Roots to Resistance! Visual Artist brings 12 Women Activists to Life #facebook #geekgirl

No More Silence! Please help spread the word by joining the Global Postcard Campaign!
Visual Artist brings 12 Women Activists to Life http://www.facebook.com/rootstoresistance

Renowned award winning visual artist and creative activist Denise Beaudet is bringing forth the images and stories of 12 remarkable women in a project entitled Roots to Resistance, painting larger than life sized portraits of these women activists as well as creating postcards that  spread word of their work.

This project aims to create voices for us all by creating postcards and sending them around the world and saying that we won’t be silent about war, atrocities and violence against women!

Examples of postcards include a portrait of the Congolese Journalist Chouchou Namegabe. Her work is simply of the utmost importance. It is a critical and dangerous endeavor as she travels across the war torn Congo to record the stories of the hundreds of thousands of women who have been assaulted there. She needs our support and our voices!

The global postcard exchange is completely free and really just involves us sending postcards to those interested in being partners in the Exchange. All we ask is that you give them out in your community and spread the word and we will print them in the language spoken there!

To become a partner in the Global Postcard Campaign please contact
Denise: invisible_earth@yahoo.com  and for more info and images of the
project: http://www.facebook.com/rootstoresistance

The 12 women:
Natalia Estemirova-Chechnya-Murdered Human Rights Journalist
Malalai Joya-Afghanistan-Woman’s Rights Activist
Chouchou Namegabe–Congo–Journalist/Women’s Rights Activist
Maria Gunnoe-U.S.-Environmental Activist
Aung San Suu Kyi-Burma-Human Rights Activist
Parvin Ardalan-Iran-Women’s Rights Activist
Rebecca Gomperts-Netherlands-Environmeari-Indonesia-Labor Activist
Wangari Maathai-Kenya-Environmental Activist
Zapatista Woman-Mexico Environmental/Indigenous Rights Activist
Marina Silva-Brazil-Environmental Activist
Yvonne Margarula-Australia-Indigenous Rights Activist

Some people are gay. Get over it!

Gaydalf?

Oscar’s Law – end Puppy factories

It’s time to end the shameful and cruel treatment of our companion animals, who are suffering on puppy factories and need our help. Oscar’s law is a very simple campaign: it enables everyone to make a stand and tell the Government that “We do not want companion animals factory farmed anymore” and “We no longer want the pet industry to mislead us about what is acceptable for our pets”.

You can help fight the genocide in Australia’s pounds, promote rescue organisations and no kill shelters as the first option to adopting, and change the way Australians gets their pets. Adoption is the intelligent alternative to impulse buying. No puppy factory whether it is “clean”, “model”, “state of the art” or otherwise is the answer for mans best friend.

Oscar’s Law

The Yes Men create the Yes Lab – helping train you how to become an activist

The Yes men are launching the Yes Lab, a series of brainstorms and trainings to help activist groups carry out Yes-Men-style activist projects on their own. They’ll give advice and facilitate, but participants will carry out actions themselves, without them.

Tell Obama to keep his promise, save the #whales

I’ve signed, have you?

Dear Friend,

In an altogether shocking move, President Obama’s delegation to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has decided to back a plan that would legalize commercial whaling — including in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary — for the first time since the international ban was passed over 20 years ago.

We only have until the start of the IWC meetings in June to convince the President that this plan is a horrible idea. And that’s exactly what we’re going to do.

Join me and tell Obama to keep his promise, save the whales.

Greenpeace will be delivering all the names and messages to high-ranking officials in the White House on June 3rd. I’ve already added my name. Add yours today.

Party – Night of Mayhem, May 1st, Sydney

Party – Night of Mayhem
Start Time: Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 9:00pm
Location: Sydney Park, St Peters, right near the train station

Description. A celebration of International Workers Day, a Celebration of Free Party Energy and the spirit of altruism. A Free Party For Everyone. A free party in Sydney Park. Meet at 9pm sharp in the brick pits in Sydney Park, and follow the crowd at 9.05pm towards a 12 volt powered party. OR FOLLOW THE MUSIC….
Seven sound systems, spontaenous stalls, weird installations in the middle of a circle of sound systems, a vego BBQ and all kinds of music from Breakcore to gypsy mashups. Or maybe we’ll chalk some arrows towards the party. Come one come all…. A Free Party for Everyone!

