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ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION VACANCY – 2ND ROUND
The Consulate General of Cape Verde in Boston is seeking to hire a full-time multi-tasked worker for its social-community and front office areas, in accordance with the announcement dated of last June 2 nd .
Considering the renouncing by the candidate whose profile was the closest to the one described in the announcement, and who was selected after the interview stage; and considering that the remaining three candidates, in spite of having been selected for interview do not have the qualifications required in areas of sociology, psychology or social work, the Consulate General decided to open a second round of applications. Applicants must have the following profile:
· To be a Cape Verdean national or of Cape Verdean origin (preferably nationals who have experience in the above-mentioned areas within state or private social service agencies;
· To have a Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities, preferably BS/BA in Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, and alternatively in Criminal Justice, Communication or Education, and at least 3 (three) years of proven experience;
· To be fluent in the English and Cape Verdean languages and good knowledge of Portuguese;
· To have knowledge of the cultural and socio-economic reality of Cape Verde, at least 3 years of work experience developed in, for and with the Cape Verdean Community;
· Ability to dialogue with public and private authorities in the USA and in Cape Verde, on deportation cases and social issues in general, in favor of the Cape Verdean community;
· Knowledge of legislation and subjects related to Immigration and Deportation;
· Ability to work individually and in a team;
· Basic computer knowledge;
· To be available to start working on September 1, 2010;
· To have the flexibility to work overtime, including on weekends;
Applications should be submitted to the Consulate General of Cape Verde in Boston, Attn: Application for Position Vacancy, 607 Boylston Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02116, no later than 4:00pm, August 12, 2010, in a sealed envelope containing a motivation cover letter, curriculum vitae and photocopy of supporting documents.
For additional information contact the Consulate General, tel: 617 353 0014, e-mail: gttavares@cvconsulateb.org, drosa@cvconsulateb.org, or amcruz@cvconsulateb.org.
Directions: 2 Miles from Exit 17B
14th ANNUAL FLICKERS: RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL: World Premiere of a Major New Documentary
(PROVIDENCE, RI • August 2, 2010) --- Thought-provoking, unforgettable and a brilliant selection of films from around the world await audiences at the August 10 th Opening Night Soirée of the 14th Annual FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival. The evening’s exhilarating line-up will showcase some of the finest examples of independent and international short films and the World Premiere of a major new documentary.
For the first time, the Festival’s Opening Night festivities will be held at the VMA Arts & Cultural Center, the elegant and historic 1,900-seat theater located in the heart of the capital city, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence. (http://www.film-festival.org/RIIFF2010.OPENINGNIGHT.php ) The cost for the evening will be $25.
RIIFF’s Opening Night Program will salute “The Art of the Short Film,” a signature theme for the Festival. Some of the best short films that the 2010 festival has to offer will be showcased. All films will be screened in High Definition Digital courtesy of the sponsorship of Sony Corporation, HB Communications and PMA Industries.
The films screened will represent an array of genres reflecting RIIFF’s unique status as the lone film festival in New England that is a qualifying event for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences “Oscar”. There are more than 7,000 total film festivals worldwide; only 65 have been granted this prestigious distinction. (http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/shortsfestivals.html)
Films selected for this year’s Festival were curated from a record entry base of over 4,200 submissions and represent 35 World and 23 US/North American Premieres.
In addition, the Opening Night festivities will showcase the World Premiere of the new documentary by David Bettencourt and G. Wayne Miller, Behind the Hedgerow: Eileen Slocum and the Meaning of Newport Society. The film offers an exclusive and intimate glimpse into the private world of aristocratic Newport society. It will be of special interest to the entire Rhode Island community while also having national and international appeal.
"It has been a pretty sensational year for us," said RIIFF Executive Director George T. Marshall, "Entries have been up 23% over last year and have been entered from all over the world. Even as the program was being put to bed, filmmakers continued to send in their work in hopes it would play the Festival.”
