Posted: August 19, 2010
WASHINGTON — Israel and the Palestinians will resume long-stalled direct peace talks in Washington early next month with the aim of reaching a settlement in a year’s time, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday.
The breakthrough after a nearly two-year hiatus in face-to-face negotiations marks a small but important step forward in the Obama [...]
Categories: Generation Make a Difference Peace Politics
Posted: August 12, 2010
I would like to share with you the Trick or Vote videos that I’ve been working on for the past several weeks. I was project manager on these videos, along with co-writing the scripts. Hope you enjoy and please forward to others.
Categories: Film/Movie Funny Make a Difference Politics Portland ha ha
Posted: August 5, 2010
Last week marked the launch of Sambazon’s new media and advertising campaign aimed at spotlighting some special people that fight to make this world a better place. These change makers pay it forward everyday in a big way, and through the work they do, thousands of lives are touched.
Social entrepreneurs [...]
Categories: Food Make a Difference Marketing/Branding Peace Photography environment inspiration
Posted: July 31, 2010
Stripping for charity is one thing but ditching your clothes and heading for the nearest rollercoaster takes some serious nerve. It happened this weekend in the UK, when 102 thrill-seekers took off on a record-breaking naked rollercoaster ride — raising heaps of cash for charity in the process.
Waiting for the [...]
Categories: Art Clothing Make a Difference inspiration
Posted: July 28, 2010
China may have found an environmentally friendly way to save money while easing congestion on city roads, Engadget reports.
Instead of spending millions to widen roads, the Shenzhen Huashi Future Parking Equipment company is developing a “3D Express Coach” (also called a “three-dimensional fast bus”) that will allow cars less than 2 meters [...]
Categories: Economy Make a Difference Politics Really? Travel animation environment
Posted: July 25, 2010
If a four-letter word comes to mind when assessing BP’s efforts in the Deepwater Horizon Spill that has ravaged the Gulf of Mexico, chances are it’s not going to be fine.
Luke Montgomery opts for fuck. The founder of Good Ideas for Good Causes and a longtime gay rights activist—one who at 19 [...]
Categories: Economy Fashion Generation Make a Difference Politics environment inspiration
Posted: July 13, 2010
On July 23rd, television, film and Broadway star Stephanie March will turn 36 and instead of gifts, she’s asking friends, family and fans to donate money to World of Children.
In a piece published on Huffington Post this week, March encourages others to give to the children’s advocacy organization, saying:
“In a world of [...]
Categories: Love Make a Difference Marketing/Branding TV inspiration
Posted: July 12, 2010
I’d like to give a shout out to my favorite street artist. For those of you that haven’t heard of Banksy, he’s freaking amazing. Known for doing pop art, political art and social art in live urban environments. His work can been scene all around the world. Please come to Portland Banksy, pretty Please.
Categories: Art Funny Make a Difference Peace Photography Really? environment inspiration
Posted: June 16, 2010
Shane Endicott, executive director of the ReBuilding Center, shows a door that was confirmed as a work of Leroy Setziol and was appraised at a value of up to $35,000. (Photo by Dan Carter/DJC)
Open the Door to Sustainability
What: A fundraising event for the ReBuilding Center with live music, local food and an auction featuring 50 [...]
Categories: Art Make a Difference Oregon Portland environment furniture inspiration
Posted: June 15, 2010
During “Space,” the dreamy future-shock ballad that closes her upcoming third album, M.I.A. repeatedly coos, “My lines are down/You can’t call me,” over a gently percolating beat that sounds like a Sega Genesis practicing its pillow talk. It’s just one of the many observations on our data-drenched Infotainment Age that crop [...]
Categories: Art Film/Movie Make a Difference Music Peace Politics
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