A Cub Fan’s Visit from St. Nicholas
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Ran across this on YouTube. Hat’s off to Jim Volkman.
New York Muslim Cab Driver Stabbing
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This morning I was saddened to learn of an incident involving the stabbing of a New York City cab driver. The driver, a Muslim, was allegedly attacked by a college student who had previously volunteered as a videographer in Afghanistan with one of my clients, New York City based Intersections International .
Intersections International is a leader in the inter-faith dialogue movement. The staff of Intersections International are good people that do important work at a critical time in our nations history.
I am sorry to see the good name of Intersections International drawn into the conversation. I am also proud of the work I did with Intersections International in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon in October, 2009. I traveled with them as part of the Iraqi Voices Amplification Project.
I am proud to be associated with Intersections International and believe in its mission which is dedicated to promoting justice, reconciliation and peace across lines of faith, culture, ideology, race, class, national borders and other boundaries that divide humanity.
Here is a link to the video we did on the Iraqi Voices Amplification Project.
http://www.frakesproductions.com/2009/iraqi-voices-amplification-project-short-version/
Great Lakes Aquarium
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The Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota is dedicated to fresh water ecosystems. It is the largest exhibit of its kind in the world. Five percent of the plants available fresh water is stored in the Great Lakes. It is an incredible resource we often take for granted. www.frakesproductions.com
Tags: Aquarium, Duluth, Great Lakes, Lake Superior
Nairobi Web Video Workshop Complete
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Our web video workshop in Nairobi came to a close Tuesday. Participants, pictured left to right included: (front row) George Arende, Xavier Ravelomanantsoa, Mammy Ranaivoson,Christine Mangale, (back row) Andy Hinderlie, Abraham Data, Len Mason, David Ntidendeza and myself.
Workshop participants learned to shoot, edit and upload video the web. Training also included a digital photography session with freelance journalist Stephen Padre, a web development session with Len Mason, lots of good East African food, fellowship and memories.
For more on the workshop go to: http://nairobivideotrainingworkshop.blogspot.com/
Nairobi Web Video Workshop Photo Essay
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As our web video workshop draws to a close here in Nairobi, Kenya, I’ve put together a random photo essay documenting some of the places we visited, the people we met and images of our participants in action.
The music is a Maasai children’s choir we recorded at the Olerum Lutheran Church in Kajiado Parish. Other images include a market in Nairobi, life in a traditional Maasai home, and participants editing video clips at the Methodist Guest House Conference Center in Nairobi. The Maasai are an indigenous African ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania.
The Carnivour Restaurant
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My friends Sarah and Stephen Padre and their infant daughter Alexia took us to dinner tonight at one of Kenya’s most famous restaurants. The Carnivore is unique. Every type of meat imaginable, including crocodile, is roasted on traditional Maasai swords (skewers) over a huge, visually spectacular charcoal pit that dominates the entrance of the restaurant. The waiters carry swords around the restaurant, carving unlimited amounts meat onto sizzling, cast iron plates. I’m full!.
Kenya Lutheran Toy Maker
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This woodshop operated by the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church provides jobs for at risk youth.
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IDP Camp in Nairobi, Kenya
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Today we scouted locations for our web video training workshop here in Nairobi, Kenya. This woman cooks beans over an open fire. She is living in an internally displaced person (IDP) camp on the outskirts of the city. She and her family were forced to flee their homes in a nearby slum following post election ethnic violence in January 2008.
Members of this makeshift community survive in tents provided by ACT International, World Vision and UNICEF.
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The Hague Netherlands
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Len Mason and I stopped in The Hague Netherlands on our way to Nairobi, Kenya. I took a few shots and uploaded them. The weather was cold and grey, but the city was beautiful anyway.
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Uganda: Ready to Forgive Spot
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NBC This December After 21 years of war, the Acholi people of Northern Uganda are united in a belief that the only real solution to their problem is reconciliation and forgiveness. Join best selling author and Rwandan genocide survivor Immaculee Ilibagiza as she hosts “Ready to Forgive: An African Story of Grace. This is a production of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Contact your local NBC Affiliate for air dates and times beginning December 2, 2007 through March 1, 2008.
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Tags: Forgiveness, LRA, Peace, Uganda