Liebe
Freunde,
dieses
Jahr feiern wir zum ersten Mal Weihnachten in den Tropen mit Zikarden,
Eulen, riesigen Fledermäusen und Glühwürmchen.
Weihnachtsbäume fallen dieses Jahr aus, dafür gibt es
geschmückte Kokuspalmen, ein wohlschmeckendes indisches Bufett und
statt Wein Kokusmilch und frisch gepressten Ananassaft.
Um
den noch Leeren Gebäudekomplex mit Leben zu füllen, haben wir
lokale und internationale Freunde eingeladen. Wir sehen es ein bisschen
als eine inoffizielle Eröffnung des lang geplanten Internationalen
Instituts für Sozial Unternehmer. Hier werden ab Januar blinde und
sehgeschädigte hochtalentierte Visionäre aus der ganzen Welt
von hoch motivierten Lehrern (wir nennen sie Katalysatoren) auf die
Realisierung ihrer eigenen sozialen Projekte vorbereitet.
Auch zwei unserer
ehemaligen Schüler aus Tibet werden dabei sein. Es handelt
sich um Kyila und Gyendzen. Beide sind im mehrköpfigen
Leitungsteam des Blindenzentrums in Tibet aktiv und werden während
ihrer Ausbildungszeit hier in Kerala durch die beiden ehemaligen
Schüler Nyima und Yudon ersetzt.
Während wir also hier im Süden Indiens
unsere Feiertage verbringen, organisieren unsere tibetischen Kollegen
zusammen mit Mike Chrisse Misse (so heißt das Fest bei den
tibetischen Kindern). Gefeiert wird in Lhasa und in Shigatse mit Momos
(Yakfleischgefüllten Teigtaschen), Süßem Milchtee und
Chang, dem beliebten selbstgebrauten Gerstenbier.
Liebe Freunde, wir werden Euch im kommenden Jahr
über die Ereignisse im Blindenzentrum Tibet und über die
Entwicklung des Internationalen Instituts in Kerala/Süd Indien auf
dem Laufenden halten.
Mit herzlichem Dank für all die
Unterstützung, wünschen wir ein frohes Fest und einen
schwungvollen Jahresbeginn.
Es Grüßen Sabriye, Paul, das Team des
Blindenzentrums Tibet, das Team in Kerala, und der Förderkreis
Blindenzentrum Tibet /Braille ohne Grenzen e.V.
BLINDSIGHT Reaches In 2004 a
filmteam had joined Erik Weihenmayer, Sabriye Tenberken and
6 of the
blind students of the BWB project who attempted to climb Lhakpa Ri, a
23,000 feet high peak next to Mount Everest. This effort
resulted in a very interesting documentary with amazing footage. Please
find here a description of the film: Sabriye
Tenberken, 2006 Mother Theresa Award Winner and 2005 Nobel Peace Prize
nominee, became fascinated with the study of Tibetan culture as a young
blind German woman and created the first Braille text for the Tibetan
language. She travelled alone to Tibet and
into the frozen Himalayas to find blind children, considered demonic by
their culture, to attend a school she established specially for them. She and 6 of her blind students joined world class blind mountain climber, Erik Weihenmayer, in an attempt to summit Lhakpa Ri, the 23,000 foot peak which rises spectacularly beside Mount Everest. The resulting 3-week journey is beyond anything any of them could have predicted.  Here
is a comment received by an author herself who saw the film last
week in Great story told so
well..... But what I keep spinning around in my head is that the
track, drawn out so well, didn’t end with any resolution. When do
we step in to take control – when do we let go. I read in a number
of articles that BLINDSIGHT is an East meets West or cultural
conflict, but I really identified with it as a parent. Whenever I
am in a position of authority as a mom or in class teaching,
what I am always struggling with is: where's the line? What
will the consequences be if I don’t draw it soon enough to keep a
charge safe. Safety equals cutting short the
challenge which equals cutting short the growth, the
learning, confidence and skills. New York
Times "CRITIC'S PICK" .... EVER UPWARD, NO MATTER WHAT.....Featuring
exceptional people doing extraordinary things, BLINDSIGHT is one
of those documentaries with the power to make you re-examine your
entire life. ....Jeannette
Catsoulis. This
award-winning film is opening in theaters as follows: BLINDSIGHT
State
College PA May 9 State Theater May
9 Kahului
HI May 14 Harold K.L. Castle Theater Carlisle
PA June 13 From an
article in the Theaters
are being added on a regular basis. We will provide updates
through our News Releases, but please go to www.blindsightthemovie.com
for a complete listing. There is also an exciting 2-minute
preview on the website. ABC NEWS NOW --THE MIX "BLINSIGHT" Links to
film reviews and features: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23487905#23487905 NBC Nightly
News coverage following http://www.theworld.org/?q=node/16637
Sabriye's interview on "The World" http://www.nj.com/columns/times/kaemmerlen/
Serendipity column in the Trenton Times Sports
Illustrated features BLINDSIGHT in its March 10 issue. For a full
slate of reviews, go to http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blindsight/.
Please send
this News Release to your friends and family and encourage them to see
BLINDSIGHT when it comes to your city.
Additional BLINDSIGHT coverages are on NBC Nightly News, Parade Magazine, the New York Times, Good Day New York, and much more....even the American Airlines travel magazine American Way. Jeffrey
Lyons of NBC/REEL TALK: "One
of the most inspiring films I've ever seen. It will put your life into
a new, wonderful perspective, as almost no other film has ever done. A
wonderful, uplifting, beautifully-crafted story of courage,
determination and bravery!" - Winner - Audience Award for Best
Documentary Feature - AFI Fest 2006 ENGLISH:
www.blindsightthemovie.com
Blindsight is produced by Sybil Robson Orr, directed by Lucy Walker and
edited by the very talented Sebastian
Duthy "Deceptively
complex...a
compelling study in culture clash, with spectacular scenery to
boot." The
film has been/will be released in :
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