Inspired In New York Honors The Icon CYNDI LAUPER

An exciting evening honoring the legend Cyndi Lauper! 

Inspired In New York Honors
The Legendary Icon
CYNDI LAUPER

 
Event Date: APRIL 15, 2013 in NYC

Grammy and Emmy award winning artist, CYNDI LAUPER (Composer and Lyricist) is being honored by INSPIRED IN NEW YORK on April 15, 2013 at Tian At The Riverbank in historic Harlem, NY.  Attendance is by INVITE ONLY.

For over twenty-five years, Cyndi Lauper has been dazzling—and surprising—her fans all over the world. A multi-talented artist and one of music’s most beloved icons, she has racked up global record sales of over 50 million (and 14 Grammy nominations) and has won countless awards, from a Grammy and an Emmy to numerous honors for her tireless activism to ensure equality for all and to bring an end to gay and transgender youth homelessness through her foundation, the True Colors Fund.

In celebration of Ms. Lauper’s Broadway debut of her new musical Kinky Boots which opens on Broadway at the Hirschfeld Theatre on April 4th, the title release of Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir, the debut reality television show ‘Still So Unusual’ on WE TV and her numerous years as an innovator and trendsetter in the arts, media and entertainment industries Cyndi Lauper will receive a Congressional proclamation from the honorable Congressman Charles Rangel and a city proclamations from Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Speaker of the New York City Council Christine Quinn.  

April 15th will be declared Cyndi Lauper Day in New York!

The crème de la crème of the entertainment industry will be in attendance to support and honor this legendary entertainer on her very special day.  

For press inquiries and further information contact: camille@cmegrp.com

Contributing Sponsors: CME Group, Promotional Pro Ent. and Global Network of Black Pride

RSVP at: inspirednyapril2013.eventbrite.com

Spring Is Here! Time to GET DOWN!!

Spring Is Here! You know what that means! The high school and college kids get that Spring fever.  Start shedding clothes and making a bee line for hot fun, sun and sand!  Time to GET DOWN!! Well, for us that means, keep pushing! The warmer the weather, the more GETTING DOWN.

Once again, we're ramping up for a new season.  Just started the new Spring 2013 semester interns!

First, meet Melissa.   Melissa Rodriguez is a senior at Brooklyn College, double majoring in psychology and creative writing.  Her passion is writing and blogging about fashion, art, talent, human awareness and more.   She also has a passion for science and her goal is to become a doctor one day and have some of her work published.  She feels fortunate very fortunate to have been selected in this internship from many who have applied previously.  Says Melissa, “I am very grateful and excited to get started this year.  I have taken an interest in the awareness of HIV/AIDS around the world. I have studied, read many articles from the past to now and I have written some blogs about my views. I have also participated in projects in the past to teach what is this STD and everything it has influenced.  I am just a normal girl who works hard in her studies, loves to write, works hard and appreciates the effort of others spreading knowledge to those most in need.” Well said Melissa! 

Welcome aboard!

Melissa Rodriguez

Meet Carlos Maximiliano  Brufau.  But you can call him "Maxi".  He's is a proud Spring 2013 GET DOWN Campaign intern.  Maxi attended Bloomfield College, played soccer and graphic design is his passion.  Carlos says “My special interested is creating graphically and also visually concepts that will express myself but also give you what GET DOWN needs.” 

Maxi Brufau

We can’t wait! Welcome!

Photos From "The Other City" at No More Stigma Film Series

The GET DOWN Campaign, Maysles Cinema, and partners Global Network of Black Pride, GMAD, MEGA Personalities and A-Marketing/Be Life Media screening of “The Other City” by director Susan Koch.

(From Left to Right) Kim J. Ford, founder GET DOWN campaign and No More Stigma Film Series; Ulysses Williams, VP Operations, Global Network of Black Pride and Ksisay of Maysles Cinema.

(From Left to Right) Romeo So-Leng Milan, GMAD and Kim J. Ford

Kim J. Ford kicking off the evening

Check out more photos from the event here:  http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4362063500693.2147927.1561001943&type=1&notif_t=like

This Week In New York: "The Other City" at Maysles Film Review

Great review of "The Other City" and mention of it's showing TOMORROW, February 7th, at Maysles Cinema in Harlem at Get Down's NO MORE STIGMA FILM SERIES! 3.5 of 4 stars! Check it out! 

Courtesy of Cabin Films.  Photo by Jonah Koch.  Drug users in Washington, D.C. line up to receive clean needles.

