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Book Review: The Journey is the Destination: The Journals of Dan Eldon (Hardcover)
Dan Eldon attended St. Martins School, Mill Hill London England as a young boy. In dedication to his memory St.Martins School has awarded an annual prize for the last 2 years to the child who has shown outstanding personal qualities through dedication and hard work during the academic year. My daughter Emily (aged 11) was priviledged to have been awarded the Dan Eldon prize this year. His memory lives on through many children in London who have been at St.Martins School and we are honoured to be associated with such a fine young man. His book is a history of a unique young life which although tragically cut short at an early age was not wasted. |
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August 24, 2010
Beauty across Generations
Kathy and Amy Eldon appear on the Spirit section of Oprah.com. |
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August 2010
The DJ AM Memorial Fund made its first substantial donation to Phoenix House Academy in Los Angeles. a residential treatment program for teens struggling with addiction. The funds will help to sustain an on-going music program that will enable students to express themselves through songs. In addition to writing a check, The DJ AM Memorial Fund has donated state-of-the-art DJ equipment to the program. |
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August 2010
Brandaid Haiti is a new urgent initiative to help rebuild artisan communities and their businesses in Haiti. Brandaid recently received a $50,000 grant from the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund for the rebuilding of 10 ateliers destroyed in January’s earthquake and literally put new roofs over the heads of a team of artists
The Globe and Mail Article |
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August 2010
HAPPY is currently in post production.
MEDIA
Happy on CNN
Happy in New York Times |
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August, 2010
Four volunteers traveled to Cura recently to work and play with the Home's children, both in school and out. We delivered educational, athletic, technological, health and cooking supplies that are all being put to excellent use by the school, the Home and the community leaders.
On the US side, two fundraisers have been enormous successes: the premiere of The Sorcerer's Apprentice raised enough money to build a secondary school for the village, and a Seattle-area organic farm dinner raised enough to add a rabbit hutch to the Home existing livestock enclosure. |
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August 2010, COOL CLIMATE ART CONTEST
Make a difference on climate change! All you have to do is submit an image of your art work online and have your work judged by leading art experts and celebrities. Judges include: Agnes Gund, David Ross, Mel Chin, Philippe Cousteau, Van Jones, Jackson Browne, Chevy Chase, and Carrie Mae Weems. Winners will be eligible to win prizes and will be featured on Huffington Post, Discovery's Planet100, and at key leader events in Washington, DC; Seattle, WA; and Portland, ME.
Submissions are now open and will close on September 6, 2010. |
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 One Day on Earth’s education initiative continues to grow; currently over 100,000 students from over 250 locations around the world have signed up to participate through our educational curriculum.
One Day on Earth has partnered with a growing number of internationally recognized nonprofit organizations like the American Red Cross and Water.org, who will help us document 10.10.10 by sharing important issues impacting the global community.
"Caught in the Act with Kathy Eldon," Huffington Post
GOOD Magazine
Wired.com
Washington Post
IDA
Kyle Ruddick podcast on BBC |
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Summer 2010
The ELEVATION film crew is heading to the Sichuan Province in China this August to shoot the feature film and start an alpine school. |
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Summer 2010
Culture Collective recently collaborated with BuildOn.org; Native Artist, Ryan Huna-Smith; Lakota Chief, Arvol Lookinghorse; and Hopi Elder, Martin Gashweseoma on separate video projects, and welcomed many new members & organizations to the online community, including David E. Hall of Nativeperspectives.net, Prescott College, and film-maker Steve Copeland. We are excited to be collaborating also with film student, Dennis Eustice on his cultural educational thesis called Teddy The Traveler.
MEDIA
Hopi Grandfather Martin Gashweseoma at Prophecy Rock
Student Art, Activism with Buildon.org in Oakland
Native Artist, Ryan Huna-Smith |
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Summer 2010
Our Healing Sounds team has recently returned from Paraguay after 10 days of filming with members of the organization, 'Sounds of the Earth'. The work of composer Luis Szaran, his team and students inspired us to produce a documentary about how music is used by these individuals to educate and empower the lives of thousands of underprivileged children in Paraguay.
During this first trip we captured their daily struggles as well as some of their achievements. We will be editing a trailer in the upcoming weeks, which will be used to raise funds towards a feature-length documentary.
