Proclamation

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="040006e0erlcgo.png"> <div> <B>Welcome to New Film Productions</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to New Film Productions"><U>Home</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About NFP"><U><B>About NFP </B></U></A><B>|  </B><A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chicagos Puerto Rican Story"><U><B>Documentary</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Urban Poet"><U><B>Urban Poet</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="For Educators"><U><B>For Educators</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Articles"><U><B>Articles</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pictures"><U><B>Picture Gallery</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="EStore"><U><B>E-Store</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=194 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="041c2c00egerdp.png"> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="13399660.jpg" border=0 width="153" height="102" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Urban Poet"><U><B>Return to Urban Poet</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <B>Accolades</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Resolution adopted by </div> <div> The City of Chicago, Illinois </div> <div> <I><U>Presented by Alderman Billy Ocasio on April 9, 2003</U></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Whereas,</B></I><I> </I>On Friday, April 11th the Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture will host a screening of Urban Poet, an independent film shot on location in Humboldt Park; and <IMG SRC="136d79e0.jpg" border=0 width="215" height="158" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Whereas,</B></I> This film was written and produced by Antonio Franceschi, a young, independent filmmaker, and</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Whereas,</B></I><B> </B>This is a historically significant event for our community, and one that we must support because it is the first feature film shot and produced in Humboldt Park; and</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Whereas,</B></I> This 96-minute film features a cast and crew from Humboldt Park and a soundtrack produced by local artists; and </div> <bR> <div> <B>Whereas, </B>We should honor and support this film and the young people of our community that created it; and </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Whereas,</B></I> Too often, our community is pigeonholed by stereotypes established by outsiders. Financiers and producers only back movies that perpetuate these stereotypes because they are the only things they know about this community; and </div> <bR> <div> <B>Whereas, </B>Urban Poet gives the community an opportunity to tell its own history as it wants it told, not its story as it is told by others; and</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="138b3900.jpg" border=0 width="179" height="144" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><I><B>Whereas,</B></I> Production of this film, originally budgeted at $500,000, was canceled when it was deemed unprofitable. The community came together and by utilizing its human and social capital, this film was completed, proving, once again, that we area a community that can accomplish great things when we work together; and</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Whereas,</B></I> The release of Urban Poet is a pivotal point in history of Chicago's Puerto Rican Community; now, therefore,</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Be it Resolved</B></I>, That the Mayor and members of the Chicago City Council, hereby declare April 11, 2003, to be Urban Poet Day in Chicago; and</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED</B></I><B>,</B> That this body does congratulate Antonio Franceschi on his accomplishment and wish him much success in the future.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="13a82630.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="99" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Richard M. Daley, </B><I><B>Mayor, City of Chicago</B></I></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr></table></body>