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Watched the story, visited the Web site, and still want to
know more about the issues?
Attend a FRONTLINE/World event in your local community.
In conjunction with our partners, FRONTLINE/World is
proud to present these community events, which will expand on
and delve deeper into the topics we examine on television and
on the Web. These events are a great opportunity for you to
have dialogues with world experts, to connect with FRONTLINE/World
producers and to learn more about the issues facing your world.
All events are open to the public.
Arcata, California
Oct 8, 7:00pm
Mexico and Guatemala: "Coffee Country"
KEET-TV and
Humboldt
State University MultiCultural Center
Founders Hall, Room 118
Contact (707) 445-0813
Join KEET-TV for a screening of "COFFEE COUNTRY,"
the FRONTLINE/World segment that explores the worldwide
glut of coffee beans forcing Central American farmers and their
families off their land. Moderator, Maggy Herbelin, is a mediator
for the Dept. of Agriculture. She has been working with a village
in Chiapas for many years to help coffee growers get a fair
price.
A discussion will follow with FRONTLINE/World reporter
Joe Rubin and Sacred Grounds Coffee President Beth Dominick.
New York, New York
Oct 4, 9:30 - 4:30pm
Human Rights 101 Kickoff Event
Thirteen/WNET
New York
450 West 33rd Street, 6th floor
New York, New York 10001
Contact (212) 560-8123
Kick off event for schools that are receiving grants from Thirteen/
WNET New York to support the creation of human rights-based
educational products and curriculum.
FRONTLINE/World Executive-in-Charge for KQED, Sue Ellen
McCann, will be on hand presenting FRONTLINE/World television
stories and educational activities.
San Francisco, California
Oct 2, 5:30pm registration and 6:00pm screening
Closing the Digital Divide in Asia:
Cultural Compromise or Global Advantage?
Asia Society
Public Policy Institute of California
Founders’ Room, 5th Floor
500 Washington Street
Register at (415) 421-8707
Please join us for the screening of Bhutan:
The Last Place and India:
Hole in the Wall. Followed by a panel discussion and reception
with:
- Rory O’Connor, Documentary Filmmaker with Globalvision
and Producer of "Hole in the Wall"
- Stephen Talbot, Series Editor of FRONTLINE/World
- Eric Brewer, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Inktomi Corporation
and Associate Professor of Computer Science, UC Berkeley
The FRONTLINE/World Community and Campus Engagement Campaign
is a co-production of WGBH
and KQED, in
association with KQED's Education
Network and Active
Voice.
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