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Promoting joy in effective ways to address what is presented now and in the future. Seeking highest value in relationships among all comunities
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Created: Nov 12, 2007
Updated: Jun 30, 2009
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Zola Mumford
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I am a second year student in the MLIS program of the Information School at the University of Washington. I work on campus in the Film Collections department of UW Libraries Special Collections. I am also interested in academic libraries,research libraries and digital libraries. I'm interested in gardens, sustainable business, and progressive politics.
I'm enthusiastic about reading, film, music, the arts in general, science/speculative fiction, Victoriana, day hikes, and travel. Last summer I studied abroad in the Dutch Designs program based in Rotterdam. I sell vintage stuff on eBay. In my non-library work life, I curate a small film festival (www.langstonblackfilmfest.org /http://lhaaffbside.blogspot.com/). I am a member of the American Library Association and the Society of American Archivists (SAA); I will present a student poster at the August 2009 SAA national meeting.
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The Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (LHAAFF) is an annual event presented at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center in Central Seattle. The LHAAFF presents films from independent filmmakers from around the world. The LHAAFF features panel discussions, screenplay readings, matinée screenings for middle and high school youth and in-depth discussions with filmmakers, industry professionals and local community leaders. The Underground Railroad, a project of the annual Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, is a fall - through -winter film and discussion series. Using the metaphor of a series of strategically located "Safe Houses" in Seattle neighborhoods, the Underground Railroad is a series of intimate screenings designed to build community across the aisle and across neighborhoods. Each Safe House along the trail brings forth a different provocative work about African American life, leading to ‘freedom at the annual Langston Hughes African American Film Festival in April. All are welcome. www.langstonblackfilmfest.org
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CALL FOR WORK: the 2008 Langston Hughes African American Film
Festival, an annual presentation of the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center in Seattle, Washington, invites independent film entries of any length. As we celebrate our 5th anniversary, we look forward to screening new work by emerging and established filmmakers. Genres/subject areas: narrative, documentary, children's, youth-made movies, shorts, LGBT, animation, experimental. Filmmakers do not have to be Black, but films should include a significant amount of content involving people of African descent. Films are reviewed by a jury process. Entry fee: $20 USD; please make checks payable to "LHPAC". Please include a postage paid envelope if you want your work returned; all preview copies should be marked with your name and contact information. A $50 honorarium is paid for films accepted and screened. You will be notified by mail if your film is accepted. Deadline: January 31, 2008. Please send preview copies in NTSC format on DVD or VHS format only. Films originating in languages other than English must have English subtitles. Screening copies must be in NTSC DVD format. Mailing address: LHAAFF, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, 104 - 17th Avenue South, Seattle WA 98144 USA. Entry form: filmfestinfo@langstonarts.org / www.langstonblackfilmfest.org. |
The Flower School
When storm-clouds rumble in the sky, and June showers come down,
the moist east wind comes marching over the heath to blow its bagpipes among the bamboos.
Then crowds of flowers come out of a sudden, from nobody knows where,
and dance upon the grass in wild glee.
Mother, I really think the flowers go to school underground.
They do their lessons with doors shut, and if they want to come out to play before it is time,
their master makes them stand in a corner.
When the rain come they have their holidays.
Branches clash together in the forest, and the leaves rustle in the wild wind,
the thunder-clouds clap their giant hands and the flower children rush out in dresses of pink and yellow and white.
Do you know, mother, their home is in the sky, where the stars are.
Haven't you see how eager they are to get there? Don't you know why they are in such a hurry?
Of course, I can guess to whom they raise their arms;
They have their mother as I have my own.
~ A poem by Rabindranath Tagore