During our second trip we aim to capture new students from very low income families, and their struggle to become part of the orchestra. We also plan to explore how the orchestra prepares for a concert they have been invited to perform in Europe. |
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Spring 2010
Global ARTery is thrilled to have been featured this spring in The Vista View, a quarterly newsletter from the Vista Del Mar community of services. The Orphan heART project: Kenya, was highlighted as a success story in cultural exchange between the children of Vista Del Mar, Los Angeles, CA and Daraja Academy in Kenya. Global ARTery’s work of creating art with the intention of offering support and compassion between two nations was a true reflection of the Global ARTery mission. The Orphan heART project will travel to the Philippines in September 2010 to continue the mission of spreading the healing power of creativity.
Vista View Magazine |
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August 24, 2010 -West Hollywood, CA
DJ AM Memorial Fund Event > More |
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August 31, 2010 - West Hollywood, CA
Kathy Eldon invites you to the Youth Promise Act Benefit Reception. Click for Invitation and Registration for August 31 Event.
More about the event.
The Youth Promise Act |
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August 10, 2010
CAPP Project BrandAid wins Clinton Bush Haiti Fund Grant.
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July 29, 2010
This month, 17 years ago, Dan Eldon was killed in Somalia. The Sun Maker Blog published a post titled In Memory of Dan Eldon. Read >
It includes a video you can watch on YouTube. |
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July 12, 2010
Sorcerer’s Apprentice Red Carpet Benefit Screening...
Building schools for Orphans in Kenya! - CNN iReport
Read the report and Watch the Red Carpet video! |
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July 15, 2010
Second of two b-rolls from the Special Advance Screening of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice & Event Benefitting The Creative Visions Foundation.
Watch part of the auction on Trailer Addict!
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July 15, 2010
Fundraiser Gets Creative by Lisa Engelbrektson
Read Variety article. |
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July 15, 2010
What Gives !?- Melissa Jun Rowley: Creative Activism Gets a Sorcerer’s Touch
Watch video with Jon Turteltaub about Kathy Eldon and Creative Visions.
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July 2010
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Creative Visions Benefit Event
Watch here on OCTV. |
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July/August 2010
bluegreen g a l l e r y: Exhibit The River of Life, a retrospective by Cuban artist Yuri Martinez. These captivating images often depict people seeking escape from a deplorable system, whether that escape is found in daydreams, memories, music, or a lover. 10% of the exhibit sales will be donated to Creative Visions to support Creative Activists who use media and the arts to create positive change in the world. Purchase inquiries to: bluegreengalleryorg@gmail.com
September Exhibit - Dan Eldon’s Images of War/Celebrations of Peace - a powerful, affecting tribute to a young artist and his rich, brief life. Containing photographs from Dan’s work in Somalia with the news agency Reuters, large reproductions of his collages, and a variety of art supplies and personal belongings, the exhibit has inspired audiences in six countries.
bluegreen g a l l e r y exhibits fine artists and photographers whose work reflects the powerful humanitarian spirit and explores the intersections of creativity, culture, society and social justice. Through fine art and commanding images stories emerge of artists and creative activists seeking solutions and positive change in the global village.
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July 15, 2010
Creative Visions in Variety Magazine |
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July 14- 15, 2010
Beverly Hills. Special performance by Gift Horse Project |
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July 12 - 31, 2010
A SMALL ACT on HBO.
See the powerful film that inspired the Creative Activist Partner Project: Hilde Back Education Fund.
> A Small Act on FaceBook
> A Small Act on Twitter
> More |
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July 12, 2010
Special West Coast Premier of Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice to benefit Creative Visions and Cura Orphanage.
PDF Invitation
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June 2010
Interview with Kathy Eldon
The Independent, UK |
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June 19, 2010
Los Angeles. Kathy Eldon moderates panel discussion on conscious creativity and creative activism at C3 Vision Lab! |
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Lucy Firestone, Mary Firestone, Alexandra Malloy, Melinda Maria Spigel and Amy Eldon Turteltaub inite you to an afternoon of shopping and cocktails at Tory Burch to benefit Cura Orphanage.
Saturday, June 19, 2010 2:00-5:00PM TORY BURCH, Malibu
3939 Cross Creek Road (310) 456-6459
RSVP: rsvp@alexandramalloy.com
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Watch A Small Act, the powerful film that inspired the Creative Activist Partner Project Hilde Back Education Fund at the LA Film Festival - June 26, 2010
Click here for more info. |
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Creative Activist and producer of BioGraphic Novel: The 14th Dalai Lama, Eiji Han Shimzu's latest biographical novel translated into the Tibetan language! |
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Rain Phoenix, Antony Langdon, Royston Langdon, Ane Diaz performing Friday, April 30, 2010. 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to SILVERLAKE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC.
> Tickets here. > Poster here.
