 invites you to view DANA GLUCKSTEIN TRIBES IN TRANSITION Journey Portraits in Namibia & Zambia VIRTU 8950 Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles, CA April 1, 2008 to June 15, 2008 Monday through Friday 9:30 to 6:30; Saturdays 11 to 6 Tribes in Transition reflects the rapidly changing cultures of the Himba and Herero tribes of Namibia, considered some of the last remaining traditional nomadic people of Africa, and the Goba tribe of Zambia. The photographs capture cultures in transition, a collision of traditional, western, and missionary influences. Dana Gluckstein is a museum-collected photographer, with works in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Gluckstein is known for her ability to infuse essential dignity into a portrait, in a field in which indigenous people are often exploited and objectified for their “exoticism”. Gluckstein’s images reinvest portraiture with soul. 
Artists for a New South Africa AND Dianna Cohen & Jackson Browne | Myrna Colley Lee & Morgan Freeman | LaTanya Richardson Jackson & Samuel L. Jackson | Ann & George Lopez | Deborah Santana | Alfre Woodard & Roderick Spencer | Keisha Nash-Whitaker & Forest Whitaker invite you to Shaking the Blues Thursday, November 15, 2007 at The Wiltern, Los Angeles, California Press Release Featuring Cory Chisel | Erykah Badu | Keb’ Mo’ | Nikka Costa | The Roots and Friends | Taj Majal Trio | With Nicole Hill | George Lopez | LaTanya Richardson Jackson | Victoria Rowell | Jurnee Smollett | Blair Underwood | Alfre Woodard | Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson as musical director | and very special guests Download information on Major Donor/VIP Tickets starting at $250: www.ansafrica.org/shaking_blues.pdf Or contact Blue Room Events: geneva@blueroomevents.com | (310) 491- 1401 *Ad and donor listing deadline extended until Thursday, November 1st. General admission tickets, ranging from $45 to $125, are available through Ticketmaster: www.ticketmaster.com | (213) 480-3232 Read the Shaking the Blues press release here: www.ansafrica.org/shaking_the_blues_pr.doc Shaking the Blues Host Committee Chairs Dianna Cohen & Jackson Browne • Myrna Colley-Lee & Morgan Freeman LaTanya Richardson Jackson & Samuel L. Jackson • Ann & George Lopez • Deborah Santana Alfre Woodard & Roderick Spencer • Keisha Nash-Whitaker & Forest Whitaker Co-Chairs Katie McGrath & J.J. Abrams • Gillian Anderson • Lara Bergthold • Donna Brown Guillaume Jenny & Johnny Clegg • Marlene Saritzky & Tom Corwin • Mary Steenburgen & Ted Danson Joyce Deep • Jasmine Guy & Terrence Duckette Melba & Ralph Farquhar • Sharon Gelman • Danny Glover • Robert Guillaume • Judge Glenda Hatchett • Nicole Lyn Hill & Dulé Hill Prudence Solomon & Jerry Inzerillo • Michael Jensen • Quincy Jones • Ron Kunene • Artis Lane Lyn & Norman Lear • Michelle Kydd Lee & Damon Lee • Roma Maffia • Richard Nichols Carrie Odell • Alexandra Paul • Holly Robinson Peete & Rodney Peete • Gina & James Pickens, Jr. Sarah Pillsbury • Gloria Reuben • Kitsaun King & Gregory Robinson • Bill Silva • Bradley Silver • Vanashree & Anant Singh • Jurnee Smollett Gary D. Schwartz & Peter R. Staley • Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson • Désirée DaCosta Underwood & Blair Underwood Pauletta & Denzel Washington • Yvonne E. White •Katrina Dornig & Craig Zisk Honorary Committee June Baldwin • Shari Belafonte & Sam Behrens • Harry Belafonte • Marilyn & Alan Bergman • Joan Boyce • Reuben Cannon • Thomas Carter Anita D’Aguilar • Erica Gerard Di Bona & Vin Di Bona • Marian Wright Edelman & Peter Edelman • Sheldon Epps • Babe & Art Evans Shelley Fabares & Mike Farrell • Gina Torres & Laurence Fishburne • Marc Friedland • Noah Gray-Cabey • Ann & Alan Grodin • Barbara Williams & The Honorable Tom Hayden Gavin Hood • Anna Maria Horsford • Ruth-Ann Huvane • Marge Tabankin & Earl Katz Steve Levitt • Carolyn Wright-Lewis & Edward Lewis • Lebo M • Christopher Massey • Kyle Massey • Eva & Seth Matlins • Dave Matthews Gina Belafonte & Scott McCray • Jennifer Theard McHenry • Talia Rutstein & Brett Miller • Frank Cody & Terry Rich Natalia MacLeod & John Rigney • Malaak & Chris Rock • Victoria Rowell • Mark Rutstein • Julie Bergman Sender & Stuart Sender Jo-An & Glynn Turman • Cicely Tyson • Alice Walker • Malcolm-Jamal Warner • Kerry Washington • Paula Weinstein • Tonya & David Winfield Hattie Winston & Harold Wheeler • Michelynn Woodard • Lianne Barnes & Steve Zimmerman For more information, call (310) 204-1748. Dear Friends, We want you to know about important news that could affect the future of the five million South Africans suffering from HIV/AIDS. We are deeply dismayed that last Wednesday, August 8, South African President Thabo Mbeki dismissed Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge. The former Deputy Health Minister has been a champion in the fight against HIV/AIDS. She led the development of the HIV/AIDS National Strategic Plan, called for South Africans to get tested and treated with ARVs when necessary, and repaired and strengthened the South African government’s ties to national and international civil society groups dedicated to the fight against HIV/AIDS. One of ANSA’s closest allies in South Africa, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) stated, "This is a dreadful error of judgment that will harm public health care and especially the response to the HIV epidemic." In response to President Mbeki’s decision, ANSA is urging our constituency to take a moment to sign a petition created by Friends of Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge in support of the former Deputy Health Minister. Please click here to sign the petition. Your signature will add an international presence to the strong public support for the former Deputy Health Minister and call attention to the HIV/AIDS crisis in South Africa. (Please note, this petition is not led or managed by ANSA and you may want to opt out of the Care2.com site’s automatic email updates, located on the right hand side of the petition.) For more information:
