Archive for 2010
Coexisting in School
. . . TO ORDER COEXIST EDUCATIONAL DVDs CLICK HERE . . . Check out the latest news on Coexist, featured in the Lowell Sun. Coexist has just been awarded an Honorable Mention in the documentary category at the Metropolitan Film Festival of New York! Through Coexist we want audiences to become activists in their [...]
The World Premiere of Coexist
400+ guests gathered for the World Premiere of Coexist at Temple Israel in Boston on Saturday November 6th. They saw the 40-minute film which tells the stories of Rwandan genocide survivors, perpetrators, and bystanders. Reverend Hurmon Hamilton of Roxbury Presbyterian introduced the film saying that it is as much about “them” as it is about [...]
Thank You!
We’ve just premiered Coexist to a packed house in Boston tonight and we want to thank everyone who came out and everyone who made the event possible. We hope our message is clear, this is the beginining, not the end of our work. We look forward to working with you to improve our communities and [...]
Coexist Premieres TODAY!
Today we will premiere the documentary film Coexist. This is the culmination of 2+ years of work and thousands of hours of work from hundreds of volunteers, donors, supporters, and the incredible contribution made by Rwandans who appear in the film. We’re excited to announce that GBIO President Rev. Hurmon Hamilton will introduce the film. [...]
Coexist Premieres Tomorrow!
Hundreds of people have sent in their RSVPs for the World Premiere of Coexist, TOMORROW November 6th. We’re excited to announce that GBIO President Rev. Hurmon Hamilton will introduce the film. We would love to welcome you, but space is limited! We hope to have a seat for everyone who wants to come, but we [...]
Coexist Premiering This Week!
Hundreds of people have sent in their RSVPs for the World Premiere of Coexist, this Saturday, November 6th. We’re excited to announce that GBIO President Rev. Hurmon Hamilton will introduce the film. We would love to welcome you, but space is limited! We hope to have a seat for everyone who wants to come, but [...]
The Coexist Premiere
. . . We are thrilled to announce the premiere of Coexist is scheduled for Saturday, November 6th at 6:30pm. We’ll be debuting our documentary in a beautiful large space in Boston and everyone is welcome to attend the free event. It will be a festive action-oriented evening. Hors d’oeuvres will be available. . . [...]
Four Screenings and Scores of New Friends
Yesterday, at the Youth Summit we screened the film to a group of thirty youth from all over North America, as well as Kenya. I posted seven questions on the walls of the room and asked the youth to “walk the walls” and decide which question most resonated with them. Each wrote their name on [...]
Learning what it means to be a Winnipegger
Day 2 in Winnipeg at the Peace & Justice Studies Association Conference Elders from Winnipeg’s Indigenous Community led us in an opening ceremony at Thunderbird House, a beautiful, round sacred space for dialogue that is home to many gatherings and activities of native peoples. We learned of the push to create a Truth and Reconciliation [...]
Just Touched Down in Winnipeg
Adam and I braved the head winds this morning and made our way to Western Canada where, starting tomorrow, we will screen Coexist at the Peace and Justice Studies Association Annual Conference. This is PJSA’s 8th Annual Conference and this year’s theme is “Building Bridge, Crossing Borders: Gender, Identity, and Security in the Search for [...]
Coexist accepted by Artivist Film Festival in Hollywood
We’re excited to share some great news. Coexist has been accepted by the 2010 Artivist Film Festival. Our documentary will screen during the festival at the historic Egyptian theater in Hollywood, California. The festival runs from November 30th-December 4th. Our screening date is TBA. What’s Artivist? “The success of ARTIVIST can be attributed to its [...]
Announcing the Premiere of Coexist
We are thrilled to announce the premiere of Coexist is scheduled for Saturday, November 6th. We’ll be debuting our documentary in a beautiful large space in Boston and everyone is welcome to attend the free event. It will be a festive action-oriented evening. Details will follow in the weeks to come. Please save the date. [...]
Screening Event!
On Tuesday, July 13th join us in Boston for the first public rough cut screening of Coexist. The film is nearly complete and this will be the last chance to see it before our premiere later this year. Coincidentally this is also the date that we departed for Rwanda last year to shoot Coexist. So [...]
It doesn’t happen overnight
At this moment in April with the Rwandan genocide hours from erupting, the reasons hundreds of thousands of innocent people would be slaughtered were not clear to outsiders. 16 years later it is clear the killings didn’t break out because of a lone spark, or a plane crash. What prompts thousands of people to dehumanize [...]
Thank You!
We are truly thrilled to announce that Coexist has earned two major grants, beginning with a $25,000 challenge grant coming from the Germeshausen Foundation. The Boston-based foundation supports Harvard’s Women and Public Policy Program, Boston’s PBS affiliate WGBH-producer of shows including FRONTLINE, Yale University, and Peace Games. Matching a portion of that challenge is the [...]
Why Coexist?
When hate persists, how will you coexist? It’s a question each of us face in our lives whether dealing with name calling and bullying, teasing and harassment, hate crimes, or even genocide. In the documentary film, Coexist we aim to stimulate discussion among people everywhere about the need to coexist. Coexist, is the evolution of [...]