Click here to read about CVF Gift Horse Project. |
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Kathy Eldon Guest at Women on the Edge of Evolution Teleseries
Topic: Creative Activism: How to Realize Your Highest Vision for Yourself and Our World
Click for more >
Link to > Women on the Edge of Evolution. |
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Gift Horse Project Performance in cooperation with Creative Visions Foundation, to Benefit BRANDAID
On March 4th the Gift Horse Project and CVF will present a benefit concert for Brandaid. Live performance featuring Rain Phoenix, Luke Rathborne, Antony Langdon + More. Get your tickets here.
The Gift Horse Project is a new rotating group of artists an musicians working to help other artists in crisis. |
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Creative Visions Teams with Designer Heather Benjamin
to Accessorize for a Cause
Creative Visions Foundation co-hosted a jewelry party with Los Angeles based designer Heather Benjamin. A portion of the proceeds from the January 26th event went towards our mission of supporting creative activism around the globe. |
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High School Students Win Student Emmy for Video on Dan
Cassie Lee and Amanda Compton, former students at Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas, were awarded an Emmy from the Lone Star Student Television Awards for a tribute video they made about Dan Eldon. They shot the video as part of an independent journalism project for their school newspaper. Watch the video here. |
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A SMALL ACT's Impact at Sundance
On January 25th, the documentary, "A Small Act", which centers around Creative Activist of the month, The Hilde Back Education Foundation, premiered at Sundance to rave reviews. Check out the NY Times review here. |
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16 Year-old African Peace Activist to Speak at Sierra Canyon School
On Nov. 17th and 18th, 2009 at Sierra Canyon School: Lovetta Conto, 16 year old Liberian peace activist who recently had a private meeting with the Dalai Lama at a peace summit in Canada, will be sharing her life story with the parents and students of Sierra Canyon School.
Press Release | Lovetta's Website |
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Immerse in the Future: Arts Media & Entertainment in the 21st Century
On Nov. 16, 2009 in Los Angeles: Creative Visions will join c3: The Center for Conscious Creativity for an evening of discussion. Presentations will be made by c3: Center for Conscious Creativity introducing the c3: VisionLAB 2010 “State of the Arts” Symposium, inspired by the Ring Festival LA; Kathy Eldon, Founder of Creative Visions Foundation; John Raatz, Founder of GATE; followed by an information talk by Ed Lantz, Co-Founder of IMERSA and Vortex Immersion Media. Ed will present his insights on Dome Theatres, 3D immersive cinema, virtual realities and other cutting-edge media technologies and their potential as tools for transformation.
Event Info | Tickets are still available: PURCHASE TICKETS |
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Elf Island "Gaming for Good" partners with Bert's BIG Adventure
October 27, 2009: By teaming up with Bert's Big Adventure, Elf Island is helping to give children with chronic or terminal illnesses a special VIP day at Disneyworld. You can be a part of this too...Grab your friends and head on over to Elf Island's website to play games that do good for others! Watch an informational video here: Bert's BIG Adventure |
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Kathy Eldon Teaches Creative Activist Workshop at Allegheny College
September 25, 2009: Allegheny College is participating in a pilot project with Kathy Eldon and Charles Tsai. This project involves adapting the groundbreaking Creative Activists Toolkit, which Creative Visions Foundation created in collaboration with the Global Youth Fund, to help young changemakers get really good at creating social change.
Read here about Allegheny Workshop (PDF). |
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Creative Activist Roko Belic featured on Causecast's Activist
Spotlight Series
September 30, 2009: Head over to www.causecast.org to see filmmaker Roko Belic representing Creative Visions Foundation with the Causecast Activist spotlight.
Link to Roko's latest film "Happiness" |
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Hollywood Improv + Causecast host a night of Comedy for Creative Visions
August 27, 2009: Thanks to our friends at Causecast, the Hollywood Improv and thousands of viewers like you for tuning in to "A Cause for Comedy". The show featured comedians Eric Schwartz, Ben Gleib, Adam Richmond, Erin Foley, Nadine Rajabi, and Hugh Moore. All proceeds went directly to the foundation.
A Cause for Comedy - Causecast Site Event Image - Causecast + CVF at the Hollywood Improv |
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Creative Visions hosts an evening at Krimsa, San Francisco, CA
July 30th, 2009: Creative Visions visits the Bay area and screens "Lesa Terry and the Women's Jazz Orchestra" by Creative Activists and filmmakers Lena Pendarkhar and Megha Kadakia
visit the CVF Project Site for the film
view the invitation
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CNN Citizen Journalist Neal Moore launches into the Mississippi River for the trip of a lifetime...