Artists for a New South Africa Business Day 10 August 2007 South Africa: Fury Over Mbeki's Axing of Madlala-Routledge By Linda Ensor, Cape Town A world expert on HIV/Aids echoed the shock and outrage of civil society and political parties towards President Thabo Mbeki's axing of Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge yesterday, saying it represented a severe setback to the fight against HIV/Aids. Madlala-Routledge, who with Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka spearheaded the development of the HIV/Aids national strategic plan, is due to hold a no-holds barred press conference in Cape Town today to tell her side of the story about her dismissal which took immediate effect on Wednesday evening. Presidential spokesman Mukoni Ratshitanga said Mbeki would appoint a new deputy "in due course", adding that no president in the world was obliged to give reasons for cabinet appointments and dismissals. Former United Nations special envoy for Aids in Africa Stephen Lewis said Madlala-Routledge's dismissal was a "dreadful setback in the struggle against the pandemic, a blow to those fighting it internally and a blow to those outside watching developments inside SA. The government of SA seems determined to discredit itself in the eyes of the world. "Everyone will be shocked by what has happened. We assumed that the turnaround experienced at the end of 2006 signified a real change in heart but obviously with the reemergence of the health minister means we are going in reverse again," Lewis said. Condemnations of the dismissal came from the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), Democratic Alliance (DA), Inkatha Freedom Party, Independent Democrats, South African Communist Party and Young Communist League (YCL). Procedural reasons cited for axing the deputy minister included her unannounced visit to Frere Hospital in Eastern Cape following reports of its exceptionally high infant mortality rate. The deputy minister said the hospital crisis was a "national emergency". This contradicted statements by Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, who tried to downplay the situation. Also contentious was Madlala-Routledge's trip to Spain to attend an international conference on an Aids vaccine for which Mbeki apparently withdrew his permission at the last minute. However, government critics believed the main reason for her removal was her outspoken views on HIV/Aids, which clashed with those of Mbeki and Tshabalala-Msimang. The procedural slip-ups had simply been a flimsy pretext or, even worse, an orchestrated attempt to get rid of her, they claimed. There were suggestions within the government that Madlala-Routledge had a past of misconduct which justified her axing. TAC chairman Zackie Achmat described the dismissal as a "deep tragedy" and a step backwards for the HIV/Aids programme which was already stalling in key areas such as the prevention of mother-to-child transmission, the change in medicines guidelines and the work on tuberculosis. "There is no question the minister of health and her director-general are the strongest movers behind this sacking." Achmat said the dismissal showed a deep intolerance of different views in the ruling party. TAC called on Mbeki to reconsider his decision. It said Madlala-Routledge had helped improve the image of the government by counter-balancing Mbeki's denialism. She had also helped mend government's relationship with civil society. Cosatu said the dismissal would jeopardise the progress made in the fight against HIV/Aids. The YCL said it was a sign of official intolerance of critical and dissenting views. DA health spokesman Mike Waters described the dismissal as a "disastrous blow" for the war on Aids. Mbeki had allowed his personal loyalty to Tshabalala-Msimang "to triumph over the evidence of her reign of controversy and conflict". Political analyst Aubrey Matshiqi said while Madlala-Routledge was correct to articulate her stance on HIV/Aids, she was naive to think her position was powerful enough to sustain it. He did not think she had a sufficiently strong support base within the ruling party for her axing to make waves. "To the extent there is a storm over her axing, it is something that will pass quickly because of her lack of political influence." ANSA is honored to be the Charity Partner of the 3rd Annual Turks & Caicos International Film Festival (TCIFF)  Special thanks to ANSA co-founder, Jasmine Guy and her husband, Terrence Duckette, who are the Executive Directors of TCIFF, for their wonderful partnership and support.Click here to view our incredible TCIFF auction! Click here to find out more information about the Turks and Caicos International Film Festival. TURKS & CAICOS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TO AUCTION VIP GETAWAY VACATION TO BENEFIT ARTISTS FOR A NEW SOUTH AFRICA Once-in-a-Lifetime VIP Festival Vacation to be Auctioned Online Los Angeles, CA (August 15, 2007) – The Turks & Caicos International Film Festival (TCIFF) has announced a charitable partnership with Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) for its third annual event. This is the first charitable partnership for the Festival which will auction online a Once-in-a-Lifetime VIP Festival Vacation to benefit ANSA. TCIFF held October 16-21, 2007 celebrates the fusion of cinema and music. Festival Executive Director Jasmine Guy said, "I am proud of the work ANSA does for the South African community, using the power and influence of their collective name for the enrichment of a beautiful, yet struggling, people." “We at Artists for a New South Africa are honored and deeply grateful to be the charitable partner of this wonderful film festival. The money raised will have a very real impact on our work to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa and in disadvantaged communities in the U.S.,” said Sharon Gelman, ANSA’s Executive Director. “This support is especially meaningful, given that Jasmine Guy has been involved in ANSA since it began in 1989 and has remained dedicated to the cause and organization all these years,” said ANSA Co-founder and Board Member Blair Underwood. Online bidding for the VIP package begins on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. ET at www.charityfolks.com/ansa and will continue for 30 days until Friday, September 14, 2007, 6:00 p.m. ET. All proceeds of winning bid on the package will be donated to ANSA. The package includes the following:
Founded in 1989 by noted members of the entertainment community to support the struggle against apartheid, ANSA has since raised over $9 million for African nonprofits, shipped 70 tons of medical supplies and books to poor communities, and educated millions of people in the US and Africa about HIV/AIDS and voting rights. ANSA's founders, board members, advisors, and core supporters include Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Alfre Woodard, Carlos Santana & Deborah Santana, Samuel L. Jackson & LaTanya Richardson, Gillian Anderson, Danny Glover, Jackson Browne, Blair Underwood, CCH Pounder, Alexandra Paul, Morgan Freeman, Jurnee Smollett, Mary Steenburgen, Cicely Tyson, Jonathan Butler, Johnny Clegg, Roma Maffia, Gloria Reuben, George Lopez, Jasmine Guy, Noah Gray-Cabey, Robert Guillaume and many more. About Turks & Caicos International Film Festival The Turks & Caicos International Film Festival (TCIFF) celebrates those films from all over the world that best marry cinema to music through content, character, theme, or score/soundtrack. TCIFF honors filmmakers and musically infused movies as well as highlighting special artists whose work encompasses both fields. For additional information on the Festival, visit www.tciff.com. UCLA Fowler Museum, and Santa Monica First United Methodist Church invite you to experience The Keiskamma Altarpiece  March 13 – 23, 2007 Santa Monica First United Methodist Church 1008 Eleventh Street Santa Monica, CA 90403 Schedule of Events: Tuesday, March 13, 7:30pm: Dr. Carol Hofmeyer, Hamburg AIDS Doctor and founder of the Keiskamma Art Project, presents the altarpiece. Sunday, March 18, 9:00am – 7:30pm: Full day of events