tag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:/bg/projects?page=114Awesome Foundation - Проекти2014-01-15T12:19:55Ztag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/281572014-01-15T00:00:00Z2014-01-15T12:19:55ZYerevan – արհեստանոց2013 դեկտեմբերին ՕՍԸՄ հիմնադրամի ամենամսյա մրցույթի հաղթող է ճանաչվել ԱՐՀԵՍՏԱՆՈՑ նախագիծը: Հիմնադրամի միջոցներից տրամադրված գումարը կոգտագործվի երեխաների խեցեգործական արհեստանոցի համար թրծման վառարան գնելու նպատակով: Ծրագրի մասին հավելյալ տեղեկություներ կարող եք կարդալ ստորև:
Սահմանափակ հնարավորություններ ունեցող երեխաների զբաղվածությունը մեր երկրում այսօր թերի է կազմակերպված: Ճիշտ է, մեզանում կազմակերպվում են ամառային և ձմեռային ճամբարներ, որտեղ երեխաները սովորում են կանգնել դահուկների վրա, յուրացնում առագաստանավային սկզբունքները, սակայն գարնանը և աշնանը նրանց ժամանցի և զբաղվածության խնդիրնեըը շարունակում են մնալ չլուծված:
Մենք կազմակերպեցինք մի արհեստանոց, որտեղ ես երեխաներին սովորեցնում եմ նկարել, կավից պատրաստել տարբեր առարկաներ, յուրացնել դիզայնի հիմունքները: Ցավոգ կեռամիկայից պատրաստած իրերը մենք ստիպված ենք թրծել այլ տեղում ստիպված ենք երկար սպասել մեր հերթին հասնելուն և կարողանում ենք թրծել արտադրանքի սահմանափակ քանակությունը:
Հայտնի է, որ կավի հետ աշխատանքը ունի բուժական հատկություններ և անհրաժեշտ է սահմանափակ հնարավորութուններ ունեցող երախաների որոշ խմբերի համար անհրաժեշտ է՝ շարժումների կարգավորման, ուշադրության կենտրոնացման համար և այլն:
Բացի վերը նաշվածից այդ գործունեությունը կարող է ունենալ նաև կոմերցիոն բնույթ: Արկա են նախնական պայմանաորվանությաններ որոշ կազմակերպությունների և բանկերի հետ երեխաների ձեռքերով պարրաստած իրերի գնման մասին՝ տոնական և անվանական նվերներ, հուշանոերներ: Ինչ խոսք, ստացված միջոցները լուրջ խթան են հանդիսանալու երեխաների համար:
Հիշեցնենք, որ ՕՍԸՄ հիմնադրամը դիմումներ է ընդունում մինչև յուրաքանչյուր ամսվա վերջին օրը: Ուղարկեք ձեր ֆանտաստիկ գաղափարները եւ հնարավորություն կունենաք ստանալու $1000 ձեր փոքր երազանքը իրականացնելու համար: Մեր պայմանները պարզ են եւ մատչելի, ընդամենը հարկավոր է լրացնել այս ձեւը եւ ձեր ՕՍԸՄ գաղափարը կքննարկվի:
http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/submissions/new?chapter=yerevanԿադիլով ՍերգեյարհեստանոցArmeniaYerevanhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/yerevantag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/275062014-01-15T00:00:00Z2014-01-17T19:39:43ZNew York City, NY – We Radiate We Radiate is exploring the feasibility of mobile and strategically placed compost units which allow for the transfer of heat energy created through the decomposition and breakdown of food scraps. Heat generated from compost units creates temperatures exceeding 120°F. Our goal is to maximize energy output of small-scale compost units for use in public spaces (eg. bus-stops). And since New York City landfills over 1 million tons of organic material annually, this possibility can create vast (renewable) energy outputs.
There are 2 objectives:
a) Design innovative, small-unit compost units which optimize heat generation;
b) Maximize heat transfer from compost unit to external devices, for consumption in public spaces (bus-stops or to melt ice)
We Radiate is conducting multiple experiments to research the most effective methods to create heat energy by small scale compost stations. To reach elevated temperatures of 120°F, compost units must exceed a volume of 1 cubic meter, which is larger than ideal for an urban environment. To make this a plausible city-wide initiative it is necessary to minimize compost unit size.
Initial trials have been successful with temperatures exceeding 100°F on a small-scale. This achievement has prompted a continuation in volume reduction - from 2/3rd of the original size down to 1/4th. A prototype is currently being developed for placement underneath a bus-stop bench. This ecologically sound idea would bring forth heated benches at bus stops throughout the wintertime without additional financial resources; this will also offer an educational duality for participation in compost initiatives. We Radiate is looking to expand these design models across the city to encourage awareness and partnerships.
We Radiate meets the challenges of two urgent concerns: solid waste management and energy. Our vision enables communities to create, maintain, and possess their own energy generating locally from compost.Sashti BalasundaramWe Radiate http://weradiate.comUnited StatesNew York City, NYhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/nyctag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/262592014-01-15T00:00:00Z2014-01-15T15:34:51ZTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Неактивен) – System Ali HouseThis project will fund the first professional Ethiopian hip-hop group in Israel to record their first album. They will be mentored by the now famous Arab-Russian-Jewish hip-hop outfit, System Ali.
We love them because... well - just check out the link to a clip below and you will see why :)System Ali HouseSystem Ali Househttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152042875515822&set=vb.10921745821&type=2&theaterIsraelTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Неактивен)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/telavivtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/280842014-01-15T00:00:00Z2016-12-29T00:40:00ZOttawa – Twice Upon a TimeJanuary’s Awesome Ottawa award goes to Alexandra Yarrow, to support Twice Upon a Time, a project to provide books to children from families in need.
