<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; ">WHAT : </span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; ">Come watch Global Potential youth-made documentaries<b> </b>from the Dominican Republic and hear Nicaraguan singer Salvador Baltodano </span><font size="4"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; "><font face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span></span></font></span></font><font size="4"><font face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=92826" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(195, 57, 11); ">http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=92826</a></font></font> <span style="font-size: 16pt; ">on this special day of the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Come help us celebrate the potential of youth from urban and low-income communities in New York and Boston to effect positive change in their lives, communities and the global community! Delicious Dominican food will be served. <a href="http://www.global-potential.org/" target="_blank">www.global-potential.org</a>; <a href="http://www.unicef.org/rightsite" target="_blank">www.unicef.org/rightsite</a></span></p><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 16pt; "> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; ">WHEN</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; ">: November 20, 2009 from 6h30pm to 8h30pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><br><span style="font-size: 16pt; "></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; ">WHERE : </span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; ">Northeastern University School of Law, 65 Forsyth St., Dockser 220, Boston, MA, 02115</span><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; "> <br></span></b></p><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 16pt; "> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; ">SUGGESTED DONATION </span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; ">: $10<span> </span><span></span><span></span><a href="mailto:RSVP@GLOBAL-POTENTIAL.ORG" target="_blank">RSVP@GLOBAL-POTENTIAL.ORG</a></span></p><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 16pt; "> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; ">SPONSORED BY </span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; ">: Human Rights Caucus, Northeastern University School of Law</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 16pt; ">& Boston Black Professionals Meetup Group</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><br><span style="font-size: 16pt; "></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 16pt; ">Bring all your friends and family!</span></p><b>SUMMER 2009, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC</b>: This past summer, some of our Global Potential youth from Brooklyn and the Bronx participated in a filmmaking workshop while they lived, worked, and shared cultural experiences in Batey 8 and Batey Cuchilla in the Dominican Republic. They worked hard through this process - filming interviews in swarms of mosquitoes, waking up early to photograph roosters or heated domino matches, and furiously transcribing interviews before the electricity shut off. In the end, they created thoughtful and inspired documentaries of their experiences, which will be shown for the first time tonight in New York and in Boston <br><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; ">FILM PROGRAM</span></b></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span lang="EN-US"><img alt="---" height="2" width="697"></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><b><i><span lang="EN-US">Global Potential Summer 2009 Reel<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></i></b><span lang="EN-US">Lisa Kletjian & Peter Maugeri (8:00)<b><i></i></b></span></p><div style="text-align: left; "></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p><div style="text-align: left; "></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><b><i><span lang="EN-US">17 & Unidentified<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></i></b><span lang="EN-US">Alicia Wade & Sarah Gluck (5:00)<b><i></i></b></span></p><div style="text-align: left; "></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span lang="EN-US">A film about Deivei Medina, a 17-year-old kid from the Dominican Republic who goes to school without a birth certificate.</span></p><div style="text-align: left; "></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span lang="EN-US"> </span><br></div><div style="text-align: left; "></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><b><i><span lang="EN-US">L'espwa Kan (Sugar Cane Hopes) <span></span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></i></b><span lang="EN-US">Leandro Perez, Freddy Ogando & Xu Xiang (5:00)<b><i></i></b></span></p><div style="text-align: left; "></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span lang="EN-US">This film is about two Haitian migrant workers struggling to survive in a Dominican Batey while working in the sugar cane fields. The film depicts parallel stories of Roberto, 18 years old, and Junior, 24 years old. Both came to the Dominican Republic.</span></p><div style="text-align: left; "></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span lang="EN-US"> </span><br></div><div style="text-align: left; "></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><b><i><span lang="EN-US">Jymena’s World<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></i></b><span lang="EN-US">Livenski Talcius & Valerie Vilsaint (5:00)<b><i></i></b></span></p><div style="text-align: left; "></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span lang="EN-US">A movie about the life of a young lady named Jymena Perez who lives in Batey Cuchilla, Dominican Republic. The movie reflects her daily routine and the challenges and strengths that she faces in the Batey.</span></p><div style="text-align: left; "></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span lang="EN-US"> </span><br></div><div style="text-align: left; "></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><b><i><span lang="EN-US">Living in Two Different Worlds<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></i></b><span lang="EN-US">Kerlin Rosario & Owen Zhu (5:00)<b><i></i></b></span></p><div style="text-align: left; "></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span lang="EN-US">Kerlin Rosario, 16 years old, explores the similarities and differences between his hometown (San Pedro de Macoris) and Batey Cuchilla, Dominican Republic. Says Rosario, "I wanted people to see that in the D.R. there are many different places and cultures.”</span></p><div style="text-align: left; "></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span lang="EN-US"> </span><br></div><div style="text-align: left; "></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><b><i><span lang="EN-US">Conditions of the Batey</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Jean Ulysses & Christian Ruiz (6:00)</span></p><div style="text-align: left; "></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><span lang="EN-US">The filmmakers examine the living conditions in the community of Batey 8. Community members discuss the impact of limited resources and the effects of environmental hazards such as torrential rain and flooding.</span></p><div style="text-align: left; "></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span lang="EN-US"> </span><br></div><div style="text-align: left; "></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><b><span lang="EN-US">Films will be followed by a Q&A with one of the youth filmmaker, Owen Zhu; staff from Global Potential will also be present.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; ">MUSIC AND FUN PROGRAM</span></b></p><span lang="EN-US"><img alt="---" height="2" width="697"></span><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US">Come listen to famous Nicaraguan singer Salvador Baltodano, perform popular and romantic songs</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US">Delicious Dominican food from El Dugout and drinks will be served</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US">Find out about volunteer opportunities with Global Potential, whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student or community membe</span></i></p><b><span lang="EN-US"></span></b><div><br></div><div style="text-align: left; "><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">WHO WE ARE</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: Global Potential (GP), a project of Globalhood, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, provides urban youth from low-income communities with the skills and perspective that enable them to effect positive change in their lives, communities, and the global community. <a href="http://www.global-potential.org">http://www.global-potential.org</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">OUR PROGRAM:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Through a 1½-year engagement in leadership training, social entrepreneurship, international cultural exchange and service learning, GP participants develop awareness of global issues while developing the skills, confidence, and leadership to do effective cross-cultural work.<span> </span></span></p></div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>--------------------------------------------------------</div><div>Sarah Gogel</div><div>Deputy Director, Global Potential<br><a href="http://www.global-potential.org/" target="_blank">www.global-potential.org</a><br>+1-917-450-0993 (New York)<br>+33-6-03-50-87-94 (Paris)</div><div><font color="003859" size="3">2 Washington Street, 20th Floor<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>New York, NY 10004</font><br><br><i>****Global Potential (GP) provides urban youth from low-income communities with the skills and perspective that enable them to effect positive change in their lives, communities, and the global community, through engagement in leadership training, social entrepreneurship, international cultural exchange and service learning. ****</i></div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></body></html>