[Ngo-lwg] Donation not rquired (stictly volutnary): Veterans For Peace documentary event

Chuck Searcy chucksearcy at yahoo.com
Fri Apr 19 13:07:36 BST 2013


Friends and colleagues,

Apparently the "suggested donation" of 200.000 VND was a enough to discourage some people from coming on Saturday night.  


The donation is incidental, a voluntary supplement to the funds donated by this year's tour group to support Agent Orange victim families, cleanup of unexploded ordnance, and other post-war humanitarian efforts in Vietnam.

More importantthan the donation are the opportunity to meet together on Saturday evening, to view the 80-minute documentary Making Peace with Vietnam,and to discuss the themes of peace and reconciliationafterward.

Please come and bring your friends.

(The documentary is in English, no Vietnamese subtitles.)


CHUCK SEARCY





Veterans For Peace 
Chapter 160 in
Vietnam 

is pleased to invite 
Vietnamese and
international friends
to join 15 members of
this year’s


Veterans Tour of
Vietnam 2013

for a special evening
at the 
Hanoi Cinematheque 

to view the
award-winning documentary


Making Peace with
Vietnam
 
Date:                   
Saturday, April 20
 
Time:                    6:00pm            
drinks, conversation at Café Ciné
                              7:00pm             
documentary screening
                              8:30pm             
open discussion
 
Venue:                
Hanoi Cinematheque
                              22A Hai Ba Trung
                              Tel   04 3936 2648
 Donation:          
This year’s VFP delegation has pledged $14,000 to be distributed at the end of
the tour for programs and projects that assist disabled and disadvantaged
families suffering from the legacies of war – cluster munitions, landmines and
other unexploded ordnance, and Agent Orange.  We are asking friends in
Hanoi to join us with your own donations, to increase the total amount raised
and enable us to help more families.  The amount of your donation is up to you.  No donation is required for admission.   
 
Film notes:        Prof. Steven Emmanuel
and five students from Virginia Wesleyan University produced Making Peace with
Viet Namin 2008.  The film
documents the lingering wounds of a war that ended nearly four decades ago. The
pace of the story is deliberately slow, so viewers have time to reflect on the
suffering caused by war – and perhaps to think a little more. 


Steven Emmanuel
writes: “The documentary explores some of the ways that people today are actively
working to make peace with that past, to make peace with Vietnam. One of the
ways they do this is to engage in various forms of humanitarian work in
Vietnam. This work is carried out by non-governmental agencies, public and
private foundations, as well as by veterans organizations, religious groups,
and by concerned individuals. All work is undertaken in partnership with some
Vietnamese agency to organize and implement projects. One of the largest
humanitarian programs underway in the country is directed by Dr. Nugyen Viet
Nhan, Head of the Department of Medical Genetics and Director of the Office of
Genetic Counseling and Disabled Children (OGCDC) at Hue Medical College. While
in Vietnam this summer, we collected nearly 30 hours of footage, documenting all
the different projects supported by the OGCDC, including interviews with some
of its major American sponsors.”


Interviewed in the
film are several Vietnamese and Americans who will be familiar to local
residents. 


Best Long
Documentary, New Beijing International Film Festival (2009)
Audience Award, Red Rock Film Festival (2009)
Official Selection, NEWFILMMAKERS NYC (2010)
 

For reservations and seating arrangements contact:

Hanoi Cinematheque
T           3936 2648  
E          info at hanoicinema.org

For additional information contact:


Chuck
Searcy, Vice President, VFP Chapter 160 
M        
0903420769
E          chucksearcy at yahoo.com
 
Chuck
Palazzo, Treasurer, VFP Chapter 160 
M        
0907446410
E          chuck_pal at yahoo.com
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