From: owner-believers-digest@smoe.org (believers-digest) To: believers-digest@smoe.org Subject: believers-digest V11 #121 Reply-To: believers@smoe.org Sender: owner-believers-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-believers-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk believers-digest Wednesday, August 6 2008 Volume 11 : Number 121 In Today's believer's digest: ----------------- Off topic: Bring DWF to your city in September! ["Tracy J. Wells" Subject: Off topic: Bring DWF to your city in September! Hi Believers, You all have heard me mention on this list before the documentary film that I work with, Divided We Fall (www.dwf-film.com). We are gearing up for a grassroots release in September, and would love for some of you to be part of that! The DVD will be available for purchase beginning in October; our hosts of our campaign screenings will receive the first copies of the DVD for their screenings and will get to keep them. Since this is a Susan Werner list, I'll have to make this a bit relevant to the subject at hand - Susan herself has seen the film and given her endorsement (which is found in the "RESPONSE" section of our website, along with other audience reviews): "I was really impressed and moved by this film. The footage was really immediate, really powerful. I don't know any American who wouldn't be deeply moved, and even changed, by seeing this." Susan Werner singer/songwriter Chicago Susan's also given her permission to use her song "Together" on a soundtrack of songs that illustrate the theme of DWF, but I'm not sure that that soundtrack project is actually going to happen. In any case, below is our form letter inviting people to host screenings next month. Forward it far and wide to anyone you think may be interested (you can change my name at the end of the letter to your name and put "volunteer" instead of my title.) If you or someone in your community is interested in arranging a screening, contact our tour director, Jodi Elliott (cc'ed here). Many blessings to you all! Tracy P.S. Will I see any of you at Song School/Rocky Mountain Folks Fest next week in Colorado??? - ------------------------------------ Dear Friend, I'm writing to tell you about an award-winning documentary film called Divided We Fall and the movement it has inspired. The film tells the story of hate violence in the aftermath of 9/11 and explores the question: who counts as American? The story's power has inspired the Divided We Fall Campaign: a grassroots movement to screen the film in every state across the nation during this September 11th anniversary. In a time when 9/11 will be used to serve the politics of an election season, this campaign will bring Americans together in deep community dialogue, remembrance, and healing. We invite you to join the campaign: bring this film to your community this September. First, a bit more about the film. The journey to make Divided We Fall began when 20-year old college student Valarie Kaur grabbed her camera after the hate murder of a turbaned Sikh man and drove across the country, documenting stories that weren't making the evening news. She found hate violence, fear and unspeakable loss but also forgiveness and hope. The film captures her inspiring journey and unfolds into a larger exploration of who "counts" as American in a world divided into 'us and them.' Divided We Fall has earned critical acclaim and awards on the film festival circuit, as well as special commendation from city and state officials across the nation. The power of the story spread through word-of-mouth, and the demand propelled the film on national tour to 60 cities at nearly 100 campuses and communities across North America. It has also been featured on CNN, NPR, and the BBC. The time has come for a national release. We invite you to join the Divided We Fall Campaign and host the film and discussion in your community on or near September 15th, the anniversary of the first post-9/11 hate murder of Sikh American Balbir Sodhi. You will be joining schools, universities, museums, libraries, houses of worship, government officials, and community centers in deep dialogue about racism, religion, and renewal in America. We will send you the film, dialogue questions, and the contact of a local expert or community member to lead the discussion for a modest screening fee. Each host will receive a copy of the film on DVD upon release. The stories of our audiences will be shared on a map on our website. The film and curriculum will be available on our website after the campaign ends. Join the campaign. Stand against hate. Contact our tour director Jodi Elliott for details: jodi@dwf-film.com. Visit the film's website for trailers, news, and reviews: www.dwf-film.com. Thank you so much for your consideration, Tracy J. Wells Communications Director Divided We Fall www.dwf-film.com 404.229.0997 tracy@dwf-film.com HELP! owner-believers@smoe.org Send mail to believers@smoe.org Susan's CD's are available on your desktop at World Cafe CDs http://worldcafecds.com ------------------------------ End of believers-digest V11 #121 ******************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- -------------------------- This has been a posting from the Susan Werner believers-digest To unsubscribe send mail to Majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe believers-digest" in the body of the message