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Dear Friends:
We wish you a happy 2010 and are eager to bring you news of what’s happening with CCH programs and related items of interest from the world of humanities. There will be several exciting changes and new initiatives to tell you about in the coming months. We welcome your feedback and look forward to hearing from you.
 
As a part of the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. day celebration, join the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and leaders from across Los Angeles for an important Town Hall meeting exploring the impact of race relations entitled "Lincoln and King's Unfinished Work". The discussion will focus on how words, entertainment, and the arts are - and can be - used to explore race in the USA. The range of participants include Lincoln biographer Ron White, playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, actor Richard Dreyfuss and Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., as wells as many others. This Town Hall meeting should provide an interesting take on Lincoln and his relevance to today.
CCH is one of many co-conveners of the event. Admission to the event and reception is FREE but you must RSVP online using the link below.
Date: Sunday January 17th
Time: 3 - 5 pm (doors open at 2 pm)
Place: Dorothy Chandler Pavillion - Grand Hall, 135 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles
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 Announcing New 2010 Grant Awards for the California Documentary Project
The California Documentary Project (CDP) is a competitive grants program of the California Council for the Humanities in partnership with the Skirball Foundation. CDP supports film, radio and new media projects that document the California experience and explore issues of significance to Californians. The Council received an unprecedented 155 submissions in October 2009 and of these, 15 projects will be awarded a total of $305,000 in grant funds.
CCH would like to thank our grant review panelists for this year: Juan Devis, Nancy D. Kates, Cornelius Moore, Bruce Sievers, and Renee Tajima-Peña.
Production Grants Awarded
Forty Winters, $50,000 (film)
Project Director: Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan
Sponsoring Organization: San Francisco Film Society
Everyday Sunshine, $40,000 (film)
Project Directors: Christopher Metzler and Lev Anderson
Sponsoring Organization: Bay Area Video Coalition
Heartbreak and Heroism: Stories from the Plague Years in San Francisco, $40,000 (film)
Project Director: David Weissman
Sponsoring Organization: San Francisco Film Society
The History of the Universe as Told by Wonder Woman, $40,000 (film)
Project Director: Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
Sponsoring Organization: San Francisco Film Society
A Fierce Green Fire, $30,000 (film)
Project Director: Mark Kitchell
Sponsoring Organization: San Francisco Film Society
Seeking Asian Female, $30,000 (film)
Project Director: Debbie Lum
Sponsoring Organization: Catticus Corporation
The Waiting Room, $20,000 (new media)
Project Director: Peter Nicks
Sponsoring Organization: Openhood, Inc.
Mobile Hi Fi, $10,000 (new media)
Project Director: Mike Blockstein
Sponsoring Organization: Pilipino Workers Center
Research & Development Grants Awarded
Adios Amor-The Search for Maria Moreno, $7,000 (film)
Project Director: Laurie Coyle
Sponsoring Organization: Chicana/Latina Foundation
Asian American Art Film, $7,000 (film)
Project Director: Stephen Ujlaki
Sponsoring Organization: Doc Film Institute/SFSU
The Bakersfield Sound, $7,000 (film)
Project Director: Andrew Chambers
Sponsoring Organization: Rural Media Arts and Education Project
Big Jay, $7,000 (film)
Project Director: Adam Hyman
Sponsoring Organization: Los Angeles Filmforum
Siqueiros and His América Tropical, $7,000 (film)
Project Director: Lorena Manríquez
Sponsoring Organization: From The Heart Productions, Inc.
Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle, $5,000 (film)
Project Director: Phillip Rodriguez
Sponsoring Organization: CCNMA: Latino Journalists of California
Zydeco in Northern California: Ethnic Identity in a Migrant Community, $5,000 (radio)
Project Director: Richard Ziglar
Sponsoring Organization: Deep Springs College
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New Faces Join the Council’s Board of Directors
CCH welcomes Mark L. Friedman and Cynthia J. Wornham to its board of directors.
 Mark L. Friedman is a founder and President of Fulcrum Property, a real estate development and investment company with broad experience in retail, mixed-use and urban-infill projects. Mr. Friedman graduated from Harvard College in 1979, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa (honorary scholastic society). He went on to earn both JD and MBA degrees from Stanford University in 1984. Mr. Friedman currently serves on the U.C. Davis Chancellor’s Cabinet and the U.C. Davis School of Education Board of Trustees. He is a founding Board member of Trans 2100, a coalition of environmental, governmental and housing advocates promoting legal and policy reforms to make development of urban infill projects easier and less expensive.
 Cynthia J. Wornham is currently the Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. In this role , she directs all of the museum’s strategic communications initiatives including branding, marketing, media relations, new website development, strategic partnerships, publications and internal communications. A native of San Diego, Ms. Wornham is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Environmental Studies.
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CCH is Hiring!
CCH has opened a search for two new positions -- a communications officer and a program assistant. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, February 10, 2010. For more detailed job descriptions and how to apply, please visit our website:
- Communications Officer (detailed job description, click here)
- Program Assistant (detailed job description, click here)
CCH is an equal opportunity employer that values a diverse staff and offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package for its employees. Applications will be accepted through Wednesday, February 10, 2010. No phone calls, please.
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