BRENDA ROONEY : Producer, public speaker

Documentaries include The Great Granny Revolution and Condoms, Fish & Circus Tricks.

Her inspirational speeches have been given in Universities and theatres from coast to coast. She has addressed conferences on social justice, women's issues and the new paradigm in international development.

Co-ordinated the visit of Dr. Malegapuru W. Makgoba, head of South Africa's Health Research Council, and the webcasting of a panel discussion on HIV/AIDS research with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Health Canada, CIDA, IDRC and the South African High Commission.

Co-produced the National Election for the Rights of Youth with partners, Elections Canada and UNICEF Canada in which over a million young people voted.

Co-wrote and produced MICHAEL FLETCHER'S GUIDE TO THE YEAR 2000, a 45-minute television special on the computer millennium bug featuring documentary and live action, 1998. Produced both ½-hour television documentaries, THE WOMAN WHO LOST HER VIEW (version français LA DAME ET SON PONT) which aired in 1997. Co-produced the 20-hour television series THE GREAT LAW, which aired on Vision TV in 1996.

Brenda was Executive Producer of the CANSA Festival in Toronto in which 2 plays, a film series, a concert and an anti-racism conference were presented over seven days in Sept. 1994.

She produced SAFIKA, a 10 minute dramatic short for voter education which aired on the South Africa Broadcasting Corp. and Vision TV, in March 1994. Co-produced the CONCERT FOR INDIGENOUS RESTORATION and MAYIBUY' iAFRICA at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. Negotiated the televising of both concerts with MuchMusic.

Produced the 1984 award winning TV commercial for the Stratford Festival.

Communications Co-ordinator for a wide variety of events and organisations including VESAC's CD release X MARKS THE SPOT, Employment Equity (1992) and Cultural Industries (1994) regional consultations for the Ontario Provincial Government.

For the African National Congress she handled the Canadian media during Nelson Mandela's release from prison and famously stopped the presses at Macleans magazine, insisting that they had to interview the ANC's Canadian representative before they could publish. She also co-ordinated communications for Walter and Albertina Sisulu's Canadian tour and for Albie Sachs. For Oxfam Canada, she handled the release of the Human Rights in Chile report. She developed a job readiness programme for the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture.

Has been Director of Communications for a variety of Canadian and U.S. theatres including, Theatre Plus, the Berkshire Theatre Festival, Theatre Direct and We Are One. Assistant Director of Marketing and Public Relations for the Stratford Festival. Published many publications for numerous organisations in the non-profit sector. She continues to create Marketing and Communications Sratagies for organisations like The River Echo Language School and The Québec Learners' Network.

As a graduate of Centennial College's Recreation Programme and the Toronto Teachers' College, Ms. Rooney worked in Youth and Community Programming over a period of 10 years on three continents.

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