Neal Moore, a citizen journalist, adventurer, and all around good guy jumped in his canoe and is currently paddling the entire length of the Mississippi...all in the name of Creative Activism. Neal plans on finding the most compelling stories of people who are making a positive impact in their communities. Follow along as Neal takes us all on a Dan-inspired adventure!
Watch Neal's Launch video here
Follow Neal here: flashriversafari.wordpress.com |
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Creative Visions in Positively Green Magazine, Spring Issue 2009
Thank You to Positively Green magazine for featuring our story in their Spring issue.
Image Links: cover | article
www.positivelygreen.com |
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Dan Eldon Traveling Exhibition at Sierra Canyon School
Creative Visions Foundation and Sierra Canyon school presented Dan Eldon's "Journey: Images of War/Celebrations of Peace". There was a special screening of Amy Eldon-Turteltaub's "Dying to Tell the Story" hosted by paanelists Kathy Eldon, Amy Eldon-Turteltaub, and LA Times Photographer, Michael Robinson Chavez who spoke to the crowd about transformation through the arts, media and positive action.
Exhibition from May 3-May 15, 2009 | Postcard
OPENING RECEPTION // Tuesday, May 12th - 7pm | view photos |
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A Conversation with Kathy Eldon
Kathy spoke to an audience in Argyle, Texas Friday, April, 24th as part of the Argyle ISD Education Foundation's Speakers Forum. Dr. Mitchell Land, Director of the Mayborn School of Journalism, at the University of North Texas moderated the discussion...
See a short video of the event... |
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Joey Borgogna Delivers Keynote Speech
VP of Productions and Outreach, Joey Borgogna, will take part in a collaborative Peace Conference this weekend, April 25th in San Diego. Hostelling International, along with San Diego City College, conducts a weekend of activities surrounding education and activism...Joey will deliver the speech on Saturday afternoon...
Learn more... |
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CVF & CAUSECAST Host Special Screening For INVISIBLE CHILDREN
Kathy spoke to a live audience and viewers watching the screning online and introduced Invisible Children's "The Rescue of Joseph Kony's Child Soldiers" on April 7th at the Causecast HQ in Santa Monica. Kathy introduced Filmmakers Jason Russell and Bobby Bailey...
Learn more... |
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"The Rescue of Joseph Kony's Child Soldiers" screens in conjunction with Causecast and CVF in Santa Monica. Initially inspired by Dan Eldon, Invisible Children travels to the Congo to tell the compelling and conflicting story of Joseph Kony's Child Soldiers. April 7th, 2009
Learn more... |
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Causecast Partnership
Creative Visions is thrilled to announce our partnership with Causecast, a coalition of change-makers, problem solvers and every day people who combine the powers of media, entertainment, philanthropy and business for the greater good!Connect to our online social networking community of Creative Activists all over the world where you can create your own profile, upload photos and video and hear about Creative Visions most recent projects and events. Click on the CauseCast button to the left to join the Safari. |
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Kathy Eldon on The Grief Blog
Kathy Eldon appears The Grief Blog about how she transformed the loss of Dan into
the creative activist movement.
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Santa Monica College STUDENT CREATIVE ACTIVIST FILM FEST & DISCUSSION
Unique Fest Inspired by "Images of War/Celebrations of Peace" Art Show, March 27, 2009. > Click to view photos
Click to learn more.
View winning film
Read Press Release.
See Poster. |
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Dan Eldon Traveling Exhibit at the Santa Monica College
Poster
"Images of War/Celebrations of Peace" Art Show
February 17-March 21, 2009
WENN photo gallery | Flickr photo gallery | Exhibit Video |
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Children Mending Hearts Event
Kathy Eldon escorts Anderson Cooper into the House of Blues on behalf of CVF project, Children Mending Hearts, organized by Lysa Heslof to bring arts to disadvantaged children in the United Sates and abroad. Anderson was one of many celebrities who attended the event on February 18, 2009 that raised funding for the International Medical Corps (IMC), an organization that Dan covered as a journalist in Somalia in l993. |
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2009 Children's Arts Humanitarian Award
Kathy Eldon and Amy Eldon Turteltaub honored at the Young Audience New York Gala, March 9, 2009
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At-Risk Children in Downtown Los Angeles exchange art with kids in war-torn Goma
January 13, 2009
Learn more....
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Beyond Our Differences
Creative Visions' Project Beyond Our Differences airs on PBS on Bill Moyers Journal on December 26, 2008.
Click to see the Project on our site.
visit website |
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The Purpose Prize
Creative Visions’ Founder Kathy Eldon Honored
as Purpose Prize Fellow for Innovation, Extraordinary Contribution in Encore Career, After Age 60
December 3, 2008
Click to read PDF of Press Release.
