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Lisa Fruchtman, co-director of Sweet Dreams, is an Academy Award winning editor who has worked in both feature film and television. Lisa lives in Berkeley. The film, Sweet Dreams is the story of Ingoma Nshya is Rwanda’s first and only all women’s drumming troupe. Made up of women from both sides of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the troupe offers a place of support, healing and reconciliation. When the group decides to partner with two young American entrepreneurs, Jennie Dundas and Alexis Miesen of Brooklyn’s Blue Marble Ice Cream, and open Rwanda’s first ever ice cream shop, these remarkable Rwandan women embark on a journey of independence, peace and possibility. SWEET DREAMS interweaves intimate, heart-wrenching stories with joyous and powerful music to present a moving portrait of a country in transition. Nicole Klaymoon's Embodiment Project presents House of Matter with co-writer d. Sabela Grimes who joins us this morning. It opens at ODC Theatre in San Francisco Dec. 13-15, 2013 www.odcdance.org/events.php Nicole's partner in this project, d. Sabela grimes aka Ovasoul7 aka Professor G: The Funk-Instructor aka The Guru of Groove aka The Beacon of Boogie, is a multi-hyphenate artist, creative director/consultant and educator whose body of work journeys through the current future of the present past and the corrugated spaces of many incarnations. Each creative offering is a familiar ritual, a conscious spectacle, the stillest rumination.

Lisa Fruchtman, co-director of Sweet Dreams, is an Academy Award winning editor who has worked in both feature film and television. Lisa lives in Berkeley. The film, Sweet Dreams is the story of Ingoma Nshya is Rwanda’s first and only all women’s drumming troupe. Made up of women from both sides of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the troupe offers a place of support, healing and reconciliation. When the group decides to partner with two young American entrepreneurs, Jennie Dundas and Alexis Miesen of Brooklyn’s Blue Marble Ice Cream, and open Rwanda’s first ever ice cream shop, these remarkable Rwandan women embark on a journey of independence, peace and possibility. SWEET DREAMS interweaves intimate, heart-wrenching stories with joyous and powerful music to present a moving portrait of a country in transition. Nicole Klaymoon's Embodiment Project presents House of Matter with co-writer d. Sabela Grimes who joins us this morning. It opens at ODC Theatre in San Francisco Dec. 13-15, 2013 www.odcdance.org/events.php Nicole's partner in this project, d. Sabela grimes aka Ovasoul7 aka Professor G: The Funk-Instructor aka The Guru of Groove aka The Beacon of Boogie, is a multi-hyphenate artist, creative director/consultant and educator whose body of work journeys through the current future of the present past and the corrugated spaces of many incarnations. Each creative offering is a familiar ritual, a conscious spectacle, the stillest rumination.

Today we speak to Juliejean Jordan about Mother of Peace, an orphanage in Zimbabwe. Visit http://www.motherofpeacezimbabwe.org/

From website: "In 1994, a small group of people were led to establish an orphanage in Zimbabwe for children living with or impacted by HIV/AIDS. From humble beginnings in a house for a few children, the Mother of Peace Community, located in Mutoko, Zimbabwe, now offers a loving, stable and secure home environment for more than 108 children. Here, because there is no other place for them, these children find a home, where they receive education, medical treatment and spiritual enrichment and above all, unconditional love. As of November 2013 MOP is building a primary school, The Divine Child. This has been a very costly project that has been delayed due to inflation and lack of funds. Mother of Peace Bay Area Consortium, c/o YA Flunder Foundation, 1271 Washington Ave, Suite 220, San Leandro, CA 94577." Email:mailto:[email protected] We close with an interview with Albert Mazibuko, Ladysmith Black Mambazo about the importance of women in his life. Music: Judith Sephuma, Chinakare, Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

Today we speak to Juliejean Jordan about Mother of Peace, an orphanage in Zimbabwe. Visit http://www.motherofpeacezimbabwe.org/

From website: "In 1994, a small group of people were led to establish an orphanage in Zimbabwe for children living with or impacted by HIV/AIDS. From humble beginnings in a house for a few children, the Mother of Peace Community, located in Mutoko, Zimbabwe, now offers a loving, stable and secure home environment for more than 108 children. Here, because there is no other place for them, these children find a home, where they receive education, medical treatment and spiritual enrichment and above all, unconditional love. As of November 2013 MOP is building a primary school, The Divine Child. This has been a very costly project that has been delayed due to inflation and lack of funds. Mother of Peace Bay Area Consortium, c/o YA Flunder Foundation, 1271 Washington Ave, Suite 220, San Leandro, CA 94577." Email:mailto:[email protected] We close with an interview with Albert Mazibuko, Ladysmith Black Mambazo about the importance of women in his life. Music: Judith Sephuma, Chinakare, Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