“The film work submitted this year has been amazing. It’s been very challenging for our judges to limit their film selections. The quality has been that strong. There is no question that during this year’s Festival we will have some very thoughtful new cinematic work that will inspire and encourage audiences to respond,” added Demetria J. Carr, RIIFF Managing Director
Some CINEMATIC highlights during opening night:
Toute Ma Vie (The Story Of My Life), directed by Pierre Ferriere hails from France. The story follows Alessandra who is walking in the city when she is hailed by a man she doesn't recognize even though he keeps telling her about important moments of her life. Something is not quite right.
From Germany and Tanzania comes the world premiere of the provocative, Wenn Bäume Puppen tragen (If trees carry dolls), directed by Ismail Sahin. The story tells of cultural identity coming in conflict with modern Western sensibilities.
Making its New England premiere is the British short The Man Who Married Himself
Directed by Garrick Hamm. Hilariously funny, the film follows the life of Oliver, mid-forties, is fed up of failed relationships so he decides to get married – to himself. Richard Grant plays the frustrated bridegroom.
Day Before Yesterday, directed by Canadian filmmaker Patricia Chica, is a film noir focusing on a young woman who is found nearly dead on the streets of Montreal. She has no recollection of who she is or how she got there, but when a man comes forward to identify himself as her husband, she makes a crucial decision about her future.
A famous flying circus mouse reflects on his humble beginnings in this high-altitude adventure in aerodynamics with the crowd-pleasing, The Mouse That Soared, directed by Kyle Bell.
ABOUT THE EVENING:
The Opening Night Soirée will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the VMA Arts & Cultural Center. Admission to this event is $25 per person. The opening night will also serve as a partial fund-raiser for the Joseph & Viola Marshall Scholarship Fund, which was created to underwrite education in the media arts for regional students.
The evening of exceptional films will be topped off with a chaser of great company and talk. The Post Premiere Party will be held in the lobby area and mezzanine of the VMA. This event will begin immediately following the screenings and continue until 11:30 PM. Guests will enjoy a night of festivities with an international flavor as RIIFF pays tribute to its visiting filmmakers from around the world.
AND THROUGHOUT THE WEEK:
This year, the Festival will present two industry awards:
• Jonathan Katz, Actor, CREATIVE VISION AWARD Celebrating the passion of creativity within the world of creative media: The Rhode Island International Film Festival recognizes outstanding directors, actors, and film talent for their contributions to the art of filmmaking with this semi-annual award. Past recipients have included : Blythe Danner, Michael Corrente, Rosa von Praunheim, Elaine Lorillard
• Jon and Betty Jane Berberian, George M. Cohan Ambassador Award. Presented semi-annually to an outstanding artist whose work, passion, and drive epitomizes a level of excellence which reflects
Finalists Announced for the 2010 Frederick Douglass Book Prize
New Haven, Conn.— Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, has announced the finalists for the Twelfth Annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize, one of the most coveted awards for the study of the African-American experience.
The finalists are: Judith A. Carney and Richard Nicholas Rosomoff for In the Shadow of Slavery: Africa’s Botanical Legacy in the Atlantic World (University of California Press); Siddharth Kara for Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery (Columbia University Press); and Robert E. McGlone for John Brown’s War Against Slavery (Cambridge University Press).
The $25,000 annual award for the year’s best non-fiction book on slavery, resistance, and/or abolition is the most generous history prize in its field. The winner will be announced following the Douglass Prize Review Committee meeting in, and the award will be presented at a dinner at the Yale Club of New York on February 24, 2011.
This year’s finalists were selected from a field of over eighty entries by a jury of scholars that included Edward Ball (Author and National Book Award Winner), Jeffrey Ferguson (Amherst College), and Martha Hodes (New York University).