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Turning the Tide: What's Next for America and the World?
An Intimate Evening with Chrisiane Amanpour, Hosted by Kathy Eldon and Christiane Amanpour on November 17, 2008.
photos from the event |
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Creative Visions is one of 35 Finalists in 2009 WE Media GameChanger Awards!
The awards recognize people, projects, ideas and organizations leading change and inspiring a better world through media. November 4, 2008
View the 2009 Finalists |
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Viv Magazine: Changed. For Good.
The loss of a child alters your life forever. Kathy Eldon and three other women share how they found the strenght to transform their personal tragedies into a mission to help others. November, 2008
Read pdf file |
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Journey Travelling Exhibit at U of O
University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication exhibits JOURNEY: Dan Eldon Images of War and Peace October 27-November 23, 2008. Watch movie of event here.
Read review
See image file of Review |
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CVF Project Beyond Our Differences Officially Selected to Show at New York Independent Film Festival
September 23, 2008
Tickets for the screening can be purchased at TicketWeb:
http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/Search.action?query=beyond+our+differences&x=0&y=0
Visit Beyond Our Differences website |
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Journey: Dan Eldon's Images of War and Peace, on view at Webster University
August 29 - September 18, 2008
On Tuesday, 9 September, Dying to Tell the Story, a film about Dan Eldon's life, will be shown as part of the Webster Film Series.
This exhibition is part of Webster University's celebration of the Year of International Human Rights. Financial assistance for this project has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency, as well as by the Regional Arts Commission and by Webster University's Human Rights Studies Program. Visit web site |
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West Coast Premiere of Pray the Devil...
Carrie Maloney, Eva Haller, Producer Abigail Disney and Kathy Eldon
at the west coast premiere of "Pray The Devil Back To Hell" at CAA. June 2008
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AMIESTREET.COM Launches "Download to Make a Difference" with Creative Visions Foundation, Peter Buffet and Akon.
The benefit single is exclusively available at AmieStreet.com/CreativeVisions. With only a few clicks, anyone can support positive change and enjoy a free download from Emmy-award winning Buffet and chart topper Akon.
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GRAPHIC NOVEL MARKS BIRTHDAY OF THE DALAI LAMA
Japanese Style Graphic Novel Explores the Story of His Country,
His People and His Non-Violent Struggle
Los Angels, CA, June 30, 2008
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Creative Activist Brown Cannon
featured in San Francisco Magazine.
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Special Screening
Pray the Devil Back to Hell, the compelling story of Liberia's women and the role they played in bringing an end to the brutal conflict in their country. June 27, 2008
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"ABDUCTION The Megumi Yokota Story" shown on PBS
Abduction was produced by Patty Kim and Chris Sheridan. They dedicated the film to Creative Visions Foundation. Patty was the director of Safari as a Way of Life, the National Geographic Special about Dan Eldon. The film is a perfect example of the power of creative activism as it has launched a dialogue on the abductees who remain in North Korea and has literally changed the political face of Japan. June 19, 2008
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Indestructible, A Film by Ben Byer
Diagnosed with ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease, filmmaker Ben Byer
starts documenting his life on camera. What begins as a series of video
diaries grows into an epic journey spanning three years and six countries as
he scours the globe looking for answers — and a cure. Visit site to watch trailer.
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Sand & Sea Safari
CV Foundation and Big Buddha Baba, a multi-media production company owned by CVF board member, Barb Groth, host the first annual Sand and Sea Safari: A Call to Art, Adventure and Activism. Los Angeles, May 17, 2008
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Emirates Woman
Article about Dan Eldon hits the newsstands in the UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi. June 3, 2008 Read pdf.
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5th Annual Wayuu Taya Gala
Donna Karan, Anderson Cooper, Kathy Eldon, Isaac Mizrahi, Bebel Gilberto and Iman Among Honorees and Presenters at the Fifth Annual Wayuu Taya Foundation Fundraising Gala in NYC. Read pdf here.
photos of the event
read on-line article about the event in SoHo Journal |
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Cinereach Event March 2008 Mira Nair, Film Director, Kathy Eldon, Jenna Bond Louden, Cinereach Founder and Chair and CVF board member, Phil Engelhorn and Jacque Mayfield at the Cinereach Event in New York City. |
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Kathy Eldon Captures Minds and Hearts
Kathy Eldon speaks to Creek seniors and newpaper students.
and see photo gallery. |
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CVF Project in TIME magazine
TIME Magazine covers the Japanese Abductee crisis following the awareness Creative Activists Patty Kimand Chris Sheridan launched through their film, 'Abduction.'
