An email I got today -- Shruti
The Faculty Senators Council, Administrative Management Council, and NYU Dean’s Council are sponsoring The NYU Haitian Relief Fund - a unique university-wide campaign in which donors can specify the types of goods or service they would like to have their contributions support. All funds will be distributed through the Clinton Foundation in its capacity and affiliation with the UN Special Envoy for Haiti.
Please visit www.nyu.edu/civic.engagement to download the NYU Haitian Relief Fund pledge form and help make a difference today! Thank you in advance for your support. Together, we can help provide the financial support necessary to rebuild Haiti.
NYU Office of Civic Engagement, 25 West 4th Street, 5th Floor
212 998-2329
civic.engagement@nyu.edu
Friday, April 30, 2010
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An email I got today -- Shruti
The Faculty Senators Council, Administrative Management Council, and NYU Dean’s Council are sponsoring The NYU Haitian Relief Fund - a unique university-wide campaign in which donors can specify the types of goods or service they would like to have their contributions support. All funds will be distributed through the Clinton Foundation in its capacity and affiliation with the UN Special Envoy for Haiti.
Please visit www.nyu.edu/civic.engagement to download the NYU Haitian Relief Fund pledge form and help make a difference today! Thank you in advance for your support. Together, we can help provide the financial support necessary to rebuild Haiti.
NYU Office of Civic Engagement, 25 West 4th Street, 5th Floor
212 998-2329
civic.engagement@nyu.edu
The Faculty Senators Council, Administrative Management Council, and NYU Dean’s Council are sponsoring The NYU Haitian Relief Fund - a unique university-wide campaign in which donors can specify the types of goods or service they would like to have their contributions support. All funds will be distributed through the Clinton Foundation in its capacity and affiliation with the UN Special Envoy for Haiti.
Please visit www.nyu.edu/civic.engagement to download the NYU Haitian Relief Fund pledge form and help make a difference today! Thank you in advance for your support. Together, we can help provide the financial support necessary to rebuild Haiti.
NYU Office of Civic Engagement, 25 West 4th Street, 5th Floor
212 998-2329
civic.engagement@nyu.edu
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Something About Prudence
Dear friends,
We are still high on the energy and inspiration from Sunday night's event. To those of you who were able to attend, thank you for your attention and your support! We hope you enjoyed the film and discussion as much as we did. For those who weren't able to make it, you can catch Music By Prudence on HBO, May 12th. And we will be putting up a video of the panel discussion soon. Stay tuned!
We would also like to thank our amazing panelists, Shantha Rau Barriga, Kim Snyder and Derek Weisehahn, and our moderator Jessica Reynolds for their insight, and our event partners Soho House and Human Rights Watch.
Our moderator Jess Reynolds with the panelists
A captivated audience - The Echo Effect
We are still trying to raise money for Prudence Mabhena to come to the US next month and need your help! Please donate or pass this on to your communities. Your tax-deductible donations would go towards her trip, special van and attendant, and will also help programs at her school in Zimbabwe.
Below is a message from director Roger Ross Williams and Dominic Muntanga, founder of the Council for Zimbabwe.
Thank you for your continued generosity and interest, and we will see you at the next event!
Cheers,
Shruti Ganguly + Smriti Mundhra
Co-founders, EchoChamber
www.startanecho.org
Roger Ross Williams: Artistic Statement
Since the Oscars, remarkable things continue to happen. Prudence's return to her native Zimbabwe last week was met by the following national headline: Government must take measures to protect the disabled . It has become evident that Prudence's voice, figuratively and quite literally, has the potential to become a powerful one in global advocacy for people with disabilities. We have a rare opportunity on hand. In early May, Music By Prudence will be broadcast on HBO to millions of people in the US. In light of all this, we have launched the Music By Prudence Project, a fledgling initiative that proposes to bring Prudence to the US for the month of May beginning with the HBO premiere for a series of public appearances, advocacy meetings, and cultural events that will serve to establish Prudence as an international advocate and explore an initiative that will raise awareness about disability in Africa and create exchange between African and American people with disabilities.
For more information, visit: www.musicbyprudence.com
Dominic Muntanga: Council for Zimbabwe
One of the key challenges facing Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe now is how to attract the skills and expertise of about 3-5 million Zimbabweans, including lawyers, doctors, engineers, teachers and business executives who left the country because of the social and economic collapse during the last decade. This move has had a debilitating effect on the delivery of social services and threatens reconstruction efforts to reverse the severe decline of infrastructure, the social sector and the economy.
Dominic Muntanga shares his stories and work with us
We are still high on the energy and inspiration from Sunday night's event. To those of you who were able to attend, thank you for your attention and your support! We hope you enjoyed the film and discussion as much as we did. For those who weren't able to make it, you can catch Music By Prudence on HBO, May 12th. And we will be putting up a video of the panel discussion soon. Stay tuned!
We would also like to thank our amazing panelists, Shantha Rau Barriga, Kim Snyder and Derek Weisehahn, and our moderator Jessica Reynolds for their insight, and our event partners Soho House and Human Rights Watch.
Our moderator Jess Reynolds with the panelists
A captivated audience - The Echo EffectWe are still trying to raise money for Prudence Mabhena to come to the US next month and need your help! Please donate or pass this on to your communities. Your tax-deductible donations would go towards her trip, special van and attendant, and will also help programs at her school in Zimbabwe.
