Trek Cities - Cairo
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Cairo EGYPT Overview |
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Director Eileen Hocker |
Follow Eileen's journal from Cairo, March, 2003
March 22, 2003
March 24, 2003
March 25, 2003
March 26, 2003
March 27, 2003
March 30, 2003
March 31, 2003
April 1, 2003
April 2, 2003
April 3, 2003
So, who am I?
I am a budding artist, an adventurous traveler, a justice-oriented advocate,
and someone who really believes that we can change the world!
To unpack this a bit, let me first say that currently, I am an associate
producer with InterVarsity's 2100 Productions. Some of the pieces I've
produced are: "Real Christianity" (for Urbana 2000); "ATLANTA
2002 Promo" (for I.V.'s National Black Student Conference); and "The
Gospel in the African-American Experience" (Black history piece
for ATLANTA 2002 conference). Before coming to 2100, I was a campus staff
at
Tennessee State University. I've been with InterVarsity for 8 years.
The artist side of me also loves to write and currently, I'm working on
a screenplay.
I've traveled through two-thirds of the United States, and have also
either traveled through or lived in the following countries: Kenya; Tanzania;
Uganda; Senegal; Guinee-Bissau; Niger; South Africa; England; Mexico;
Guatemala;
Canada; Bahamas. So somebody say, "Travel!"
I have a passion for advocacy and promotion of peoples' rights to equity,
justice, and self-determination, be it African-American or Native American
affairs at home or other peoples' affairs abroad. So for me personally,
this summer's Global Urban Trek to Cairo is a natural next extension of
God's work and leading in my life. My hope and desire in leading this Trek
is to bring along like-minded souls who are willing to be used by God to
add more of His Kingdom to this area in Egypt.
My background includes a B.A. in Mass Communications/Journalism from Clark
College (now Clark Atlanta University) in Atlanta, GA; and a M.A. in African
Area Studies/Motion Picture Television from UCLA.
Some of the places I've worked include: the All Africa Conference of
Churches in Nairobi, Kenya; Church World Service in Dakar, Senegal; Spelman
College
in Atlanta, GA; Catholic Relief Services in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
In fact, while working in Tanzania, I sensed a "call" to full-time
Christian work and that's when I came on staff with InterVarsity.
When you first meet me, I'm sort of quiet and sometimes shy. After you
get to know me, I'm still quiet! But oh, do I love to laugh. So if you're
the life of the party, then I will definitely be at that party!
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