December 17, 2007
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CVF Project in the Washington Post
Washington Post covers the Japanese Abductee crisis following the awareness Creative Activists Patty Kim and Chris Sheridan launched through their film, 'Abduction'.
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Creative Visions and the historic Avon Theatre host a screening of "Abduction"
with an after-screening conversation with Creative activists Patty Kim and Chris Sheridan.
Oct. 2007
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Creative Visions Foundation Launches YouTube Channel Featuring Dan Eldon and CVF Films
New Channel Serves as Ultimate Source for Dan Eldon and Creative Visions Related Video. View BBC Piece on Dan Eldon's Manhattan Exhibition
> Read press release.
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The CameraArts Blog
Permanent Exhibit of photographer Dan Eldon launched in New York City
Here's a lovely write-up of Lisa Candela and David Decker's new gallery in New York featuring Dan's photos and collages.
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Dan Eldon Article in The New York Times
Read the article
Watch NYT Slide show on Dan Eldon
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CANDELA/DECKER GALLERY OPENS IN SOHO EXHIBITING DAN
ELDON'S WORK
> Read press release |
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Abduction Screening Event
Creative Visions Foundation and The Avon Theatre host a screening of the highly-acclaimed true life documentary, Abduction, followed by a discussion with the film's co-directors Chris Sheridan and Patty Kim and Kathy Eldon, Chair and Founder of Creative Visions Foundation. The film will be shown at the historic Avon Theatre, at 272 Bedford Street in Stamford, Connecticut, on Wednesday October 24, 2007 at 7:15 pm.
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Ed Ou, 2007 Winner of the DAN ELDON OVERSEAS PRESS CLUB AWARD
The Creative Visions Foundation helps support an annual $2000 award
to an outstanding young journalist in the name of Dan Eldon.
Following this year's award ceremony, 19-year old UCLA student Ed Ou,
a talented photojournalist, was offered a summer job with Reuters
News Agency.
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DAN ELDON EXHIBIT: History and More
This March, Joey Borgogna, Director of Special Projects for the Creative Visions Foundation, drove from Los Angeles to Texas to bring the Dan Eldon traveling art exhibition to the Ft. Worth Community Arts Center. Imagination Celebration hosted the exhibit while Joey acted as a docent to the aspiring students that came to the gallery the week before it was open to the public.
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KATHY ELDON SPEAKS FOR INVISIBLE CHILDREN OF UGANDA
at the Invisible Children Event in California, April 2007.
Read Kathy's Speech Here
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BEE MAGAZINE Features Changemakers Kathy and Amy Eldon
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KATHY ELDON AND JULIA ROBERTS at CVF Legacy Party IN NEW YORK
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HELP JENNIFER HUDSON AND A TEAM OF TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
"One Night Only: Rebuilding the Dream" is a six-part documentary series currently airing on BET about a group of high school kids in New Orleans who, against all odds — with no arts program, a devastated auditorium/stage and living out of FEMA trailers — produced the musical DREAMGIRLS at their Katrina-ravaged school.
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On a msn.com special feature on Thursday March 1, 2007, Kathy Eldon appeared as one of the
"10 AMAZING WOMEN YOU'VE EVER HEARD OF"
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On Becoming Fearless
Kathy Eldon writes about "being the change you want to see in the world" in Creative Visions friend, Ariana Huffington's new book, Fearless.
Order Fearless from Amazon.com. |
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Museum of Television and Radio Opening
Pat Mitchell, new President of the Museum of Television and Radio, Jacoba Atlas, Vice President in charge of Programming for PBS at the Museum of Radio and Television in Los Angeles with Amy and Kathy Eldon at the announcement of Pat's appointment. Kathy and Amy worked closely with Pat and Coby on Dying to tell the Story, Soldiers of Peace, and the PBS series, Global Tribe. |
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University Art Museum UC Santa Barbara
Journey: Images of War and Peace Opening — Kathy, Amy Eldon and veteran AP Photographer Nick Ut opening the exhibit. Read reviews and see images from opening:
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Kathy meets Nobel Laureate, Betty Williams
Kathy with Nobel Laureate, Betty Williams at the launch of the Nobel Peace Initiative for Women on April 9, 2006.
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Life is a Safari
Kathy Eldon was this year's Lawrenceville School Visiting Artist Series lecturer. Her lecture was in conjunction with the Dan Eldon traveling exhibition and a movie screening.
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Human Rights Film Festival
Filmmaker Amy Eldon kicked off the Mount St. Mary's Fourth Annual Human Rights Film Festival with a screening of her film "Dying to Tell the Story" about journalists being killed covering human rights abuses around the world.