“The pride children experience from owning books further promotes lifelong learning,” explains Alexandra. “We will provide free or gently-used books to children initially through a pop-up shop in <A HREF="http://www.heartwoodhouse.ca/">Heartwood House</A>'s lobby, and later from an independent storefront on-site.”
“We envision Twice Upon a Time as a complement to excellent public library service. Many families bring their children to the library, but many do not, because they are afraid of potential fines or costs for lost material, or other perceived or real barriers. And even if families visit the library, studies have shown that children do better in school when there are books at home.”
“Our project is inspired by the <A HREF="http://www.childrensbookbank.com/">Children's Book Bank</A>, a charity operating in Toronto’s Regent Park since 2008,” Alexandra explains. She and her team of dedicated volunteers will collect the books through donation bins and community-based book drives. To learn more or to get involved, visit <A HREF="http://ottawachildrensfreebookproject.wordpress.com/">http://ottawachildrensfreebookproject.wordpress.com/</A>.
Alexandra is an acting manager at the Ottawa Public Library.
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The best ideas are those that incorporate multiple perspectives and are spawned from collaboration. Specifically, Makeathon aims to promote interdisciplinary collaboration among students across the nation, as well as to give them valuable connections to other students in various fields. Moreover, Makeathon aims to show students how to effectively create, market, and pitch an idea, as well as to promote an understanding of how innovation, productivity, and creativity (with the help of prototyping tools) can be used to develop new products.
Makeathon is a completely student-run event, hosted by undergraduates at the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor. It will take place February 21rd-23rd, 2014.Sydney BigelowMPowered Makeathonhttp://mpowered.umich.eduUnited StatesAnn Arbor, MIhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/ann-arbortag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/283032014-01-14T00:00:00Z2014-01-14T21:30:09ZAnn Arbor, MI – Fabulous Contraptions! cardboard arcade pop upFabulous Contraptions, a community created pop-up cardboard arcade, is about building the creative confidence of the community— uniting kids and adults in the pleasure of making things and the act of joyful play. The event is inspired directly by Caine's Arcade, the short documentary about a 9 year-old boy whose imagination fueled the creation of an entire arcade built from cardboard at his dad’s auto shop. Fabulous Contraptions is a collaborative community project that celebrates (and exercises) individual and collective creativity.
This spring, it will pop up at the FLY Creativity Lab in downtown Ypsilanti. We have interest from the Wurst Bar about hosting the arcade as well. The portable arcade may appear at other community sites as well— we will seek other opportunities to display the work.
How will it be built? FLY will reach out to kids in the community. We will offer hands-on workshops where kids will learn about simple machines, and spend time exploring the challenge of making their visions happen. Creating complex contraptions that work requires time and space to explore, as well as knowledge and exposure to inspiration and information. FLY is prepared to provide these resources! These free workshops will be open to the entire community.
At the same time, we will invite local creatives to participate. We live in a community that is rich in talent and inspiration. This is an opportunity to make connections, across generations and genres!
This project is about process as much as the end result. Kids will learn to build something that works, and present it to the public. Kids learn to make their own fun, to design, to experiment, to meet a challenge, and to collaborate with others. We'll connect artists with youth, and bring our neighbors together for some fun. This project helps FLY address creative confidence and community directly and in a highly visible way. The project has extensive impact: it will benefit kids, the community, and FLY.Linette Lao for FLY Children's Art CenterFabulous Contraptions! cardboard arcade pop uphttp://www.flyartcenter.orgUnited StatesAnn Arbor, MIhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/ann-arbortag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/250422014-01-14T00:00:00Z2014-01-15T15:21:11ZTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Неактивен) – yutsrim zugiot - יוצרים זוגיותYotzrim Zugiot offers speed dating for young adults with Autism. We are proud to say that some of the participants have gone on dates, and as a result of one of the evenings there are now two “official” couples! adar piloyutsrim zugiot - יוצרים זוגיותhttps://www.facebook.com/anashim4all?ref=hlIsraelTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Неактивен)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/telavivtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/271092014-01-13T00:00:00Z2014-01-13T22:32:01ZAwesome Without Borders – Solo No Puedo: I Cannot AloneFilming for the last 7 years, my second feature documentary, “Solo No Puedo: I Cannot Alone” is almost done filming. If you build it, will they come? An energetic, inspirational 78-year-old Peruvian-American doctor attempts the impossible before he dies—the construction of a state of the art, volunteer-run hospital in the middle of the jungle. Dr. Luis Vasquez is the Pied Piper of dreams! From his Chicago suburban home, to his mother’s remote jungle village—a place lost in time for a century— Luis’s simple idea to bring universal healthcare to the community and build a clinic explodes into an internationally run and sustainably designed scientific campus that will spark global changes in health care. The area around Yantaló, Peru is lacking in even basic care, but the specialists that are drawn there by Dr. Vasquez’s force of energy have already attracted patents from as far away as Lima. An intimate portrait over 7 years, Dr. Vasquez and his mother’s home village transform, as the power of dreams and determination are tested.
Documentary is the ultimate form of journalism; entertaining, educational, and reaches large audiences. The film will be an example for organizations on how to inspire volunteerism, and for individuals on how to make a lasting impact. Agreements have already been set up between the Peru hospital and over 20 institutes around the world. Each of these organizations provides opportunities for partnership, promotion, and screenings. The film and its corresponding social media and website will provide resources and direction for people to volunteer, donate, and take action, both for Dr. Vasquez’s hospital and for other volunteer opportunities around the world.
