Global Hope Thermometer Goes Up By Several Degrees
[2008-5-16]
Tag: Sweater Design
Kigali was one of only six cities worldwide where the first ever global Pangea event was broadcast live on a giant screen. The objective being to strengthen tolerance and unity, that was entirely appropriate.
In 2006, filmmaker Jehane Noujaim won the Technology, Entertainment and design (TED) prize, an annual award which honors three individuals with the potential to change the world.
She was granted $100,000 and decided to use this money to change the world. She wished to create a day on which the world came together through films. The day uses the power of films to strengthen tolerance, compassion and unity among cultures and societies all over the world paving way for better future.
The first ever Pangea Day was held last Saturday, and was a monumental success.
People from everywhere tuned in to watch the live broadcast in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro, and all kinds of grassroots events were organized in cities, communities, and even private homes.
Over 1,400 events on five continents experienced the same 4-hour film screening via broadcast, webcast, and mobile net work, including event across Africa.
Queen Noor of Jordan, CNN's Christine Amanpour, musician/activist Bob Geldof and Iranian rock group Hypernoca were among the presenters taking part.
During the event, 24 short films were screened, selected from an international competition that generated more than 2500 submissions from over100 countries. The films were chosen based on their ability to inspire, transform, and allow people to see the world through another person's eye.
During the Pangea Day, people were allowed to vote for the best movie (although the final result will be announced later).
Condom football
Dear Mandela by Darakelland Christopher Nizza (South Africa), I remember Lebanon by Zeina Abone Hasn from Australia, My Mothers Daughter by Salayha Ashan from Europe, Moving Wind Mills by Arikushnir from North America, and Pariroflexia by Joaquin Baidwin were some of the films shown.
Yet the one that had most success in Kigali was the Mozambican film My ball, which shows teenagers using condoms to make small balls to play football. So they take daddy's stock of preservatives to play their game, but of course he doesn't like that and confiscates the ball. Looking for an alternative, the boys find a sweater of an old woman had hanging on a wire, and use it to wrap their ball.
After some time, when the old woman is sitting in her yard wondering where her sweater might be, one of the teenagers hits the 'ball' too hard, it falls before the woman's feet. So she starts repairing her sweater, and once again the boys are deprived of their fun. The crowd in Jali Club howled with laughter.
"I did not intend to spend hours here today. But the films are so good, and they have reintroduced hope in my life, and probably to millions of others today. This day is really a gift to the world!" Chantal Uwimana exclaimed.
People attending the event were also able to exchange experiences and thoughts with people around the world, through instant-messaging. And everyone was unanimously positive, if not exhilarated.
"It has been my dream to have such day for years, and today I see it come to reality!" wrote Farsheed, an Iranian-Canadian citizen.
"I just stumbled onto the last half hour of the Pangea Day show here in Toronto, and I'm so happy I did...I'm 48 yrs old and got the most wonderful feeling of finally belonging to a community that speaks to and for me...I'm going to check out the website and find a drum to bang and some people to hug and love," was the message of Ursula of Toronto, formerly of Kircubbin, Northern Ireland.
"Its 4:00 am here and I couldn't go to bed without writing to you and telling you how beautiful, thought-provoking and deeply moving the experience was," were the thoughts of Rhea from Chandigarh, India.
"Watching the different stories of people, I see that there is hope and will to come together, to unite. I hope to see Pangea Day every year," said Nabeel in Karachi, Pakistan.
"We are Islamic people. We're from Bangladesh. The Pangea Day event was great. We have to say, that was one of the greatest 4 hours of our lives!" was the common opinion of the Khan Family in Quebec, Canada.
Fizza in Pakistan, finally, expressed a feeling shared by many. "I was touched, moved, and inspired. Coming from a third world country, which has a terrible reputation worldwide, where there is an extreme political unrest, suicide bombings all over the town...the events...made me feel a lot better. That maybe there is some hope."
Kigali was one of only six cities worldwide where the first ever global Pangea event was broadcast live on a giant screen. The objective being to strengthen tolerance and unity, that was entirely appropriate.
In 2006, filmmaker Jehane Noujaim won the Technology, Entertainment and design (TED) prize, an annual award which honors three individuals with the potential to change the world.
She was granted $100,000 and decided to use this money to change the world. She wished to create a day on which the world came together through films. The day uses the power of films to strengthen tolerance, compassion and unity among cultures and societies all over the world paving way for better future.
The first ever Pangea Day was held last Saturday, and was a monumental success.
People from everywhere tuned in to watch the live broadcast in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro, and all kinds of grassroots events were organized in cities, communities, and even private homes.
Over 1,400 events on five continents experienced the same 4-hour film screening via broadcast, webcast, and mobile net work, including event across Africa.
Queen Noor of Jordan, CNN's Christine Amanpour, musician/activist Bob Geldof and Iranian rock group Hypernoca were among the presenters taking part.
During the event, 24 short films were screened, selected from an international competition that generated more than 2500 submissions from over100 countries. The films were chosen based on their ability to inspire, transform, and allow people to see the world through another person's eye.
During the Pangea Day, people were allowed to vote for the best movie (although the final result will be announced later).
Condom football
Dear Mandela by Darakelland Christopher Nizza (South Africa), I remember Lebanon by Zeina Abone Hasn from Australia, My Mothers Daughter by Salayha Ashan from Europe, Moving Wind Mills by Arikushnir from North America, and Pariroflexia by Joaquin Baidwin were some of the films shown.
Yet the one that had most success in Kigali was the Mozambican film My ball, which shows teenagers using condoms to make small balls to play football. So they take daddy's stock of preservatives to play their game, but of course he doesn't like that and confiscates the ball. Looking for an alternative, the boys find a sweater of an old woman had hanging on a wire, and use it to wrap their ball.
After some time, when the old woman is sitting in her yard wondering where her sweater might be, one of the teenagers hits the 'ball' too hard, it falls before the woman's feet. So she starts repairing her sweater, and once again the boys are deprived of their fun. The crowd in Jali Club howled with laughter.
"I did not intend to spend hours here today. But the films are so good, and they have reintroduced hope in my life, and probably to millions of others today. This day is really a gift to the world!" Chantal Uwimana exclaimed.
People attending the event were also able to exchange experiences and thoughts with people around the world, through instant-messaging. And everyone was unanimously positive, if not exhilarated.
"It has been my dream to have such day for years, and today I see it come to reality!" wrote Farsheed, an Iranian-Canadian citizen.
"I just stumbled onto the last half hour of the Pangea Day show here in Toronto, and I'm so happy I did...I'm 48 yrs old and got the most wonderful feeling of finally belonging to a community that speaks to and for me...I'm going to check out the website and find a drum to bang and some people to hug and love," was the message of Ursula of Toronto, formerly of Kircubbin, Northern Ireland.
"Its 4:00 am here and I couldn't go to bed without writing to you and telling you how beautiful, thought-provoking and deeply moving the experience was," were the thoughts of Rhea from Chandigarh, India.
"Watching the different stories of people, I see that there is hope and will to come together, to unite. I hope to see Pangea Day every year," said Nabeel in Karachi, Pakistan.
"We are Islamic people. We're from Bangladesh. The Pangea Day event was great. We have to say, that was one of the greatest 4 hours of our lives!" was the common opinion of the Khan Family in Quebec, Canada.
Fizza in Pakistan, finally, expressed a feeling shared by many. "I was touched, moved, and inspired. Coming from a third world country, which has a terrible reputation worldwide, where there is an extreme political unrest, suicide bombings all over the town...the events...made me feel a lot better. That maybe there is some hope."
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