including services, film screening, and youth activities surrounding the altarpiece. Click here for details. Monday, March 19, 7:30 pm: Service of Christian Unity with St. Monica Catholic Church, First Presbyterian Church and St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Thursday, March 22, 7:30 pm: Edwin Bayrd, Associate Director, UCLA AIDS Institute, lectures on the history of the altarpiece. Sunday, March 25: Food Drive to benefit Imani Unidos AIDS Project Food Pantry. Public Viewing Hours: 10am – 8pm daily (with the exception of Saturday, March 17 when the hours are 10 am – 6 pm) Click here for frequent updates and detailed event information. The Keiskamma Altarpiece is a present-day folk-art masterpiece from South Africa, created by over one hundred rural women artists whose lives are deeply impacted by HIV/AIDS, poverty, and other significant hardships, as a message of hope for their community, country, and the larger world. The Altarpiece is a progressive adaptation of a classical religious work that replaces traditional religious iconography with images of black women and vulnerable children who are the "saints" in their community's struggle against AIDS. The colossal Keiskamma Altarpiece uses embroidery, beadwork, wire sculpture, and photographs. It measures 13 feet high by 22 feet long and is composed of a series of hinged panels that utilize the imagery of the Xhosa people of the Eastern Cape to depict life and the impact of AIDS in the region. Fully opened, the altarpiece reveals dramatic, life-size photographs of three local grandmothers and their grandchildren, some orphaned by AIDS, and the community's hope for the future. Dr. Carol Hofmeyr became Hamburg's first and only AIDS doctor in 2002. She and her husband have since built an AIDS hospice and treatment center in Hamburg. They have also launched a community-wide effort to encourage everyone to get HIV tests to prevent new infections, and to get those who are infected into treatment. Dr. Hofmeyr also holds a degree in fine arts as well as medicine. She has involved the local women of her adopted community in a series of projects that use art as a means of commemorating the lives lost to AIDS and of consoling those who remain behind. One of these projects became the Keiskamma Altarpiece. It will be a great honor to have her with us on the first day that the Altarpiece is on display in our church. Co-sponsored by Artists for a New South Africa, UCLA Fowler Museum, Santa Monica FUMC, First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Saint Augustine by the Sea Episcopal, St. Monica Catholic Church and Santa Monica Synagogue. Free parking is available across from the church on 11th Street. Los Angeles Keiskamma Altarpiece Tour December 2006 – April 2007 We're excited to announce the arrival of the famed Keiskamma Altarpiece in Los Angeles, where it will serve as the backdrop to a bold series of HIV/AIDS programs in local churches and community centers. ANSA, in conjunction with UCLA AIDS Institute and Make Art Stop AIDS is steering this magnificent work of art through LA in an effort to channel its important messages of struggle, hope, and unity into the hearts and minds of those who see it and using it as a springboard into action in the fight against HIV/AIDS here and abroad. The Keiskamma Altarpiece is a present-day folk-art masterpiece from South Africa, created by over one hundred rural women artists whose lives are deeply impacted by HIV/AIDS, poverty, and other significant hardships, created as a message of hope for their community, country, and the larger world. The Altarpiece is a progressive adaptation of a classical religious work that replaces traditional religious iconography with images of black women and vulnerable children who are the “saints” in their community’s struggle against AIDS. This breathtaking, powerful art piece is socially relevant on many levels. It depicts the immense human cost of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the dignity and power with which people and communities in South Africa are working to overcome this challenge, while also symbolizing the inclusive leadership that faith communities can provide in the fight against HIV/AIDS and in combating the stigma and isolation surrounding the disease. We invite you to join us for the Keiskamma’s inspirational tour through the Los Angeles community. December 1st, 2006: West Coast World AIDS Day Premiere at UCLA Sunday December 10, 2006 - Jan 4, 2007: Hollywood United Methodist Church, Erlandson Parlor 6817 Franklin Ave, Hollywood, CA 90028 Weekly List of Public Viewing Hours: Free and open to the public Mon., Dec. 11 - Fri., Dec. 15: 5-7 pm Sat., Dec. 16: 1-3 pm Sun., Dec. 17: 12-1 pm Mon., Dec 18 - Fri., Dec. 22: 5-7 pm Sat., Dec. 23: 1-3 pm Sun., Dec. 24: On the hour following each service: 12-1 pm, 4-5 pm, 6-7 pm, and 10-11 pm Mon., Dec. 25: Christmas Day, TBA Tues., Dec. 26 - Fri., Dec. 29: 5-7 pm Sat., Dec. 30: 1-3 pm Sun., Dec. 31: 12-1 pm January 6th – March 17th: UCLA Make Art/Stop AIDS Programs in conjunction with the UCLA Fowler Museum March 18th - April 5th : First African Methodist Episcopalian Church 2270 South Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90018 The altarpiece will then travel to the San Francisco Grace Cathedral on April 6th for 50 days of Easter, and will continue on to a tour of cathedrals across the US. For more information, click here. ANSA Board Member Jurnee Smollett interviewed on BET News Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at 8pm (Eastern and Pacific) Episode Detail: Sex, Myths and the Real Deal - BET News A comprehensive exploration of HIV/AIDS addressing HIV testing, love and relationships, and misconceptions about the disease. Included: fictional dramatizations; insight from various experts, doctors and entertainers, including spokesperson Marvelyn Brown and rapper MC Lyte. ANSA'S ONLINE AUCTION AT CHARITY FOLKS Artists for a New South Africa invites you to bid on incredible vacation getaways, remarkable Hollywood memorabilia, and fabulous gift packs. Click here to bid. Exciting items currently up for auction include:
World AIDS Day December 1, 2006 UCLA Campus Join Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) on Friday, December 1, 2006 as we commemorate World AIDS Day at UCLA with a day full of incredible activities. World AIDS Day aims to bring attention to the worldwide challenge and consequences of the AIDS epidemic, in order to prevent the spread of HIV and improve the lives of people living with the virus. Throughout the day various community organizations will provide free, rapid, anonymous HIV testing and counseling services on campus, and other organizations will provide information on prevention methods and ways to get involved with HIV/AIDS activism on campus, in Los Angeles, and around the world. World AIDS Day is the culmination of an entire "Get Tested Week" that will include free testing and public events. West Coast Premiere of the Keiskamma Altarpiece* *See below for more information on the tour of the Altarpiece through the Los Angeles community.