At a time when global warming and access and price of health care is on everyone’s minds, the film shares a successful system of “those who can pay will pay who those who cannot” and how to sustainably construct a hospital. Construction of the hospital will be completed April 2014.Angela SnowSolo No Puedo: I Cannot Alonehttp://tothemoonproductions.com/yantalo.htmlWorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/284582014-01-11T00:00:00Z2014-01-11T20:33:55ZBoston, MA (Неактивен) – Worker Center Tool LibraryThe Southside Worker Center was opened by Southside Presbyterian Church as one of their social justice ministries in 2006 to provide a safe place of workers to wait for employment and to negotiate a just daily wage with potential employers. The Southside Worker Center connects employees with work. We are a grassroots non-profit organization.
Along with offering a space for workers to wait for work we also focus on empowering the leadership of the workers through a variety of trainings, shared decision making, and by maintaining the Center as a worker-run organization.
Currently, we are organizing an effort to have a storage room filled with work tools (such as drills, jackhammers, rakes, etc.) so that when workers have a construction job or get hired to do landscaping, painting or tile work, they will be able to rent (at low-cost) the tools that we hope to have available for them. The profits made will be recycled back to the organization so that we continue to expand and maintain our tool selection.
Raúl Alcaraz OchoaWorker Center Tool Libraryhttp://www.southsideworkercenter.org/United StatesBoston, MA (Неактивен)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/bostontag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/279312014-01-10T00:00:00Z2014-05-20T02:23:15ZGloucester, MA – Giant Chess Gloucester!My awesome project is actually very simple. With the money, I will purchase a giant chess set, similar to the one you may see at the summer Block Parties (I'm usually the one playing everyone). I will then bring the chess board and pieces with me to locations that I will alert people to before hand, and take on all challenges. I will have a large white board to keep score of my wins and losses (I'm above average to really good at chess, so it will be mostly wins with maybe a couple of losses and a tie here and there), friends to take pictures, and prizes for those who win. I will also gladly attend events at schools with the chess set if asked.Chris FrontieroGiant Chess Gloucester!United StatesGloucester, MAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/gloucestertag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/277552014-01-07T00:00:00Z2014-01-07T09:10:23ZLiverpool – Synced Musical shoes for kids to run in harmony!Some kids have cool shoes with glowing LEDS when they step. Nike+ shoes also measure step rate etc. We want to achieve a simple mission:
Bring the world to life with music.
Imagine James walking down the street. Every step plays a note of the violin section of Peter and the Wolf. Inexpensive leaf sensors in his shoes send wireless impulses to a small speaker mounted on his belt. He skips in time to the music.
James sees his mate Danielle in the playground. They walk up to each other. James' system automatically syncs up to Danielle's and now every step Daniel makes, he starts playing the flute voice.
The other kids turn round and all join in! There's a whole orchestra playing based of kids running around and having fun.
It's synaesthesia. It's music. It's exercise. All rolled into one.
We want to teach the world to sing again and bring joy to the hearts of everyone who takes part or witnesses this.
The money would help. If we didn't receive the money we'd hope you could assist with publicising it and working with other previous winners, we see crossover with Art Therapy and free cakes for Kids. Also, I think it's a wonderful one for the whole Awesome network.
Prototype one: A little metal player harp like they sell in Utility that plays 'Hey Jude' araldited onto a belt with metal buckle. Camera shutter release cable araldited in line to turn the harp one notch with every step.
This project is Prototype two, with 2-3 functional units synced and talking to each other so 2-3 kids can run around making up a song.Rob Black & David WeaverSynced Musical shoes for kids to run in harmony!United KingdomLiverpoolhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/liverpooltag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/281312014-01-07T00:00:00Z2014-02-10T20:10:20ZBoston, MA (Неактивен) – You Are Enoughhttp://youtu.be/5LCWEU1G_rg
"You Are Enough" is a cute and sentimental picture book for adults that celebrates singledom. My intention is to launch it in February, for Valentines day; an understandably challenging holiday for most single people. This heartwarming story written as a poem, shares the message that we don’t need a partner to "complete" us, that being single can be celebrated, and offers us many gifts.
This is my tribute to being single in a couples’ world. “You are enough” is dedicated to the huge percentage of people who, as a result of being single, go forgotten on Valentines Day. It’s for those who aren’t a fan of commercial businesses reminding them of what they apparently “lack,” those for whom February 14th couldn’t come and go fast enough.
My hope is that this video reminds people on ANY DAY of the year that they aren’t “lacking” simply because they aren’t in a relationship. But especially on a tricky day like Valentines Day, let this video serve as inspiration to offer some juicy self-love, and an appreciation for the many gifts that come from being single.
Celebrate your singledom! Happy Valentines Day to EVERYONE.Tamara LevittYou Are Enoughhttp://blog.beginwithin.ca/you-are-enough/United StatesBoston, MA (Неактивен)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/bostontag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/269592014-01-07T00:00:00Z2014-01-07T21:35:40ZAwesome Without Borders – Warmth for AfghanistanEmbrace’s first project in the Middle East was launched in April 2013 at Rabia Balkhi Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, in partnership with Health, Education, and Development for Afghanistan (HED-A), a small family-run NGO with strong ties to the Afghan community. Infant and maternal mortality rates in Afghanistan are among the highest in the world.
Embrace program activities at Rabia Balkhi Hospital focus on: (1) raising awareness of the devastating impact of hypothermia in premature and low birth weight babies; (2) providing on-going training and support on use of the Embrace infant warmer and Kangaroo Mother Care, which includes breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact, to keep the baby warm and protect from infection; and (3) delivering complementary, culturally appropriate health education focused on addressing the root causes of low birth weight and other critical maternal and child health issues.
