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Tapestries of Hope: See A Movie, Make A Difference

September 26, 2010 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

September 26, 2010 If you’re an overloaded procrastinator like me, and you’ve waited until the last minute to snag tickets to Tapestries of Hope for the big one night only 9-28-10 nationwide premiere to support girls and women EVERYwhere, you can still find the film near you and use media’s magic to instantly do your part for The Girl Child Network WHEREVER you are. Shaping … [Read more...]

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Playing For Change: A Music Movement That Stirs the Soul

March 18, 2009 by Amy Jussel 19 Comments

Mar. 18, 2009 ”Music is the poetry of the air.”---Jean Paul Richter Like a smile, music knows few boundaries in its outreach. It has the profound ability to connect cultures, remove barriers, and capture emotion even when words aren’t understood, so it makes sense that youth leverage music for self-expression in so many multimedia forms, from iTunes to profile pages, band … [Read more...]

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