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I’ve been “chompin’ at the bit” to see the video interview my friends and professional video producers, Barbara Jabaily and MJ Mauro of  “Dream Teller Video” , promised to release to the internet world after coming back from the Democratic National Convention in Denver

If you missed the previous story about my applying for a media pass to the “Big Tent” in Denver to BLOG and about the grassroots effort of one of my “Heroines”, Barbara Marx Hubbard, you can catch up HERE. 

Long story short, I tried several different ways to get into the happenings in Denver during the Democratic National Convention, but to no avail. Even though I’m a native of Colorado and a long time member of the Democratic party, AND applied for entry the MINUTE I got word from my connections in Denver, I obviously hadn’t paid enough dues to warrant being granted entry into the BIG EVENT OR the BIG TENT.

Even though I was bummed about NOT getting in, I am resourceful, persistent and connected, so proceeded to PLAN B.

The professional video team I hired when quality was important, Barbara Jabaily, an AWARD WINNING video Creatrice, director and producer and MJ Mauro, her business partner… an  award-winning poet / editor / transcriber /photographer, were in Denver anyway as a result of a contract they signed with Channel 12 in Denver to do a series of 6 minute video segments covering the “other” stories that the BIG DOGs  weren’t interested in…like the protesters, spiritual leaders and other “fringe groups”.

When I caught wind of Barbara Marx Hubbard being invited to  the Big Tent at the last minute, I did all I could to create a  meeting between Dreamteller Video and Barbara’s Marx Hubbard’s team to capture a UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE  on Hubbard’s and LeCain’s  grassroots movement  to create the “Citizen’s Solution Council”.

When I got the email from my friends  at Dreamteller, asking if I had any specific questions to  ask Hubbard in their interview, all I knew was that I wanted to be able to participate AND pass on the details of this INCREDIBLY TIMELY and SENSIBLE MOVEMENT being initiated at the DNC, presented at the RNC and then followed up with in such a way that the manadatory support of the presidential hopefuls would NOT essential in carrying this movement forward.

So here it is!

I will be posting this article and video in EVERY nook and cranny I’m privy to in the social network world so that everyone I reach will have the opportunity to choose to become a part of the “What’s Working”,  solutions -oriented faction (and fraction) of the universe.

There is a petition to be signed online...easy, fast, effective! “It’s not even for the people, it’s FROM the people”

AND NOW…a 24/7 Online TV channel is devised to SPREAD the visual message across the world in a way that traditional TV and corporate media can’t touch!

Check out http://www.citizensolutions.tv  See HOW IT WORKS and prepare to become PART of the SOLUTIONS!

Debbie Ducic is JAZZED about Patti Serrano’s newest insight about what’s working for her in the online world as well as the physical world and she calls it ORGANIC MARKETING.

It’s The New Wave of Marketing your Business – The Natural Way.

If you are a small business person, you’ll LOVE learning from this GutZy Woman, which is why you won’t want to miss this FREE LIVE interview with Patti, AKA “Grandma”! (Grandma and the Geek is her latest UStream Live streaming broadcast on Sunday nights.)

It’s happening THIS WEDNESDAY, July 16th, 2008 at 7:30 PM MDT, 9:30 Eastern. You must REGISTER HERE for the details:

The GutZy Women International Mastermind Alliance Teleseminar – Webcast or “Simulcast” series started last week and will continue once a week with a different guest for the rest of the summer to enhance the visibility of what successful women are doing across the world.

These are Patti’s own words…

“In all my years of working in the surfing industry we adopted some of the same laws of nature to do business.

The ebb and flow of the tides and swells is a simple way of looking at the way you can create new business. The natural way to be out in the water surfing was to “share” or give up a wave knowing that the waves come in sets or 3 or 4 at a time. In each set there was always a bigger one than the others.

You could take the first or second wave of the set and have fun or you could share the set and wait for the “BIG ONE.” Such as it is in business today. People are sharing information on the internet through blogging and podcasting and becoming experts in their field. Through this sharing comes new business or “the big one.”

Also, organic marketing can come from the natural, back to the basic way meeting people and making friends. Meeting in smaller groups to get to know the person better helps the business relationship grow.

