Help the Invisible Kids and Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe in Uganda #GIVINGTUESDAY - 12/3/13 - Donate at: www.prosforafrica.com

Donate at:  www.prosforafrica.com

  




#GIVINGTUESDAY - December 3, 2013

****WHAT WILL YOU GIVE?****

For 25 years, Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) committed heinous atrocities against the children in Uganda. He kidnapped, killed their parents, raped and made them sex slaves, made them kill / soldiers, mutilated and abused them.  These children became ‘invisible’ to the world!

Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe openly defied the warlord Joseph Kony and the LRA in their reign of terror to help these children.  The ‘invisible’ children are no longer invisible.

HELP Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe help the children. 

Sister Rosemary started St. Monica Girls Tailoring School Gulu.  There are 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.

Sister Rosemary was the 2007 CNN Heroes Award Winner.

GIVE 'HOPE' on GIVING TUESDAY

Donate at:  www.prosforafrica.com

The needs are so great:  They need shelter, food, water, clothing, transportation and more.

****CELEBRATE 'Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe' on Saturday November 16th**** all over Social Media --- i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Instagram, Tumbler, LinkedIn, YouTube etc.

****CELEBRATE 'Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe' on Saturday November 16th**** all over Social Media --- i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Instagram, Tumbler, LinkedIn, YouTube etc. by:

-POSTING SISTER ROSEMARY'S PICTURE AS YOUR PROFILE PICTURE

-BUYING THE BOOK 'SEWING HOPE' (A documentary of her life)* at: Amazon and other book outlets http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=sewing+hope+by+reggie+whitten

-SHARING SISTER ROSEMARY NYIRUMBE'S STORY WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES

- PURCHASING A PURSE HAND-MADE BY THE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL (http://www.sistersunited.com/)

*100% of the proceeds of the book and purses go to Sister Rosemary and the schools

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ABOUT SISTER ROSEMARY NYIRUMBE:
About Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe:
For the last 30 years, Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe 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 the warlord 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.

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Reggie Whitten / Founder of PROS FOR AFRICA

(http://www.prosforafrica.com/ ) has written a book "SEWING HOPE" that was released on November 1, 2013.

The book has been made into a documentary film which has been selected to debut at the Napa Valley Film Festivall on November 16th -- "SEWING HOPE" (Documentary of Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe's life -- Narrated byAcademy Award Winning Actor 'FOREST WHITAKER') - Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe is being honored also at the Napa Valley Film Festival.

"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/

The Official Trailer to this incredible documentary can be found at the link below:
http://vimeo.com/78743997

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ABOUT PROS FOR AFRICA / SISTERS UNITED:
Founded by Reggie Whitten and Rachelle Newman-Whitten

PROS FOR AFRICA Mission
“Providing HOPE, HELP and LOVE to the children of Africa”

Sisters United Mission
“EMPOWERING WOMEN ONE STITCH AT A TIME”
The scars are still there but together we are stitching a future of hope and dignity.

Sisters United mission is to provide the young women at St. Monica's school with a market for their purses made from pop tabs. 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.

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.

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"Sister Rosemary stands as a beacon of hope in the midst of horrific tragedy," Derek Watson / Sewing Hope's film director said. "Her life represents the essence of love and courage in the face of evil."

Pros For Africa Founder - Reggie Whitten shared in a recent interview on KGOU:
http://kgou.org/post/son-s-tragic-death-inspires-oklahoma-father-s-international-activism

“We all remember Hitler and Stalin and Joseph Kony, but it bothers me that we don’t remember the heroes that stand up to these people,” Whitten says. “It’s just not right that Sister Rosemary, who is the principal person standing up for these girls, is not remembered.”
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Let's share Sister Rosemary with the whole world!!

Support Sister Rosemary and these three schools in Africa by helping to honor her on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2013 with PROS FOR AFRICA and Sisters United.

****CELEBRATE 'Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe' on Saturday November 16th**** all over Social Media --- i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Instagram, Tumbler, LinkedIn, YouTube etc. by:

-POSTING SISTER ROSEMARY'S PICTURE AS YOUR PROFILE PICTURE

-BUYING THE BOOK 'SEWING HOPE' (A documentary of her life)* at: Amazon and other book outlets http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=sewing+hope+by+reggie+whitten

-SHARING SISTER ROSEMARY NYIRUMBE'S STORY WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES

- PURCHASING A PURSE HAND-MADE BY THE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL (http://www.sistersunited.com/)

*100% of the proceeds of the book and purses go to Sister Rosemary and the schools
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"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 - 

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 / 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

http://twitpic.com/cgf86n

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.

"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

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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".

Video link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1G6vnGUnA0

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  :)

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

Women of Wealth Magazine Presents It's Summer Series -- "MEN OF WEALTH EMPOWERING WOMEN" - July 27, 2013

A shout out to all of my friends in the Atlanta area---
The magazine that I am going to be writing for - Women of Wealth Magazine is introducing Part 1 of its Summer Series! "Wealthy Men Empowering Women with Influence".

Start your weekend off with Dr. Lei Lewis and two dynamic men who’ll bring empowering interactive dialogue designed to enhance your greater personal and professional success!

Dr. Lei Lewis
CEO/Publisher
Women of Wealth Magazine

Charles A. Johnson
CEO AskCharlesJohnson.com
Huffington Post Columnist
Author and Life Coach
Miami, Florida

Dr. Joseph Profit
Former NFL Player - Atlanta Falcons
President Atlanta Chapter
NFL Alumni Inc.
CEO of Multimedia
Digital Broadcasting Corp.
Author and Mentor
Atlanta, Ga.

Dr. Lei Lewis just shared below:
Hey my FBPB's (facebook powerbrokers), Women Of Wealth Magazine is introducing Part 1 of it's Summer Series! Hold it! wait for it! Just the best ever Seminar and Networking Event - "Wealthy Men Empowering Women with Influence", just awesome!!!. They will be with me on Saturday at the SPA and you are invited.