Saturday, April 5, 2008

NYC debut for 'Chapter 27'

From Peace Arch Entertainment Expands Release of Critically Acclaimed 'Chapter 27' :

Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc., an integrated global entertainment company, today announced that its acclaimed and controversial feature film about the assassin of Beatle John Lennon, "Chapter 27," delivered this past weekend's highest per screen average in the nation in its debut at New York City's Angelika theater with a three-day average of $13,900. "Chapter 27" expands to 5 screens in New York and Los Angeles this weekend and will roll out to more than 25 additional cities, including San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and Seattle, over the next several weeks.

 
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 The psychological drama "Chapter 27," a controversial exploration of Mark David Chapman's gradual breakdown during the days leading up to his murder of Lennon, features a riveting performance by Jared Leto ("Requiem For A Dream," "Panic Room," "Fight Club"), along with Judah Friedlander ("Zoolander," "Meet The Parents") and Lindsay Lohan ("Mean Girls," "Freaky Friday," "Herbie Fully Loaded"). Jarrett Schaefer wrote and directed the film produced by Robert Salerno, Naomi Despres and Alexandra Milchan. "Chapter 27" had its world premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and its European premiere at the Zurich Film Festival, where Schaefer won the prize for best debut feature.

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Oslo Conference on Peace

Reconciliation in South Asia - Special Focus on the Role of Media in Reconciliation
 
International Conference on Peace and Reconciliation in South Asia, Oslo
10th - 11th April 2008
 
For the first time ever, Oslo is the host city for The Conference on Peace and Reconciliation in South Asia - Challenges and Opportunities arranged by The International Association for Human Values, Geneva. The Conference aims to establish a new avenue to overcome the well-known intra- and inter-national problems and issues concerning South Asia.
 
South Asia is a turbulent, complex region with a prominent place in the global map of ethnic conflict. The aim of the Conference is to create harmony, support the diversity, peace and dialogue with special attention to India and Nepal (Naxalism), Sri Lanka and Burma (South-East Asia).  In particular, the Conference aims to articulate and explore the faith-based resources and values offered by the two ancient religions of Buddhism and Hinduism in the setting of contemporary social and political problem-solving for peace and development in South Asia.
 
Special Focus on the Role of Media in Reconciliation
 
The Conference will also examine the role and responsibility of the media in influencing the public opinion as well as the parties involved in a conflict and thereby directly influence the conflict resolution and peace building efforts.
 
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to Oslo
The world renowned spiritual and humanitarian leader and Founder of the International Association for Human Values, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, is attending the Conference.
In 1997 he founded the International Association for Human Values (IAHV)  "to foster on a global scale a deeper understanding of the values that unite us as a human community."
Shankar has been working on conflict resulution e.g. in Irak, Kosovo and Sri Lanka and was nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize.
 
The  Governments of Sri Lanka and India have been invited and many followed the invitation:
 
 
The speakers list for the conference contains many prominent persons, such as:
  • Mr. Colin Archer, Secretary General, International Peace Bureau, Switzerland
  • Ms. Erika Mann, Member of the European Parliament
  • Ms. Hilde Salvesen, Special Advisor, The Oslo Center for Peace & Human Rights, Norway
  • Prof. Rune Ottosen, Journalism Education, Oslo University College, Norway
  • Mr. Hanssen-Bauer, Special Envoy of Sri Lanka, Foreign Ministry of Norway
  • Mr. Arumugam Thondaman, Minister for Youth Empowerment & Socio-Economic Development, Sri Lanka
  • Prof.Rajiva Wijesinha, Secretary General, Secretariat for Co-ordinating the Peace Process - Sri Lanka
  • Mr. Vaiko, General Secretary, The Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK),
  • Rt. Rev. Dr. Brahmanawatte Seevali Nayaka Thero, Deputy Secretary General, Sri Lanka Amarapura Mahanikaya
 
We invite the media to attend the programme which begins at 17:30 on Thursday 10th April at the Ingeniørenes Hus Møtesenter, Kronprinsens gate 17, 0251 Oslo.
 