We have had incredible uptake of the Embrace infant warmer at Rabia Balkhi Hospital. In the program’s first three months, we provided side-by-side training to nearly 200 mothers and health care workers and served over 1,700 infants. We see tremendous opportunities to expand our work to three additional hospitals in the Kabul area by early 2014, given our initial program assessment, feedback from Rabia Balkhi Hospital staff, support from the Ministry of Public Health, and the pressing community needs. Under our current ‘Satellite’ program model, our local Site Manager based at Rabia Balkhi Hospital would also provide training and support to surrounding health care facilities in the region.Alejandra VillalobosWarmth for Afghanistanhttp://embraceglobal.orgWorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/205942014-01-07T00:00:00Z2014-01-07T00:06:13ZLos Angeles, CA – Rainbow PackI started Rainbow Pack when I was 10 years old. My school took a field trip to Haddon Avenue Elementary School in Pacoima. We were partnered up with some of the students and as I was coloring a picture with my partner with one of the few crayons on the table, I heard one of the girls say that she wanted a box of skinny crayons but her mom said she could not afford them. This broke my heart and it made me want to make a change. I then contacted the social worker at Haddon. After speaking with her I learned that this problem could not be fixed with just box of crayons. All of the kids at Haddon live below the poverty level. Not only did the kids not have crayons but they did not have a lot of the other basic school supplies that my friends and I take for granted every day. Because of that, many of the kids could not do their homework and were falling behind. This made me even more determined to help.
Once I came up with the idea to give the kids brand-new backpacks full of homework supplies it was time to recruit some friends to help. The first year I got 4 of my friends to help and their parents. We set a goal to give backpacks and homework supplies to the entire kindergarten class at Haddon, but we doubled our goal and gave kindergarten and first grade backpacks and school supplies. The next year we set our goal even higher, we wanted to give Rainbow Packs (that is our name for the backpacks full of the supplies) to the entire school (K-5th grade). But we surpassed our goal again and helped the pre-kindergarten and special education classes too. To date Rainbow Pack has given out over 1,400 backpacks and over 19,000 school supplies. This being our third year we have set our biggest goal yet, we are hoping to help two entire schools, providing over 2,000 backpacks, and we are already more then half-way there. We have received so much help from our friends, family and even complete strangers but in order to reach our goal we need your help. Riley GanttRainbow Packhttp://rainbowpack.wordpress.com/about/United StatesLos Angeles, CAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/los-angelestag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/271512014-01-07T00:00:00Z2014-01-07T19:58:55ZOahu, HI – 15th Annual Holiday Party for Foster KeikiThe Annual Holiday Party for Foster Keiki is a way to recognize and support foster children and the families that care for them during the holidays. The holiday season can be a difficult time of the year for children in foster care who are not with their biological families as there are constant reminders of the family they have lost. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Holiday Party which provides over 2,000 foster children and family members with a wonderful lunch, non-stop entertainment, lots of activities for the kids, a Santa photo booth and a gift or toy for every child and youth.
For some children this may be the present they receive for Christmas this year. For a few it will be the first present they have ever received. And for siblings separated in foster care, this may be the only time they can celebrate with their siblings and take away great memories of a day of fun together, catured in a special photo taken with Santa.
The Holiday Party, held on December 15th at the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, is also the biggest fundraiser for the agency raising much needed funds for programs and services that are under-funded or need of additional funds in the coming year. These unrestricted funds are vital in keeping our programs and services running.
There are three ways in which we raise funds for the Holiday Party. We sell virtual tables at the event to underwrite the cost of the event and raise program support. A virtual table costs $500 to sponsor and will then be filled with eager foster children and their families on the day of the event. We also solicit sponsors to cover some of the major costs of the event such as rental charges, food, beverage, transportation, decorations, gift wrapping and more. These sponsorships range from $1,000-$5,000 and can involve volunteer opportunities for employees and family members. Lastly, we secure in-kind donation to feed 2500 people and provide 1200 children with a present from Santa each year.Family Programs Hawaii15th Annual Holiday Party for Foster Keikihttp://www.FamilyProgramsHawaii.orgUnited StatesOahu, HIhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/oahutag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/274872014-01-06T00:00:00Z2014-06-01T13:41:33ZRio de Janeiro (Неактивен) – Picadeiro de Histórias da MaréO Projeto mescla as seguintes linguagens artísticas: Circo (perna de pau, malabarismo, palhaço e acrobacia de solo), Música e Contação de Histórias. Proporciona, através de oficinas, a iniciação nestas artes como forma de socialização e comunicação. O principal objetivo é ampliar as potencialidades artísticas dos participantes e incentivar a experiência com novas habilidades. O irado neste Projeto é combinar diferentes saberes, como por exemplo: fazer malabarismo em cima da perna de pau ou tocar músicas enquanto conta histórias.
As atividades circenses contribuem para o desenvolvimento físico-motor e psicológico, estimulando a percepção espacial e o equilíbrio. O ensino da música melhora a coordenação motora e a concentração. A contação de histórias desenvolve a criatividade e a expressão. O processo artesanal ajuda a conscientizar sobre questões ambientais. Serão confeccionados, em grupo, malabares (claves e bolas) e instrumentos sonoro-musicais (tambor, flauta de bambu, agogô, etc.) a partir do reaproveitamento de elementos da natureza e sucata.
Este conjunto de atividades representa um desafio para que os participantes aumentem a perseverança, espírito de coletividade, cooperação e autoconfiança. Além disso, estimula o hábito de leitura, ampliando o conhecimento e a reflexão crítica.
O Projeto destina-se aos moradores do complexo de favelas da Maré, Zona Norte do Rio. Trata-se de uma região com infraestrutura precária e acesso limitado às atividades culturais, principalmente no que se refere ao aprendizado circense, muitas vezes restrito a cursos particulares.