AFI Fest 2006 November 1 – 12, 2006 Arclight Hollywood 6360 Sunset Boulevard (at Ivar) African Voices Cinema Series Artists for a New South Africa is proud to be a Community Supporter of the African Voices Cinema Series at AFI FEST 2006 presented by Audi. African Voices is designed to amplify the diverse voices of the African continent through the creative work of directors, producers and writers from the African Diaspora, who were also born in Africa, and who play the ultimate role in communicating the culture, politics, and the vision of a people through film. With the induction of African Voices, AFI FEST intends to build on its 20 year legacy of presenting international cinema to the international film community. It is our aim to create an opportunity for African filmmakers to present their work on a global scale, while providing African filmmakers with access to industry resources in a structured environment. Additionally, it is their hope that providing such a platform will serve as a vehicle to introduce the American film community to the wealth of Africa’s emerging and untapped creative talent while simultaneously providing a voice to the issues and challenges of Africa’s developing regions. This year’s festival will showcase the work of six films that represent African directors, producers, and writers from Algeria, Britain, Egypt, France, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe. Homecoming (South Africa) Friday, November 10, 7:30 pm Saturday, November 11, 1:30 pm Artists for a New South Africa invites you to support the South African film, Homecoming. Charlie comes home to South Africa in 1996, after twenty years in exile. Welcomed back by his family and childhood friends, Peter and Thabo, all seems well until the past starts to catch up with him. While Charlie meets the family of his dead comrade in arms Boetie, and his relationship with Boetie's wife Carol and her child blossoms, Peter's investigations lead him to implicate Charlie in his friend's death. For a film guide on the African Voices Cinema Series, click here. For more information about AFI Fest 2006 visit www.afi.com. Mantra Girls 99 Cents for Peace Support Artists for a New South Africa by downloading Mantra Girl's song "Gobinday," a mantra of liberation that supports ANSA's mission of combating the African AIDS pandemic and advancing democracy and equality in South Africa. More Info CATCH A FIRE (Free film screening) Friday, October 20th at 7:30 pm Harmony Gold Theatre 7655 Sunset Blvd. The International Cinematographers Guild Diversity Committee is sponsoring the Academy Screening of Catch a Fire, starring Tim Robbins and Derek Luke. Directed by Philip Noyce (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, Rabbit Proof Fence, The Quiet American) Catch a Fire is a political thriller that powerfully tells the real-life story of a Patrick Chamusso’s journey to freedom in 1980s South Africa. There will be an introduction and discussion following the film with Dr. Donald Will, Professor of Peace Studies and Political Science at Chapman University, who played an active role in the struggle for a free South Africa. Also participating will be Dr. Will's wife, Leonora Will (Ntathu Mbatha), a Zulu woman born in South Africa, who was an activist in the Anti-Apartheid movement, and became an active member of the ANC (African National Congress) office of New York, studied film at Hunter College, and now teaches journalism and English in High School. The Screening and discussion will be followed with a small reception. Coffee, tea, fruit and desserts will be served. Saturday, Oct. 21 at 3 p.m. Laemmle’s One Colorado Theater 42 Miller Alley Old Town Pasadena, CA 91103 All Saints Pasadena is sponsoring a free screening of the film Catch a Fire, which features the story of Patrick Chamusso, who spent nearly a decade in prison on Robben Island and later founded an AIDS orphanage. There will be Q & A with Patrick afterwards. RSVP to 818.777.3623 and arrive early! For more information click here. RABBLE ROUSER FOR PEACE Sunday, Oct. 22 All Saints Church 132 N. Euclid Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101 10:15 a.m. – Presentation in the Rector’s Forum 6:15 p.m. – Reception in Sweetland Hall Join Biographer John Allen at All Saints this Sunday to celebrate the recent release of his authorized biography of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. There will be a presentation in the Rector’s Forum at 10:15 a.m. Please also join him for a reception at 6:15 p.m. with stories, slides, discussion and book signing, which begins after the Jazz Vespers service at 5 p.m. with the Matt Otto jazz quartet. To RSVP or for more information contact Ruby Gallegos by e-mail at rgallegos@allsaints-pas.org or call 626.583.2734. Vusi Mahlasela, Habib Koité, and Dobet Gnahore Acoustic Africa Concert Tour Monday, October 23 at 8 p.m. El Rey Theatre 5515 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 This fall, Putumayo brings together three of the African continent’s most gifted singer-songwriters for an international tour. The Putumayo Presents: Acoustic Africa Concert Tour featuring Vusi Mahlasela from South Africa, Habib Koité from Mali, and Dobet Gnahoré from Ivory Coast will travel to more than 40 cities in North America and Europe, giving audiences a rare opportunity to experience the dynamic performances of these extraordinary musicians. For more information, please visit: www.putumayo.com/acousticafrica Tickets are available through Ticketmaster for $29. ANSA'S ONLINE AUCTION AT CHARITY FOLKS Artists for a New South Africa invites you to bid on once-in-a-lifetime experiences and unique collector’s items, please visit: Click here to bid. Exciting items currently up for auction include:
ANSA will continue to add some very exciting items to our online auction from now through the end of September. Check back often. AMAJUBA: Like Doves We Rise June 20, 2006 – September 3, 2006 The Culture Project Tickets
available through Ticketmaster Plays Tuesday - Saturday
at 8pm, Based on the real
lives of the five South African performers, AMAJUBA: Like Doves
We Rise is a breathtaking portrayal of growing up in Apartheid.
