Hemispheric Forum TV Program

The guests interviewed by Victor Pinzon in this program are the former Ambassador of Panama, Juan Sosa and Ms. Jan Du Plain, President and CEO of Du Plain Enterprises

Invite Underwriters
AGF invites any company, individual or entity to underwrite to help produce and broadcast this fresh, independent, honest evaluation of the issues that impact us all. We will provide recognition and other value to the underwriters and contributors, in addition to the tax deduction, as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

America’s Small Business Entrepreneurs Series
-They Tell Their Stories in Their Own Words on TV

Our America’s Small Business Entrepreneurs Series is one phase of our Hemispheric Forum TV program designed to feature Hispanic and other entrepreneurs to encourage them to tell their stories in their own words.

   The Hispanic audience has been and continues undeserved. It needs current and proper information and education media programs to contribute to bring them into “main stream” of life in America.
   Hispanics residing in the District of Columbia and Metropolitan Washington area contribute substantially to the area’s economic development and growth. Hispanics are hard working, strong family oriented, law abiding and pay substantial taxes. Hispanics purchasing power continues to grow at a fast pace. In 2000, Hispanics’ purchasing power was about $4 billion in the Metropolitan Washington area and over $450 billion across the country. However, Hispanics continue being taken for granted, ignored by Government officials of the District and of the Metropolitan Washington area. Our Foundation seeks to contribute to overcome this unfair situation by not only continue to produce but expand our Hemispheric Forum TV program. Additionally, we seek to inform and educate the non-Hispanic American community about the Hispanics in the US, and about Latin America and the Caribbean -contribute to bring our rich diversity to work and live together.

Hemispheric Forum TV Program
Purpose    To inform, educate, offer opinion related to the issues and needs facing Hispanics and other communities in the Metropolitan Washington area, around the country, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Content    Present issues of great need, interest and impact. Conduct surveys and encourage community
       participation. Offer commentaries, opinions, dialog; evaluate issues and offer services such as:

Trade, Commerce, Investment, travel, tourism domestic and international
Corporate social responsibility, develop public polls
Government and political education, leadership
Economic development strategies, entrepreneurship, business incubator
Financing and investment
Economic integration of our Hemisphere
Promote equal representation, equal opportunities, equal access for Hispanics and other disenfranchised
Potential contracts with government -the largest employer and buyer
Advantages becoming a US citizen, register, vote, civil rights, diversity
Culture, art, education, youth, sports, health, community and other events
High tech, science, security
Motivation, Self-esteem, jobs, employment, PSAs
Answers to community questions and concerns
All content and activities are professional, high quality journalism

Format        A unique TV program designed to attract, maintain and increase audience through
           interviews with experts, individuals, personalities, leaders, celebrities, role models
           Audience participation via our website and eventually live
           Serious, professional, entertaining, informational and educational
           Positive, motivational, building an engaged growing grass roots “critical mass”
           Developing a system of awards, prizes or incentives
           Creative, innovative ideas and process
           Produced at TV studios and on the field
           A global concept with Total Quality Management, all inclusive, open to all

Director and Host    Victor Pinzon
           Also, Editor/ Publisher of The Latin Quarter News

AGF re-initiated its Hemispheric Forum TV program in Washington, DC   

After having initially produced its "Hemispheric Forum" TV program in Miami, Florida, Americas Global Foundation, AGF, re-introduced it in Washington, DC. AGF started the successful recording of its unique TV program on Monday, October 18, 1999 at the TV Studios of DCTV, Cable TV, channel  25.

Hemispheric Forum is a TV program designed to address and offer solutions to some of the major issues, needs and challenges facing Hispanic Latinos in the United States and also the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Hemispheric Forum's mission is the same as that of The Americas Foundation, which includes contributing to the economic, educational and political empowerment of our people in the Americas. This is done through now, the four arms of the Foundation: programs and projects, legislative agenda, special events, and its media: Hemispheric Forum TV program, its website and The Latin Quarter News.

We produce Hemispheric Forum in Washington, DC -the world’s capital of political policy, the seat of government, and a wonderful cultural and historical site, second to none. However, we will produce Hemispheric Forum in other cities or sites around the world.

The host and director of the program is Victor Pinzon, professionally supported and assisted by William Walker as the producer and President of Faith Productions, Naomi Kinney, Joel Rambo, Sherelle Williams, and Diego Grajales. AGF thanks DCTV Public Access Corporation for allowing us to start producing our program in its studios and to broadcast Hemispheric Forum in their Cable Channels 25 and 26.

Our first guest was Mr. William "Bill" Nieto, the highest ranking Hispanic official in the US Department of the Interior at the National Capital Region's National Park Service. We addressed numerous issues in this first program, such as:

Unacceptable under representation of Hispanics in the Federal government, particularly in
the top decision making positions, and our on-going efforts to overcome this situation
Great losses caused by the historical and on-going polarization of Hispanics by country of origin and steps we are taking to contribute to overcome it
US Census 2000; how Hispanics be fully counted and why Hispanics should fully participate
Hispanics critical participation in the 2000 Presidential elections
English proficiency and "mainstream" America -the basic tools for Hispanics and other immigrants to the US  personal development and success
Diversity understanding and outreach to the other major ethnic groups: African Americans and Asian Americans
Establish a strategic partnership between National Park Service of the National Capital Region and AGF
Our ambitious, almost impossible but doable project to build, La Casa de las Americas in Washington and some of the possible programs and events AGF and the National Park Service may organize together to contribute to make said dream a wonderful reality.
Desperate need for the public and private sectors, particularly Corporate America to contribute with the resources to help NGOs, such as the Foundation, achieve the goals stated

Some additional ways AGF works to overcome these and other major challenges are:
Addressing, investigating, analyzing and offering solutions, communicating them to anyone who could help and benefit from the results.
Inviting our audience to join us to spread our message, to network, to contribute, and act to help implement our programs and projects, achieving the results we all seek.

And, most significantly inviting and engaging the public and private sectors to effectively show their social responsibility to the Hispanic community of the United States and the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean by sponsoring, donating, and in general contributing resources to making these programs and events a success for all involved and for the people of the United States and of the Americas. We offer a package of benefits to sponsors, donors and contributors.

First Broadcast. Hemispheric Forum first broadcast will be November 1999. We will be informing the day and hour within the next few days. We plan to offer the program on a weekly basis. Initially, it will be shown on DCTV Cable Channels 25 and 26. We plan to distribute the program to other cable TV, PBS stations throughout the United States, and anyone interested in carrying it.

Hemispheric Forum welcomes your comments, suggestions and fee-back. Additionally, we offer exciting local, national and hemispheric opportunities to volunteers, interns and anyone interested in becoming an active member of a dynamically growing global network. You may communicate with us via email, phone or fax at the offices of the Foundation.

Americas Global Foundation:
930 M Street, NW Suite 609 Washington, DC 20001
202-371-9696   Fax: 202-216-9550   vicpinzon@theamericas.org
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