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Videos

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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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  Local Foods Save the World!

  In an age of plastic-wrapped produce shipped in from halfway around the world, toxic chemicals commonplace in our food supply, and widespread human rights abuses in corporately owned farms, few choices have as much impact as where we shop for food. Buying locally - farmers markets, community gardens, etc. - strengthens communities, protects the environment, and helps to make this a world worth living in.

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  G Living Room101 | Terracycle Founder

  Terracycle specializes in truning our trash into highly desirable new producs. They started of buy creating a fertilizer from worm poop

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  Kathy Griffin and Ryan Eggold get serious about Prop 8

  California voters will vote on Proposition 8 on November 4, which is a measure to eliminate marriage rights from same-sex couples. Actors and musicians speak out against the measure, and urge you to use your voice too. Written and Produced by Jonathan "Woody" Woodbeck Directed by Dave O'Brien Editors: Brandon Buck and Amitabh Klemm Production Assistant: Harmonie T. Tangonan

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  The Life of Harvey Milk: In the Footsteps of Gandhi and King

  The life of late San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk in the context of Gandhi and Martin Luther King. This animated documentary charts a time-line of the life of the first openly gay man elected to public office in between events in other civil rights struggles. Produced by Causecast for Focus Features, the piece celebrates the release of the film MILK, in theaters November 26.

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  The Life of Harvey Milk: In the Footsteps of Gandhi and King

  The life of late San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk in the context of Gandhi and Martin Luther King. This animated documentary charts a time-line of the life of the first openly gay man elected to public office in between events in other civil rights struggles. Produced by Causecast for Focus Features, the piece celebrates the release of the film MILK, in theaters November 26.

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  Do 1 Thing Animated Short Trailer - Do1Thing to Help Homeless Youth

  Pasquale Chieffalo, a graduate student in the Communications, Design & Technology department at Parsons, The New School for Design produces short animated promo for the Do1Thing project. Chieffalo animated the short as well as composed original music for the project. Using Aftereffects software to convey a simple but clear message, Do1Thing to help homeless youth. A NATIONWIDE CALL TO ACTION www.do1thing.org There are more homeless people today than at any previous time in U.S. history. Right now, more than 1.3 million of them are children. Do1Thing is our call to action to make a difference. We believe that by focusing our efforts on highlighting 1 Cause while asking people to do 1 Thing for that cause, great change will come. More than 30 Pulitzer-prize winning photographers and some of the most recognized names in photography have come together to put a “face” on teenage homelessness while asking you to put a “face” on activism and do 1 thing to help. Why focus on teenage homelessness? Three out of every 10 homeless adults admit to a history in foster and with 25,000+ children “aging out” of the foster care system each year, many will end up experiencing homelessness. The issues surrounding homelessness are gigantic. The solutions offered are endless. But what if everyone did 1 thing on 1 day to help this 1 cause? PROJECT PARTNERS It is the goal of Do1Thing to not only raise awareness for teenage homelessness, but also to promote and support the work of those non profits who have a long history of providing education, health care, job training and temporary housing to them. Through sustainable projects they are moving children from a life on the streets to permanent housing and a future. We are proud to partner with the following organizations. Covenant House International www.covenanthouse.org The largest privately funded agency in the Americas providing shelter and other services to homeless, runaway and throwaway youth. Stand Up For Kids www.standupforkids.org Their mission is to help homeless and street kids. They do this, every day, in cities across America through volunteers who go to the streets in order to find, stabilize and otherwise help homeless and street kids improve their lives. All facets of their mission are guided by the mandate that their volunteer’s tell kids they care about them and then, at every point, prove it. Do1Thing is a project of The Heart Gallery of New Jersey, a unique not-for-profit dedicated to raising awareness about foster children available for adoption. Through the volunteer efforts of some of the country's most prestigious photographers, portraits are taken that help capture the individuality and spirit of each foster child who is eligible to be adopted. www.heartgallerynj.org To view more of Pasquale Chieffalo's work, visit his website: http://www.pasqualechieffalo.com/

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  Photojournalist Ron Haviv Speaks about Homelessness in the US for the Do1Thing Project