This unforgettable theatrical experience, told through heartwrenching
narration, traditional dance, and stunning a capella harmonies,
is a celebration of the strength of the human spirit. For more information, visit www.cultureproject.org  TUTUone amazing night of celebration Archbishop Tutu's 75th Birthday Party with Artists for a New South Africa September 18, 2006 The Regent Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills, CA Event Chairs Gillian Anderson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson & Samuel L. Jackson, Deborah & Carlos Santana, Alfre Woodard & Roderick Spencer, Pauletta & Denzel Washington, and Artists for a New South Africa will host a very special event in honor of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. This gala fundraising dinner will feature remarkable artistic tributes and musical performances by Jackson Browne, Jonathan Butler, Lebo M, Angie Stone, and other very special guests, in honor of one of the world's greatest heroes. For more information, click here. For more information, please contact: Tutu2006@ansafrica.org  Snakes on a Plane Premiere TicketsArtists for a New South Africa auctioned two VIP Passes to the Hollywood premiere and after party of Snakes on a Plane starring Samuel L. Jackson.
Outfest 2006 - The 24th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 6 - 17, 2006 The oldest continuous film festival in Los Angeles, Outfest 2006 features 207 films and videos from 25 countries in 10 different venues over 12 days. Outfest offers outdoor screenings, family programs, dozens of hot parties, provocative panels, documentaries, live performances, experimental works, celebrities and more. Heralded by the Los Angeles Times as "more than just a film festival; it's a full-on happening." Join Outfest at MySpace: www.myspace.com/outfest ANSA'S
ONLINE AUCTION AT CHARITY FOLKS
If you have items or experiences you would like to donate to ANSA's upcoming auctions, please email jussie@ansafrica.org. SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival June 13-18, 2006 AFI Silver Theatre 8633 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 www.SILVERDOCS.com "SILVERDOCS...is becoming one of the premier showcases of documentary films." -The Hollywood Reporter, May 2005 SILVERDOCS is a six-day international Festival held each June just outside Washington, D.C. Created through a unique alliance between the American Film Institute and the Discovery Channel, SILVERDOCS seeks to expand the audience for, and broaden the impact of, documentary film. ANSA is proud to be a Contributing Sponsor of Celebrate South Africa!, a series of new South African documentaries and discussions featuring South African artists, including the following special events: Thursday, June 15 3:45 - 5:00 PM Panel 4A: Celebrate South Africa! South African Filmmakers examine the role of media as a tool for civic engagement. Discovery Hi Definition Theater Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Soweto Student Uprising Friday, June 16, 2006 8:30 PM Free outdoor concert featuring Mahala Silver Plaza 9:30 PM Premiere of Soweto Blues Veterans Field To purchase tickets or for more information about the festival, including travel information and the film guide, please visit: www.SILVERDOCS.com. The South African film community is fast emerging as a key player in the international film world. In 2005 alone, South African films achieved critical acclaim at major international film festivals. The complexity and richness of South African history and the recent emergence of its film industry invites a serious exploration of its cultural contributions. For more information about the South African films to be shown at the festival, click here. Dana Gluckstein: The Journey Portraits
Alitash Kebede Gallery 170 S. La Brea Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90036 Gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM and by special appointment Phone: 323-549-0003 Mention you are a supporter of Artists for a New South Africa when purchasing art and ANSA will receive 10% of the sale. *If you are unable to attend, you may view a sampling of the exhibition at www.alitashkgallery.com. Purchases can be made through the gallery. Please call 323-549-0003 for more information. The Alitash Kebede Gallery presents The Journey Portraits, a retrospective of photographer Dana Gluckstein's work. The exhibition features black and white portraits shot in Haiti, Kenya, Mexico, Australia, Bali, Hawaii and Sicily. Robert A. Sobieszek, Former Head Curator of Photography at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art says about Gluckstein's photography, "The dispassionate remove common to most modern portraits is all but absent in these images; in its stead is a passionate complicity between artist and sitter that allows each subject to be memorialized with both beauty and grace." Dana Gluckstein's work has been collected by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Stanford University educated, she is an award-winning photographer who has worked extensively in the magazine and advertising worlds and is currently in development on a fictional motion picture inspired by a true Native Hawaiian story. For more information visit www.danagluckstein.com. Alitash Kebede Gallery presents changing exhibitions by modern and contemporary international artists and offers a selection of 20th Century masterworks for sale. The gallery works with many of the finest contemporary and modern American artists, including painters, sculptors, photographers, print makers and multi-media artists. For more information visit www.alitashkgallery.com. Dana Gluckstein and The Alitash Kebede Gallery are donating a percentage of print sales to Artists for a New South Africa thoughout the duration of the exhibition. South African wine has been generously donated by  ,
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Thembi's AIDS Diary: A Year in the Life of a South African Teenager Broadcast on NPR's All Things Considered Wednesday, April 19th, 2006 Please check your local NPR station for air times. Hear Thembi Ngubane Live With special guests Roma Maffia and Jurnee Smollett Monday, May 1, 2006 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm UCLA Covel Commons Grand Horizon Ballroom 330 De Neve Drive Los Angeles, CA Parking is $8 Parking Kiosk at Westwood and Charles E. Young Drive Ask for Parking lot SH or DD "I feel like if a person is listening to my story, that person is with me everyday. Every time she hears the dog bark, it's like she is waking up in my yard. I've taken that person to South Africa, into my shack, into my township, into my everyday routine." -Thembi Ngubane Friends of Treatment Action Campaign, Artists for a New South Africa, Radio Diaries, and James S. Coleman African Studies Center invite you to join Roma Maffia and Jurnee Smollett for a very special evening with Thembi Ngubane. Come listen to Thembi tell her story and hear excerpts from her radio diary, Thembi's AIDS Diary: A Year in the Life of a South African Teenager. Following the event will be a reception and art exhibit, featuring artwork about HIV/AIDS created and donated by UCLA students. All proceeds from the art benefit Friends of the Treatment Action Campaign. Thembi Ngubane is 19 and lives in the South African township of Khayelitsha. For the past year she has recorded an audio diary of her struggle to live with AIDS that will air on NPR. With poetic insight and humor, Thembi has captured the small moments that help tell a larger story: telling her father that she has AIDS; visiting the township clinic to apply for life-saving drugs; being ostracized by neighbors and friends as they slowly learn her status; quiet, late-night dancing at home with her boyfriend. This event is co-sponsored by Polaris Project, Student Coalition for Marriage Equality, UNICEF, Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, Office of Residential Life, LGBT Resource Center, The Clothesline Project, Queer Alliance, Darfur Action Committee, queerXgirl, and Undergraduate Students Associated Council President's Office. Click here to learn more about the event. 2nd US Book Tour by South African Hero Ahmed Kathrada Thursday March 16 - Monday April 17 2006 Artists for a New South Africa is honored to coordinate Ahmed Kathrada's 2nd US Tour for the release of his Memoirs, in conjunction with our allies at South Africa Partners and Michigan State University. To read the press relase about this tour, click here.
