On Sept. 11, 2009, The Centre for Creative Communications, Centennial College will proudly present The North American launch of The Global Poverty Project presentation 1.4 Billion Reasons, in partnership with Hugh Jackman, actor and advocate, and Chris Adams, former Chief Vision Officer of Participant Productions, producers of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth.

Event Details:

• Location: The Danforth Music Hall, 147 Danforth Avenue, Toronto (located at Broadview and Danforth).
• Date: Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 at 11 a.m.
• Admissions is FREE.
• Watch the trailer.
• SEATING IS LIMITED. First Come, First Served.
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• Presented by Australian Author, Humanitarian and Global Poverty Project Founder, Hugh Evans.

1.4 Billion Reasons presented by Hugh Evans

1.4 Billion Reasons is a 90-minute live presentation (not a film screening) based on leading research that articulates the facts of extreme poverty and demonstrates how everyone can be a part of the solution. View Presentation Feedback Video.

Event Partners: We thank the following organizations for their outstanding support of this event.

• Canadian Film Centre
• Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
• Interactive Ontario
• Outward Bound Canada
• Scarborough Arts Council
• Torontoist
• Waterkeeper
• WNED/PBS

Chris Adams is an internationally recognized new media pioneer, entertainment industry executive and social entrepreneur and co-founded Participant Productions in 2004 with Jeff Skoll, eBay's first President.

Participant's first slate of films including Syriana, starring George Clooney and Matt Damon; North Country, starring Charlize Theron; Good Night and Good Luck, starring David Strathairn and George Clooney were nominated for an unprecedented 11 Academy Awards. Chris is also proud to have identified and helped develop former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's Oscar-winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth which, along with Gore's work, participated in his being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Hugh Jackman, Global Advisor

Hugh Jackman is an Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre and television. He is also a global advisor for the Australian initiative the Global Poverty Project. 

Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as action/superhero, period and romance characters. He is well known from his role as Wolverine in the X-Men series, Van Helsing, The Prestige, and Australia.

Media Contact: Paul Koidis, Communications, Marketing and Development pkoidis@centennialcollege.ca / 416.289.5000 ext. 8609.

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