Scenes and Discussion from Shine Global’s upcoming projects: The Harvest and Inocente in Healdsburg, CA
October 24th, 2010 3:00-5:00pm
Bishop’s Ranch
5297 Westside Rd. Healdsburg, CA 95448
Tickets are $15 and available at the venue on the 24th.
Please RSVP to Alexandra at alexandra@shineglobal.org or 646-442-1712 if you plan to attend

India’s Stolen Children

Official figures show that 44,000 children disappear each year in India. Some are eventually recovered, but one in four remain untraced. Yet, with many parents reporting that police are reluctant to register cases or investigate and other parents complicit in the sale of their own children, the true figure is believed to be much higher – with some estimates of up to a million children every year.

A new report by India’s human rights commission says that, while some of the children are killed almost immediately, others are ‘working as cheap forced labour in illegal factories/establishments/homes, exploited as sex slaves or forced into the child porn industry, as camel jockeys in the Gulf countries, as child beggars in begging rackets, as victims of illegal adoptions or forced marriages, or perhaps worse than any of these as victims of organ trade and even grotesque cannibalism.’

To read full article please go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/07/india.humantrafficking?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

Kara Bobroff, New Mexico, United States

Kara Bobroff, who is from the Navajo/Sioux Nation, has experienced firsthand how some schools fail Native American children. She is a former principal of a middle school on a reservation as well as assistant principal of a California Distinguished school in San Rafael, California and originally a student, a teacher, and assistant principal in the Albuquerque Public School district. Nationwide, the high school drop out rate for Native American students is twice the national average and in New Mexico, Native American students score lower than any other ethnic group on standardized tests. In particular, the public schools in the Albuquerque area, a district of 80,000 students that includes approximately 5,000 Indian students, are in need of culturally appropriate programs to help its growing Native American population.

Kara decided to do something to help Native American students achieve success in the classroom. She worked to create a small 6-12 grade charter school, the Native American Community Academy, that uses culturally-appropriate programs that focus on the success of the Native American population. The Native American Community Academy is one of the first urban schools dedicated to the achievement of Native American students.

For more information please visit www.nacaschool.org

Shine Global Fall Auction Preview

Shine will be teaming up with the online auction dynamo, Charity Folks, to offer some fabulous auction prizes this fall. The auction will start on October 1 and will end on October 14 on CharityFolks.com. Shine is currently compiling a list of exciting and unique experiences to offer as part of the auction this fall. Some items include a week-long stay in the Hamptons, tickets to your favorite talk shows, once-in-a-lifetime entertainment experiences for kids, and much MORE! Please visit charityfolks.com on October 1 to begin bidding!

Shine Global Welcomes New Intern Jonathan Marsh!

We are so thrilled to welcome Jonathan Marsh to Shine as our new fall intern! He is a junior at NYU and majoring in Film. He is a Residential Assistant at NYU as well as part of NYU’s Irish Folk Singing Group. Welcome, Jonathan!

Attention Educators

The WAR/DANCE interactive curriculum produced in collaboraton with AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL will be available in early July. The interdisciplinary curriculum is appropriate for middle school, high school and college students. It covers subjects that include history, social sciences, humanities, music and arts, social studies, and public health.

Meet the hero of the week

This is the hero of the week.

She needs your support.

Our new feature will spotlight children in communities around the world who need our support.

Success Story: Project Have Hope

We’d like to share an amazing story about a fantastic organization with whom we have partnered. Karen Sparacio from Project Have Hope recently shared this with us:

“Since February, 15 of our children have been sponsored thanks directly to being linked to Shine Global. We’ve had people from Canada, the UK, Australia and folks all across the US who have found our site through the link with Shine Global. THANK YOU!!!!!!”

We’re so thrilled that we have been able to bring people to Karen’s site. Please go to www.projecthavehope.org to learn more.