Go to a fun Fundraiser…for a change. Latinitas!
Austin, Texas – Latinitas (www.latinitasmagazine.org) is excited to announce the honorary chair of their 4th annual Fotos de Mi Alma photography auction is the E! Channel’s first Latina news reporter Kristina Guerrero.
Fotos is taking place on April 15, 2010 at Austin’s Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) from 5:30-8:30pm.
“I was that girl,” said Guerrero, ”I was a Latinita!” A Washington State native, Guerrero always had her sights on the Hollywood Dream and with very little money and a lot of ambition, she moved to Los Angeles and graduated from USC with a B.A. in journalism. After jobs at a local L.A. news station, the SiTV network, Adam Carolla’s radio show and Access Hollywood, Guerrero hosted her own CBS morning talk show in San Antonio called Great Day S.A. which she received an Emmy, attracting the attention of the E! Channel where she now does everything from interviewing celebs to demonstrating a dance workout for the stars.
All proceeds of Latinitas’ Fotos de Mi Alma event benefit Latinitas’ non-profit magazines and outreach programming that includes after school clubs, teen reporter internships, free library workshops, camps and more. Latinitas serves over 3500 girls and teens a year, 10,000 since its origin with its bilingual, bicultural and Latina empowerment programs in Central and West Texas. Latina girls suffer the highest rates of teen pregnancy, school dropout, drug abuse and suicide than all their peers.
“Kristina Guerrero epitomizes what we try to do at Latinitas. She is self-made and used media and education to fulfill her dreams. She is also a role-model to our Latinitas hungry for reflections of their own face and culture in media,” said Latinitas’ co-founder Laura Donnelly Gonzalez.
Fotos features the work of local, national and international photographers such as National Geographic’s Skip Hunt, (www.skiphuntphotography),Texas Monthly and BBC’s Bear Guerra (www.bearguerra.com) and UT photo chair Donna DeCesare (www.donnadecesare.com) have donated regaled pieces reflecting, “Latino Life.” This year’s featured photographer is Latin America’s premier music photo journalist Maria Madrigal, the founder and editor of Rock en Espanol magazine: La Banda Elastica.
Fotos de Mi Alma, April 15, 2010, 5:30 to 8:30 pm, Mexican American Cultural Center downtown (600 River Street), Tickets $10. Available at the door or at www.latinitasmagazine.org.
Lights Camera SXSW?
Hey Gang!
The crew from Lights. Camera. Help. was lucky enough to be on a panel for SXSW this year. Here’s a small sample of what we talked about:
Moderator David J Neff, and panelists Aaron Bramley and Rich Vazquez (all from Lights, Camera, Help), joined Ramya Raghavan (Nonprofits and Activism Manager, YouTube) and Beverley Pomeroy (of Pinc Productions Inc and Life on Purpose Network) to discuss the importance of considering target audiences, methodology, and focus when creating video aimed at promoting nonprofit causes. The group agreed that the narrative of a short film is crucial when attempting to develop widespread interest in a cause, and offered some tips and opinions on the nonprofit film world to help get small philanthropic groups started on the web.
Check out the following great news sites and Blogs about this cool panel we were a part of:
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Getting sucked into a Black Hole – Come say Hi!
Hey All,
If you are a non profit, tech, or social media person come say hello this weekend. I would love to connect with all of you who are here in Austin for SXSW. Just email me
david @ lightscamerahelp.org
ping me on Twitter @daveiam or TXT me if you have the number!
Look forward to connecting with any and all of you, and come check out the panels I am on as well.
VideoCamp Austin: Where are we?
Hey Campers. David J. Neff here. As one of the folks helping put this event on I decided to make a video to show you exactly where it takes place.
So before you head to our event on Feb 27th be sure and take a gander at this video that shows you the who, what and where of our event. Enjoy and come say hello if you are attending!
Welcome! I help Nonpofits and people for a living. I do that with Lights.Camera.Help and as a Consultant. I am a published Author, Teacher, Speaker, Blogger, Network Weaver, and Social Media Scientist. How can I help you? 