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Union College Convocation
"Be open to new ideas and experience happiness in the journey of our lives," Kathy Eldon said during her fall Convocation address at Union College.
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Kathy to be Keynote Speaker at Southern California Writers' Conference
Kathy will be a keynote speaker at the Storytelling and Future of Content Conference — October 7-8, 2005 in Los Angeles
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Mothers and Daughters Working Together
Amy and Kathy Eldon were featured in MORE magazine in a lovely article about mothers and daughters who work together.
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Worldfest Week
"International Humanitarianism: Rising from Tragedy to Activism" with Kathy Eldon is held in Union Square at the University of Wisconson. Kathy tells her story of overcoming grief to inspire others. Kathy's passionate belief is that everyone can live a rich and fulfilling life as "an active soul" in our global community.
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Kathy & Amy Meet Nobel Laureate
Kathy and Amy were thrilled to meet Nobel Laureate Professor Wangari Mathai, at a Philanthropy Conference at Stanford University. While a journalist for the Nation Newspaper in Kenya, Kathy had interviewed Professor Mathai, the courageous founder of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya.
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GlobalTribe Goes Worldwide
GlobalTribe goes worldwide September 2005. By taking part in the annual competition, The GlobalTribe Challenge, members are able to collaborate and compete with other like-minded teens in raising awareness and funds for worthy global causes.
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AIDS/HIV Orphans Day
OneGlobalTribe, a Los Angeles based non-profit organization, produced an international videoconference to mark World AIDS/HIV Orphans Day. An estimated 1000 young people participated from four continents, including a group from inner city Los Angeles, and AIDS orphans from Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa.
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High School Students Receive Global Lesson
Students at Somers High School were given a crash course in global citizenship last week by a woman who has traveled the world with the mission of forming a global tribe as she seeks a remedy for the many of the agonies she has encountered.
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The Playground Coming to LA
Inspired by true events, The Playground is an edgy, fast-paced theatre piece that challenges audiences to take a closer look into the harsh lives homeless youth across our nation. Through live theatre, music and video, the real and raw stories of the teenage runaways come to life. The Greenwich Group, determined to raise awareness and promote social change, is proud to present this production of The Playground.
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Fearless Women: Midlife Portraits
Kathy Eldon in an inspirational book on 50 women ranging in age from their 40s to their 60s-including movie and television personalities, musicians, and Olympic athletes are presented in stunning photographs holding a sword to symbolize their passionate and courageous approach to aging.
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‘Dying to Tell the Story’ at The Frontline Club & Forum
This Emmy nominated documentary studies the motivations of journalists dedicated enough to risk their lives for a story. The film won both Director's Guild of America and Independent Spirit nominations, and was selected as the "best documentary on television" by the National Headliners Association.
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Amy Eldon and Kerry Kennedy Speak about Fighting for Human Rights
The violence of La Carpio, a Costa Rican camp for Nicaraguan refugees, has triggered a revolution half a world away in a small school district in wealthy Westchester County, New York. Amy Eldon of GlobalTribe, Somers Central School District Superintendent Dr. Joanne Marien and human rights activist Kerry Kennedy on February 10 during the birth of a new movement in the school district.
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Kathy and Amy Eldon featured on Oprah's Favorite Moments
Oprah Senior Producer Jill Barancik chose the Eldons' segment as one of her favorites. Jill says, "We've had so many inspirational guests over the years, and I guess the ones that really stick with me the most are the ones that make me think about how important it is to live big all the time."
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Kathy and Amy Eldon Appear on the Jane Pauley Show
Mother-Daughter Business Duos: Kathy and Amy Eldon, Filmmakers working together.
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Amy Eldon Executive Director of GlobalTribe
Global Tribe is an exciting new initiative that enables young people to learn about - and impact the world - on both a local and global scale. Inspired by the award wining PBS series of the same name, GlobalTribe offers innovative tools and programs to empower youth to become creative social entrepreneurs and active global citizens.
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"Dan Eldon: Safari As a Way of Life" to Screen at New York Independent Film and Video Festival
"Dan Eldon: Safari as a Way of Life" will be presented at the New York Independent Film and Video Festival. Screening will take place on Sunday, November 14 at 12:00 pm, at Screen C at the Village East Cinemas, in New York City.
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Dan Eldon Exhibit Opens in St. Louis
"The Art of Life," The Dan Eldon Art and Photography Exhibit will open in St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday September 10, 2004 at the Farm and Home Bank Building located at 10th St. and Locust St. in downtown St. Louis. Guest speakers will include Kathy Eldon, Dan's mother and Jennifer New, the author of "Dan Eldon: The Art of Life.