For complete programme and details of the conference, please see:  www.sap2008.org
For more information on IAHV, please see www.iahv.org
For details on Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, please see: www.srisri.org
For an example of IAHV peace building efforts and the visit of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to Irak, please see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-Sstlp1u7Y
 
Yours Sincerely
 
Prof. Fahri Saatcioglu
Organizing Committee
Conference on Peace and Reconciliation in South Asia
Contact: info@sap2008.org / Tel. 94370640 or 97649258
 
 
The International Association for Human Values (IAHV) was founded in Geneva in 1997, to foster, on a global scale, deeper understanding of the values that unite us as a human community. The IAVHs objective is to promote essential human values through education, communications and outreach programmes.  www.iahv.org

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Catholic peace group joins demo against Blair's first faith lecture

From Mathaba :
 
Pax Christi, the Catholic led international Christian peacemaking movement, was holding a silent vigil Thursday against the first lecture given by former prime minister Tony Blair on Faith and Globalization since stepping down from power last year.
 
The peace group said it was holding a silent vigil in the Piazza of Westminster Cathedral, central London, where the former premier was addressing a selected audience, to call to "public attention of Blair's involvement in the Iraq war and ongoing occupation."

It said it was also protesting against Blair's role in the government's decision to replace its Trudent nuclear missiles other aspects of his premiership that have "created global polarity rather than global solidarity."

The silent vigil by Pax Christi at the historic cathedral is particularly embarrassing for the Catholic Church, which invited the former premier to be the first to speak in a series on faith and life in Britain. Blair also converted to Catholicism last year.

Earlier this week, the Stop the War Coalition (STWC) announced it was going to hold a demonstration to create a "wall of sound" to accompany the address given by "a war criminal who should have been silenced five years ago."

"We will meet every hypocritical word he utters with a wall of sound representing the values and morality of that majority, which was against the war in 2003 and wants all the troops withdrawn now," STWC said.

According to the BBC, the former premier was set to warn that while societies across the world are adapting to meet the challenges of globalization, religion is coping less well.

Faith faces an internal division between fundamentalism and those who believe religion is a spent force, he was due to say, while outlining the aim of a Faith Foundation for young people, that he is to launch later this year.

Since leaving office last July, Blair has become the Quartet's peace envoy to the Middle East. He is also writing his memoirs, taken up several commercial jobs and is also set to teach a course on faith and globalization at Yale University in the US. --IRNA

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World's Greatest Minds Call for Action to Use Innovation for Global Peace

The 2008 World Summit of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WSIE) -- the most inspiring gathering of its kind in Dubai -- concluded this afternoon, calling for improving the role of innovation as a catalyst for peace and development to improve the quality of lives for billions of people worldwide.

The three-day summit, organized under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, brought together over 800 delegates from all walks of life.

A specially-designated innovation team, the Innovivors -- a convergence of innovative minds joining hands to create ingenious solutions to the pressing issues facing emerging societies -- made a series of recommendations, portraying an inspiring look at how the future will unfold. The recommendations, which reflected the experiences, surprises, brilliance, splendor and foresight of the future leaders, formed the roadmap for utilizing innovation for peace around the globe.

The recommendations include Branding Peace to influence the hearts; the Innovation Passport for Youth to allow outstanding young entrepreneurs and innovators to travel freely; Innovation for Peace Academy to envision, design and integrate an educational curriculum to build innovation capacity; unveiling a Innovation Community Portal to foster co-existence and cultural dialogue among youth worldwide focusing on various spheres; and use the power of Cognitive and Imagination tools to help youth express their intentions and innovative aspirations. Also envisaged is a WSIE-promoted Competition for Peace where a talk with a global organization would be initiated to promote peace around the globe.

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