Little Rock, Arkansas & NYC Premieres of "From Rats to Roses"

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Friends,

Tamra Raven's award winning NYC community garden documentary, " From Rats to
Roses" will be having two significant premieres this month: 

Friday, May 17, 2002 - In Little Rock, Arkansas

The Arkansas Hunger Coalition
"SECURITY CHECK!": FOOD, HUNGER, AND WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY 
http://www.arkansashunger.org/
Sixth Annual Statewide Conference for Hunger Relief Workers and Nutrition
Advocates
Friday, May 17, 2002 
8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Auditorium 
2301 S. University 
Little Rock, Arkansas 
During the afternoon, the conference's Video  Festival will be showing three
films:
1)" Rats to Roses" a  half-hour documentary film that celebrates
 New York City's community gardens and the dedicated volunteers who keep
 them flourishing. 
 2) Working from Poverty to Promise"xxOne family's struggle for security
3) "Building Communities of Hope"xxxHeifer International's work in the USA

In NYC:

The Municipal Art Society presents the premiere of RATS TO ROSES - a
 half-hour documentary film that celebrates
 New York City's community gardens and the dedicated volunteers who keep
 them flourishing. 

 New York City's gardens have provided a haven, a sanctuary, and a
 community center without walls to thousands of New Yorkers, particularly
 low-income people of color. Currently, city government is threatening to
 bulldoze more than half of the 800 community gardens in the five boroughs.
 RATS TO ROSES documents the journey to establish and preserve several city
 gardens and to galvanize support for these precious and endangered
 community treasures.

 Join us for a premiere screening, followed by a discussion with the film
 maker and community garden activists from around the city.
 Wednesday, May 22
 6:00 p.m.
 The Municipal Art Society
 457 Madison Avenue at 51st Street.

Best wishes,

Adam Honigman

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