8 a.m. – Opal Palmer Adisa, Author

8-8:30 a.m. – Pedro Gomez, Musical Director

9-9:30 a.m. – Micia Mosely, Comic

9:40-11:00 a.m. – Juliejean Jordan, Mother of Peace Zimbabwe

8 a.m. – Opal Palmer Adisa, Author

8-8:30 a.m. – Pedro Gomez, Musical Director

9-9:30 a.m. – Micia Mosely, Comic

9:40-11:00 a.m. – Juliejean Jordan, Mother of Peace Zimbabwe

Lisa Fruchtman, co-director of Sweet Dreams, is an Academy Award winning editor who has worked in both feature film and television. Her awards and honors include an Oscar for THE RIGHT STUFF, Academy Award and BAFTA Nominations for Best Editing for THE GODFATHER PART III and APOCALYPSE NOW, an Emmy Nomination and a Cable ACE Award for TRUMAN. Lisa lives in Berkeley.The film, Sweet Dreams is the story of Ingoma Nshya is Rwanda’s first and only all women’s drumming troupe. Made up of women from both sides of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the troupe offers a place of support, healing and reconciliation. When the group decides to partner with two young American entrepreneurs, Jennie Dundas and Alexis Miesen of Brooklyn’s Blue Marble Ice Cream, and open Rwanda’s first ever ice cream shop, these remarkable Rwandan women embark on a journey of independence, peace and possibility. SWEET DREAMS interweaves intimate, heart-wrenching stories with joyous and powerful music to present a moving portrait of a country in transition. The film has been held over an additional week in the San Francisco Bay Area. Nicole Klaymoon's Embodiment Project presents House of Matter with co-writer d. Sabela Grimes who joins us this morning. It opens at ODC Theatre in San Francisco Dec. 13-15, 2013 www.odcdance.org/events.php Music: Dwight Tribble, Meklit&Quinn, Gina Breedlove. d. Sabela grimes aka Ovasoul7 aka Professor G: The Funk-Instructor aka The Guru of Groove aka The Beacon of Boogie is a multi-hyphenate artist, creative director and consultant and educator whose body of work journeys through the current future of the present past and the corrugated spaces of many incarnations. Each creative offering is a familiar ritual, a conscious spectacle, the stillest rumination.

Lisa Fruchtman, co-director of Sweet Dreams, is an Academy Award winning editor who has worked in both feature film and television. Her awards and honors include an Oscar for THE RIGHT STUFF, Academy Award and BAFTA Nominations for Best Editing for THE GODFATHER PART III and APOCALYPSE NOW, an Emmy Nomination and a Cable ACE Award for TRUMAN. Lisa lives in Berkeley.The film, Sweet Dreams is the story of Ingoma Nshya is Rwanda’s first and only all women’s drumming troupe. Made up of women from both sides of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the troupe offers a place of support, healing and reconciliation. When the group decides to partner with two young American entrepreneurs, Jennie Dundas and Alexis Miesen of Brooklyn’s Blue Marble Ice Cream, and open Rwanda’s first ever ice cream shop, these remarkable Rwandan women embark on a journey of independence, peace and possibility. SWEET DREAMS interweaves intimate, heart-wrenching stories with joyous and powerful music to present a moving portrait of a country in transition. The film has been held over an additional week in the San Francisco Bay Area. Nicole Klaymoon's Embodiment Project presents House of Matter with co-writer d. Sabela Grimes who joins us this morning. It opens at ODC Theatre in San Francisco Dec. 13-15, 2013 www.odcdance.org/events.php Music: Dwight Tribble, Meklit&Quinn, Gina Breedlove. d. Sabela grimes aka Ovasoul7 aka Professor G: The Funk-Instructor aka The Guru of Groove aka The Beacon of Boogie is a multi-hyphenate artist, creative director and consultant and educator whose body of work journeys through the current future of the present past and the corrugated spaces of many incarnations. Each creative offering is a familiar ritual, a conscious spectacle, the stillest rumination.

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!