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Videos
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Causecast featured organization To Write Love on her Arms (TWLOHA) reaches out people dealing with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide by inspiring those in need and investing in treatment and recovery. Jamie Tworkowski speaks to New York City's youth, spreading TWLOHA's message of hope and healing.
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Global Angels: London & New York
People involved with Global Angels, including Causecast Leader Aaron Cohen, Natasha Bedingfield and sister Molly Bedingfield discuss the "revolution in kindness" Global Angels seeks.
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Featured CauseCreatedContent: We Are the Ones
The We Are the Ones Project is a photographic essay documenting the enthusiasm and diversity of Obama supporters across the country. Selected portraits will be exhibited in a New York gallery show and eventually published in book form along with Stories of Change written by the portrait subjects themselves.
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Video portrait of homeless youth "Perry." Produced by David Bergman for do1thing.org.
Perry is a homeless young man who is choosing to stay at Covenant House in New York City instead of living with an abusive family. He's a talented pianist -- completely self-taught -- and writes his own music. He has ambitions of going to college and working in the music business. This video portrait was produced by David Bergman (http://www.DavidBergman.net) for Do1Thing.org (http://www.do1thing.org) Do1Thing is a nationwide movement that strives to raise awareness for the more than 1.3 million homeless youth in America by asking everyone to simply Do 1 Thing on Valentines Day, 2009. Its a chance to help someone less fortunate than yourself. Shot with the Nikon D90. Tech details on the blog post:
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Photojournalist Nina Berman on Do1Thing.org
Nina Berman is a documentary photographer with a primary interest in the American political and social landscape. Her work has been extensively published, exhibited and collected, garnering praise in both the art and journalism communities with awards from the World Press Photo Foundation, the New York Foundation for the Arts and the Open Society Institute documentary photography fund. Her first monograph, “Purple Hearts – Back From Iraq” a collection of portraits and interviews with U.S. soldiers wounded in the war, was published by Trolley in 2004 and received wide acclaim. The book was made into a feature length documentary film by the same name and was screened worldwide. Her work on wounded veterans has continued and her 2006 “Marine Wedding” portrait that shows a severely disfigured marine with his young bride on their wedding day is considered to be an iconic image of life during wartime. Her work has been the subject of several solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums in New York, Chicago, Washington D.C. and throughout Europe. She is on the faculty of the International Center of Photography in her hometown of New York City. She received her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Chicago and her masters from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. For more about Nina see http://www.ninaberman.com. For more on the Do1Thing project, visit http://do1thing.org
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Do1Thing co-founders Najlah Feanny Hicks and Pim Van Hemmen learned the impact that one person could have on another person's life through their work with the Heart Gallery, a project they started to encourage the adoption of teens in the foster care system. Najlah Feanny has been hired by magazines world-wide for her "day-in-the-life" style of reportage photography. She is a New York City based photojournalist and has covered issues like abortion, women's rights, poverty, hurricanes, floods, business, politics and presidential campaigns. This video shows the impact one person had on the life of Jamillah Williams, a teen who aged out of the foster care system and became a single mother. http://www.heartgallerynj.org/, http://www.do1thing.org/
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Causecast featured organization To Write Love on her Arms (TWLOHA) reaches out people dealing with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide by inspiring those in need and investing in treatment and recovery. TWLOHA toured New York City, using music and spoken word to spread their message of hope.
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Sports Illustrated Picture Editor Jimmy Colton Talks About the Importance of Do 1 Thing
Sports Illustrated Picture Editor Jimmy Colton shares his thoughts on the power of photographer and our responsiblity to give back. James Colton is currently the photography editor for Sports Illustrated. He began his career in 1972 as the color picture editor for the Associated Press. Five years later he joined Newsweek as a senior photo editor for international news. In 1988, he became executive vice-president and general manager of Sipa Press in New York, before returning to Newsweek in 1992 as the director of photography. He is on the board of directors of the Eddie Adams Workshop, and is a mentor for J Camp, a national program that recruits talented high school students of color, sponsored by the Asian American Journalists Association. He was presented with the “Golden Career Award” at FotoFusion 2004 by the Palm Beach Photographic Centre, received an International Photography Awards “Lucie” for Picture Editor of the Year in 2007, was named Magazine Picture Editor of the Year in 2008 by the National Press Photographers Association, and was been acknowledged as one of the 100 most important people in photography by American Photo. http://do1thing.org
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CHICAGO: Jonathan Smith - A Childhood that Left him "Emotionally andPhysically Scarred"
Nina Berman photographed Jonathan Smith, 20, for Do1Thing.org in and outside the Open Door Shelter in Chicago, Illinois where he has been staying the last few months. Smith grew up outside of Buffalo, New York in a household of alcoholism and abuse with several reports filed to the state's child protection services by his school and neighbors. He left home at 16 and has had minimal contact with his family. He described his childhood as one that left him "emotionally and physically scarred." Produced by Nina Berman for the Do1Thing Project http://do1thing.org
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Q&A of The Youngest Candidate w/ Jason Pollock @ High School
http://www.TheYoungestCandidate.com ... October 28th, 2008 - Jason Pollock takes questions from high school students at School Without Walls High School in Rochester, NY. This appearance was part of a national tour that Pollock went on to get the youth vote out for the presidential election of 2008.
Articles
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Obama “Hope” Portrait Goes To Washington
Even before he takes office, President-elect Barack Obama's image will become part of the permanent collection at the National Portrait Gallery.
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Nation's Oldest and Largest African-American Sorority Partners with CARE to Empower Women Worldwide
200,000 plus members urged to join the movement.
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Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Sudan’s Leader
Judges at the International Criminal Court ordered the arrest Wednesday of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan for atrocities committed in Darfur.