Released from prison in 1989, at the age of 60, Mr. Kathrada was at the center of dramatic changes in South Africa and went on to serve as a member of South Africa's first freely elected Parliament, Parliamentary Counsellor to the Office of President Mandela, and Chair of the Robben Island Museum. His latest book, Memoirs, affords a rare glimpse into his and other activists' lives during the years of struggle and imprisonment and sketches poignant cameos of those who became South Africa's post-apartheid leaders.
To read a more extensive biographical sketch of Ahmed Kathrada, click here. Monday, March 27 Chicago, IL 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Lecture and Book Signing University of Chicago International House Assembly Hall 1414 E. 59th Wednesday, March 29 Minneapolis, MN 6:30 PM Lecture and Book Signing Arise! Bookstore 2441 Lyndale Ave. Thursday, March 30 Minneapolis, MN 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Lecture and Book Signing Macalester University Minneapolis, MN Wednesday, April 5 Cincinnati, OH 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lecture, Discussion and Book Signing Underground Railroad Freedom Center Harriet Tubman Theater 50 East Freedom Way For more information: (513)333-7500 or www.freedomcenter.org Parking: $4 in the city garage underneath the Freedom Center Monday, April 10 St. Louis, MO 7:00 PM Lecture and Book Signing Central Reform Congregation 5020 Waterman Ave. Tuesday, April 11 St. Louis, MO 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM Lecture University of Missouri at St. Louis Millennium Student Center One University Blvd. Tuesday, April 11 St. Louis, MO 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Lecture Washington University Law School Anheuser-Busch Hall One Brookings Drive Wednesday, April 12 St. Louis, MO 1:00 PM Lecture Maryville University 13550 Conway Road SILVERDOCS seeks South African documentary and narrative films for Celebrate South Africa! Application deadlines: January 27 (early) March 3 (regular) March 24 (final) In June 2006, SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival will present Celebrate South Africa! in collaboration with two leading organizations dedicated to arts and advocacy in South Africa -- Encounters (the pre-eminent South African International Documentary Festival) and Artists for a New South Africa. Celebrate South Africa! will feature works from filmmakers who have chosen the cinematic form to explore the rich social, political and emotional landscape of South Africa. In April and May, leading up to the Festival, the AFI Silver theatre will curate a program of new, critically acclaimed South African narrative films. In June, SILVERDOCS will present six documentary films made by South African filmmakers and/or about the rich social, political and emotional landscape of South Africa. SILVERDOCS is seeking documentary features and shorts that demonstrate excellence in cinematic craft and innovation in storytelling. The films will be projected in state-of-the-art digital projection theaters. To apply visit: www.SILVERDOCS.com or www.WithoutABox.com Click here to read more about Celebrate South Africa! Tuesday, February 28, 2006 Vusi Mahlasela performs live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC Check your local listings for times.  Vusi
was born in 1965 and grew up in Mamelodi township, where he still
resides. Vusi taught himself to play on a homemade guitar, made of
tin cans and fishing line. By the age of seventeen, he was a seasoned
performer who began to write his own music and lyrics. From the outset, Vusi's songs addressed themes of political and social significance, which made him in demand at political rallies and cultural events. His first record, "When You Come Back," is widely acknowledged as a South African classic. In 1994, Vusi performed at the inauguration of South Africa's new president, Nelson Mandela. That same year, Vusi released his second album, "Wisdom of Forgiveness," for which he received a nomination for Best Male Vocalist at the South African Music Awards (SAMA). Vusi has released three albums since "Wisdom," including the Gold-certified and double SAMA-winning "Silang Mabele." Vusi is featured in Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony, the celebrated film about the importance of music and song in South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle. The "Amandla!" companion album, which spans forty years of South African music, was released on ATO Records and features four songs by Vusi. In a rave Los Angeles Times review of the soundtrack, Robert Hilburn says, "Vusi Mahlasela's voice is so pure and commanding." Vusi is currently featured on the soundtrack of Tsotsi, Oscar Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film from South Africa. An accomplished guitarist, percussionist, composer, arranger, band leader and performer, Vusi now enjoys an ever-growing worldwide following. For more information, please visit: www.vusimahlasela.com. Zola and his African Dance Duo perform LIVE at The Conga Room Friday March 3, 2006 Doors open at 9:00 PM The Conga Room 5364 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles 90064 Free before 11:00 PM with advance RSVP to zola@congaroom.com $5 Otherwise  Zola
is a South African Triple Platinum-selling superstar, whose genre
is Kwaito, South Africa's answer to American Hip Hop. Born Bonginkosi
Dlamini, he is a poet, actor and musician who grew up in Soweto, in
the ghetto called Zola. "Kwaito kids are made from hunger, abuse,
no father, violence and guns," says Zola. "Now as adults we must change
the game for the better. Now we must change everything we are made
from." In 2000, he released his debut album "Mdlwembe" to massive critical acclaim, followed by two other albums of Kwaito music, "Khokhovula" and "Bhambatha." Zola has won many South Africa music awards including: Artist of the Year 2002; Best Soundtrack for "Yizo Yizo;" Best music video for "Ghetto Scandalous;" and Best Kwaito album for "Mdlwembe." In 2003 Zola starred in his own hit TV show "Zola 7" and he has acted alongside Taye Diggs in the film Drum. Currently Zola is featured in the Academy Award-nominated film Tsotsi and on its soundtrack For more information, please visit: http://milanrecords.com/tsotsi/ OR www.myspace.com/tsotsi "Transformation in a Time of Democratic Fever" Featuring Justice Albie Sachs and Vanessa September Monday, January 23, 2006  7:00
