Bring What You Love to DC this Friday
Some pretty cool news: This Friday night, the film “Youssou N’Dour: I Bring What I Love” is coming to Washington, DC. After the screening the film’s director Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi will participate in a special question and answer session.
Here are the details:
What: “Youssou N’Dour: I Bring What I Love”
When: 8:15 PM on Friday, October 9, 2009
Where: Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015
If you’d like to attend, please RSVP here.
We wrote about Youssou N’Dour recently as part of our A-List series. In his home country of Senegal, he is a powerful cultural icon and an important voice on social issues. Youssou is also a member of the ONE Policy Advisory Board, reflecting his deep commitment to the fight against poverty. Check out the trailer for “I Bring What I Love” below, and read more about the film here:
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