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DESCRIPTION:Inner Light Ministries is hosting a screening of "A Convenient Truth: 
 Urban\nSolutions from Curitiba, Brazil," followed by a Q&A session with 
 the\nfilmmaker. This is an inspiring documentary about urban planners who 
 "get\nit."\n\n*When: *Friday, June 6. Program begins at 7:30pm.\n*Where: 
 *Inner Light Ministries Center, 5630 Soquel Drive, Soquel, CA\n*Cost: *$5 
 to $20, sliding scale. No-one turned away for lack of funds.\n\nFull 
 details follow.\n\n\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nContact: Amy Valentine 
 Brookes\nEmail: aimsta_b@hotmail.com\n\nAward-winning filmmakers give scoop 
 on one of world's greenest cities\n\nGoing Green: Santa Cruz community 
 comes together at Inner Light Ministries\nto inspire and be inspired about 
 sustainable living\n\nInner Light Ministries of Soquel,CA has a new 
 Environmental Ministry that is\nannouncing itself to the Santa Cruz 
 community with an event and film\nscreening.  The Environmental Ministry's 
 Launch Extravaganza takes place at\nInner Light Ministries (5630 Soquel 
 Dr., Soquel, CA ) on Friday, June 6th,\n2008 at 7:30pm.  Along with a 
 screening of "A Convenient Truth: Urban\nSolutions from Curitiba, Brazil", 
 Q&A will be provided by the filmmakers,\nlocal mother-and-son team Maria 
 Terezinha Vaz and Giovanni Vaz Del Bello.\nThe event kicks off with a 
 performance by local Brazilian percussion\nensemble, Bateria Saborosa.  
 Tickets are $5-20 sliding scale (no one turned\naway for lack of funds).  
 Advance ticket sales at Greenspace (1122 Soquel\nAve) and Inner Light after 
 Sunday service.  Proceeds benefit the Inner Light\nEnvironmental Ministry.  
 Donations will also be encouraged and accepted for\nthe Urban Solutions 
 Project (sponsored by Ecology Action and led by Maria\nVaz), which will 
 provide subtitles and closed-captioning so that "A\nConvenient Truth" may 
 be shown on public television.\n\nThe Launch Extravaganza provides a unique 
 opportunity for any and all\nmembers of the Santa Cruz community to come 
 together and be inspired by the\npossibilities for change towards a 
 sustainable presence on our planet.\nSanta Cruz may be poised to take on 
 what many feel to be its rightful role\nat the forefront of innovations for 
 Green living, and the Launch, an event\nthat draws entirely on local 
 talent, presents a good jumping-off point.\n\n"A Convenient Truth...." is 
 an informative, inspirational documentary aimed\nat sharing ideas to 
 provoke environment-friendly and cost-effective changes\nin cities 
 worldwide. The documentary focuses on innovations in\ntransportation, 
 recycling, social benefits including affordable housing,\nseasonal parks, 
 and the processes that transformed Curitiba into one of the\nmost livable 
 cities in the world.  The film was awarded a 2007 Remi Award by\nthe 
 WorldFest Houston International Film Festival.\n\nIn addition to 
 benefitting from watching this film and having the chance to\nquestion its 
 filmmakers directly, participants in the Launch will be offered\na slew of 
 opportunities for learning how to bring sustainability into their\neveryday 
 lives: the Environmental Ministry will announce and sign up folks\nfor 
 their upcoming workshops on How to Green Your Life, outdoor classes,\nsmall 
 group support sessions, and more.\n\nFor additional information on "A 
 Convenient Truth", please 
 see\nhttp://www.mariavazphoto.com/curitiba_pages/curitiba_dvd.html.  For 
 info\nabout Inner Light Ministries, see 
 http://www.innerlightministries.com.\n\n# # #\n\nIf you'd like more 
 information about this topic, or to schedule an interview\nwith Maria Vaz 
 or Giovanni Vaz Del Bello, please call Maria Vaz at\n831/246/3466 or e-mail 
 Maria at mvaz@mariavazphoto.com.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/05/27/18502350.php
SUMMARY:Screening of "A Convenient Truth" and Q&A with the film-maker
LOCATION:Inner Light Ministries Center, 5630 Soquel Drive, Soquel, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/05/27/18502350.php
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