Below is a message from director Roger Ross Williams and Dominic Muntanga, founder of the Council for Zimbabwe.
Thank you for your continued generosity and interest, and we will see you at the next event!
Cheers,
Shruti Ganguly + Smriti Mundhra
Co-founders, EchoChamber
www.startanecho.org
Roger Ross Williams: Artistic Statement
Since the Oscars, remarkable things continue to happen. Prudence's return to her native Zimbabwe last week was met by the following national headline: Government must take measures to protect the disabled . It has become evident that Prudence's voice, figuratively and quite literally, has the potential to become a powerful one in global advocacy for people with disabilities. We have a rare opportunity on hand. In early May, Music By Prudence will be broadcast on HBO to millions of people in the US. In light of all this, we have launched the Music By Prudence Project, a fledgling initiative that proposes to bring Prudence to the US for the month of May beginning with the HBO premiere for a series of public appearances, advocacy meetings, and cultural events that will serve to establish Prudence as an international advocate and explore an initiative that will raise awareness about disability in Africa and create exchange between African and American people with disabilities.
For more information, visit: www.musicbyprudence.com
Dominic Muntanga: Council for Zimbabwe
One of the key challenges facing Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe now is how to attract the skills and expertise of about 3-5 million Zimbabweans, including lawyers, doctors, engineers, teachers and business executives who left the country because of the social and economic collapse during the last decade. This move has had a debilitating effect on the delivery of social services and threatens reconstruction efforts to reverse the severe decline of infrastructure, the social sector and the economy.
The Council for Zimbabwe is a politically neutral organization formed to coordinate Zimbabweans abroad and global citizens to mobilize financial, human, and material resources to respond to the humanitarian and development needs in Zimbabwe. The organization plans to further this mission by creating an information portal and secure skills database directory to swiftly mobilize and match professionals abroad to institutions in need of expertise in Zimbabwe; establishing a Zimbabwe Development Fund to provide financial support to talented but economically disadvantaged students; convening conference calls, conferences and meetings between the Diaspora, development agencies and Zimbabwean policy makers, to encourage dialogue aimed at addressing systemic challenges and improving development policies; and advocating for the reconstruction of a peaceful, prosperous, and progressive Zimbabwe.
Dominic Muntanga shares his stories and work with usWednesday, April 14, 2010
EchoChamber // Zimbabwe
Dear Friends,
On behalf of EchoChamber we would like to invite you to a very special private screening of the Academy Award-winning documentary MUSIC BY PRUDENCE (2010, Best Short Subject Documentary), this Sunday, April 18th, 7PM at the SoHo House in New York City. A panel discussion with the filmmakers and advocates for the Music By Prudence Foundation will follow. Sunday is Zimbabwe Independence Day, and how better to celebrate than to join us for this truly remarkable film. Seating is extremely limited, so please RSVP (rsvp@startanecho.org) as soon as possible so that we may reserve your seats.
MUSIC BY PRUDENCE, directed by Roger Ross Williams, tells the uplifting story of a 21-year-old Zimbabwean singer-songwriter Prudence Mabhena, who was born severely disabled and has struggled to overcome poverty and discrimination. Abandoned by her parents but sustained by the devotion of her aging grandmother, Prudence was sent to live at the King George VI School and Center for Children with Physical Disabilities (KG6) in Bulawayo. At KG6, Prudence found her voice--so resonant and beautiful, her fellow students insisted they form a band with her as the lead singer--and Liyana ("It's Raining") was born. All eight members of Liyana are physically disabled.
EchoChamber is asking for a $20 suggested donation for the Music By Prudence Foundation, to spread Prudence Mabhena's message and music around the world.
We hope to see you on Sunday!
Sincerely,
Smriti Mundhra
Shruti Rya Ganguly
Co-Founders, EchoChamber
www.startanecho.org
On behalf of EchoChamber we would like to invite you to a very special private screening of the Academy Award-winning documentary MUSIC BY PRUDENCE (2010, Best Short Subject Documentary), this Sunday, April 18th, 7PM at the SoHo House in New York City. A panel discussion with the filmmakers and advocates for the Music By Prudence Foundation will follow. Sunday is Zimbabwe Independence Day, and how better to celebrate than to join us for this truly remarkable film. Seating is extremely limited, so please RSVP (rsvp@startanecho.org) as soon as possible so that we may reserve your seats.
MUSIC BY PRUDENCE, directed by Roger Ross Williams, tells the uplifting story of a 21-year-old Zimbabwean singer-songwriter Prudence Mabhena, who was born severely disabled and has struggled to overcome poverty and discrimination. Abandoned by her parents but sustained by the devotion of her aging grandmother, Prudence was sent to live at the King George VI School and Center for Children with Physical Disabilities (KG6) in Bulawayo. At KG6, Prudence found her voice--so resonant and beautiful, her fellow students insisted they form a band with her as the lead singer--and Liyana ("It's Raining") was born. All eight members of Liyana are physically disabled.
EchoChamber is asking for a $20 suggested donation for the Music By Prudence Foundation, to spread Prudence Mabhena's message and music around the world.
We hope to see you on Sunday!
Sincerely,
Smriti Mundhra
Shruti Rya Ganguly
Co-Founders, EchoChamber
www.startanecho.org
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