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The University of Colorado at Boulder Museum of Natural History is teaming up with volunteers to upgrade conservation efforts for what is considered to be one of the finest Southwest textile collections in the world.

A new film by a University of Colorado at Boulder professor designed to raise awareness of child exploitation in the global sex trade will premiere at the Boulder International Film Festival on Feb. 17 at 4:15 p.m. "Sita, A Girl From Jambu," was produced, written and directed by Assistant Professor Kathleen Man of the CU-Boulder film studies department. It will be shown at the Boulder Public Library auditorium located at 1000 Canyon Blvd. in downtown Boulder.

MEDIA ADVISORY The Rev. Al Sharpton's cancelled appearance at the University of Colorado at Boulder has been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 13. Sharpton will speak about racism and American politics at 7 p.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom in the UMC on the CU-Boulder campus. The event is free and open to the public. Sharpton's visit, originally scheduled for Feb. 8, is presented by the CU-Boulder student-run Cultural Events Board. The board is part of the University of Colorado Student Union, which is supported by student fees.

Editors: Clips and photographs from the re-mastered film are available for use. Please contact Dirk Martin at (303) 492-3112. Oscar-nominated filmmaker and University of Colorado at Boulder senior film instructor Jerry Aronson will present a re-mastered version of his award-winning film about his friend and longtime Boulder resident and poet, Allen Ginsberg, at the Boulder International Film Festival on Feb. 17. The screening of "The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg" will be held at 2:45 p.m. at the Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St. in downtown Boulder.

MEDIA ADVISORY Tonight's speech by the Rev. Al Sharpton at the University of Colorado at Boulder has been cancelled. Efforts are being made to reschedule the event but no further information is available at this time. The event was cancelled because Sharpton missed his scheduled flight to Denver this morning from New York. Sharpton also records a daily radio show, and it was not possible for him to do that and arrive on time for the event after missing his scheduled flight, according to Leasa Weimer, assistant director of the University Memorial Center.

The 11th annual Campus Diversity Summit at the University of Colorado at Boulder, "Diversity 911," will be held Feb. 21-23. All events will take place in the University Memorial Center and are free and open to the public. "Diversity 911 is our theme this year and it couldn't be more timely," said Mark Augustin, co-chair of the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs. The theme reflects the urgency of enhancing efforts to promote a more welcoming environment on campus and in surrounding communities, he said.

A draft report of the Boulder portion of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Diversity appointed by CU President Hank Brown was sent to the 60-member commission late yesterday by the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Equity.

Hundreds of people are expected to gather in downtown Denver March 13-15 for a first-of-its-kind conference focused on programs scientifically proven to prevent or reduce youth violence, delinquency and drug use. Nationally renowned experts on youth development will speak at the Blueprints Conference hosted by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The event will be held at the Adam's Mark Hotel, 1550 Court Place.

The Robert H. and Beverly A. Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado's Leeds School of Business will host the inaugural Sustainable Venturing Business Plan Competition Feb. 23-24 at the Millennium Hotel in Boulder.

Volcanoes and moving continents are two of the topics to be discussed during the Saturday Physics Series talk, "A Journey to the Earth's Interior," on Feb. 18 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Shijie Zhong, an associate professor of physics at CU-Boulder, will present the free public talk at 2 p.m. in Duane Physics room G1B30 on the CU-Boulder campus. The Saturday Physics Series is intended for high school students, teachers and adults.