I recently participated in a showing of the documentary Invisible Children, which left me in an indescribable and confused emotional state. Only one thing was clear - something has to be done. The movie was created in Spring 2003 by…
Continue Reading →Not a stranger to running successful fundraisers for worthy causes, the team at Threadless is at it again. This time, they've teamed up with the American Red Cross to celebrate the organization's 125th anniversary. All the shirts in the Threadless…
Continue Reading →After a grueling 34 hours of travel, my father and younger brother finally arrived in Java just miles away from the epicenter of an earthquake which caused utterly-massive devastation. The needs there are far greater than anyone in their group…
Continue Reading →Congratulations to Flavorpill for launching their 10th email publication to date. Sick of scanning CNN.com for world news? I know I am! The latest newsletter Activate is a weekly filter of 'what's going on around the world'-- distilling the most…
Continue Reading →aujCollections is a wonderful concept-clothing line out of Toronto with a truly awesome mission: Save the world in style. The t-shirts are made with fine details of sewn cashmere on the insides of the sleeve, light-washed printing and a slim…
Continue Reading →We live in turbulent times, but its good to see some people care about the world and are trying to make some kind of difference through the arts-- using whatever tools they have. The Massachusetts College of Art and Philadelphia…
Continue Reading →Right now in Java there is still an enormous lack of awareness about the tragic earthquake that struck the region more than two weeks ago, leaving 600,000 people without homes or any supplies. I'd like to interrupt our normal posting…
Continue Reading →Attention all coffee lovers! I just came across this fantastic grassroots start-up coffee company called Simple Coffee that is based on the principles of "better trade and honestly organic values." Simple Coffee, founded by three 23-year old entrepreneurs, prides itself…
Continue Reading →The Border Film Project recently distributed over a 400 disposable cameras to undocumented migrants crossing the desert into the U.S. and the Mintemen militia guys trying to catch them. The cameras were all sent back to the project headquarters in…
Continue Reading →Downtown for Democracy is a political action committee founded by professionals in the arts, music, fashion, film, design, and general creative media-- with a goal to mobilize America's creative community to engage new voters and elect progressive candidates. Their new…
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