The Frederick Douglass Prize was established in 1999 to stimulate scholarship in the field by honoring outstanding accomplishments. Previous winners are Ira Berlin and Philip D. Morgan in 1999; David Eltis, 2000; David Blight, 2001; Robert Harms and John Stauffer, 2002; James F. Brooks and Seymour Drescher, 2003; Jean Fagan Yellin, 2004; Laurent Dubois, 2005; Rebecca J. Scott, 2006; Christopher Leslie Brown, 2007; Stephanie Smallwood, 2008; and Annette Gordon-Reed, 2009.
The award is named for Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), the one-time slave who escaped bondage to emerge as one of the great American abolitionists, reformers, writers, and orators of the nineteenth century.
In the Shadow of Slavery: Africa’s Botanical Legacy in the Atlantic World, by Judith A. Carney and Richard Nicholas Rosomoff (University of California Press), tells the fascinating story of how enslaved Africans shaped and changed the landscape of the New World. With remarkable originality, the authors reveal how the men and women of the Middle Passage wielded their agricultural experience as part of the unending struggle to control their own lives. Interpreting archival evidence with both rigor and creativity, Carney and Rosomoff explore the provisioning of slave ships, the transfer and diffusion of African horticultural knowledge, the botanical gardens of slaves, and the gastronomic legacies of black slavery, among many other intriguing topics. Comprehensive and compelling, this is a work of truly global dimensions that narrates the ordeal of enslavement as a simultaneous story of food, memory, and survival.
Siddharth Kara’s book Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery (Columbia University Press) carefully and compassionately convinces us to understand the phenomenon of modern-day human sex trafficking as part of the history of slavery and abolition. As an investigative reporter, Kara posed as a customer across Asia, Europe, and the United States, entangling himself with perpetrators and speaking confidentially with victims. Sidestepping sensationalism and absent any delusion of casting himself as a rescuer, Kara relates wrenching stories in lucid prose, thereby shedding a strong and steady beam of light on a widespread and ongoing global crime. With an exemplary mixture of courage and humility, the author combines a gripping first-person narrative with trenchant economic analysis and clear-eyed proposals for change. In the end, this book prevents us from consigning slavery to the past.
John Brown’s War Against Slavery, by Robert E. McGlone (Cambridge University Press), tells a new version of the story of John Brown by taking on the most perplexing question of all: Why did John Brown carry out the raid at Harper’s Ferry? With a fine balance of narration and interpretation, McGlone offers a meticulous re-creation of Brown’s life, returning to old questions and asking new ones. No quest for seamless analysis, McGlone’s story embraces complexity as he charts transformations in Brown’s family alongside the shifting political world of the antebellum United States. This absorbing and learned book ultimately portrays a keen, compassionate, and conflicted abolitionist who made a purposeful decision to go forward with a plot that was sure to fail, but only in the most literal sense.
The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition, a part of The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University, was launched in November 1998 through a generous donation by philanthropists Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Its mission is to promote the study of all aspects of slavery, especially the chattel slave system and its destruction. The Center seeks to foster an improved understanding of the role of slavery, slave resistance, and abolition in the founding of the modern world by promoting interaction and exchange between scholars, teachers, and public historians through publications, educational outreach, and other programs and events.
Founded in 1994, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is a nonprofit organization improving and enriching American history education through a wide range of programs and resources for students, teachers, scholars, and history enthusiasts throughout the nation. Gilder Lehrman creates and works closely with history-focused schools; organizes summer seminars and development programs for teachers; produces print and digital publications and traveling exhibitions; hosts lectures by eminent historians; administers a History Teacher of the Year Award in every state and U.S. territory; and offers national book prizes and fellowships for scholars to work in the Gilder Lehrman Collection as well as other renowned archives. Gilder Lehrman hosts www.gilderlehrman.org, serving as the gateway to American history online and featuring the quarterly online journal History Now, designed specifically for K-12 teachers and students.
For further information on events and programming, contact the center by phone (203) 432-3339, fax (203) 432-6943, or e-mail gilder.lehrman.center@yale.edu.
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