Booking.
That is my life for the next 2 1/2 weeks. I have been & will be trying to convince people how important hosting a screening is. The documentary that we are showing portrays the stories of five North Korean refugees who are in hiding in China, and their stories of escape to Southeast Asia.
These particular refugees were rescued as a part of LiNK's "The Hundred" campaign, where the goal is to rescue 100 refugees as soon as possible. The five who this documentary is about were able to be rescued directly as a result of the summer tour & the hard work that those Nomads put in. The funds that they raised went straight to a rescue mission, and made it possible for us to create, & soon show, this documentary!
So now the fall tour has to show up those summer Nomads! Our goal for EACH team is to raise enough money ($2500 for 1 refugee) to save 4 refugees-- 16 total!
We are also working to bring about greater awareness about the human rights crisis in general. I know that even though I am a highly educated person, a year ago, I had absolutely no idea about this human rights crisis, even though I was studying North Korea in depth in my International Relations class. I am so grateful for the opportunities that I have had, and especially for the ones that have led me to this organization.
So to impress upon you the urgency of this situation, (and our regional managers impressing it upon us), the Nomads now are in the office at 7am, and working until at least 5pm each night. Today we got to meet Laura Ling, one of the journalists who was captured on the North Korea-China border last spring. She told us her story & really encouraged us to keep on keeping on, which was really great.
And now, back to booking screenings :)
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