pmSGI World Culture Center 525 Wilshire Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90401 RSVP online; for more information, e-mail Susan_Hwang@facing.org Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation present Community Conversations: Exploring Issues of Civic Responsibility. Justice Sachs is a member of the South African Constitutional Court, appointed by President Nelson Mandela in 1994. His life partner, Vanessa September, is an architect working on urban rebuilding. Justice Sachs is world-recognized for his role in the creation of South Africa's new constitution, and is the author of several books on human rights. In the recent book, The Free Diary of Albie Sachs, Justice Sachs and Ms. September describe how South Africa is being healed and rebuilt. Please join us for a discussion with Justice Sachs and Ms. September about the history and transformation of South Africa and its relevance to issues in the U.S. Click here to read more about Justice Sachs. ANSA'S ONLINE AUCTION AT CHARITY FOLKS, FEATURING LIMITED EDITION SIGNED STAR WARS COLLECTIBLES Artists for a New South Africa held an online auction of Star Wars signed collectibles and extraordinary one-of-a-kind items with Charity Folks. Thanks to your generous bids, this auction helped raise over $7,000 for ANSA's programs. Artists for a New South Africa would like to extend our deepest gratitude to those of you who supported the Los Angeles premiere of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith on May 12th, 2005. The event was a tremendous success and raised over $900,000! US Book Tour by South African Hero Ahmed Kathrada October 14 - November 22, 2005 Artists for a New South Africa was honored to coordinate Ahmed Kathrada's US Tour, in conjunction with our allies at South Africa Partners. Released from prison in 1989, at the age of 60, Mr. Kathrada was at the center of dramatic changes in South Africa and went on to serve as a member of South Africa's first freely elected Parliament, Parliamentary Counsellor to the Office of President Mandela, and Chair of the Robben Island Museum. His latest book, Memoirs, affords a rare glimpse into his and other activists' lives during the years of struggle and imprisonment and sketches poignant cameos of those who became South Africa's post-apartheid leaders.
To read a more extensive biographical sketch of Ahmed Kathrada, click here. Thursday, October 20 Medford, MA 6:00-7:30 pm Lecture Tufts University Africa in the New World Program Rabb Room, Lincoln Filene Hall Friday, October 21 Waltham, MA 5:30-8:30 pm Lecture and discussion Brandeis University Center for International Development Heller Lounge 415 South Street Wednesday, October 26 New Haven, CT 2:00 pm Lecture and book signing Yale University Law School Room 120 Thursday, October 27 Philadelphia, PA 6:30 pm Book Launch National Constitution Center International House 525 Arch Street Saturday, October 29 Durham, NC 1:00 pm Bookstore Appearance and Signing The Know 2520 Fayetteville Street Sunday, October 30 Durham, NC 4:00 pm Bookstore Appearance and Signing The Regulator Bookshop 720 Ninth Street Tuesday, November 1 New York, NY 4:30 - 6:00 pm Book Signing Hue-Man Book Store & Cafe 2319 Frederick Douglas Boulevard Thursday, November 3 New York, NY 12:00 - 1:30 pm Lecture and brown bag lunch Columbia University Main Campus, near entrance at 115th and Broadway Journalism Building, Room 601B (6th Floor) Thursday, November 3 New York, NY 6:00-8:00 pm Major Book Launch and Reception Church Center at the United Nations 777 U.N. Plaza RSVP required: koren@sharedinterest.org Tuesday, November 8 Los Angeles, CA 7:00-9:00 pm Bookstore Signing, with special guest Jurnee Smollett Esowan Books 3655 South LaBrea Avenue Thursday, November 10 Los Angeles, CA 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Lecture and Q&A, with special guest Malcolm-Jamal Warner University of California, Los Angeles 10383 Bunche Hall (10th Floor) Monday, November 14 San Francisco, CA 4:00 pm Lecture, Q&A, and reception University of San Francisco Lone Mountain 148 Saturday, November 19 Washington, DC 1:30 - 3:00 pm *please note, the date and time of this event have changed Book Signing Smithsonian National Museum of African Art Museum Store National Mall 950 Independence Avenue SW Sunday, November 20 Washington, DC 5:30 - 7:30 pm Remarks and Book Signing The Washington College of Law at American University The Mooers-Morella Ceremonial Courtroom 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., 6th floor Monday, November 21 Washington, DC 12:45 - 2:00 pm Lecture and Book Signing George Washington University Marvin Center Continental Ballroom 800 21st Street NW Monday, November 21 Washington, DC 6:00 - 7:00 pm Lecture Howard University Ira Aldridge Theatre 2400 Sixth Street NW Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith May 12, 2005 ANSA is thrilled to have been chosen as the beneficiary of the Los Angeles premiere of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, the last film in the Star Wars saga. Click here to view ANSA's offical press release. ANSA is one of 10 national charities selected by Lucasfilm Ltd., which has used the Star Wars premieres in the past to raise critical funds and awareness for issues affecting children and families. Along with ANSA, charity partners include Alliance for Education in Seattle, Children's Defense Fund in Washington D.C., Children's Health Fund in New York, Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, City Year in Boston, Colorado Children's Campaign in Denver, Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital in Atlanta, Koret Family House in San Francisco, and Miami Children's Hospital Foundation. (Click here to view Lucasfilm Ltd.'s official press releas.) Proceeds from the Los Angeles event will benefit ANSA and our newest program, It Takes a Village, a groundbreaking collaboration that provides comprehensive services to children orphaned by AIDS in South Africa. For more information and to purchase tickets, please contact ANSA at starwars@ansafrica.org. Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith will be released in theaters one week after the premiere on Thursday, May 19, 2005. Visit www.starwars.com for more information on the film. Deconstructing Apartheid: The Photographs of Peter Magubane October 7, 2004 - May 28, 2005 California African American Museum 600 State Drive in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, CA  Internationally
recognized photojournalist, Peter Magubane is a social realist, who
has documented the plight of oppressed people in South Africa, the
egregious practices of apartheid and indigenous cultures of the region.
