Tami Pivnick and Susan Broude were featured in “KUDOS AZ” this week… making the news … on our way to the Flagstaff Mountain High Film Festival
“Let It Begin! A Filmmaker’s Journey”
Director Tami Pivnick and Producer Susan Broude
Saturday, Oct. 9 from 10am-12 noon
Q&A following the screening in
Flagstaff, AZ
at the Orpheum Theatre.

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“Wherever you travel, always carry your most prized possession, your SMILE!” As many of us are traveling this Summer, please do your best to bring your smile, it opens so many doors. Enjoy your experience meeting new people, learning about new cultures and seeing new and exciting things. Look for the fun and unusual and be prepared for the wonderment of surprise. For a smile and nice surprise, watch this…

I just returned from Boston where I had a wonderful time. Having lived in the Boston suburbs for over twenty years, returning now as a “tourist” can be really fun and exciting. This trip, one of the great things I experienced was all of the different cultures in the City, by eating at restaurants of different ethnic foods from around the world. (more…)

Everything happens for a reason. A few months ago, I was on a flight and noticed a flight attendant’s bracelet. I asked her what it meant and she told me it was in memory of a flight attendant, Mel, who lost her battle with Breast Cancer. Although she never met Mel, flight attendants world-wide have supported Mel’s charity. She wrote the website on a piece of paper. Why did I find this piece of paper today, months after I received it? (more…)

When we learn about our neighbors in other countries, we can learn to “Honor Our Differences and Cherish Their Similarities.” I am grateful that my vision of that goal is felt world-wide, and by a recipient of The TED Award. (more…)

Pangea Day? This is a Global event bringing the World together through film.
Why?
In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it’s easy to lose sight of what we all have in common. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that – to help people see themselves in others – through the power of film. (more…)

Today, April 19th is Earth Day. What ONE thing can you do today to make the World a cleaner place?

As we travel the World, we SEE the difference that humans are making on the environment.
Last year, an iceberg from Alaska was found off the coast of New Zealand. (more…)

I love the concept of “random acts of kindness” and try to live my life by doing nice things for people whose path I cross. I hope I met you in Southern California and you were one of my “caught” people to whom I gave a free book. I’m continuing this idea wherever I go this year. (more…)

One of my trademark expressions, “Wherever you travel, always carry your most prized possession, your smile,”© is one of my favorites. What other baggage do we take when we travel? Do we remember our basic principles to contribute to a healthier planet and therefore remember to recycle when away? (more…)

Are you remembering to take time to LOVE YOURSELF? Many of us made New Year’s Resolutions and two months into the year, we need to remember that while we succeed at our resolution, we need to reward ourselves. One way to do that is to be sure to be loving toward the most important person in your life- YOU! (more…)

I have traveled both nationally (in the U.S.) and internationally with “Purple Love” and “Purple Puppy.” It has been a wonderful and enriching experience and we want to do more. But, let’s face it. I can’t be everywhere. However, I truly want us all to join together to make this World a more peaceful, loving and caring place in which we can live and have our children grow. So, in an effort to spread equality among all humans and respect for all living creatures, we’re going to begin a new program, “Purple Planet,” in which we send copies of “Purple Love” and “Purple Puppy” across America and the World. (more…)

Do you notice how much more pleasureable it is to spend money in a store, restaurant, hotel or with a service when the people there deliver whatever you’re purchasing with a SMILE? (more…)

I’ve just recently returned from an extensive trip to New Zealand and Australia. The primary purpose of the trip, beyond the obvious that I’ve always wanted to go to these two magnificent countries, was to interview people about their perception of Equality for an upcoming documentary that Purple People is producing by filmmaker Tami Pivnick.

Bottom line- if you ever have the opportunity to visit one or both of these countries, GO!

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Want to receive a FREE copy of “Purple Love” or “Purple Puppy?”

Purple People Inc. is donating twelve copies of “Purple Love” and twelve copies of “Purple Puppy” to travel to schools around the world. If you are a parent, teacher, school counselor/administrator or principle and would like your school to participate, please contact us by email at info@purplepeople.com.

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Published in January 2005, “Purple Puppy” by Susan Faith has helped dozens of animal shelters, rescue groups, dog clubs, pet adopt-a-thons and animal advocacy groups to raise funds for veterinarian care, spaying, neutering, animal placement and domestic and wild animal protection.

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