As oficinas ocorrerão ao longo de um mês, tendo 2 aulas por semana, com duração de 3h cada aula, totalizando 24h e atendendo a 20 participantes. Metodologia: 1ª etapa: técnicas circenses e confecção de malabares; 2ª etapa: música e confecção de instrumentos; 3ª etapa: contação de histórias, preparação e apresentação para a comunidade do espetáculo “Picadeiro de Histórias”, construído coletivamente.Luciano Ferreira (Millor)Picadeiro de Histórias da MaréBrazilRio de Janeiro (Неактивен)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/riotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/273912013-12-31T00:00:00Z2015-08-08T19:01:58ZAustin, TX – The Texas Observer: Reaching Millions The Observer has been providing in-depth, investigative coverage of Texas politics, news, and culture since 1954. Over the past few years, with a glossy new magazine and rebuilt website, web traffic is skyrocketing, with 1.2 million unique visitors in 2013.
According to researchers, tablet use has increased 400% in the last year, and around one-third of Texas adults will own tablets by 2016. Pair those stats with a Texas population of 26 million, almost 50% of which identify as moderates or progressives, and that’s a potential reading audience of 4.3 million in Texas alone.
A grant from the Austin Awesome Foundation will allow the Observer to contract with a web-based digital publishing platform to create and manage tablet apps easily, affordably and without hiring a developer. If it works as planned, it will allow the Observer to offer the magazine on digital newsstands and to provide tablet and smartphone readers with the interactive experience they expect.
As a nonprofit media outlet, the Observer’s investigative reporting is supported by subscribers, donors and other paying readers. Money raised through digital publishing on 27 new platforms will allow the Observer to maintain the tradition of fearless watchdog journalism honed over 60 years.Piper NelsonThe Texas Observer: Reaching Millions http://www.texasobserver.org United StatesAustin, TXhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/austintag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/267742013-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-12-31T20:36:41ZAwesome Without Borders – Wishes and WellnessWellness and Wishes is a project that has been designed to educate and improve the lives of young adult cancer patients through granting them an experience to make them feel like they were never diagnosed with cancer. We will use Wellness to try to educate youth about prevention and diagnosis of young adult cancer.
Ashley SwipWishes and Wellnesshttp://www.3littlebirds4life.orgWorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/289192013-12-31T00:00:00Z2014-02-11T21:36:18ZPhiladelphia, PA – Widener Memorial School Wheelchair Dance ProgramThis semester we will be teaching Foxtrot and Waltz to the children and their standing partners from surrounding universities. After 8 weeks of instruction we will have a competition with judges and prizes for top 3 couples. This has always been a hit for students, faculty, standing partners, and families. Robert HansberryWidener Memorial School Wheelchair Dance Programhttp://www.americandancewheels.org/Program/schools.shtmlUnited StatesPhiladelphia, PAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/philadelphiatag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/269852013-12-31T00:00:00Z2014-04-05T03:20:09ZPittsburgh, PA – Kiss for Peace!Abstract:
On November 4th 2013, a new project was started to promote peace and mutual understanding among people of Iran and the United States of America. The two countries, with very dark days in the history of their relationship, initiated direct contacts after over 30 years. Amid such positive atmosphere Netformance, a creative internet based performance art , called on people to send their photos (using social medias like Facebook twitter and instagram)while posing a kissing gesture! Immediately after the website went live, many social network users participated and showed a very positive feedback. In just one week we received over 300 pictures and several International news agencies such as BBC covered our story. Now we are moving forward to bring “Kiss For Peace” to public spaces.
http://much-kiss-for-peace.netformance.org
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Now; Public show / Pittsburgh:
In light of Pittsburgh’s long history in embracing creative art works, we are
considering to our public demonstration from this city by projecting pictures on a city building. That would give us the opportunity to invite people of Pittsburgh(observers ,pedestrians...) to participate in real time and post their photos(their kisses!) on the website which then will be projected back on the building.
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Neftomarnce:
Internet-Performance art; is an interdisciplinary project with the objective to have audience at the heart of an art work looking at
various challenges of the societies . Our goal is to use creative ideas and innovative technology to help people’s opinion about these issues heard.
A software was developed to
connect social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Instamatic to a web portal and update the website in real time using the
content provided by users of these services. This platform will serve the Netformance art work and its subsequent developments in the future.
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https://www.facebook.com/Netformance
Nima DehghaniKiss for Peace!http://www.much-kiss-for-peace.netformance.org/United StatesPittsburgh, PAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/pittsburghtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/278802013-12-23T00:00:00Z2013-12-23T23:00:52ZNewmarket – "AstroNuts kids space club"Four years ago Brett and I created the "Astronuts kids space club" for local kids that love rocketry, astronomy, technology, STEM and "everything space"...
The "crew " of 20, both boys and girls, ages 9 to 12, meet at our home once a month for a 3 hour "mission" . During the "mission" the AstroNuts are engaged by amazing volunteer "space educators"(astronomers, rocket scientists, astronauts etc) ....WE also have have a special skype guest from somewhere in the world inspire the kids! The AstroNut kids always have an hour long space-related activity...activities included making comets from dry-ice, multiple rocket launches, making home made telescopes, many arts and crafts related to various themes, many awesome "mission drills" in our space ship called "Space ship Mercury Two"
I built the space ship over the past 2 years...its made completely of "space junk"
Brett and I have taken recycled materials and electronics...then rebuilt and rewired them for a fun "out-of-this-world" adventure. Our spaceship was featured on TVO kids "the Space".
We also go on a number of field trips to places like the York University observatory, UTIAS aerospace studies institute, NAPAS rocket launch site, and the Ontario Science Centre to name a few.
