Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f9PDbM004726; Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:37:22 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:37:22 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <sbd7dc56.031@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:1781] Free Rentals from Women Make Movies X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_1943F786.9AFB9225" X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 5.5.5.1 Status: O Content-Length: 6433 Lines: 134 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Friends, The staff and Board of Directors at Women Make Movies would like to express our deepest sympathies to the families, friends and victims of the September 11th tragedy. Although our office is located just a few blocks away from the site, we were fortunate not to have lost any of our immediate family of co-workers and loved ones. As the nation collectively responds to this horrific event, we have become increasingly concerned with the violence against Arab-Americans and Muslims, as well as the alarming trend toward racial profiling. We believe it is of the utmost importance to sensitize people about the culture and traditions of the Arab and Muslim community, both abroad and in the United States, in order to avoid further prejudicial attacks and denouncements of any one ethnic group. To accomplish this feat, we believe it is vital to share educational resources that teach tolerance and an appreciation for cultural diversity. At Women Make Movies we have chosen to contribute to this effort by providing FREE rentals on a selected group of titles on the Middle East and Arab culture through December 31, 2001. Also included in this offer are two documentaries on the US Japanese internment camps of WWII, entitled Whose Going to Pay for These Donuts, Anyway? and History and Memory. We've added these titles in order to provide a historical reference to an episode in US history when prejudice and fear dictated behavior and policy in this country. It is our sincere hope that this gesture will assist to humanize the Arab-American and Muslim community and demonstrate the vast sources of alternative educational media available to the viewing public. We kindly ask that those who accept this offer pay the minimum shipping and handling fees. To find out more about the films, please go to our www.wmm.com website. Please refer to the special ordering instructions to place your order. About Women Make Movies Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women. Women Make Movies was established in 1972 to address the under representation and misrepresentation of women in the media industry. As the leading distributor of women's films and videotapes in North America, Women Make Movies works with organizations and institutions that utilize non-commercial, educational media in their programs. For more information on the organization and to look at our catalogue of more than 400 films and videotapes, please go to our www.wmm.com website.
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