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Charity of the Month
 
Troubled Waters, Awakening Minds
A FUND FOR PEOPLE BOUND BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Kimberly Rivers Robers & Scott Roberts Photo

Working in partnership with the
Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation, local filmmaker Kimberly Rivers Roberts established "Troubled Waters, Awakening Minds" - a Non-profit Fund for individuals bound by substance abuse.  The Fund will support the construction of a local facility that will provide immediate intervention for residents struggling with substance abuse in underserved neighborhoods.

The Fund will also enable those individuals to be admitted to long term treatment facilities where they will receive the education, care and counseling necessary to conquer addiction and rebuild their lives.  Help save lives, heal families, and resurrect the City of New Orleans by making a tax-deductible charitable contribution today!


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PLEASE VISIT:
troubledwaters-awakeningminds.org

troublethewaterfilm.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sonjah Stith McKnight, Director of Development
Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation
[email protected]
225.383.1672


Photo of Kimberly & Scott Roberts - Courtesy of Troubled waters, Awakening Minds Fund.

Screenings
 
Please join us for a FREE
New Orleans Community Cinema Screening!

The Horse Boy - Photo
      THE HORSE BOY
       By Bill Benenson & Gene Rosow

      Saturday, April 17, 2010
      7:30 PM

      ANTENNA
      3161 Burgundy Street - MAP
      New Orleans, LA 70117

       FREE Admission!


How far would you travel to heal someone you love? For one Texas couple, it means a spiritual journey halfway around the world to Mongolia. When their son is diagnosed with autism, they seek the best treatments but nothing works... Until they discover their son's connection to horses and the effect it has on him. Part travel adventure and shamanic quest, this is the story of how one family found a gateway into understanding their son's life.  (57 minutes)  View Film Trailer!

Community Cinema is a free monthly screening series that pairs independently produced documentary films on timely and important social issues with leading organizations working on related issues in communities across the country. Screenings are followed by a panel discussion, featured speaker, or other presentation.

Sponsors: Charitable Film Network, Antenna, New Orleans Office of Film & Television, Louisiana Office of Entertainment Industry Development, Public Broadcasting Service, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Endowment for the Arts, and Independent Television Service.

For more information visit communitycinema.org or contact [email protected].
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Don't miss The 6th Annual 1 Mile Fun Walk For Autism Awareness!

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          Saturday April 17, 2010

          LaSalle Park
          (next to Zephyr Stadium)
          6600 Airline Drive in Metairie

          Registration starts at 8:00am
          Walk begins at 9:30am.



For more information contact:
GNO-ASA (504) 464-5733
www.autism-society.org/chapter168
e mail: [email protected]



Festivals

Louisiana Environmental Action Network Presents:

SYRCL's Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival


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      THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010
      7:30 p.m.

      PRYTANIA THEATRE
      5339 Prytania Street
      New Orleans, LA 70115


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     Festival Schedule



The Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN) will host the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival for the second year in a row.  The festival tour brings together the best of the home festival's films in a three-hour program. With a growing public awareness for the environment, the festival aims to increase this groundswell through inspiring and educational films that inspire people to go out and make a difference in their community and around the world.

LEAN is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization working to foster communication and cooperation among citizens and groups to address Louisiana's environmental problems.


Community

CHARITABLE FILM NETWORK
Environmental Justice Video Competition


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      CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
       Deadline -- June 30, 2010

      TAKE ACTION
       Win prizes valued at $500
       Enter Your Video Today!



For more information contact: [email protected]


Contest Partners:  Crescent City Peace Alliance, Greater New Orleans Foundation,
Renaissance Project, and Stretching Sky Arts Laboratory.


2010 Alternative Media Expo Poster
ALTERNATIVE
MEDIA EXPO - 2010
Presented by Antigravity Magazine

SATURDAY, APRIL 17th
12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Contemporary Arts Center

900 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130


Featuring over eighty exhibitors, films, comics, 'zines, fashion, crafts, music, community activism, and much more! 

Charitable Film Network and Las Am�ricas Film Network will staff a Special Outreach Booth for school teachers and youth service providers.  Stop by and sign up for a Free Video and Helpful Classroom Curriculum.

alternativemediaexpo.com
[email protected]


Sponsors: Dirty Coast, Gambit, Charitable Film Network, Craft Mafia, Defend New Orleans & Crescent City Comics.


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Call for Louisiana Films / Graphic

The Charitable Film Network is looking for great films by Louisiana Filmmakers to sell online and during community events.  We are currently accepting films under consignment and sale-or-return agreements.  Please contact CFN at [email protected] for more information.