THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, AT BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Boston, MA, October 17, 2007. On Thursday, November 1, Liz Walker Journey Productions presents the premiere the documentary A Glory from the God, at the Boston Public Library’s Rabb Lecture Hall, located at 700 Boylston St., Boston, MA, at 7:00 p.m. The film, chronicling the Rev. Dr. Gloria White-Hammond’s work in Darfur, is open to the public. Immediately afterward, filmmaker Liz Walker and Dr. White-Hammond will give brief remarks, followed by a performance by Berklee Voices of Mercy. A private cocktail reception follows, with proceeds benefiting
My Sister’s Keeper. The grassroots humanitarian organization co-founded by Dr. White-Hammond is currently building a girl’s school in Akon, Sudan. Reservations must be made for the film and reception at Liz walker journey productions. For more information call 617-536-1317.
A Glory from the God profiles Dr. White-Hammond, whose commitment to support families in Darfur, Sudan, has swept her to the frontlines of the battle to end the 21st century's first genocide. For five years CBS news journalist Walker and Dr. White-Hammond have traveled together extensively to Sudan where millions have been murdered, raped, and tortured in the 21st century's first genocide. The experience changed both women's lives; White-Hammond has taken a leading role in the growing movement against genocide and Walker is chronicling her mission and the role that purpose plays in healing.
Berklee's Voices of Mercy performs songs from the CD We Are All Connected: Berklee College of Music Reaches Out to the Women of Darfur, a collection of r&b, soul, jazz, pop, world, and gospel songs written, performed, and produced by the Berklee community to raise awareness of the plight of women and children affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Darfur. The project was inspired by a fact-finding trip to the Darfur region by prominent Boston women.
The group - an ever-evolving, diverse collection of Berklee students, faculty, staff, and alumni - will perform "We Are All Connected," written by Berklee alumna Andrea Whaley especially as a musical gift to the women of Darfur, and presented in early 2005 to women in the refugee camps by Linda Mason, Bright Horizons chair and Human Rights Watch board member, who has made several trips to the area with women including Walker and White-Hammond.
Berklee's Voices of Mercy have performed songs from We Are All Connected at Berklee's 2005 commencement ceremony, on the TV show Sunday With Liz Walker, and for tens of thousands at Save Darfur rallies in Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C. In Washington, singer Patti Austin joined the group onstage for a performance of "We Are All Connected" that was broadcast live on C-SPAN. The group also performed at a "Die-In" on the Boston Common as part of the Global Days for Darfur events that took place in April of 2007.
Berklee Voices of Mercy is organized by Lynette Gittens and Shannon Kim, co chairs of the CD committee; and Janelle Browning, CD committee member.
Berklee College of Music was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music was through the study and practice of contemporary music. For over 60 years, the college has evolved constantly to reflect the state of the art of music and the music business. With over a dozen performance and nonperformance majors, a diverse and talented student body representing over 70 countries, and a music industry "who's who" of alumni, Berklee is the world's premier learning lab for the music of today — and tomorrow.
