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Louisville Goes Green

Posted on: May 13th, 2012 by wmapother No Comments
Given our planet’s limited resources, how can anyone be against sustainable building practices?  
Because they’re not yet mainstream and perfected, however, the challenge is finding individuals and businesses willing to take a chance on them.
Kudos, therefore, to Michael Jones in my hometown of Louisville, for employing all sorts of green practices in the planning and construction of the new Highland Green (the name comes from its location, in the Highlands neighborhood).
I proudly host an online video about the site and the many ways that it not only minimizes its footprint but helps support Louisville’s own sustainability.  Check it out.  And don’t miss the very cool 1-minute time lapse video of the site’s construction.
Posted in Charitable Causes, Louisville & KY, News & Events, Video (Online & Home)

Financial Abuse of the Elderly

Posted on: March 3rd, 2011 by wmapother 4 Comments

Good NYT piece on how doctors are learning to better recognize financial abuse of the elderly.  The article is here.

More information on elderly abuse and how you can help is here, the homepage of the National Center on Elder Abuse.

Posted in Elder & Seniors

New Sudan on Cable VOD

Posted on: January 14th, 2011 by wmapother 2 Comments

Because of the historic vote occurring in southern Sudan, recently I’ve been asked a number of time how people can see The New Sudan, the documentary I narrated on the region.


Good news for those interested:  Starting today, and for the next 90 days, it will be available as Video on Demand on the following cable systems:


Access Comm., ATT U-Verse, Blue Ridge, Bluewater TV Cable, Cable Cable Inc., Charter, Eastlink Comm., KPU, Mediacom, NorthwestTel Cable, Rogers (Canada), Seaside Comm., Source Cable, Verizon Fios., and Wave.


The voting continues this week on the referendum to secede from the north and end decades of bloodshed and oppression.  On Monday the NY Times ran an update here.

 

Posted in Charitable Causes, Voice

A Vote for Independence

Posted on: January 7th, 2011 by wmapother 4 Comments


This Sunday, January 9, the people of Southern Sudan will begin voting in an historic referendum on whether to create their own nation.  For two decades, they fought a civil war with northern Sudan, and it has ravaged the county.

In 2009 I narrated ‘The New Sudan,’ a documentary which introduced, to most of us, the abundance of both horror and optimism in post-civil war southern Sudan.  The filmmakers have posted an interview with me here.

For perspective, Sudan is 1/4 the size of the United States.  Some overview information on Sudan is in Wikipedia, the New York Times, and CNN.

If you’re able to donate to the southern Sudanese, there are numerous ways to do so, including some mentioned in the interview and through various non-govermental organizations.

Posted in Charitable Causes, Random, Voice

Biggest Show Pix

Posted on: December 10th, 2010 by wmapother 6 Comments
As I expected (here), last week’s Biggest Show for the Young Storytellers Foundation was a blast.  If you’re anywhere in the LA region (or ‘the southland,’ as no one but the local media call it), definitely participate or at least attend a show.  And whether you’re here or on the moon, it’s certainly worth donating to, which can be done here.

After some opening remarks and awards to volunteers who have performed in dozens of shows, the ten or so actors (just enough for a respectably drama-filled reality show) lined up.  It felt just like a cattle call.  Except the buyers were eleven-year-old playwrights.

Then one by one, each actor went to the front of the stage and pitched herself or himself to be cast in their plays.  Some actors danced, some did voices, and some, like me, just sat and said, basically, ‘Cast me, please, you eleven-year-olds.’  And they did.

 

Posted in Charitable Causes, Photos of Wm