CONFERENCES AND EVENTS
+ General Monthly Meeting
The 3rd Tuesday of every month
Time: 7-9pm
Location:
Tree Media
2218 Main St. 2nd floor
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310-450-4343
+ Conferences and Events
- "ZIMBABWE" (Film Screening)
Presented by CSAfrica
Pan-African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) Los Angeles
Magic Johnson Theaters
February 13, 2009
- Survive and Thrive (Presentation and Panel Discussion)
International AIDS Conference 2006 Toronto
August 16, 2006
+ ZIMBABWE directed by Darrell Roodt
CSAfrica presents a screening and panel discussion.
Friday, February 13th, 2009 at 7PM
Culver Plaza Theater
9919 Washington Blvd., Culver City
Presale Tickets: $15
Available through 6pm February 9
www.nextaid.org/donation.htm
Please enter “PAFF” in paypal note
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Zimbabwe (South Africa/NF/84min/2008)
A young girl named Zimbabwe finds that life gets even tougher in rural Zimbabwe after the death of her mother from an AIDS-related disease. Not only are she and her brother now orphaned, but she has her orphaned niece to look after and the village Chief tells her they must leave, that they can no longer support them.
+ Left Behind and Baba Mandela
Presented by CSAfrica at the Pan-African Film Festival
followed by a panel discussion on the Future of Sub-Saharan Africa
and an after-Party at Fais Do Do
Sunday, February 18, 2007 read the press release
Left Behind
Directed and Produced by
Christof Putzel
 AIDS is the most devastating disease to ever hit the human race. The pandemic will result in over 40 million orphans in Africa by 2010. However, when statistics are so high, it's almost impossible to put them into perspective. Through the eyes and voices of Kenya's street kids, as well as prostitutes, gang leaders, slum dwellers and those infected with HIV, Left Behind explores the impact of AIDS on the pandemic's most innocent victims: the children. 34 min. www.leftbehindfilm.com
Baba Mandela
by AMREF
 Kevin Kariuki is 10 year old boy who lives on the streets of Kibera, East Africa's biggest slum. He has never left the city, but in this movie he narrates his experience as he visits communities whose livelihood are destroying the very resources on which they depend for survival In his travels through Kenya, Kevin also meets some people who are trying to reverse the cycle of poor health and environment damage. Kevin's experience is crystallized into a letter that he writes to Mandela. Baba Mandela will take you through the Nairobi slums, rural Kibwezi, Mt. Kenya, Lake Victoria and through the burning issues affecting Kenya in just 50 minutes. 55 min. www.amref.org
Panelists (click here for panelist bios)
Dr. Reuben Jaja, President USA Africa Chamber of Commerce, Nigerian Leader
Amy Bookman, AMREF USA board member
Phill Wilson, Executive Director of the BlackAIDS Institute
Olivia Clements, Crossroads Teen AIDS Ambassadors
Michael Mungai Nyumbura from Dagoretti4kids (featured in Left Behind)
Christof Putzel, filmmaker of Left Behind
Moderator: Anne Goeke, CSAfrica, Earth Rights Institute
Film Screening and Panel Location
Magic Johnson Theaters, Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
3650 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Los Angeles, CA map it
Films will screen promptly at 4:45pm, and the panel begins at 6:45
For more information please call 323-295-1706 or visit www.paff.org
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After-Party Celebrating African Culture and Music
at Club Fais DoDo
DJ’s will be mixing an eclectic array of afrobeat, hip-hop, and world music to benefit grassroots organizations working in Africa. Delicious Cajun food and full bar available.
Saba Saba (Bataka Squad / Bavubuka Allstarz) Uganda hiphop
www.myspace.com/sabasaba45
Wanlov The Kubolor Ghana Afrobeat / hiphop
www.myspace.com/wanlov
www.sonicbids.com/wanlov
DJ Jeremy Sole's Musaics (Afro Funke' / Bembe)
www.myspace.com/musaics
Club Fais DoDo (www.faisdodo.com)
5253 West Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016 323-954-8080 map it
Doors open at 8pm
Tickets for after party only $5 minimum donation
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+ SURVIVE & THRIVE
Sustainable Centers & Economic Enterprise for AIDS Orphans Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:30 to 2PM
Global Village Session Hall 2
Metro Toronto Convention Center
[read press release] [program details] [panelists] [www.aids2006.org]
This session explored the particular needs of children orphaned by AIDS and their caretakers, strategies and lessons learned for building sustainably-designed children’s villages and orphanages, which also include learning, arts and economic enterprise.
CSAfrica is a new coalition that recognizes that the future of Africa is its children, and it is dedicated to not only meeting their immediate needs, but to providing them a safe, secure and sustainable future.
The presentation included an inspiring short film presentation, expert panel discussion, and unique interactive village-building exercise. [view flyer]
Panelists (click name for more info)
+ Jennifer Delaney, U.S. Director of Global Action for Children
+ William Thompson, Manager of Int'l Affairs, AIDS Project Los Angeles
+ William Kibaalya, Regional Program Director, AFXB - Uganda Program
+ Martin-Mary Falana, Executive Director, Kids & Teens, AYRI - Nigeria
+ Niven Postma, CEO, NOAH, South Africa
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"It is not as if leaders do not understand the impact of the unjust political and economic systems which are promoting environmental degradation and promoting a non-sustainable development model.
When will such business be considered unacceptable in the world community?… Africa’s challenges are being tackled at different levels, and some successes have been recorded.
But not fast enough. The concepts of sustainable development, appropriate development models, and participatory development are not foreign.
We are aware that our children and the future generations have a right to a world which will also need energy, should be free of pollution, should be rich with biological diversity and should have a climate which will sustain all forms of life." 1991
Wangari Maathai
2004 Nobel Peace Prize
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