  Award-winning photojournalist Ron Haviv has produced some of the most important images of conflict and other humanitarian crises that have made headlines from around the world since the end of the Cold War. A co-founder of VII, whose work is published by top magazines worldwide, including: Fortune, The NY Times Magazine, Time, Vanity Fair, Paris Match and Stern. He has published two critically acclaimed collections of his photography -- Blood and Honey: A Balkan War Journal, and Afghanistan: On the Road to Kabul ? and has contributed his wide-ranging body of work to several other books. With a special focus on exposing human rights violations, he has covered conflict and humanitarian crises in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia and the Balkans. Most recently, he has documented wars in Darfur and the DR Congo. His often-searing photographs have earned Haviv some of the highest accolades in photography, including awards from World Press Photo, Pictures of the Year, Overseas Press Club, and the Leica Medal of Excellence. He regularly lectures at universities and seminars, and numerous museums and galleries have featured his work, including the United Nations, The Louvre and The Council on Foreign Relations. Haviv has been the central character in three films. National Geographic Explorer?s Freelance in a World of Risk explores the hazards inherent in combat photography. The Serbian-made documentary Vivisect explores Serbian reaction to the Blood and Honey exhibit. Eyes of the World, which has featured in film festival worldwide, examines Haviv as a witness to war. In addition, Haviv has spoken about his work on The Charlie Rose Show, NPR, Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, CNN, MSNBC and The Best Damn Sports Show Ever. Haviv donated his time to photograph homeless teenagers for the Do1Thing project. www.do1thing.org

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  Taquan, a homeless young adult living at The Covenant House in Newark, NJ

  19 year old Taquan has been bounced from foster home to foster home since he was 2 years old. He has aged out of the DYFS system and was living on the streets. He is now in his third stay at The Covenant House in Newark, NJ. Admittedly Taquan did not take his fist two attempts at getting back on his feet seriously. He now says its time to get serious, and although not sure how long he will be staying at The Covenant House he knows that staying there is just procrastinating. Join Do1Thing on Valentines Day 2009 to help someone less fortunate than yourselves. Join our nationwide movement to raise awareness for the more than 1.3 million homeless youth in America. This video portrait was produced for do1thing.org by Jeff Rhode.

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  Photojournalist Ron Haviv Speaks about Homelessness

  Award-winning photojournalist Ron Haviv has produced some of the most important images of conflict and other humanitarian crises that have made headlines from around the world since the end of the Cold War. A co-founder of VII, whose work is published by top magazines worldwide, including: Fortune, The NY Times Magazine, Time, Vanity Fair, Paris Match and Stern. He has published two critically acclaimed collections of his photography -- Blood and Honey: A Balkan War Journal, and Afghanistan: On the Road to Kabul ? and has contributed his wide-ranging body of work to several other books. With a special focus on exposing human rights violations, he has covered conflict and humanitarian crises in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia and the Balkans. Most recently, he has documented wars in Darfur and the DR Congo. His often-searing photographs have earned Haviv some of the highest accolades in photography, including awards from World Press Photo, Pictures of the Year, Overseas Press Club, and the Leica Medal of Excellence. He regularly lectures at universities and seminars, and numerous museums and galleries have featured his work, including the United Nations, The Louvre and The Council on Foreign Relations. Haviv has been the central character in three films. National Geographic Explorer?s Freelance in a World of Risk explores the hazards inherent in combat photography. The Serbian-made documentary Vivisect explores Serbian reaction to the Blood and Honey exhibit. Eyes of the World, which has featured in film festival worldwide, examines Haviv as a witness to war. In addition, Haviv has spoken about his work on The Charlie Rose Show, NPR, Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, CNN, MSNBC and The Best Damn Sports Show Ever. Haviv donated his time to photograph homeless teenagers for the Do1Thing project. www.do1thing.org

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  Jorge Vazquez, Singing his Way Through Homelessness

  Twenty-year-old Jorge Vazquez survived an alcoholic and drug addicted mother. His family disowned him after dropping out of college when he couldn't afford the fees. With no place to go, he ended up homeless. Covenant House PA took him in. Produced by David Swanson for the Do1Thing project.