I have also done volunteer space education outreach with Big Brothers/ Big Sisters and Scouts Canada.
Three years ago, in order to engage more elementary school children in the space sciences I created the "annual " AstroNuts STEM contest" where students from 50 elementary schools were invited to create and present to scientists their STEM projects...
The winners were then invited to attend the very successful annual "Whats up in Space" event...Both events brought hundreds of children together with dozens of volunteer space educators like Canadian astronaut and hero Dr. Dave Williams to engaged over four hours on "everything space".
Our rocket ship float was entered in both the Newmarket and Aurora Santa parades...
Ray Bielecki"AstroNuts kids space club"http://www.astronutskidsspaceclub.comCanadaNewmarkethttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/newmarket-ontariotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/261982013-12-23T00:00:00Z2013-12-23T19:53:37ZAwesome Without Borders – P.E.A.C.E Project Recycle (Donkeys for developmentThe project includes setting up a community recycling buyback centre that will facilitate the collection sorting and selling of waste to gain an income. It is purely a local economic development programme, looking at creating jobs, generation of income and cleaning of the environment in Senwabarwana, a rural community in deep rural Limpopo province, South Africa. Waste collection will be done using the Municipal system, and since this is not adequate, it will also include the collection of waste using trolleys and cages that are easily on and offloaded from a converted pick up truck which i am still fundraising for. The most innovative part of the project is the use of donkey drawn carts to collect waste door to door in areas the Municipality is currently not servicing. The project is centred around cooperatives who become the direct beneficiaries, since i work under P.E.A.C.E Foundation. The idea is to pull rural communities out of poverty through provision of jobs for the otherwise unemployable in the informal sector. Currently, i have received funding for the baling machine, fencing, electronic scale, 2 cages, 10 trolleys and protective clothing. This has seen One cooperative of 5 women moving from working from an unprotected dumpsite to operating from a formal structure, with water, electricity and the prerequisite machinery essential for operating a buyback centre. We have also identified 9 donkey owners whom have already been sent for training on proper harnessing of donkeys, and once we fundraise for their donkey carts, they will now be formally employed in their own cooperative structure. We will also have recycling competitions and workshops in schools to promote recycling activities at a school levelEliot ChisangoP.E.A.C.E Project Recycle (Donkeys for developmenthttp://www.peacefoundation.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=130 and https://www.sparkinternational.org/change-maker/donkeys-for-development/ WorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/230822013-12-22T00:00:00Z2013-12-22T17:22:32ZTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Неактивен) – "אמץ סבא"Ametz-a-Saba (Adopt a Grandpa) connects students studying in Jerusalem and aged citizens in the city. By volunteering their time with the elderly, the students find themselves the perfect adopted family in their new city, and the elderly receive life-long company and friendship.
We love this project because it's a win win for everyone involved!Gilad Gosher"אמץ סבא"http://www.ametzsaba.org/IsraelTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Неактивен)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/telavivtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/278102013-12-20T00:00:00Z2013-12-20T14:24:42ZSan Antonio, TX – Piazza DiColombo, Little Italy San Antonio Every major city in this great country has its unique cultural corridors or neighborhoods and some cities are defined by them. San Antonio is no different with its incredible pioneer history. This city will celebrate 300 years of its existence in 2018. Most people know the city for the “Alamo” and the spirit of rugged individualism. This is a great city with hidden treasures all throughout the region. I believe one of those treasures exists at the heart of where the city began its nearly 300 year existence. Little Italy San Antonio represents everything this city was founded on. As early as the 1870s Italians from southern Italy specifically from a town in the Calabria region known as Spezzano della Sila migrated to San Antonio. They would settle in the northwest part of downtown and band together to form their very own Italian neighborhood. In 1890 they would create the country’s oldest Italian organization known as the Christopher Columbus Italian Society.
In 1927, the midst of the Great Depression their organization intrepidly built the now historic San Francesco Di Paola church and the CCIS Hall. In the late 1950s the highway act commissioned I35 and I10, cutting through the old italian neighborhood. The only remnants of the neighborhood are the church, the hall and Christopher Columbus Park. Little Italy San Antonio is a non-profit development seeking help to salvage the authentic history that exists today. Members are getting older and their generation is threatened with consequence of a forgotten legacy. LISA will provide a community/cultural center rich in authentic italian history that is unique to San Antonio. We must tell this story where it began and ensure a legacy that we can all appreciate. San Antonio is Awesome, especially for its history which is weaved into the fabric for all of us to enjoy.Roberto C. TreviñoPiazza DiColombo, Little Italy San Antonio http://www.littleitalysa.comUnited StatesSan Antonio, TXhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/sanantoniotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/270642013-12-19T00:00:00Z2013-12-19T17:58:01ZAwesome Without Borders – Sweet DreamsBlue Marble Dreams' first project was the creation of Inzozi Nziza (Sweet Dreams), Rwanda's first-ever local ice cream shop. Our partner in this unique venture was Ngoma Nshya (New Reign), Rwanda's first and only all-women drumming troupe.
Ngoma Nshya was founded in 2005 by Kiki Katese, a Rwandan artist. Kiki conceived the group as an opportunity to bring women together from both sides of the 1994 genocide and provide them with a means to express themselves, expand their sense of self and nurture the reconciliation process in a new and creative way.
Over time, the group developed into a talented, cohesive team of performers. Yet, they still struggled with severe hardship at home and faced pressure from their families to abandon drumming and tend to their domestic duties. Eager to mitigate this pressure and provide material support for the women, Kiki began to seek income-generating activities for the group.
