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Today we tape establishing shots of the traffic in downtown Lima and then head for the airport for the last leg of this documentary shoot, Santo Domingo. Many Quechua people in Peru, to mention only one and the most numerous of the indigenous communities in …
Am today shooting the documentary in Lima, Peru. Imagine my surprise when upon approaching the presidential palace in the middle of Lima I saw the gay flag colors flying next to the Peruvian flag atop the palace! This just goes to show my myopic view …
This is the final day of taping Mexico City and this afternoon we go to Lima, Peru. Learned about a radio station in the Indigenous communities of Otomi, Nahuatl and Kepehua that has been operating for 35 years. The story of the radio having become …
In Quito, Ecuador, during a February 3, 2003 meeting of the International Study Commission on Media, Religion and Culture, an important video was presented by the Afro-Ecuatorian Cultural Center. The title is “The Black Woman, Creating Our Own Future.” David Morgan, Chair of the Study …
today I’m spending all my time preparing for an 11-day shoot in Latin America. The crew that will shoot is from Quito, Ecuador, under the management of a talented, very bright layman, Marcelo Mej�a.. Marcelo directs the production and training center, Audiovisuales Don Bosco and …
A colleague from Montevideo, Uruguay, Alberto Pigola sent me this link and says that in Montevideo the Scotch company is running ads about these ordinary people doing wonderful things. I looked at the website of this “Keep Walking” campaign and it looks very interesting and …
Mary Hess’weblog reminded me of Wayne Dunkley, an artist who is great to follow. He is Canadian. Go to his long-running interactive site: sharemyworld. Mary makes a link to another of his works that I thought was enjoyable, a collection of poems, with a visual …
At Notre Dame I spoke with two other panelists whom I was very glad to meet. They were David Hayes-Bautistas, director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture and J. Gerardo Lopez, Executive Editor of La Opini�n, the largest and longest-running …
Am in Notre Dame where tomorrow I’ll be speaking on media and religion in the Latino community. The conference, ” Raices y Alas,” is hosted by the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry, http://www.ncchm.org. Being here is fun, a combination of serious thought and fiesta. …
Today I sent a care package to a friend who is serving in the navy, medical division in the desert. He says that he is being pushed to the limits and that many of the memories he will have he wishes he could forget. Sending …