A Step Towards Global Peace
Pangea Day
is a global event bringing the world together through film. In a
world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and
conflict, it's easy to lose sight of what we all have in common. Pangea
Day seeks to overcome that – to help people see themselves in others –
through the power of film.
Starting at 18:00 GMT on May 10, 2008, locations in Cairo, Kigali,
London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro will be linked for a
live program of powerful films, live music, and visionary speakers. The
entire program will be broadcast – in seven languages – to millions of
people worldwide through the internet, television, and mobile phones.
The 24 short films to be featured have been selected from an
international competition that generated more than 2,500 submissions
from over one hundred countries. The films were chosen based on their
ability to inspire, transform, and allow us see the world through
another person's eyes. Details on the Pangea Day films can be viewed here.
What Will Happen After Pangea Day
People inspired by Pangea Day will have the opportunity to participate
in community-building activities around the world. Through the live
program, the Pangea Day web site, and self-organized local events,
everyday people will be connected with extraordinary activists and
organizations.
Many of the films and performances seen on Pangea Day will be made
available on the Web and via mobile phone, alongside open forums for
discussion and ideas for how to take social action.
A Pangea Day documentary will be created to catalyze future activities,
and dozens of talented filmmakers will make strides in their careers.
History
In 2006, filmmaker Jehane Noujaim won the TED Prize,
an annual award granted at the TED Conference. She was granted
$100,000, and more important, a wish to change the world. Her wish was
to create a day in which the world came together through film. Pangea
Day grew out of that wish. Watch Jehane Noujaim’s 2006 acceptance speech now.
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 If you don’t know Bill –
well, he’s one of Inspiration House's heroes. He’s been “walking
the talk” on behalf of the total Creation package for a long while
now. He speaks softly but passionately and eloquently about the
opportunity humanity has to re-think and re-act and re-invent itself in
relationship to the world around us. This past week he’s launched
“350.org.”
(The number 350 is the parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere that
we must aim for if we want to keep the planet relatively safe and sane.)
Read Bill’s open letter by clicking on "Read More" below as well as his article this week in Grist.
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Welcome to Inspiration House… a budding concept supporting the
rising recognition and acceptance of SPIRITUALITY as a vital reality and resource in the world.
www.inspirationhouse.org intends to be a champion,
aggregator and integrator - sharing links and information about
spiritual practices, environmental sustainability and social justice -
and celebrating the various organizations that help nurture the
growth of spirituality and tend to the well being of the world.
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