His images, captured often at great personal cost, spotlighted the
government’s callous implementation of its racist policies and were
instrumental in turning international indifference into concern and
opposition. In this new exhibition, curated by Dr. Paul Von Blum, senior lecturer in African American Studies at UCLA, 88 photographs and artifacts document Magubane’s examination of the development and implementation of government sanctioned injustice in South Africa. The exhibit commemorates the 10th anniversary of the end of apartheid in South Africa. More Info ANSA RECEIVES 2005 DEFENDER OF DEMOCRACY AWARD FROM PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION People for the American Way Foundation (PFAWF) presented Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) with its 2005 Defender of Democracy Award on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 at their annual awards dinner at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.  The award
was given in recognition of ANSA's ongoing work on Election
Protection (EP) a comprehensive, national effort to protect voting
rights, which is founded and spearheaded by PFWAF and enacted by a
coalition of over 70 civil and voting rights groups across the U.S.
ANSA Co-Founder Robert Guillaume, Co-Founder and Board Chair Donna Brown Guillaume, Board Members Bradley Silver and Michael Jensen, as well as supporters Gloria Reuben and Jurnee Smollett all attended on behalf of ANSA. Academy Award-nominated actress, activist and long-time ANSA supporter Cicely Tyson graciously presented the award to Donna Brown Guillaume and ANSA's Executive Director Sharon Gelman. ANSA is proud to be a member of the EP coalition and to receive this prestigious award. We accept this honor on behalf of all of the organizations, activists, artists, and volunteers who have given their time and talents to protect the voting rights of all Americans. Through our collective efforts, EP has enabled millions of voters to cast their ballots. Over 200,000 people, who had problems registering or voting, called the EP hotline to get free legal assistance and over 3 million visited the EP website to find their polling place and get other information. Staplers of the Stars Online auction featuring autographed stapler from Samuel L. Jackson November 16, 2004 through December 6, 2004 Long-time ANSA supporter Samuel L. Jackson participated in the Staplers of the Stars online auction, a collection of celebrity staplers that were auctioned for charity. Mr. Jackson designated ANSA as his chosen charity and we received 100% of the proceeds from the sale of his stapler. After three weeks of competitive bidding, Mr. Jackson's stapler sold for $505, making it among the top earners of the auction. Respectfully labeled as one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood, Mr. Jackson is an undisputed star. He made an indelible mark on American cinema with his portrayal of 'Jules', the philosophizing hitman, in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. In addition to unanimous critical acclaim for his performance, he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations as Best Supporting Actor as well as a Best Supporting Actor award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Mr. Jackson appears in several films which will be released in 2005—XXX2, The Incredibles, Coach Carter, The Man, In My Country, and the much anticipated final episode of the trilogy, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. His extensive film credits also include: S.W.A.T., Changing Lanes, Formula 51, Shaft, Eve's Bayou, Rules of Engagement, The Negotiator, The Red Violin, Die Hard with a Vengence, A Time To Kill, and Do The Right Thing. More Info Nothing But The Truth September 18 - November 7, 2004 Los Angeles, CA "A deeply felt portrait that delicately weaves the extraordinary and the ordinary in its characters' lives." The New York Times "This is the story of today's South Africa, as the nation tries to redress the past without poisoning the future." -Los Angeles Times "A perceptive and thought-provoking evening of theater, full of wit, wisdom, verbal poetry, understanding-and ultimately compassion." -The Hollywood Reporter Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) was honored to be involved in the Mark Taper Forum's production of Nothing But The Truth, written by and starring John Kani (Tony award-winning South African actor and artistic director of Johannesburg's world renowned Market Theatr) and co-staring Esmerelda Bihl and Warona Seane. The play is a searing exploration of the complex dynamic between those blacks that remained in South Africa and risked their lives in the struggle against apartheid and those who returned to a free South Africa after living in exile. ANSA was honored to co-sponsor, with the Taper, post-performance discussions on Tuesday nights with John Kani and his co-stars. We also invited our supporters to the West Coast premiere of Nothing But The Truth, at the Mark Taper Forum on September 29, 2004. This special evening included a Golden Circle fundraiser which benefited ANSA. As a part of the event, there was a lively discussion following the play with John Kani, Esmeralda Bihl and Warona Seane. ANSA Executive Director Sharon Gelman was invited to open the discussion by speaking to the audience about South Africa's process of Truth and Reconiliation and about ANSA's work to fight AIDS in South Africa. ANSA guests joined the actors for an ANSA reception at Kendall's Brassiere. A majority of the proceeds benefited ANSA's ongoing programs, and the cost of the tickets benefitted the Center Theatre Group, which has been responsible for much of the excellent theatre that has come out of and to Los Angeles in the past 37 years. More Info Ten Years of Freedom: Films from the New South Africa April - May 2004 New York, NY Ten Years of Freedom: Films from the New South Africa was a weeklong celebration of South African democracy presented by The Documentary Campaign, an organization dedicated to the production and distribution of documentary films that promote social justice and human rights, with support from Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Artists for a New South Africa. Wine Tasting Benefit for ANSA April 2004 Los Angeles, CA Celebrities and VIPs, including Donna Brown Guillaume, Roma Maffia, Ericka Gimpel, Roderick Spencer, Vanessa Williams, and Hill Harper, gathered for a private wine tasting event hosted by Creative Artists Agency Foundation, Sonoma County Wineries Association and Just Wine to benefit Artists for a New South Africa. Twenty-one Sonoma Vineyards participated, including the only African American owned vineyard in Sonoma County -- Vision Cellars. The evening included a silent auction featuring donated items from the participating vineyards, Sonoma County Wineries Association, Just Wine, Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Chado Tea, Gordon Clark, and the Andrew Weiss Gallery. For more information on the Sonoma Wines, please visit: www.sonomawine.com South Africa: Freedom, Liberation & Democracy Series February 2004 American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY As part of its South Africa: Freedom, Liberation & Democracy series, the American Museum of Natural History presented ANSA's Voices from the Frontlines as part of the Museum's Black History Month Program. More Info An Evening With a Hero from the Global AIDS Movement: Zackie Achmat November 2003 Los Angeles, CA "...the most important dissident in [South Africa] since Nelson Mandela." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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