Toronto, August 27, 2009 - Centennial College has been selected to host the North American launch of The Global Poverty Project in partnership with Chris Adams, former Chief Vision Officer of Participant Media, producers of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, on Friday, Sept. 11 at 11 am at The Danforth Music Hall. The launch will feature the premiere of 1.4 Billion Reasons, a presentation similar to and inspired by An Inconvenient Truth, presented by Hugh Evans, Australian author, humanitarian and founder of The Global Poverty Project. Adams is from film company Participant Productions, founded by well-known Canadian philanthropist and eBay's first CEO, Jeff Skoll. Participant's credits include Syriana, with George Clooney and Matt Damon, North Country, with Charlize Theron, and Good Night and Good Luck with George Clooney. Led by former Young Australian of the Year Hugh Evans - who was a member of the team behind the Australian Make Poverty History campaign featuring U2's Bono - the Global Poverty Project aims to help the planet's poorest 1.4 billion people living in extreme poverty - defined as those living on less than a $1.25 a day. With the support of actor and Global Poverty Project spokesperson Hugh Jackman, the initiative advocates the United Nations' eight Millennium Development Goals, developed in 2000 and adopted by 189 countries with the objective of improving the lives of the world's poorest people by 2015.
The Centennial College presentation is timed to coincide with the Toronto International Film Festival and may draw some surprise guests. The free 90-minute presentation has been showcased in major centres in Australia and New Zealand. Centennial's event partners include The Canadian Film Centre, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Interactive Ontario, Outward Bound Canada and WNED/PBS. Date: Friday, Sept. 11 at 11 am
Location: The Danforth Music Hall, 147 Danforth Avenue, Toronto ATTEND: Click here for more information - 30 - Media Contact: Paul Koidis, Manager, Communications, Marketing and Development pkoidis@centennialcollege.ca / 416-289-5000 ext. 8609. | 
