Queens, New York (April 6, 2021) – “The Show Must Go On!”
In light of the global health pandemic, the 11th Annual Queens World Film Festival (Queens World) is set to return to the Museum of the Moving Image and Kaufman Astoria Studios while also streaming the entire festival on FilmFestivalFlix.com from Wednesday, June 23rd to Saturday July 3rd.
Queens World has assembled an impressive
Jury and Selection Committee.

“Working with our talented group of screeners and jury members is inspiring and reminds us that film and filmmakers celebrate our yearning to tell the world our stories. This year’s selections include documentaries, narratives, animated and experimental films that take on longing for acceptance, protecting our world, creating community, change, endurance, freedom and survival.” said Queens World Preston Cato
“We are bringing together award-winning filmmakers, industry professionals and community members, which reflects the festival’s mission to select and screen films that represent both the indie film community and the community of Queens, the World’s Borough.” stated Queens World Executive Director Katha Cato.
A varied and inclusive group committed their services to judge the films and award prizes in each genre. The complete Queens World Jury and Screening Committee can be found here
The festival’s Jury and Screening Committee
Candy Kugel is an award-winning animator and longtime voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture and Sciences and the TV Academy. She began her career at Perpetual Motion Pictures and has over a dozen award-winning independent shorts included in MoMA’s Film Archives:
“My favorite thing about Queens is that there are over 800 languages spoken and more cultures than any place on Earth. My expectation is that the festival will reflect that!”
Andi Reiss is an award-winning independent documentary producer/director, photographer, editor, writer and educator, based between Oxford (UK) and NYC. As a member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain his work has screened around the world:
“I’m honored to view such a feast of culturally diverse content. Queens World is a special event, it encourages and exposes the talented creatives who put everything on the line for the sake of their art.”
Kris Sorbi Reiss As the original creator of Ombré and former Global Artistic Director, Redken NYC, her diverse background as an art director, colour innovator, educator, business consultant, video producer and director gives her the unique ability to integrate technology, influence trends and inspire fashion-forward artistry:
“I have been mesmerized the films I have viewed and judged… what an honor to watch hours and hours of hard work, commitment and dedication by filmmakers and their crews from all over the world.”
Samantha L. Roppola was born and raised in Brooklyn and that’s where they plan to stay. Being a filmmaker/scriptwriter in NYC is exciting as there’s never a lack of new stories and ideas. Through a wondrous series of events Sam landed an internship at Queens World and worked her way up to Screening Committee Associate.
Luc Papineua has been a fan of the arts from a young age and has performed with Unity Stage Company for 7 years. Also, he has reviewed performances on theatre websites. He enjoys watching films, especially documentaries and is a theatre major at Borough of Manhattan Community College.

Phil Ballman is the Director of Cultural Affairs and Tourism for Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and an internationally recognized performing arts professional with over two decades of experience as drummer and percussionist, concert and event producer, entrepreneur, and educator.
Barbara Vasconez is the Program Manager at New York Women in Film & Television. Before joining NYWIFT and has worked for a variety of film festivals, including the Tribeca Film Festival, Rooftop Films, Hamptons Film Festival, Montclair Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, DOC NYC, and the Nantucket Film Festival.
This year’s Festival submissions reveal an increased concern for the weakest among us and many express the yearning for connection that has been deprived us all throughout the quarantine.

In addition to the annual festival, QWFF includes year-round screening opportunities for QWFF alumni, special events to bring the Indie film community together, industry networking events, and an educational initiative for youth and seniors.
Festival Sponsors include Investors Bank, Kaufman Astoria Studios, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Economic Development Corporation, Resorts World, with several hotels in Queens that are offering discounts to the visiting filmmakers and their guests – including the Paper Factory.

The Queens World Film Festival is a program of the Queens World Film Initiative, Inc., a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization.

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International Day of Peace NGO Committee Meeting Tuesday

Tuesday, July 12 – 1:00-2:30p.m.
Baha’i U.N. Office
866 U.N. Plaza at 48th Street, Room 120

To attend, you must R.S.V.P. to Monica Willard at MBWillard@aol.com by
Sunday, July 10.

Please also alert Monica if you wish to join by phone through our conference line.

We hope to see you there!

Poster 2016

www.un.org/peaceday

U.N. VIDEO PROJECT FOR YOUTH –
Send your videos now!

The Education Outreach Section of the United Nations Department of Public Information invites young people from around the world between the ages of 15 and 24 to submit 10- to 15-second videos in English on how the Sustainable Development Goals can build peace. When making your videos, think about why ending poverty, addressing climate change, forging equality and ensuring access to education are important to creating a more peaceful world.

The most engaging videos will be featured on the United Nations International Day of Peace YouTube channel. Some will even be shown at an official event at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 16 September.

