Thursday, October 24, 2013

"SEWING HOPE" (Documentary of Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe's life -- Narrated by 'FOREST WHITAKER') - Is Being Honored at Napa Valley Film Festival


2013 Napa Valley Film Fest Announces Lineup & Tribute to John Lee Hancock 


Also new is the 'Power Lunch: Celebrating Women Making a Difference in Film' on November 16, which will be co-hosted by NVFF and More magazine. It will honor the women behind the film honor Oscar-award winning filmmaker Freida Mock, director of Anita, and Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, whom is the subject of the film Sewing Hope. Chef Catherine Bergen of C Casa will prepare a three-course meal, and wine will be provided courtesy of Women of the Vine, a local organization that promotes women in winemaking.


"SEWING HOPE"  http://www.sisterrosemary.com/ 

(Documentary of Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe's life)

Trailer to this incredible documentary can be found at the link below:

http://vimeo.com/64819815 

Sewing Hope is a documentary film about an incredible Ugandan nun named Sister Rosemary who opened a school for young girls who were abducted and abused by Joseph Kony and his infamous Lord’s Resistance Army. Sister Rosemary is traveling from Uganda to attend the screening, and will also be the guest of honor at a New Power Lunch: Celebrating Women Who Are Making a Difference to be held Saturday, November 16.


Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe's documentary film about her life - "SEWING HOPE" is an official selection of the 2013 Napa Valley Film Festival. A companion book by Reggie Whitten will be released in November.


On one of the first Pros for Africa trips, Oklahoma City documentary filmmaker Derek Watson interviewed Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, and several girls from Saint Monica’s Vocational School in Gulu, Uganda.


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"SEWING HOPE"
(Documentary of Sister Rosemary's life)
DIRECTOR / PLAYWRIGHT: Derek Watson
PRODUCER: Rachelle Newman-Whitten (Founder of Sisters United - http://www.sistersunited.com/)
NARRATED BY: Forest Whitaker

Reggie Whitten / Founder of PROS FOR AFRICA  http://www.prosforafrica.com/

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"SEWING HOPE"  http://www.sisterrosemary.com/ 

(Documentary of Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe's life)

Trailer to this incredible documentary can be found at the link below:

http://vimeo.com/64819815 



About Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe:  Sister Rosemary --- the 2007 recipient of CNN's International Hero is still 'making-a-difference' in Uganda.

See CNN story - 



For the last 30 years, Sister Rosemary and the other Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

 based in Juba, South Sudan, have answered the call to serve the least among them from 

the heart of a bloody and violent civil war that decimated northern Uganda and South

 Sudan.


They openly defied Joseph Kony and the rebel soldiers and commanders of the Lord’s

 Resistance Army in their 20-year reign of terror. Since 2002, they have helped more than 

2,000 girls who had been previously abducted by the LRA or abandoned by their families.




About Pros for Africa / Sisters United:

Founded by Reggie Whitten and Rachelle Newman-Whitten


“EMPOWERING WOMEN ONE STITCH AT A TIME”

The scars are still there but together we are stitching a future of hope and dignity.





Forest Whitaker on twitter / twitpics recording the narrative  of


"SEWING HOPE"

The story of Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe









OUR MISSION

“EMPOWERING WOMEN ONE STITCH AT A TIME”
The scars are still there but together we are stitching a future of hope and dignity.
Products distributed by Sisters United include pop tab handbags, all handmade by the young woman of one of the three schools in Africa; one in Gulu, Uganda; Atiak, Uganda and a third school in the process of being built in Torit, South Sudan. These schools are operated and led by Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, a 2007 CNN Heroes Award Winner.
The young women who make Sisters United products are hand picked and supervised by Sister Rosemary.
Our mission is to provide these young women with a market for their hard work. Sisters United provides the materials so that these young women can make pop tab handbags, and a means to market their merchandise and earn a hand up, not a hand out. Sister Rosemary personally inspects each product for quality control and to insure that these young women have the ability to earn a living that gives them respect and dignity.


Monday, October 21, 2013

"SEWING HOPE" - (Documentary of Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe's life) - "SEWING HOPE" is an official 2013 Napa Valley Film Festival Selection


"SEWING HOPE"

(Documentary of Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe's life)

Trailer to this incredible documentary can be found at the link below:
http://vimeo.com/64819815

Sewing Hope is a documentary film about an incredible Ugandan nun named Sister Rosemary who opened a school for young girls who were abducted and abused by Joseph Kony and his infamous Lord’s Resistance Army. Sister Rosemary is traveling from Uganda to attend the screening, and will also be the guest of honor at a New Power Lunch: Celebrating Women Who Are Making a Difference to be held Saturday, November 16.

Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe's documentary film about her life - "SEWING HOPE" is an official selection of the 2013 Napa Valley Film Festival. A companion book by Reggie Whitten will be released in November.

On one of the first Pros for Africa trips, Oklahoma City documentary filmmaker Derek Watson interviewed Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, and several girls from Saint Monica’s Vocational School in Gulu, Uganda.

