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RTW 2008: Empowerment - Music In The News

Published on 6/5/2008

By Stephen M. Apatow

Rock the World 2008 is about empowerment and a message to today's youth, that you can make a difference. Instead of rolling up into a ball, because the chaos around us makes no sense, anger and aggression can be channeled into positive change. In 1993, during the "Run Across America" project, our team went into major cities and took middle and upper class youth groups into day shelters for homeless kids (12-17 years old), who couldn't get help by the system, because they were minors. They sold drugs and engaged in prostitution, spending nights in crash pads, 20-30 in a small apartment provided by caring souls. These youth immediately grasped the scope of the problem and asked what they could do to help. This is where we would empower them with the tools to speak about the truth, about the issues that most ignored, in a selfish state of denial. They learned that it was this denial, that reflected the source perplexity and disgust. They also learned that becoming a vehicle to help others, ignited a fire in those who chose to live in their own little world, instead of the real world. They also had an opportunity to see that caring about others reaped rewards rewards beyond their comprehension. MUSIC IN THE SPOTLIGHT - MYSPACE ARTS INTEGRATION Times Up: Soundtrack Artistopia Stream, MySpace. Theme song "Rock The World 2008." Momentum: Soundtrack Artistopia Stream, MySpace. "Intensity is a good thing." Please Listen Now: Soundtrack Artistopia Stream, MySpace. The youth who snapped and killed many innocent people at Columbine and Virginia Tech, represented the extreme side of cries for help by young people, to those who lived in their own world, but not the real world. Push for the Summit: Soundtrack Artistopia Stream, MySpace. Two national humanitarian projects, started out with overwhelming negative feedback, due to the perception that each one was impossible. Unfortunately, many of these people had to learn that their perspective was not quite accurate, via newspaper articles and media reports. Seize The Moment: Soundtrack Artistopia Stream, MySpace. Live every moment to the fullest, with excellence and your potential being the purpose for living If You Loved Me: Soundtrack Artistopia Stream, MySpace. What the world needs now is love via action, not shallow, meaningless words.... Show me, don't tell me Bottom line: If you want to make a difference, and we have tools that might prove helpful, we are a phone call or email away. Stephen Michael Apatow Bio: Humanitarian Resource Institute MySpace Music: Stephen Michael Apatow "Arts Integration into Education" promoting the arts as a vehicle for solution oriented strategic planning and development across the globe. Note: The html enhanced release was posted on MySpace Music: www.myspace.com/apatow



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Humanitarian Resource Institute www.humanitarian.net Arts Integration in Education: Bridging the Gap www.humanitarian.net/university/arts MySpace Music: Humanitarian www.myspace.com/apatow

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