THIS IS SO EXCITING - Human Grace CAN Be Amazing Too!

AMAZING GRACE – The Movie

that is hoping

to make...

AMAZING GRACE – The Movie

that is hoping

to make Amazing Changes

with YOUR Help

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Opens Feb 23, Friday, 2007

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See the fabulous trailers:

http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/

and click the Amazing Grace banner to get access to one of the trailers.

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Film Overview

Amazing Grace, based on the life of antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce, is directed by Michael Apted (The World is Not Enough, Coal Miner's Daughter) from an original screenplay written by Academy Award® nominee Steven Knight (Dirty Pretty Things).

The film stars Ioan Gruffudd (Black Hawk Down), Albert Finney (Erin Brockovich), Romola Garai (Vanity Fair), Michael Gambon (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Benedict Cumberbatch (Hawking), Rufus Sewell (Legend of Zorro), Ciaran Hinds (Rome) and introduces Youssou N'Dour.

Ioan Gruffudd plays Wilberforce, who, as a Member of Parliament, navigated the world of 18th Century backroom politics to end the slave trade in the British Empire. Albert Finney plays John Newton, a confidante of Wilberforce who inspires him to pursue a life of service to humanity. Benedict Cumberbatch is William Pitt the Younger, England's youngest ever Prime Minister at the age of 24, who encourages his friend Wilberforce to take up the fight to outlaw slavery and supports him in his struggles in Parliament.

Elected to the House of Commons at the age of 21, and on his way to a successful political career, Wilberforce, over the course of two decades, took on the English establishment and persuaded those in power to end the inhumane trade of slavery.

Romola Garai plays Barbara Spooner, a beautiful and headstrong young woman who shares Wilberforce's passion for reform, and who becomes his wife after a whirlwind courtship. Youssou N'Dour is Olaudah Equiano. Born in Africa and sent as a slave to the Colonies, Equiano bought his freedom and made his home in London, where he wrote a best-selling account of his life and became a leading figure in the fight to end the slavery of his fellow countrymen.

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The Amazing Change Campaign

http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/amazing_change.php

William Wilberforce's work is far from finished. There are still an estimated 27 million slaves in the world today. Modern day slavery can come in many different forms. Entire families may work long days in rice-mills, brick kilns or on plantations. Children may be abducted and forced to fight in a rebel's army. All of the people in these examples are slaves—they cannot come and go as they please and are often beaten or threatened with violence. They have no autonomy in their day-to-day lives and deserve the right to be free.

In conjunction with the release of the film Amazing Grace, we have launched a campaign to abolish modern day slavery and allow children and adults around the world to live in freedom. Through this campaign we hope to motivate students and communities to make their mark on history by speaking out against modern day slavery.

At theamazingchange.com, you'll learn about the "two great objects" that were central to William Wilberforce's Life:

- The abolition of slavery

- The reformation of manners (society)

Visit The Amazing Change and learn more about what efforts you can take to make these two great objects a part of your life. Educate yourself by reading stories about modern day slavery, learn how to start your own Clapham Circle, and sign the petition to end modern day slavery. Here you will find all the tools you need to take action against social injustice.

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I signed up:

I plan to see this movie opening day, February 23, 2007. I have registered online at the movies website as a blogger

http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/

and have signed the petition

http://www.theamazingchange.com/

Why… not join me…..? Hmmm?

“Never doubt

that a small group of thoughtful, committed people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

Margaret Mead

Let us choose to be free and make a difference.

"By arguing on the ‘force of circumstances,’ we have argued away all force from ourselves; and stand lashed together, uniform in dress and movement, like rowers of some boundless galley. Practically considered, our creed is Fatalism. And free in hand and foot, we are shackled in heart and soul with far straighter than feudal chains." Thomas Carlyle

Thank you for your conscience and your action.

Don’t you just love being alive in the day of the internet. We SO CAN make the difference. We don’t have to wait for some great politician to be our champion. We ARE the Champion we’ve been waiting for. Let us Stop Waiting for Someone Else to Make the Difference, let us STOP “Waiting for the World to Change”.

Get Inspired

By

BEING the INSPIRED

PASSION HAS POWER

TRUTH HAS POWER

REALLY BE ALIVE

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Never missing an opportunity to spread the word to STOP the GENOCIDE IN DARFUR :

• http://www.Savedarfur.org
• http://www.ajws.org/
• www.sudandivestment.org/
• http://www.genocideintervention.net/index_home.php
• http://www.standnow.org/

“Peace will not work if just one man alive is unjust

if one man alive is ignorant or hungry or crazy or ashamed

For we have seen, if only one of us decides to pull the plug, the millions of us can kiss the world good-bye whether we like it or not.”

From Joseph Pinauro’s little book “to believe in man”, illustrated by Sister Corita Kent

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