Entries by Susan (150)

Wednesday
Nov022011

Why the Students Rebuild Challenge A Path Forward is SO important...

We've been telling you about this great new partnership that we have with Students Rebuild, the Bezos Family Foundation and CARE, and the truth is we are excited about it for a lot of reasons.  We get to reach out to and interact with students and educators from around the world, we get to work with really great organizations as partners, we're all together making a difference through our actions and through the generous financial inccentive that comes as part of every individual's participation in the challenge.  

And here's why that last piece is so important. There are so many governments and groups tossing around the number 750,000.  That's how many people are considered at risk of dying in Somalia in the next 3 months.  

This article is long, but please read it.  Every word.  And then tell people about the Students Rebuild challenge, and ask them to register, and ask them to make bones.  Because doing this will make a difference. Think about it, one click of a link to register, one hour to plan an event, one hour to be part of the event making bones, and you will be making a difference in the lives of one or some of those 750,000 people.  

And then, when those bones go to the national mall, you will see what you've done, what you're part of. 

That's what we at One Million Bones think of as the new face of art and activism.  Help us do it.

 

Monday
Oct312011

Check this out!

We told you about our fantastic new partnership with Students Rebuild, right?

Well, this is how amazing it is; we've already had all these teams register:

Powhatan Elementary

Gramercy Arts High School

Westmount Art Club

Wandering Educators

Community High School District 218

buildOn Philly

SJB 3rd Grade

Dawson Do Something Team

Stanton CAS Club

Panther Lake Student Council

Beacon Hill International School

PA's Westminster College #Enough Movement

Youth in Arts

We'll be featuring some of them on the Students Rebuild site and here on the OMB blog starting soon, so be sure to check it out.  This is awesome and so are every one of these teams.  If you are going to do an event, register through Students Rebuild and be part of this amazing student initiative! Maybe we'll feature you're team.

Wednesday
Oct262011

Technology and me...and SPREAD in Santa Fe!

I learned somthing today: for anyone to actually post a comment to this blog, the comment has to be approved by the website manager.  Who knew!  Obviously not me.

For all of you who have posted, I am SO sorry not to have been in touch (except the UGG shoe promotion people. You can go bother someone else's blog for all I care). 

We've posted all the old comments that we can, and will be keeping up with it from here on out.  

And then, there's SPREAD--a fundraising-palooza, all wonderful artistic show, and not a small amount of pressure for the arts groups selected to present their project.  How does it work?  This Friday, 7pm at the Santa Fe Farmers Market.  Dinner for 350.  Cash tickets. 8 artists or groups present, and then a vote.  Winner gets the piggy bank!

Here's the information:

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 /  SITE MEMBER PRE-SALE ONLY!STARTING AT 6:00 PM:  LIMITED TICKETS WILL BE RELEASED FOR SALE AT SITE FOR CURRENT SITE MEMBERS ONLY (Two tickets per Member Household in line, please)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 /

IN ALBUQUERQUE @ Acequia Booksellers, 4019 4th St. NW Albuquerque / STARTING AT 5:00 PM: 50 TICKETS WILL BE RELEASED FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC (Two tickets per person in line, please)

IN SANTA FE @ SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta  / STARTING AT 6:00 PM: TICKETS WILL BE RELEASED FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC (Two tickets per person in line, please)

/ NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD THE NIGHT OF SPREAD! /

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS AT ACEQUIA BOOKSELLERS FOR HELPING MAKE SPREAD TICKETS AVAILABLE IN ALBUQUERQUE! www.acequiabooksellers.com

SPOOKY SPREAD AFTER-PARTY!

The Spread Host Committee invites SPREAD revelers to a post-party at The Ore House at Milagro (139 West San Francisco Street) beginning at 9:30 pm, complete with a Costume Contest and prizes. $5 suggested donation at the door goes to support the next SPREAD.

Come support One Million Bones, if you can, BUT YOU MUST GET TICKETS AHEAD OF TIME!

We'll let you know how it goes...

Monday
Oct242011

One Million Bones and Students Rebuild

Hello!

We're SO excited about our partnership with Students Rebuild and CARE and we hope you'll be too.  Take a minute and check out these amazing organizations and then please, go to facebook and like Students Rebuild, and like CARE.  Oh, and if you haven't already, while you're on Facebook, like One Million Bones, too. We have 3,267 likes and we want you to help us get to 3,500.  LIKE US!

And, if you're a student or an educator and you want to participate in One Million Bones PLEASE do it through the Students Rebuild challenge.  It's an amazing opportunity for students to participate in an educational program AND generate support for children on the ground in Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.  You can read all about it at Students Rebuild, Take the Challenge, A Path Forward.

Finally, help us spread the word about this amazing partnership that educates youth around the globe, connects them to children struggling in Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, provides direct aid for those struggling kids, and helps One Million Bones get that much closer to our visible petition of 1,000,000 bones on the National Mall. This is a release with info you can use or share to help us get the word out.

We are moving forward, making a difference, changing the world bit by bit.  We couldn't do it without YOU!

Wednesday
Oct192011

An on-the-ground look at Congo

OMB's researcher Kim Woods found the video series we're posting today.  This is her introduction:

"Dear friends and supporters,

Today, I focus on a view short clips of the Democratic Republic of Congo. VICE is an independent journalism organization. They developed a collection of five videos addressing the conflict in Congo in a very personal light. Especially important in these films are conflict minerals, sexual assault and the Rwandan Hutu rebels as well as the Lord’s Resistance Army.

For individuals who desire a greater understanding of these horrific events, VICE is great in pushing fact based stories versus opinion based. The videos are incredible!"

And they are indeed, but I have to warn you that there are some scenes that are VERY DIFFICULT, especially in video 4. Please be aware and watch accordingly.

http://www.vice.com/vice-news/the-vice-guide-to-congo-1

http://www.vice.com/vice-news/the-vice-guide-to-congo-2

http://www.vice.com/vice-news/the-vice-guide-to-congo-3

http://www.vice.com/vice-news/the-vice-guide-to-congo-4

http://www.vice.com/vice-news/the-vice-guide-to-congo-5