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  StandUp for Kids - Street Outreach - Reaching Homeless Kid

  StandUp For Kids Miami mentors kids every week at a shelter, helping them learn life-skills so they one day they'll have what they need to stay off the street. Their street outreaches have expanded to new neighborhoods and receive calls from many parts of the County from kids and adults who care about their well-being. Learn about how they take to the streets to help homeless kids. Produced by Chuck Fadely for the Do 1 Thing project. To view more of Chuck's work: Visit http://chuckfadely.com

Articles

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  What Produce Is In Season Right Now?

  Many people feel like the most important thing you should look for when grocery shopping is the "Organic" label. But what people don’t realize is something t...

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  Samsung Producing Eco-Phones (VIDEO)

  3rd Bottom Line interviews Samsung about their new sustainable phone, the Samsung Reclaim.

• Ray Brown Jr's New Album Benefits National Veterans Foundation

  Ray Brown Jr. has released a new album that benefits the National Veterans Foundation. The album features duets with Dionne Warwick, Jane Monheit, James Mood...

• Aaron Cohen: Slavehunter

  He’s survived a shooting in Haiti, an alleged poisoning in a Westminster restaurant, and thats just the the start of it. He has a price on his head from mor...

• New Cystic Fibrosis Drug Hoping To Stop The Problem At The Root

  A lot of people have heard of cystic fibrosis but most aren’t quite sure what it is. Cystic fibrosis produces a thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and ...

• European Parliment Decide To Cut Back On Renewable Energy

  European politicians have announced that they are planning on scaling back their plans to cut the increase of biofuels. The plan now is for 5% of transportat...

• South American Presidents Support Bolivia's Morales In Natural Gas

  Controversy has broken out in Bolivia where President Evo Morales has proposed some extremely controversial changes to the constitution. Morales wants to run...

• FDA Stops Drug Imports From India

  The FDA has halted importing of more than 30 generic drugs from India. Some of the popular drugs that have been banned are antibiotics and cholesterol medici...

• The Average Person Receives Around 560 Pieces Of Junk Mail A Year

  GreenDimes has created a service where they help eliminate the amount of junk mail you receive. They released some frightening statistics: The average perso...

• The 26 Year Ban On Offshore Drilling Might Be Lifted

  The House of Representatives has passed legislation that will open up drilling for oil and natural gas 50 miles off the coast. The legislation states that th...

• Unhealthy Food Affecting The Youth Of Greece

  Greeks used to be known as being some of the healthiest people in the world. Their diets have consisted of olive oil, fresh fish and fresh produce for centur...

• Dispelling Myths About Wind Energy

  LiveScience decided to examine some myths about wind energy to see if they were real or not. They felt that because the United States uses 17,000 megawatts o...

Events

• NextAid Celebrates World AIDS Day
  Location: Everywhere! Contact events@nextaid.org for more information about this opportunity. Deadline for participation is October 15th.
• "THE LAUNDRY" benefiting FALLING WHISTLES
  Location: STRONGHOLD 800 E. 3RD ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90013
• SXSW Benefit for HOPE
  Location: Austin, TX @Speakeasy
• Local Media for Social Change
  Location: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA Mosher Auditorium in the Norris Hall of Chemistry
• Stoked Sessions LA
  Location: Los Angeles, CA
• RW/FF: Rewind. Fast Forward.
  Location: LAX HOLLYWOOD 1714 N Las Palmas Ave Los Angeles, CA 90028
• 2009 National Veterans Wheelchair Games
  Location: Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane Convention Center, Lilac Valley and North Bowl facilities, Whitworth University pool, Spokane Valley Gun Club, Spokane Falls C...
• Funk Aid for Africa Listening Party
  Location: Zanzibar - 1301 Fifth St. Santa Monica
• Dallas Rocks 2009: Diamond Dinner and Pave After-Pa
  Location: Union Station, Dallas, TX
• CRUDE
  Location: Harmony Gold Theater, 7655 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
• LIVE from the LiNK 2009 Benefit Gala: "Hope Makes Us Live"
  Location: The Times Center 242 West 41st Street New York, NY 10018
• Elijah Wood's DNA 11 Portrait Auction
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