 Reflections -
AIDS Awareness Program For Teens
Reflections, a film for AIDS awareness and education
for teens, premiered on BET and is part of an ongoing program in high
schools across the United States organized by Scenarios USA. The film
was directed by Gina Prince-Davis (Love and Basketball) with the theme
song performed by Neo-Soul recording star Lina. The song, Life, was
co-written and produced by Frank Fitzpatrick as part of a partnership
between Hip Hop Connect and Earthtones to inspire and teach teens through
music. View Film
Just
Like You -
Creating Peace
through Human Compassion
Just Like You is part of a United Nations sponsored peace initiative for broadcast
in the Middle East. The song and video aim break down stereotypes by creating
greater human compassion and understanding among young people and across cultural
divides. The message of Just Like You is simple: A child is just a child, innocent
and full of dreams, whether born in Beruit, Iraq, Paris or New York. Just Like
You is scheduled to broadcast to over 200 million people on TV networks throughout
the Arab speaking nations.
Scenes
in Jazz -
Project to Support
Music & Arts Education for Youth
Scenes in Jazz demonstrates jazz's influence across multiple art forms
while raising funds for music and arts education for under-privileged youth.
The launch of the first CD and ongoing series will be celebrated in conjunction
with a series of multi-disciplinary events and will include live performances
by featured recording artists, an art and photography exhibit and screenings
of jazz on film. For more info: www.scenesinjazz.com
 United
Youth in Song -
Giving Voice
to the Future with Children's Choirs
United Youth will feature children's choirs and voices of youth from
around the globe singing and speaking about causes that they care about.
To launch the initiative, Earthtones founder Frank Fitzpatrick recently
joined with Con Fullum to record Pihcintu Children's Chorus of Maine
- comprised of 38 girls ages 9 - 14 from 17 different countries. www.pihcintu.org
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