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 h9LNN5V08610; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 19:23:05 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 19:23:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <sf958707.076@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov 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:2761] Re: Women Make Movies-xpost from X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.0.4 Beta Status: O Content-Length: 4983 Lines: 122 To all of you who are interested in Women Make Movies, you can contact Wendy at: Women Make Movies 462 Broadway, Suite 500 New York, NY 10013 212.925.0606 ext. 317 OR go to www.wmm.com/catalog/catalog.htm for an online catalog. Daphne Daphne Greenberg Associate Director Center for the Study of Adult Literacy MSC 6A0360 Georgia State University 33 Gilmer Street SE Unit 6 Atlanta, GA 30303-3086 phone: 404-651-0127 fax:404-651-4901 dgreenberg@gsu.edu >>> msmcgilloway@msn.com 10/21/03 04:34PM >>> Hi, Wendy- How do we go about getting a copy of the movie? I'd like to show it to some of my classes. Thanks, Susan McGilloway 301-602-7188 msmcgilloway@msn.com >From: "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG@langate.gsu.edu> >Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@nifl.gov >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> >Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2759] Women Make Movies-xpost from NIFL-Homeless >Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:18:22 -0400 (EDT) > >Hello! >My name is Wendy Cohen and I'm writing from Women Make Movies, a non-profit >organization in New York. I am doing research on various welfare/social >work organizations and I came across this listserv. I wanted to inform you >of a new documentary entitled LOVE & DIANE which tells the extraordinary >story of a mother attempting to reunite her family while struggling with >poverty, homelessness, HIV, substance abuse and attempting to negotiate the >over-burdened welfare and foster care systems. We have had a tremendous >response from educators and community organizations who use this film to >generate dialogue, as a training tool and for professional development. I >therefore wanted to post this message and share the information on this >resource with you as we hope to contact the people that can best benefit >from this groundbreaking documentary. >All the best, >Wendy >Wendy Cohen > Women Make Movies >462 Broadway, Suite 500 >New York, NY 10013 >212.925.0606 ext. 317 > > > > >*************** LOVE & DIANE NOW AVAILABLE TO EDUCATORS*************** > >Women Make Movies is proud to announce that Jennifer Dworkin's critically >acclaimed film LOVE & DIANE is now available to educators. As one of this >year's most requested educational resources from WMM, LOVE & DIANE is >essential viewing for generating dialogue on issues as substance abuse, the >welfare system, homelessness and foster care. Here at WMM, we have >witnessed firsthand the power of independent media to provoke discussion >and increase awareness on important issues. We would like to support these >efforts by offering a special 25% discount to university libraries, >educators and community organizations using independent media as a teaching >tool for social change. > >LOVE & DIANE ><http://www.wmm.com/loveanddiane> > >LOVE & DIANE is social issue media at its best -- groundbreaking, powerful >and able to bring humanity and understanding to the most difficult of >topics. It is a remarkable story of a mother and her children reunited >after being torn apart for six years. Despite being caught in a devastating >cycle of drug addiction, depression, teen pregnancy and the bureaucracy of >an over-burdened welfare system, the family demonstrates an inspiring >resiliency and ability to find strength during the most desperate times. >The film offers an astonishing view from inside the state welfare and >foster care systems, and presents a real triumph of the spirit of a family >surviving against implacable odds. >"[An] epic documentary ... destined to become one of the touchstones of >American nonfiction cinema." New York Film Festival >*************** WMM CONTACT & ORDERING INFO *************** > >For further information on this film and our extensive collection of >educational resources, please visit www.wmm.com/catalog/catalog.htm ><http://www.wmm.com/catalog/catalog.htm> > >Women Make Movies, 462 Broadway, Suite 503E, New York, NY 10013 >P/212.925.0606 x360, F/212.925.2052 >orders@wmm.com <mailto:orders@wmm.com> / www.wmm.com <http://www.wmm.com> > >********************** ABOUT WMM ***************************** > >Established in 1972 to address the under-representation and >misrepresentation of women in the media, Women Make Movies is the largest >distributor of women's films and videos in the world. Women Make Movies >recently concluded its 30th Anniversary year of 30 screenings in 30 cities >around the globe highlighting the best in independent women's filmmaking. >Our catalogue of more than 500 films and videotapes is used by thousands of >educational, community and cultural organizations annually. For more >information, visit www.wmm.com <http://www.wmm.com/>. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ See when your friends are online with MSN Messenger 6.0. Download it now FREE! http://msnmessenger-download.com
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