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"Dying to Tell the Story" to Screen in Chapel Hill
Kathy will be presenting "Dying to tell the Story," an Emmy-nominated film about journalists at risk, at the Oct lst workshop "Trauma and Journalism: Dying to tell the Story."
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The Dan Eldon Traveling Exhibit made a stop in Taos, New Mexico. During the short stay, approximately 900 people, including school classes and youth groups, visited. Many viewers returned to absorb the full impact of the exhibit and all were inspired and touched by Dan's life. The exhibit was sponsored by Gayle Montgomery's Full Circle Studio and funded by a grant from the Taos County Commissioners.
The opening reception was phenomenal! Eighteen local restaurants prepared and donated crowd-pleasing appetizers. Kathy Eldon, Gayle Montgomery and Lyn Rosati gave brief talks. Inspired by Dan's generosity, Lynn has created a "Art for Change" program where Taos locals and visitors will be asked to empty their pocket change (in the spirit of Dan) to purchase art supplies for youth groups and schools.
Bill Egsieker, a St. Louis singer-songwriter, debuted his song, "Dan's Dreams." The exhibit was followed by a collage journaling workshop facilitated by Gayle. Twenty local youth were selected to participate. Each received a journal, art supplies and both of the Dan Eldon books ("The Journey is the Destination" and "The Art of Life").
Gayle Montgomery still donates 30% of all proceeds of her "Safari Series," based on Dan's philosophy that "Life is a Safari" to the Creative Visions Foundation. Please visit her at: The Full Circle Studio.
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Artist, Gayle Montgomery, Gallery Opening — Exhibit is Inspired by the Life and Death of Dan Eldon
Gayle Montgomery's 22 collages are dedicated to and inspired by the life and death of Dan Eldon. Dan was Reuter's youngest photojournalist and was killed in Somalia on July 12, 1993 at the age of twenty-two. He and other journalists arrived at the scene of a U.N. bombing of the suspected headquarters of Mohammed Farah Aidid. Innocents were killed and the mob that remained reacted drastically to the arrival of the journalists; four were killed. Dan achieved prominence for his war photography, but his talents were many. He left behind seventeen journals filled to overflowing with miscellaneous photos, collages, drawings and assorted writings to document his short but productive life. It was these journals and his philosophy that 'safari is a way of life' that inspired Gayle Montgomery's series. The twenty-two collages represent Dan's twenty-two years of life and each piece is Gayle's interpretation of life's many safaris.
Art Divas Gallery is located at 208 Paseo del Pueblo Norte in Taos, New Mexico. Please contact Gayle or visit her web site The Full Circle Studio to purchase Safari art. |
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Creative Visions "Globaltribe" a Success on PBS!
PBS recently launched the first two shows of the new GlobalTribe series with presenter, Amy Eldon. The series follows Amy's quest to discover people who are creating solutions to some of the greatest challenges the world faces in the 2lst century. Funding for the first two shows has come from the Packard Foundation and the AOL Time Warner Foundation. The series is accompanied by a dynamic website for adventurers, explorers and anyone wishing to know how to contribute meaningfully to making the world a better place. Series program one takes place in the Philippines. Amy scuba dives with fishermen who have abandoned their destructive fishing methods - dynamiting and cyaniding fish - and are working to preserve the coral reefs on the island of Palawan.
In the capital city of Manilla, she meets with people who live their lives on a garbage dump and on the island of Banaue, she visits the rice terraces, often referred to as the "eighth wonder of the world" and meets with people who are trying to keep alive ancient oral traditions.
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Film Development Underway
Kathy has been traveling back and forth to London in an effort to raise another million dollars in her role as Executive Producer of GlobalTribe. In addition she is in the final stages of writing her book. She is looking forward to working with Bronwen Hughes, director of "Forces of Nature" and "Harriet the Spy" on a feature film about Dan Eldon. Bronwen is currently in South Africa shooting a film, but is due back in early December.
Contributions to the efforts of Creative Visions are always welcomed and appreciated.
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Dan Eldon: The Art of Life
In 1993, 22 year-old photojournalist Dan Eldon was killed in Somalia wle covering the famine and civil war. He left behind much more than the journals that became the basis for the best-selling The Journey Is the Destination — he left a lifetime of adventures and experiences that continue to inspire.
Dan Eldon: The Art of Life is the story of this remarkable young man who filled his world with travel, photography, charitable expeditions, and hope. For further information about the life of Dan Eldon please visit daneldon.org.
Published by Chronicle Books, Dan Eldon: The Art of Life can be ordered through your local book store or through Amazon Books on the internet.
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