you my name is eleanor angelica's i am seattle professional as well as a volunteer for ethiopia reads i am delighted to come talk to you today about the beauty and connections that come through media and through collaboration through different organizations that may have different goals and different vehicles but work together to accomplish a common goal one of those is the multimedia resource and training institute that we have here in seattle which allows ethiopian youth to connect through media both from seattle to back in ethiopia one of the things that allowed us to be hugely successful at our first ever fundraiser for ethiopia reads was the support of this training institute to both capture the of the vent as it unfolded to allow volunteers that couldn't attend or supporters who couldn't attend what the event was all about the beauty of media is it allows people who may not be able to travel or may not have a view into the world accessible to them from where they are to see and to learn and to connect to individuals that may live across the globe that may have a completely different experience than they have i am the mother of a little girl who was born in ethiopia one of the things i wanted to give her was a connection to her home country and a connection to her culture part of the reason i started volunteering for ethiopia reads is i had read about their organization and i had understood what they were trying to do which was allow children in her home country to have the same access to education and books and dreams that they could have that she would have here in the u s and as i worked with this organization part of the power of media allowed me to meet artists and writers and to learn about the media here in seattle and what they were doing and the power of all the different forms of media that connect us and that allow us to become truly global community is astounding and it's available to all that this is an area where people come and can share their message and their message because of the beauty of you tube and the internet can be available you know here in seattle in washington d c you know in europe  my parents family and my husband family is from but to back in ethiopia and other parts of africa where my daughter calls her birthplace the beauty of media is that it connects us all and allows us to deliver a message and learn from all of us so it's certainly part of my learning process has been using the connections i found supporting them collaborating and there's a wonderful synergy and everyone working together so it encourage you to think about the media that you can be a part of think about whether or not this is an organization ethiopia youth media that you can support or that you have a message that you want to get out through their vehicle and their medium that they provide free of charge and available to you and i want to thank the founder of say a bunny for all his wonderful support because this is part of why we were able to do what we were able to do in seattle and i think it's through this continued collaboration between many organizations and many individuals that we will find many of the roots to that so lucian's for today's problems and the opportunities that we're looking for for the youth of tomorrow thank you very much that's all i'm making connections and network and i know some people don't have any how at school or you know think you can just come here and make some connection with our people you can hang out bomb i've been working with him r t i for a number of years now now when i was young if you had some work and you wanted to get up on television really you had to work for the three major networks they were a s and n b c and if you didn't work for those networks you never get your work well things have changed and thank goodness because now we can hear from all kinds of different voices who can get videos made and have them shown to the world now just because you can create a video doesn't mean it's going to be any good and just because you take your video and put it up on the web doesn't mean anybody's going to watch it so m r t i is offering all kinds of resources in order for you to make the best possible video you can and get the most people to watch it one thing we're doing is offering free classes on video production so you get to learn about how do you video editing software and how to conduct an interview and how to do lighting and sound and all those things and then we offer this studio here for you to use and that means you've got cameras you've got lights you've got audio you've got computers set up with professional video editing software and you can use these to create this this video and then though the last thing we're offering are our classes on using social media and the web and all these ways to get your videos out there so you learn about uploading low resolution videos to youtube and high resolution videos the video you learn about using facebook and twitter in order to promote your videos you learn about sites like kickstarter which allows you to raise money to create your product and you'll learn about things like cheap advertising using google ad words or project wonderful so all these ways of getting your the word out about the creation that you've done so whether you're a nonprofit who's trying to reach some part of the community that's always been hard to reach and you want to do it through video or you're just somebody who's a citizen of seattle and you want to be able to create tell your story and the marquis i can help you make that happen so you can come here at m m r t i and you can use the equipment here and take the classes here will also be doing classes in other locations in addition we can come to you and give you the training that you need to come and help you create that video so whatever you need to do this is your way of getting your voice heard and getting your videos out to the web and getting people to watch them right thank you for watching and  to meet restaurants and clubs featuring exquisite national and international cuisines and enthralling performances by local dancers and musician any holiday or for all to celebrate the day commemorating the baptism of jesus christ in the river jordan christianity as early as the fourth century today is a treasure trove of antiquity it offers a dazzling wealth of archaeological sites and artifacts it is that really can describe this if any time the pool is refilled surrounding it are exotic trees whose branches provide nesting places for the birds churches reveal priceless icons vesco paintings ancient scriptures fascinating religious paraphernalia baradar is also a symbol of ethiopia's future its excellent modern hotels making it a popular tourist