DearFriends,
IkeepthinkingoftheMexicanproverb,"Theytriedtoburyus.Theydidn'trealizewewerethe
seeds."
GoingtoTheWomen'sMarchinDCwithKenandourdaughters,andSundancewithmyfilmteam
lastmonth,werejusttheinspirationIneededforthebigworkahead.Wehadverypowerful
screeningsofourfilm50/50,withdiscussionsaboutourupcoming50/50Day,setforMay10.Ihope
you'lljoinusforthisglobaldayandinitiativeabouttheimportanceofgettingtoamoregenderbalancedworld.Youcansignuphere.
AtSundancewesawafantasticdocumentarycalledNobodySpeakabouttheimportanceoffreedom
ofthepress.It'sallsotimely.Netflixjustboughtitsodefinitelykeepyoureyeoutforthisfilm.ThenI
hadexhilaratingVRexperiencesatNewFrontier...Ifeltwhatitwasliketogrowfromaseedtoa
tree...tobeanamoeba,adinosaur,agorilla...Itwasgoodtostepoutsideofthemessinessof
beinghumanforafewminutes.
Inadditionto50/50DayonMay10,wehaveCharacterDay2017setforSeptember13.Thesetwo
globaldaysareoureffortstobringourselves,ourcountry,andourworldtoabetterplace.Bothdays
aregenerouslysupportedbyfoundationsandfunderssotheyarenochargetoyou,andwe'dlovefor
youtobringoneorbothoftheseglobalscreeningsandconversationstoyourorganization,company,
school,orhome.
Belowarethefruitsofmanypeople'slaborsthatwillfuelyourmindandsoulandremindus...we
aretheseeds.
Tiffany
TABLEOFCONTENTS
(detailsoneachbelowthetableofcontents)
ACTION
WATCH
READ
50/50Day
HiddenFigures
Upstream
DailyActionText
FreeSpeech
WallofUs
LaLaLand
TheSpiritualPractice
ofGoodActions
NationalDayof
UnpluggingMarch3-4
13th
TheRevengeof
Analog
TheWork
HowToMakea
Spaceship
WrestlingJerusalem
AllAboutLove
AReallyGoodDay
KindnessBoomerang
EXPLORE
BUY
THINK
The
WholeCinemagillah
atNMAJH
CreativityNotebook
TeenTakesBreaksfrom
Tech—andThrivesby
OdessaGoldberg
NewBookPassage
inSausalito
SparkedGame
SongsfortheJewish-American
JetSet
IUsedtoBeaHuman
BeingbyAndrewSullivan
MarthaDavisShoeStore
CaryLeibowitz
MuseumShowat
CJM
ModernbyDwellMagazinefor
Target
HeroesandLegends
atKennedySpace
Center
DIVINGINTODETAILS
ACTION
50/50Day
Wehopeyou'lljoinusbyhostinga50/50Dayscreening&discussion
atyourschool,company,organization,orhometotalkaboutwhatit's
goingtotaketogetto50/50.Alleventsarelinkedtogetherbyaglobal
livecastwithmanydifferentperspectivesonthesubject.Signuphere.
DailyActionText
WallofUs
Thisismygo-toonmydaily
calls.It'sverywelldesigned.I
highlyrecommend.
Powerfulandbeautifulsiteof
weeklyactionsbyUCBerkeley
team.
NationalDayofUnplugging
March3-4
Thiswasthedaythat
inspiredmeandmyfamily
todoourweeklyTech
Shabbats7yearsago.
Joinmeandthousands
othersforanationalday
offline.
WATCH
HiddenFigures
FreeSpeech
Thisfilmissofantastictoseewithyourkids.
Incrediblyinspiring.
Wemadethis2minfilmseveralyearsagofor
UCBerkeley—anditfeelsveryappropriateright
now.
LaLaLand
13th
AsAlanEyzaguirresays,thisisjustthekind
hyperoptimismthatweneedrightnow.You
canreadhisblogpostonLALAlandandhis
othergreatarticleshere
Incrediblypowerfuldocumentaryaboutthe
devastatingimpactofracialinequalityinprison
ratesbyAvaDuvernay.
