Convention Claims "We Are The People We've Been Waiting For"
The latest film from Oscar-winner David Puttnam will open the International School Safety
Convention in Denver, April 21-23, 2010, where it will be used by 600 education leaders to help
shape their group report, "100 New Ideas for Creating Safer Schools for a Safer World."
Denver, CO (PRWEB) March 8, 2010 -- The latest film from Oscar-winner David Puttnam will open the
International School Safety Convention in Denver, April 21-23, 2010, where it will be used by 600 education
leaders to help shape their group report, "100 New Ideas for Creating Safer Schools for a Safer World."
The feature documentary, "We Are The People We've Been Waiting For," explores the future of education and
school climate, visiting teachers who successfully connect with all their students to create safe and meaningful
learning.
Special screenings at the convention will be followed by audience discussions with surprise guests from the
movie. Follow-up sessions will cover topics such as education under attack around the world, new school
construction, safe school design, cyber safe schools, crime prevention through environmental design, and
next-generation school safety.
The International School Safety Convention and the movie screenings are by invitation only. Invitations can be
requested by visiting the Foundation's website at www.PreventingSchoolViolence.org or contacting the
Foundation at Johnson & Wales University College of Business.
"This is a film that guarantees productive dialogue about preventing school violence," said program chair
Michael Dorn, executive director of Safe Havens International, the world's leading nonprofit campus safety
organization. "The movie suggests ways to promote a culture of safety both in our schools and in a challenging
world," he said.
The film's executive producer, David Puttnam, won the Academy Award for Best Picture for his film, "Chariots
of Fire." His other films include "The Killing Fields" and "The Mission," widely r