In 2008, Kiki met Blue Marble Ice Cream's co-owner, Jennie Dundas, at an artists' workshop in the US. When she learned of our business, she found the opportunity she was looking for. Could we come to Rwanda and help these women open an ice cream shop of their own, she asked?
We were surprised but intrigued by the question and asked Kiki to explain her reasoning. Here's what she said: 1, it would create training and employment opportunities for the women. 2, it would support local farmers and producers. And 3, it would serve as a place for people to gather, indulge and heal.
Inspired by her reasoning, we signed on and dug in. After two years of planning, fundraising and traveling, we opened the doors to Sweet Dreams in 2010. The shop has endured challenges like any business but is alive and well today. Through Inzozi Nziza, we have trained and employed dozens of women, indirectly supported 200+ family members, buoyed the local economy and provided a special place for the community to feel safe, happy and renewed.
Alexis MiesenSweet Dreamshttp://www.bluemarbledreams.orgWorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/276872013-12-19T00:00:00Z2013-12-19T20:47:45ZConnecticut (Неактивен) – AND ANOTHER THINGOur project is a super awesome interactive sculpture; a soap box and GIANT exclamation point. We want to encourage activity and whimsy in an otherwise buttoned up section of Hartford. We want to activate an underutilized space and create an opportunity for people break out of their normal routine and have some fun. The soap box is there for folks to exclaim, proclaim and otherwise shout out their thoughts, dreams and ideas. The exclamation point is to really drive home the message.
We have identified a local artist, Tao LaBossiere, to fabricate the exclamation point and adjoining soap box from fiberglass. We envision it being big, red and shiny: at least 8 feet tall and a super glossy shade of bright orangey-red.
We are developing a low-key lunchtime programming schedule to get the ball rolling and encourage people to get on our soap box and make it their own. We would like to incorporate local inprov group, Sea Tea Improv, to help us in that effort.
We have identified a plot of asphalt on a heavily trafficked corner in the core of the central business district. It is currently underutilized and we have permission from the property owner to regularly program the space.
Erin PollardAND ANOTHER THINGUnited StatesConnecticut (Неактивен)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/connecticuttag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/294082013-12-18T00:00:00Z2014-01-29T18:13:41ZCalgary, AB (Неактивен) – Girls Gone WildeGirls Gone Wilde Late Night Cabaret is a tongue in cheek evening of performances created by female artists or with a strong female perspective.
Girls Gone Wilde is awesome because:
- We will involve over 30 artists, a huge cross section of the emerging talent in Calgary, in a supportive environment to create, develop, and perform new work.
- The process includes dramaturgical support, production support, and mentorship by professional artists.
- It’s a fun night of theatre to see- it’s like going to a tapas restaurant where the dishes tantalize your palate, leaving you wanting more!
- Urban Curvz is Calgary’s professional feminist theatre company whose work reflects the wit and intelligence of women to counteract the underrepresentation of females in popular culture, and we’re extending this year’s Cabaret to two weekends because last year’s sold out!
Urban CurvzGirls Gone Wildehttp://urbancurvz.comCanadaCalgary, AB (Неактивен)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/calgarytag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/278932013-12-18T00:00:00Z2018-01-12T15:47:04ZOrlando, FL – Distance 2Distance Music takes advantage of the delay caused by the speed of sound over distance by placing sound sources far away from the audience. "inSPIRE for 22 Brass, Carillons, C Bell and Distance" used twelve distinct rooftop and lake locations in downtown Orlando and proved the viability and audience appeal of the concept.
See: http://www.keithlay.com/works/inspire_for_22_brass_c_bell_ca.html
Distance II asks the audience members to walk along a paved path around downtown Orlando's Lake Eola during the performance. The music's sound sources comprise of machines, called "sounders," and live musicians. The sounders are air-driven diaphone horns tuned to the C major scale. Three brass choirs will be stationed high above on nearby roofs of buildings. Distance II will also include two improvising musicians.
The work will consist of three movements, each 5-7 minutes in duration.
Each sounder will be controlled by a solenoid valve actuated via Zigbee two-way radio, in turn controlled by a music sequence composed in Max6 software. When the sounders play their notes simultaneously audiences at the east deck will hear an upward musical scale because the first notes of the scale will be closest and the highest notes placed farthest. The west deck will hear the very same event as a downward moving scale because of the opposite distance relationships. The composition will be designed to make it easy for the audience to understand why their changing of position creates a new musical result depending upon their coordinates.
The three brass choirs will read standard notation and will synchronize their timing in three ways:
Synchronize by metronome click over two-way radio.
Synchronize by listening to the other groups.
Synchronize by using the regular pulse of the sounders below
Distance 2 is music which makes the speed of sound tangible. The audience will be able to control their experience.Keith LayDistance 2http://www.keithlay.com/works/the_distance_ii_project_1.htmlUnited StatesOrlando, FLhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/orlandotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/279782013-12-17T00:00:00Z2013-12-17T10:55:35ZMelbourne – National Boat DayIn response to the Australian Government's inhumane treatment of asylum seeker boat arrivals, and the pervasive rhetoric surrounding 'boat fear' in Australian politics and the media, we have decided to organise National Boat Day, to be held on 26th January 2014. As the website states:
"National Boat Day is an opportunity for Australians to confront their fear of boats in a safe and caring atmosphere. All around the country, let us gather in boats to re-acquaint ourselves with a heritage we have come to fear.
Paddle-out into the ocean, onto a lake, or simply beach your boat for a picnic in the park. Inflatables, tinnies, dinghies, sail-boats, ocean-liners. All are welcome on Boat Day.
Many of us will be beaching our boats on the steps of parliament, paddling softly at the ground to ease boat-fear from the hearts of our politicians and from the pages of policy.