TheWork
WrestlingJerusalemScreenings
DocumentaryabouttheICF
programatFolsomPrison
premieresatSXSWFilm
Festival.ICFisaprogram
spearheadedbygoodfriendBJ
Wassermanthatspecializesin
inmaterehabilitation,witha
recidivismrateoflessthan5%,
comparedtoanationalrateof70%.
Isawthisasasaone-manplaybyAaronDavidmanandit
wassoarresting.Cannotwaittoseeittranslatedontofilm.
READ
TheSpiritualPracticeofGood
ActionsbyGregMarcus
UpstreambyMaryOliver
MaryOliver'swritingisso
profoundandpoetic.I'm
savoringthesepagesasa
calmfromthestormthese
days.
Thisisagreatupdateto
Mussarpracticeforthetwentyfirstcentury.
HowToMakeaSpaceshipby
JulianGuthrie
Juliangivesanin-depth
investigationintospaceship
makingin21stcentury
thinking.
TheRevengeofAnalogby
DavidSax
Afunnythinghappenedon
thewaytothedigitalutopia.
We'vebeguntofallbackin
lovewiththeveryanalog
goodsandideasthatmanyin
technologysaidwereno
longerneeded.
AllAboutLovebyBellHooks
AReallyGoodDaybyAyelet
Waldman
Weallneedtobereading
moreaboutlovethesedays.
IalwaysadmireAyelet'sraw
candorasshetakesusonher
journeythroughlife.
KindnessBoomerangbyOrly
Wahba
Thisworlddefinitelyneeds
moreofthisrightnow.
EXPLORE
TheWholeCinemagillahatNMAJH
NewBookPassageinSausalito
ThepremiereofKen'sandmynewfilm"The
WholeCinemagillah"atthemuseuminDecember
wentgreatandnowtheartexhibitportionofthe
showisgoingupsothoseofyouontheEast
Coast,checkitout:)
BookPassageismyfavoritebookstorein
theBayAreaandthey'reopeningupanew
oneinSausalito.
CaryLeibowitz:CJMShow
Jan.26-June25th
Longlivebookstores!
HeroesandLegendsatKennedySpaceCenter
Theone-hourexhibitexperiencewithmusiccomposedby
Thefirstcomprehensivecareer
surveyandsolomuseum
exhibitionofLeibowitz’sworkat
theCJM.
PenkaKounevatellsthestoryoftheearlyspacemissions
andtheastronautswhotookpartinthemthrough3Dfilms,
VRinstallationsandAugmentedReality.
BUY
SparkedGame
CreativityNotebook
LisaRueffdesignedawonderful
gamecalledSparkedthat'sperfect
forawomen'sgathering.From
soulfulconversationstojuicy
surprises,thisgameissogood.
MysisterKimberlyBrookshasanew
notebookoutthatI’musingand
loving.It'sdesignedtoreduceyour
screentimeandincreaseproductive
creativity.
Songsforthe
Jewish-American
JetSet
Thiscompilation
issonostaglic
andJewy—all
rolledintoone...
thankstoDavid
Katznelsonfor
puttingit
together.
MarthaDavisShoeStore
ModernbyDwellMagazineforTarget
Martha'sshoedesignsaresublime.
DwellMagazine'snewpartnershipwithTargetis
divineandaffordable.
THINK
TeenTakesBreaksfromTech—andThrives
byOdessaGoldberg
Manypeopleaskme,"What'sitliketohaveateenager
whileyouhavebeendoingTechShabbats?"Our
daughterOdessawroteanessaytoanswerthat
question...
IUsedtoBeaHumanBeingbyAndrewSullivan
Thisisgreatlongread...veryworthgettingtotheend.I'llleaveitatthat.
"Theytriedtoburyus.
Theydidn'trealizewe
weretheseeds."
—Mexicanproverb
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