U.N. DPI will be posting selected clips through 21 September, the International Day of Peace. See inspiring videos RIGHT NOW!

Youth IDP Videos

When you make your video, please state your name and country at the beginning. [Example: “My name is Jimena, and I’m from Peru.”] And remember that all videos should be appropriate for viewing by younger audiences.

Your submissions will be accepted until 1 September. So start sending your videos to unitednationspeaceday@gmail.com today!

Compassion Games: Tomorrow Together

What Are the Global Unity Games?

Join the Global Unity Games coopetition with teams around the world, from September 11, the U.S. National Day of Service (observed in over 150 countries) to September 21, the U.N. International Day of Peace!

The Compassion Games is partnering with a broad coalition of non-profits, businesses, government agencies, universities, and organizations and groups to play together and sustain a 5-year campaign called Tomorrow Together.

As expressed in the Global Unity Games, the goals of Tomorrow Together are to:

1. Ignite young people to express their strong desire for unity and change in the world
2. Build unity, empathy and service among young people of all faiths, races and ethnicities.
3. Establish 9/11 as a catalyst, mobilization and inflection point that continues the legacy of service and supports achieving the vital Sustainable Development Goals set for 2030.

Individuals and teams from all over the world can sign up to play and participate in the upcoming September 2016 Global Unity Games: Tomorrow Together.

And it all culminates on the International Day of Peace!

Sign Up for the Unity Games!

11 Days of Global Unity

11 Days of Global Unity – FREE ON THE SUMMER OF PEACE

From September 11th to the U.N. International Day of Peace

September 11-21 – 12:00-1:00pm Eastern

The Shift Network’s 5th annual Summer of Peace series supports you to make YOUR unique contribution toward building a culture of peace in your community and our world. Join tens of thousands of other global citizens (from more than 140 countries!) who are excited to co-create a more peaceful life and accelerate this wave of peacebuilding.
Rick Ulfik
You are invited to join in the celebration of 11 DAYS OF GLOBAL UNITY, hosted by Rick Ulfik, founder of We, The World. This Summit connects and promotes changemakers who are working within each of the identified “themes” and then mobilizes change agents into “11 Campaigns for Change,” offering a comprehensive blueprint for global transformation. This is an example of truly moving from vision into action!

You are invited to join us each day as we discuss and celebrate the 11 Campaigns for Change:

September 11 – Unity
September 12 – Interdependence
September 13 – Environment
September 14 – Economic Justice
September 15 – Health
September 16 – Children And Youth
September 17 – Women
September 18 – Human Rights
September 19 – Freedom
September 20 – Disarmament
September 21 – Peace

Featured guests include Neale Donald Walsch, Tavis Smiley, Jane Goodall, Ocean Robbins, Audri Scott Williams, Joumana Rizk, Monica Willard and more. REGISTER FOR FREE HERE!

Neale Donald WalschTavis SmileyDr. Jane GoodallOcean RobbinsAudri Scott WilliamsJoumana RizkMonica Willard

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May Peace Prevail on Earth

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IDP NGO COMMITTEE MEETING
Thursday, June 12, 2014
1:00-3:00 pm
Baha’i UN Office
866 UN Plaza, Suite 120

At this meeting, we will:

• Set the stage for the 2014 International Day of Peace
• Discuss the theme as it relates to the post-2015 SDG agenda, the Secretary-General’s Rights Up Front Initiative, our ongoing work with Peace Education, and IDP observances in local communities
• Offer the opportunity to join any our amazing and varied Peace Teams working with cities, communications, business, youth, education, sport, spirituality and more
• Invite NGOs to propose youth to present their peace projects at the UN IDP student observance on the morning of Sept. 19 at UN headquarters
• Share promotional campaigns and networks engaged in the IDP, such as the Shift Network’s “Summer of Peace” launch on Friday, June 13 (register for free at http://summit.summerofpeace.net/)
• Hear your ideas and projects!

We hope you can join us next Thursday. For those of you who can’t be there in person, we will follow up with notes, links and resources. Please send us your plans, so that we can share them with others.

May Peace Prevail on Earth!

Love,

Deborah
The IDP NGO Committee
Amb. Anwarul K. Chowdhury – Honorary Chair
Michael Johnson, Deborah Moldow, Shawn Sweeney, Monica Willard – Co-Chairs

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The event has received great support from the Publicity Department of CPC Shanghai Committee and the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in New York.