 

THE GET DOWN CAMPAIGN’S NO MORE STIGMA FILM SERIES PRESENTS THE OTHER CITY (Susan Koch, 2010)
Maysles Cinema
343 Malcolm X Blvd. between 127th & 128th Sts.
Thursday, February 7, $10, cocktail reception 6:30, screening 7:30
212-582-6050
www.mayslesinstitute.org
www.theothercity.com
Washington, DC, might be famous as a city filled with wealthy politicians, international ambassadors, ruthless lobbyists, and tourists visiting some of the finest cultural institutions and historical monuments in the world, but lurkng in the shadows is a very different story. As revealed in Susan Koch’s surprising documentary The Other City, the District of Columbia is in the midst of an HIV/AIDS epidemic that is actually on par with what many African nations are experiencing.

Click here to read the rest:  http://twi-ny.com/blog/2013/02/05/no-more-stigma-the-other-city/

 

 

 

 

The Two Washington's Explored in "The Other City"

We just witnessed HISTORY. The second swearing in of the first African American President of the United States. With an eye on Washington – or is it "DC, The Chocolate City"– we bring you our No More Stigma Film Series at Maysles Cinema on February 7th - African American HIV Awareness Day.  Maysles Cinema, the GET DOWN Campaign and our event partners A-Marketing, MEGA Personalities, Global Network of Black Pride present the documentary film "The Other City". 

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In every city, there's another city that visitors rarely see. But this other city isn't just anywhere, it's in Washington, D.C.  The very city that is home to the capital of the most powerful country in the world has an HIV/AIDS rate that is not only the nation's highest, but rivals some African countries.  "The Other City" introduces us to the people who live in the shadow of the Capitol but remain almost invisible to the lawmakers and lobbyists who live there.

Produced by Sheila C. Johnson, “The Other City” tells the stories of people who haven’t let lack of government assistance stop them, and have taken matters into their own hands. After contracting HIV from a boyfriend who didn’t disclose he was infected, Jose Ramirez devotes his life to promoting HIV awareness among Hispanic teens. While living with AIDS and fighting desperately to keep herself and her three young children from being thrown out of their home, J’Mia Edwards realizes she can play a role in helping others. A one-time addict now living with AIDS, Ron Daniels saves lives by providing clean needles and helping drug users receive treatment. And finally, the staff of the AIDS hospice Joseph’s House struggles to provide solace to terminal patients’ last days, to deal with their own sense of loss, and their constantly declining funding.

Courtesy of Cabin Films.  Photo by Jonah Koch.  J'mia Edwards, a young mother living with AIDS, faces a 2-3 year wait for housing.

For these activists, remedies can’t be found within the confines of an office or a regular schedule: for some the work encompasses round-the-clock care-giving, and for others a never-ending trek through the squalid drug dens and clandestine park trails where people engage in risky behavior. Informal HIV/AIDS organizations are set up wherever people can congregate to share experiences and offer mutual support. Still, without financial support, large-scale progress is beyond the scope of these endeavors. In this environment, forward movement means providing comfort for the afflicted and saving as many lives as possible.

Come join us for the screening of "The Other City" at Maysles Cinema.  The event will be hosted by Richard E. Pelzer II and Ulysses Williams (Global Network of Black Pride). Doors open for a cocktail reception at 6:30pm and screening starts at 7:30pm.  Maysles Cinema is located at  343 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Avenue, between 127th and 128th Street. Two blocks from the #2/#3 trains to 125th Street, near the world famous Apollo Theater.  Admission is $10.  

For advanced tickets: 

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http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/323020.    

See you there!

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African American HIV Awareness Day Screening of “The Other City”

Maysles Cinema

GET DOWN Campaign

& our event partners

A-Marketing

MEGA Personalities

Global Network of Black Pride

Invite You To A

African American HIV Awareness Day Event

NO MORE STIGMA FILM SERIES

Sex, Sexual Identity, and Sexual Health Awareness

Hosted by Richard E. Pelzer II and Ulysses Williams

The Other City

the feature documentary film by Susan Koch

Thursday, February 7^th, 2013

6:30pm Reception

7:30pm Screening

Maysles Cinema

343 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Avenue

between 127th and 128th Streets

Suggested Admission Donation $10

ADVANCE TICKETS: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/323020

MORE INFO: http://www.mayslesinstitute.org/cinema/nomorestigma.html

No Matter How You GET DOWN, Protect Yourself and Get Tested.

THE GET DOWN CAMPAIGN AND MAYSLES CINEMA 

SCREENS WE WERE HERE 

BY DIRECTOR DAVID WEISSMAN at the NO MORE STIGMA FILM SERIES  

WORLD AIDS DAY 2012

No More Stigma Film Series on World Aids Day 2012

Intern Kyle Sweet makes directorial debut at the No More Stigma Film Series

SKYPE Q&A with David Weissman, director, "We Were Here" at No More Stigma Film Series

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