*************************************
"SEWING HOPE"
(Documentary of Sister Rosemary's life)
DIRECTOR / SCREENWRIGHT: Derek Watson
PRODUCER: Rachelle Newman-Whitten (Founder of Sisters United - www.sistersunited.com)
NARRATED BY: Forest Whitaker

Reggie Whitten / Founder of PROS FOR AFRICA

**************************************





About Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe:  Sister Rosemary --- the 2007 recipient of CNN's International Hero honoree is still 'making-a-difference' in Uganda.

(See CNN story -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j3kLa4k9l0 )




For the last 30 years, Sister Rosemary and the other Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus based in Juba, South Sudan, have answered the call to serve the least among them from the heart of a bloody and violent civil war that decimated northern Uganda and South Sudan.


They openly defied Joseph Kony and the rebel soldiers and commanders of the Lord’s Resistance Army in their 20-year reign of terror. Since 2002, they have helped more than 2,000 girls who had been previously abducted by the LRA or abandoned by their families.


About Pros for Africa: www.prosforafrica.com  / Sisters United: www.sistersunited.com

Founded by Reggie Whitten and Rachelle Newman-Whitten

“EMPOWERING WOMEN ONE STITCH AT A TIME”

The scars are still there but together we are stitching a future of hope and dignity.



Products distributed by Sisters United include pop tab handbags, all handmade by the young woman of one of the three schools in Africa; one in Gulu, Uganda; Atiak, Uganda and a third school in the process of being built in Torit, South Sudan. These schools are operated and led by Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, a 2007 CNN Heroes Award Winner.


The young women who make Sisters United products are hand picked and supervised by Sister Rosemary.


Sisters United mission is to provide these young women with a market for their hard work. Sisters United provides the materials so that these young women can make pop tab handbags, and a means to market their merchandise and earn a hand up, not a hand out. Sister Rosemary personally inspects each product for quality control and to insure that these young women have the ability to earn a living that gives them respect and dignity.


Support Sister Rosemary and these three schools in Africa by purchasing a purse hand-made by the students at the schools at:


Sisters United

www.sistersunited.com












Rachelle and Reggie Whitten


The National Recording Artist duet group JAIA (Just As I Am) Lynda Knox and Lisa Davis was commissioned by Rachelle and Reggie Whitten (Pros For Africa) to write the lyrics and music / perform in a music video in honor of Sister Rosemary.  This music video 'Touched By A Rose' debuted at a luncheon in honor / dedication to      Sister Rosemary that was held at the Oklahoma State Capitol.

The Governor of Oklahoma declared the day - "Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe in the State of Oklahoma".


I love you Sister Rosemary.....
and I am soooo honored / humbled to call you my friend!!!   
Sister Rosemary:  We all have been 'Touched by a Rose ---YOU...
Pat  :)

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Patty Cake Greetings From The Heart - Pictures by Pat ------- Check out my new photo gallery: Sharing some of my favorite pictures



Patty Cake Greetings From The Heart - Pictures by Pat

Check out my new photo gallery---Sharing some of my favorite pictures that I have ever shot.....Hope that you like them. I love taking good pictures of real deal people, places and things.

I hope you stop by often....I'll be adding a few pictures every day....I have sooooo many favorites.

http://pattycakegreetings.smugmug.com/

New Anthology Featuring Oklahoma Writers of Color - Call for Submissions - Deadline November 1, 2013



Call for Submission for a New Anthology Featuring Oklahoma Writers of Color
Quraysh Ali Lansana and Dr. Jeanetta Calhoun Mish , in collaboration with Mongrel Empire Press, seek to publish the writing of People of Color born and/or raised in Oklahoma. Though the editors prefer writing that speaks to some aspect of life in the Sooner State (politics, history, culture, the land, etc), all topics and genres are welcome. This anthology will be the first to document exclusively the lives of minorities in Oklahoma. We are looking for essays, interviews, short fiction, poetry and personal reflections for publication that explore life in Oklahoma as well as the state’s rich history.

Submission Guidelines:

1. All manuscripts must be typed. For multiple page manuscripts the
title of the work and page number must appear on each page.
2. Manuscripts may be e-mailed as an attachment in Microsoft Word or in RTF.
3. All manuscripts must be submitted electronically.
4. A cover letter must be included with your attachment(s) listing the titles of submitted works and contact information. Also, please include credit information if submitting previously published work.
5. All submitted material must include an e-mail address. Submissions without contact information will not be considered.
6. The deadline for consideration is NOVEMBER 1, 2013.

No phone calls will be accepted regarding submission status.
Submissions will not be accepted by fax transmission.

Please send submissions to:
Oklahoma Writers of Color Anthology
okiewritersofcoloranthology@gmail.com
e-mail general questions only to okiewritersofcoloranthology@gmail.com


Info can also be found on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200610057275769&set=a.1066280419135.2011007.1289786475&type=1&theater