Some notable guests for the reception will include:

SUN Guoxiang (Consul General)
XU Lin (Minister of Publicity Department of CPC Shanghai Committee/ Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Shanghai Committee)
QIU Xin (President of Shanghai United Media Group)
WANG Jianjun (Executive Vice President of Shanghai Media Group)
REN Zhonglun (Chairman and President of Shanghai Film Group)
HU Minghua (Director of Shanghai Municipal Culture Management Division)
WAN Minmin (Deputy Director of Information Office of Shanghai)

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Equal Treatment for Asian Americans

http://www.80-20educationalfoundation.org/

www.80-20initiative.net

Mission Statement

80-20 is a national, nonpartisan, Political Action Committee dedicated to winning equal opportunity and justice for all Asian Americans through a SWING bloc vote, ideally directing 80% of our community’s votes and money to the presidential candidate endorsed by the 80-20, who better represents the interests of all APAs. Hence, the name “80-20” was created.

Dedicated To 80-20’s 700,000 Supporters

80-20’s Secrets to Success:

An email list of 700,000 and therefore an ability to reach about 50% of the Asian American voters in one day.
Having organized two bloc votes in the last two presidential election. See proof of the two bloc votes

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Section A: Review of 80-20’s Achievements in Chronological Order

80-20’s Bread and Butter is our ability to communicate with half of AsAm voters in 24 hours through e-mail, and our ability to communicate and to deliver a bloc vote with half of AsAm voter in 24 hours through e-mail. Every success follows from there.

Is 80-20 effective? You be the judge. Here are the facts.

The following lists 80-20’s achievements, many being “firsts” for Asian Pacific Americans. The table lists, for each event, the date 80-20 stepped up and called for action and the date when the result was achieved. See how closely the two dates correlated. Is this close correlation a mere coincidence, or a clear indication of 80-20’s effectiveness? You be the judge.

1. Success After the 2008 Election: President Obama’s Commitments to Us
a) High Level Asian American Appointments
b) Appointment of AsAm Judges & Enforcement of EO11246

2. Two Consecutive Bloc Votes
3. For Dignity and Against Discrimination
4. The Fruits of Political Empowerment
5. Show our Love for America
6. Other Great Achievements

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Equal Treatment for Asian Americans

http://www.80-20educationalfoundation.org/

www.80-20initiative.net

Mission Statement

80-20 is a national, nonpartisan, Political Action Committee dedicated to winning equal opportunity and justice for all Asian Americans through a SWING bloc vote, ideally directing 80% of our community’s votes and money to the presidential candidate endorsed by the 80-20, who better represents the interests of all APAs. Hence, the name “80-20” was created.

Dedicated To 80-20’s 700,000 Supporters

80-20’s Secrets to Success:

An email list of 700,000 and therefore an ability to reach about 50% of the Asian American voters in one day.
Having organized two bloc votes in the last two presidential election. See proof of the two bloc votes

——————————————————————————–

Section A: Review of 80-20’s Achievements in Chronological Order

80-20’s Bread and Butter is our ability to communicate with half of AsAm voters in 24 hours through e-mail, and our ability to communicate and to deliver a bloc vote with half of AsAm voter in 24 hours through e-mail. Every success follows from there.

Is 80-20 effective? You be the judge. Here are the facts.

The following lists 80-20’s achievements, many being “firsts” for Asian Pacific Americans. The table lists, for each event, the date 80-20 stepped up and called for action and the date when the result was achieved. See how closely the two dates correlated. Is this close correlation a mere coincidence, or a clear indication of 80-20’s effectiveness? You be the judge.

1. Success After the 2008 Election: President Obama’s Commitments to Us
a) High Level Asian American Appointments
b) Appointment of AsAm Judges & Enforcement of EO11246

2. Two Consecutive Bloc Votes
3. For Dignity and Against Discrimination
4. The Fruits of Political Empowerment
5. Show our Love for America
6. Other Great Achievements

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Gov. Ed Rendell Calls Out American Leaders as

“A Nation of Wusses”

WHO:              The Common Good (TCG) hosts a discussion with former Governor Ed Rendell (D-PA) in New York City. TCG is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that promotes participation in our democracy through the free exchange of ideas and civil dialogue. We are dedicated to finding common ground and encouraging the civic engagement that is so essential for a thriving democracy.

WHAT:            Governor Ed Rendell is a former governor of Pennsylvania, a former head of the Democratic National Committee, current MSNBC senior political analyst and a partner at Ballard Spahr LLP.

WHY:               Governor Rendell takes a swipe at today’s leaders from both political parties for a lacking backbone and leadership. In his new book he chides Americans for aiming too low and becoming too complacent. Part autobiography and part prescription, it provides a refreshing and powerful insight on American politics today.

WHERE:          AllianceBernstein 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 33rd fl.

WHEN:            Thursday, July 12, 2012     12:15 – 1:45 p.m.

DETAILS:         Photo opportunities with Governor Rendell available on request.

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