LOS ANGELES, CA -- 11/12/07 --
Cher, the Oscar®, Emmy® and Grammy®
Award-winning singer, songwriter, actor, author and humanitarian, and the
Cher Charitable Foundation will hold the inaugural west coast benefit of
the Foundation on Wednesday, November 28, at 2000 Constellation Avenue,
outdoors in the plaza area, between Avenue of the Stars and Century Park
East in Century City. The event will include a VIP reception from
6:00-7:00 pm, followed by an elegant dinner and the premiere of the short
film "Love Sees No Color."
"Love Sees No Color" is an ambitious 12-minute film starring songwriter,
recording artist and international peace activist Nassiri. The music in the
film is sung by thousands of children in 15 languages in 18 countries, and
was filmed by 18 of the world's most talented directors and producers.
"The premiere of 'Love Sees No Color' will be a joyous occasion to
celebrate the mission of achieving world peace," said Cher. "As the film
shows, music can play a vital role in spreading a message of peace, love
and unity."
The film will be shown outdoors on a portable screen and projection system
provided by Open Air Cinema (http://www.openaircinema.us/).
Tickets are available for $500 each, or $1,000 each for VIP Tickets. They
may be purchased by calling The Allison Jackson Company at (323) 549-9920
or emailing allisonjackson@aceweb.com. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and
includes an elegant dinner followed by the screening and celebrity
performance.
ABOUT CHER'S PHILANTHROPY
Cher's primary philanthropic endeavors have included support of health
research and patient quality of life, anti-poverty initiatives, veterans'
rights, and vulnerable children. Beginning in 1990, Cher served as a donor
and the National Chairperson and Honorary Spokesperson of the Children's
Craniofacial Association, whose mission is to empower and give hope to
facially disfigured children and their families. The annual Cher's Family
Retreat is held each June to provide craniofacial patients, their siblings
and parents an opportunity to interact with others who have endured similar
experiences. Cher also supports and actively promotes Get A-Head
Charitable Trust, which aims to improve the quality of life for people with
head and neck diseases.
Cher has been a passionate and vocal supporter of American soldiers and
returning veterans. She has actively contributed time and resources to
Operation Helmet, an organization that provides free helmet upgrade kits to
troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Cher has also contributed to the Intrepid
Fallen Heroes Fund which serves military personnel who have been
catastrophically disabled in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and those
severely injured in other operations.
Cher has engaged in the construction of houses with Habitat for Humanity
and served as the Honorary National Chair of a Habitat's elimination of
poverty housing initiative "Raise the Roof," an effort to engage artists in
the organization's work while on tour. Cher is also a donor, fundraiser
and international spokesperson for Keep a Child Alive, an organization that
seeks to accelerate action to combat the global AIDS pandemic, including
the provision of Antiretroviral medicine to children and their families
with HIV/AIDS.
Most recently, Cher has become the primary supporter of the Peace Village
School (PVS) in Ukunda, Kenya. PVS provides nutritious food, medical care,
education and extracurricular activities for more than 300 orphans and
vulnerable children, ages 2 to 13. Cher's support is enabling the school
to acquire land and build permanent housing and school facilities, and in
partnership with Malaria No More and other organizations, she is piloting
an effort eliminate malaria mortality and morbidity for the children, their
caregivers and the surrounding community.
ABOUT NASSIRI'S PEACE MOVEMENT
As a peace activist, Nassiri focuses his efforts on spreading peace,
harmony and love to the world. He believes the format to share these
messages can be done through children, film, music and education.
Nassiri's peace efforts have been the catalyst to meet with leaders of the
world including former President Bill Clinton, Nobel Prize winners Nelson
Mandela, Shimon Peres, and Kim Dae-jung. Nassiri met with Pope Benedict
XVI in Rome and the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano.
Nassiri devotes endless energy to help bring about world peace by enlisting
the aid of Senate Majority leader Harry Reid volunteering to mediate talks
between Iran and the US.
During the filming there were many obstacles to overcome and the crew
received warnings of danger in Palestine, Iran, Israel and the DMZ zone
between North and South Korea; in the midst of flying to Iran, the crew's
plane had to make an emergency landing and return to Rome.
While on location in Agra, India, Nassiri adopted a village of 600 homeless
people after he saw the poor conditions and immediately sent in food,
clothing, blankets, built bathing and restroom facilities, provided clean
water supplies and maintains a monthly commitment.
Nassiri worked with the Public Education Foundation and the Clark County
(Nevada) School District in creating an ethnic diversity curriculum that
partners songs from his album with character traits focusing on peace,
harmony, and compassion. This new curriculum played a part in meeting
higher standards and remains an actively taught program.
While filming in Rio de Janeiro, Nassiri came across a school where
children were creating art from items they had found on the street. The
location was a single room, which was asbestos ridden, smelled of foul
odors and extremely unsafe. As an artist himself, Nassiri could not turn
away and he is in the process of creating the "Nassiri Cultural Center"
where the children will have a safe place to create, and will not be in
danger or out on the streets alone.
Contact:
Stephen LoCascio
The Michael Russell Group
(310) 939-9024
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