Monthly Archives: November 2002

Babylift Remembrance Day – USA (23 Nov 2002)

BABYLIFT REMEMBRANCE DAYNEW JERSEY VIETMAM ERA EDUCATIONAL CENTER HOLMDEL, NEW JERSEY

…on the grounds of the Garden State Art Center at Exit
116 of the Garden State Parkway.
NOVEMBER 23, 2002 AT 1:00 PM
www.njvvmf.org
Fee-$5.00

The program will include a special presentation of the Babylift Documentary Film “Precious Cargo”, with the co-producers leading a discussion.

Speakers include:

Shirley Barnes, author of “The War Cradle”, Mike Boehm, Vietnam Veteran and Organizer of the My Lai and Hanoi Peace Parks, (tentative) Ross Meador, FCVN’s Babylift Coordinator…Ross has the final civilian passport stamped for departure April, 1975, I wish to cordially invite all Babylift adoptees to participate as well.

Other activities include:

Music, Vietnamese Dance Group Performance, Art Exhibit…to include the Babylift Quilt…created by Shirley Barnes from remnants of clothing worn by the Babylift adoptees in 1975…soon to be archived at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, Section of the C-5A Airplane, Babylift Award Statue, Photo Exhibit, etc. The program will be followed by a Holiday Lighting Ceremony at 6:00 PM.

Please contact Lana Noone: noone@mailbug.com for further information.

Community Cultural Development – Sydney (6 Nov 2002)

RESEARCH PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR COMMUNITY CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

Free public lecture and discussion led by Bernice Gerrand, Manager, Community Cultural Development Board, Australia Council for the Arts. Does community cultural development present alternative and fresh perspectives and practices for those engaged in community strengthening, health promotion, environmental action, arts development and related fields of practice?

11.30am – 1pm, Wed 6 November 2002 University of Technology, Sydney 235 Jones St, Ultimo (Building 10, level 6, room 430)

For further information contact: Paul Johnston, Centre for Popular Education (UTS) tel: 02 9514 3861 fax: 02 9514 3030 email: paul.johnston@uts.edu.au

Daughter From Danang – Release US (Nov-Dec 2002)

An adopted Vietnamese female returns to Vietnam to find and meet her birth mother in this Sundance Award winning documentary Screening:

The Quad Cinema 34 West 13th Street
New York, NY Opens Nov. 1, 2002
www.quadcinema.com

The Coolidge Corner Theatre 290 Harvard St.
Brookline, MA Opens Nov. 8, 2002
www.coolidge.org

The NuArt Theatre 11272 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Los Angeles, CA Opens Nov. 15, 2002
www.landmarktheaters.com

Opera Plaza Cinemas 601 VanNess Ave.
San Francisco, CA Opens Nov. 29, 2002

Shattuck Cinemas 2230 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA Opens Nov. 29, 2002

The Ken Cinema 4061 Adams Avenue
San Diego, CA Opens Dec. 13, 2002
www.landmarktheaters.com