STUDENTS OF THE WORLD 2012 SHOWCASE

Tonight we headed up to Wanderlust Live on E 4th Street to see the videos, photographs and audio testaments  of three teams that traveled to different parts of the world to show us what students can do to better lives, protect the environment, bring pure water to people who have never had any, and help remove the stigma of cancer from Mexican cancer patients and survivors. Educating people who are so responsive to learning new ways of improving their lives is the key here. Students of the World has been an active part of our lives ever since Liz went on her first trip to Thailand in 2007 as part of the UT team documenting a school where children are bought back from smugglers and provided safe haven. Tonight she was the producer of a film highlighting The Nature Conservancies in Texas, California and Louisiana demonstrating what is being done to improve the eco system and counter balance climate change.  Impressive work and great collaborative feeling among the three photographers.  The team that went to Mexico has brought enormous support to cancer patients by documenting and televising individual stories about people's experiences with the disease.  The stories are shown repeatedly on TV and have brought comfort and change to people's attitudes toward those who are ill.  And in Malawi we see the benefits of clean water and how it has improved the health and well being of families with HIV and helped strengthen the lives of women and children.  Always a pleasure to see Liz in her world of creative globe trotting friends who make a difference by  documenting people improving their circumstances. Josh joined us as well which made the event and evening especially wonderful for me and Abe. 

It's a wrap on SACRIFICE.  I will miss these wonderful actors I had an opportunity to work with.  Moving along to a new project hopefully soon.