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HBO's Death on a Factory Farm chronicles cruelty
It’s not something you see every day: a large sow hanging by its neck from a forklift, kicking and swinging through the air until it’s dead.
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A Public Plan for Health Insurance?
President Obama has rightly called for sweeping health care reform and charged Congress with coming up with a program. Expect a tough political fight.
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Human Rights Film Festival Showcases Young Filmmakers
Wouldn't we all like to view the world through the eyes of a child? Well, this is your chance to see the world, and human rights, through those eyes.
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Gloria Reuben's Interview with Kam Williams- "Raising The Bar"
After a long career in film, on television, in theater, and even as a back up singer for Tina Turner, Gloria Reuben jumps back into television with her new s... -
When people see an actor voicing a political opinion, most assume it’s going to be liberal. Why is this? Matthew Modine has an opinion. “Actors are often acc...
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Associated Press Uncovers Pharmaceuticals In Local Drinking Water
In a turn of events that’s reminiscent of Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle,” a news story has sparked controversy about America’s drinking water. The Associated ... -
Sigourney Weaver Featured At Disabilities Film Fest
Famous Actress Sigourney Weaver has been named as a featured speaker at the First Annual NY Disabilities Film Festival. The event took place between Septembe... -
NY Mets Hold A "Knitting For Charity" Event
New York Mets fans have knitted hats for babies in Africa and Asia. This is all part of National NeedleArts Association’s Stitch N’ Pitch event at New York’s... -
Jenny McCarthy "MOTHER WARRIORS: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds"
Parents across America are healing autism today. When Jenny McCarthy published Louder Than Words, the story of her successful efforts to save her son, Evan, ...
Events
- The Art of Elysium’s arrival in New York City! Location: The Jane 113 Jane Street New York City
- Focus For Change Gala Location: New York City
- The Black Ball 2009 Location: New York, NY
- Time Out For Hunger Location: New York City
- Strike Out Autism Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Anaheim, California Petaluma, California San Jose, California Atlanta, Georgia Shady Grove, Maryland Commerce Township, Michigan Austin, Tex...
- Save the Children's State of the World’s Mothers Luncheon Location: The Metropolitan Club One East 60th Street New York, New York
- BICYCLE FOR A DAY, every day! Location: 2420 FDR Drive, Service Road East New York, New York 10010
- Farm Sanctuary's CA and NY Pignics Location: New York Farm: 3150 Aikens Rd, Watkins Glen, NY California Farm: 19080 Newville Road, Orland, CA
- LIVE from the LiNK 2009 Benefit Gala: "Hope Makes Us Live" Location: The Times Center 242 West 41st Street New York, NY 10018
- NYC Thanksgiving Celebration FOR the Turkeys Location: Tavern on the Green, New York, NY
- 10th Annual Sustainable Design Awards Location: Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers New York City
- NextAid's World AIDS Day Campaign - Nov. 25 thru Dec. 31 Location: New York, Boston, Charlotte, Los Angeles, Omaha, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Syracuse
People
- James.Nachtwey
- lousagar New York, NY
- willcoley Santa Monica, CA
- icequeen057 West Hollywood, CA
- AndrewSchwartz Los Angeles, CA
- Lucy Walsh Hollywood, CA
- audhepfan
- esther.havens Austin, TX
- JackTheDonkeyDotCom Toronto, ONTARIO
- SuperKittyTV Wayne, NJ
- jasonoliver New York, NY
- MILK
Blog posts
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Alliance for the Arts party in New York City
I'm attending the Alliance for the Arts Friends of the Arts party at Christie's in New York on November 18. Tickets are available online at http://www.allianceforarts.org/wagner%2008/index.htm
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The Art of Elysium arrives in NEW YORK CITY! Calling all Artists!
The Art of Elysium is very excited to announce that after many successful years of programming in the Greater Los Angeles area we are finally opening our doors in New York City! Thanks to our many ...
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Happy New Year! Autism It's A wonderful life... Please help your friend
Happy New Year! Please watch this video and pass it on... How can you help a family dealing with Autism this year? http://spotlight.news.yahoo.com/v/11214290 What can you do today... ...
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Happy New Year! Resolution One: Help a family dealing with Autism. Feel good
Thank You and Happy Holidays to you all. You are a crazy, wonderful, caring, young, and Causefull group. Never forget one of the greatest needs of the human condition is human connection. We all ar...
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“Giving is Living” Powerful new book by Marnie & Trish Howard
Generosity Makes a Comeback New Book Shows That by Helping Others We Help Ourselves Because each of us deals with so much stress on a personal level—especially in light of the current rece...
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“Giving is Living” Powerful new book by Marnie & Tisha Howard
Generosity Makes a Comeback New Book Shows That by Helping Others We Help Ourselves Because each of us deals with so much stress on a personal level—especially in light of the current recess...
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New Attitude. The Autism Communities Amazing Future.
The year is 2030 Autism is cured. We have united as parents to find the cause. We have realized we were poisoning our children through continued generational mistreatment of our bodies. We were ab...
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Morgellons: a new disease that I feel we must all be educated on and aware of
Morgellons: a new disease that I feel we must all be educated on and aware of Hi I am sending this just because as someone who is always trying to keep up with health and healing and keep love...
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Mike Adams Natural News While the Obama administration is attempting to pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in a hurry, NaturalNews readers have begun actually reading the...
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Fighting Malaria with an MBA: A New Business Plan
Last week, I went to the San Diego State University for their annual Sports MBA Case Competition. Some of the best young sports business minds from across the country put their classroom skills to ...
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I'm taking off this week to go to a media conference in NYC. It's my first time heading out east so I'm really excited!
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Russell Simmons in Africa supporting DEF
In South Africa this week for my work to grow the Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F.), a non-profit I co-founded last year to support educational empowerment programs in African nations where diamond...