Many large mega churches are forming smaller groups with this theory in mind. A small business can set a goal to get out to a small event once a week and watch their business grow though this tried and true method.

Patti is a serial entrepreneur who has built more than a few successful small businesses as well as train others to follow her methods.

Come join us, Won’t you?

http://www.gutzywoman.com/PattiSerrano.html

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Hang around here for a while and you’ll meet the most interesting women!

For example, several weeks ago, a good girlfriend invited us to dinner to meet a multi talented musician, author, poet, actress, activist born in Southern Colorado near the New Mexico border from an educated and  political Hispanic family.

Her name is well known in New Mexico circles, but not just as an entertainer. She’s not afraid to speak up and take action when her people and community need a leader to bring attention to the plight of the rural areas of Colorado and New Mexico. She has become the keeper of the language and culture of the people.

Her Name: Veronica Ortiz. In some circles she is known as “The Gypsy Nun”.

We were treated to a delicious Cuban dinner, an eclectic and fun mix of guests and a performance of delightful and beautiful songs sung in spanish, a soothing voice and a strumming guitar. It was a delightful evening, but even more engaging were the stories told by this greying woman of the world, who now sticks close to her home of  El Rito, a rural setting, which, while beautiful, is suffering from lack of water as a result of drying up wells from years of drought.

It’s a Problem. People Need Water!

And the discussion was…how is it possible that the government in this great United States of ours, one of the richest nations in the world, cannot seem to provide for the basic needs of it’s people! People Need WATER! And because this is an aging and economically depressed rural area, the people cannot afford to pay for the infrastructure needed to pipe in water. The problem is falling on deaf ears.

But rather than dwell on it, Veronica just does what she can to help her community AND she has many stories to tell of her younger days growing up on a sheep ranch in a family of 13 children. She talks with a focus on the benefits of her experiences…

as a nun in training at a Benedictine Convent…

Deciding to leave the order to travel and follow her love of music and creativity…

The consequence of that ending in divorce and separation with her children…

Winning recognition and awards as an artist, actress, as well as activist…

As a multimedia maven and as a natural communicator, I am passionate about revealing the remarkable stories of GutZy Women!

Our stories are important and for many years were hidden away from the history books, but couldn’t be stopped as women LOVE to talk and we pass stories on by  word of mouth, woman to woman and then pass the down to our children. But often they get lost, as they have in my family.

Just exactly why I LOVE this medium called the internet with all of it’s capabilities to communicate, connect, educate, archive and inspire! Won’t you join us?

Don’t forget to come back when Part 2 is unleashed! 

In the meantime, there is much to gain from the TONS of INFO at my website

AND, there is MORE to gain from Veronica’s Wisdom…

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Do you ever try out new software that comes with a new computer?

If you’re like me, then you probably just stick with what you know, get the work done that you need to, and tell yourself you’ll try the new stuff when you get a chance. Do you find that “chance” very rarely shows up? Yeah, me too…

Until yesterday when I decided to try the video template software that Vaio so kindly placed within my computer.

You may have seen some of the videos I made using the “Flip” templates. I REALLY LOVE my flip, but I find the templates are pretty limiting, so when I took on the job for a friend of shooting action shots of her kids playing softball, I was on the lookout for something other than Muvee (the company that makes the software for the “Flip”).

Sometimes I use Window’s Movie Maker, but that didn’t excite me, so I actually was surprised to find a software fromVaio just sitting there and decided to try it. They have created some very cool templates, complete with special effects and music, so I got all excited and started to play.

Frustration took over when I realized that the only way I was going to get it to work right was to upload one picture at a time and recreate the movie over and over again. It took me HOURS!

Another problem I had was that the template panned the pictures so that the focus ended up being on the kids bodies rather than their heads and faces. I did then try to find just the right shots, but WHAT A PAIN!

Don’t you just hate it when these companies create software that is supposedly made for non-professionals which are easy and fast to use, but they end up being more of a hinderance than a help?

I would LOVE to hear about your experiences with video software, what works well, what’s easy and fast and FUN!

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