EMPOWERED MOM

(a message from Asia Pacific Youth Environmental Network , of which I am a member in FACEBOOK…)

Bangalore Film Society, Charter of Human Responsibilities, Arghyam, Svaraj- Society for Voluntary Action Revitalization and Justice, Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, Ithaca College, USA (FLEFF) Mountain film in Telluride, USA, Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore, and Water Journeys – Campaign for Fundamental Right to Water are organizing the fourth edition of the biggest international film festival on water- Voices from the Waters 2009 from Friday 4th September, 2009 to Monday 7th September, 2009.

Established in 2005 to promote among the public an awareness of the myriad water-issues affecting our everyday lives either directly or indirectly and as a platform for alternate voices and views rarely heard in mainstream, Voices from the Waters started as a Bangalore-based Environmental Film Festival and over the 2007 and 2008 editions grew to be one of the largest, most diverse and dynamic platforms of debate, dialogue and celebration of the precious resource, the blue gold, life itself – water.

We invite you to be a part of the festival by contributing short, documentary, animation and feature films (DVD format only) with English subtitles on water and related issues.

If you have a film in under any of the following categories:

1. Water Scarcity,

2. The Dams and the Displaced,

3. Water Harvest,

4. Water Struggles/conflicts,

5. Floods and Droughts,

6. Global Warming and Climate Change,

7. Impact of Deforestation on Water Bodies,

8. Water, Sanitation and health,

9. River Pollution,

10. The Holistic Revival of Water Bodies,

11. Water and Life

You can consider sending it to us. Please note that the categories are loosely conceived and your film does not have to necessarily adhere to them while focusing on the larger theme of water.

Please find the entry form at www.voicesfromthewaters.com

A few more weeks and it will be the month of June. The said month is always associated with weddings. What better way to make a memorable wedding than to make sure everything is perfect. Hiring a wedding coordinator is good, especially if both the groom and the bride to be are busy. Minute details need to be seen as a regular concern just as all the other preparations are concerned. Take for example, the cake, or the flowers, or even the songs to be sung by the choir, and of course, the guests’ fancy for having wedding favors. These days, to be more practical about it, they are simply ordered. Some come in decos, some as edible wedding favors. They come in different forms but the most common are wedding cookie favors and candy wedding favors.Now, if you are looking for a place to order these said goodies, you can actually get them online. Just a click and you will instantly get ideas and many more choices from www.posylane.com, which can be very useful for your wedding.

By the way, they can also be used for other events and parties, and not limited too weddings only.

Although I was not able to make it, due to a bad tummy ache and green man’s visit in the toilet, I am happy to post that the pictorial and video shoot was successful. This activity today is actually for MAGTV NA, ATO NI… a local show showcasing anything and everything CDO..

These are just a few of the many members of CDO Bloggers…

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