Social media for sustainability gatherings – free sessions with #Melbourne SM guru Keren Flavell

A recent addition to the networking events calendar is the Social Media for Sustainability meetup run by Keren Flavell. It happens every Thursday evening from 6-7pm at CERES Education Centre (Lee Street entrance), Brunswick, Melbourne.

Get together with people to discuss how social networking sites can help promote sustainability and other social causes.

It’s free to attend and a great way to meet like-minded people and learn something new.

Contact: keren.flavell@gmail.com

Join the meetup crew: http://www.meetup.com/Social-Media-for-Sustainability/

Burning Man Open Day #Melbourne – April 24th

Start Time: Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 2:00pm
Location: Pipemakers Park Melbourne

Description.MELBOURNE REGION ‘OPEN DAY’ SAT 24TH APRIL 2010

Wanting time to reconnect with the good energy left over from ConFest or Every Picture Tells a Story? Love Burning Man or want to know more about? Or just want to have a fun day with a great group of people? Then this is the event for you!!

Burning Man’s newly created ‘Melbourne Region’ is putting its name right on the Map, on Saturday 24th April 2010, with a wonderful afternoon and evening of activities at the Future Art Research Studio which is located in Pipemakers Park at the Living Museum of the West.

The day will be running from 2pm to Midnight with an entry of $10.

All money will go toward supporting regional activities and the upcoming Regional Burn in June.

Come and participate in a diverse range of entertainment and activities where you may find, Performers, Drummers, Comedians, a Burn School, Fire Twirlers, Movies, Costumes, Exhibitions, Musicians/Acts, DJs, Workshops & Talks, all gifted in the true Burning Man spirit.

Bring out your creative side and dress in your funkiest costumes!!

The day is a mini showcase of what you may find at Burning Man or any of the Regional Burns worldwide.

Everyone is a participant and there is always a space to welcome the stranger.

To be involved and placed on the program or even be part of the organising team, please contact:

Email: melbourne@burningmanaustralia.com
Website: http://burningmanaustralia.com

To Write Love on Her Arms Day – April 21st

To Write Love on Her Arms Day That’s right, another TWLOHA day!!

To Write Love on Her Arms is a “non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide.” The idea of a TWLOHA day is quite simple: write the word “love” on your arm on April 21st. The goal is to raise awareness of those who are hurting as well as promote TWLOHA’s work to provide hope, help, and support. Please join us as we come together to support the love movement and invite your friends.

Excerpt from TWLOHA’s vision statement: The vision is that community and hope and help would replace secrets and silence. The vision is people putting down guns and blades and bottles. The vision is that we can reduce the suicide rate in America and around the world. The vision is that we would learn what it means to love our friends, and that we would love ourselves enough to get the help we need. The vision is better endings. The vision is the restoration of broken families and broken relationships. The vision is people finding life, finding freedom, finding love. The vision is graduation, a Super Bowl, a wedding, a child, a sunrise. The vision is people becoming incredible parents, people breaking cycles, making change. The vision is the possibility that your best days are ahead. The vision is the possibility that we’re more loved than we’ll ever know.

The vision is hope, and hope is real. You are not alone, and this is not the end of your story.

To view TWLOHA’s full vision statement and learn more, visit http://www.twloha.com/vision/

Duck Season – stop these lame shooters from killing our waterbirds #fb

DUCK SEASON

Despite much opposition to Victoria’s recreational duck shooting season it is still going ahead opening on the weekend of March 20th/21st (2010) across Victoria.

You still have time to write to John Brumby and let him know how you feel about it.

Please write, email or phone
Premier John Brumby
john.brumby@parliament.vic.gov.au
Level 1, 1 Treasury Pl, Melbourne 3002
Tel: 9651 5000

Primarily politicians need to hear from Victorians (provide your address) saying that this brutal activity must be stopped.  Interstate and overseas supporters could say that Victoria should follow the other Labor states which have banned duck-shooting and that the issue is now one of national environmental significance.

Thank you from the Coalition Against Duck Shooting CADS