Boat day may look a little silly. And it is. But it's not."
National Boat Day's objectives are:
1. encourage Australians to celebrate boats
2. highlight the absurdity of boat (and boat-related) fear
3. encourage Australia to address its boat-related histories and prejudices
4. appeal to Australia’s cultural (rather than political) heart
5. do this in a light, cheeky, non-adversarial manner
All around the country, Australians will gather to celebrate boat day. As of 28th December, people will be able to go online and register their boat day event, encouraging others to join them or do the same.
We will be holding the main event in the Treasury Gardens in Melbourne, where people will be able to picnic with their boats. Throughout the day, groups will be encouraged to pose with their boat on the steps of Parliament in front of a banner bearing the National Boat Day slogan: 'We're Not Scared Anymore'.
Through our press and social media campaign, it is our hope that the message of National Boat Day will reach deep into the cultural heart of this country. Michael RoperNational Boat Dayhttp://www.boatday.org/AustraliaMelbournehttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/melbournetag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/278112013-12-17T00:00:00Z2013-12-17T02:37:09ZBoulder, CO (Неактивен) – Boulder Student Art at 1175 Lee Hill Art@1175 is looking to kick off our public art installations with a seasonal art piece inspired by Boulder’s talented High School art students. The theme is entitled "How did the Boulder flood affect your vision of home?” Our intent is to recognize and reflect on the effects the recent Boulder flood has had on many of our lives. We have gathered a distinguished jury of local art industry professionals to review the submissions and choose up to 18 art pieces that best reflect the theme and the student's talent.
Building construction at 1175 Lee Hill Drive has just begun, and a 6-foot construction fence has been installed around the perimeter of the site. The intention is to have the student’s art work displayed on the construction fence for up to three months where they will be viewed by the public. Art@1175 public art committee envisions this as a wonderful opportunity for the students to be able to not only showcase their artistic talent in a very visible location (corner of Broadway and Lee Hill), but to also have an item for their college applications and portfolios. This project not only engages students and the community, but the final product enhances and beautifies an otherwise unsightly construction area.
Jessica RobetorBoulder Student Art at 1175 Lee Hill http://www.boulderhousing.org/content/art1175-1United StatesBoulder, CO (Неактивен)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/bouldertag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/266972013-12-17T00:00:00Z2014-01-05T02:08:23ZSeattle, WA – Live Action Side-ScrollerThe Live Action Side-Scroller would transform an alley or sidewalk in a busy pedestrian area of Seattle into a level of a side-scrolling video game, for one day only. Lucky passersby will don hero gear (overalls, red hat, big mustache) and navigate the level.
The bricks would be painted or chalked to create a pixelated background. The rest of the level will include elements such as:
1. break-apart cubes with items inside for the player to collect
2. platforms, springboards, and obstacles for the player to traverse
3. remote control enemies (e.g. stuffed turtles mounted on RC cars)
4. costumed person enemies roaming the level
5. giant cardboard or foam coins to collect
6. sound effects and music (being played by a volunteer)
We will video and/or ani-gif each player's run and post it on our website afterwards.
We have a great team of people ready to put this together. We will work with Graffiti Defense Coalition to find a location, rope in friends with set construction experience to help build, and artist friends to design the background and oversee painting. The painting and set-up itself could be part of the spectacle! The level will be staffed with volunteers (some of whom will play costumed enemies.)Jenn PopkinLive Action Side-ScrollerUnited StatesSeattle, WAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/seattletag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/276342013-12-15T00:00:00Z2016-12-29T00:43:05ZOttawa – Herbs and Edibles - Help YourselfThe first of December's two Awesome Ottawa awards goes to Gail McGuire and the Brook Tower Tenant Circle to support neighbourhood planters for herbs and other edibles.
“I am a tenant of an <A HREF="http://www.och.ca/">Ottawa Community Housing</A> building, and a recipient of Ontario Disability Support,” Gail begins matter-of-factly. “This past spring, fellow tenants and I planted herbs in a large raised planter at the back corner of our building, at <A HREF="https://www.google.ca/maps/preview#!q=cartier+and+gladstone%2C+ottawa&data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-75.685642!3d45.415488!2m2!1f181.04!2f82.97!4f75!2m9!1e1!2m4!1sSiYNwqLEkiQqY84QoybeRw!2e0!9m1!6sAvenue+Gladstone+%2F+Cartier+Street!5m2!1sSiYNwqLEkiQqY84QoybeRw!2e0!4m12!2m11!1m10!1s0x4cce05a5ee5282f3%3A0xbbcadbec25d88c19!3m8!1m3!1d359537!2d-75.800257!3d45.2501565!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1&fid=5">Cartier and Gladstone</A>. We labeled the herbs and placed signs which read ‘HELP YOURSELF.’ We also planted strawberries late in the season. They will eventually take over the planter, and so we would like to build more planters for herbs and edible flowers, and an arbour for grapes. These would be accessible to anyone passing by and we would encourage all to enjoy the harvesting, sharing, and interacting at our little corner of the universe.”
“We have been delighted with the engagement this planter has provided us with our neighbourhood,” Gail says. “Neighbours from the surrounding blocks contributed herbs. People paused to take photos of the planter. I found it moving to see that despite the fact that many in my building are financially challenged and many of us use our local food bank, we received so much pleasure and satisfaction from watching others enjoy the herb planter.” The award from Awesome Ottawa will help grow that pleasure, satisfaction, and enjoyment next summer.
Gail is a tenant at Brook Tower, where she is also garden coordinator and volunteer facilitator.
<BR><IMG SRC="http://img.awesomefoundation.org/q/src/https%3A%2F%2Faf-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fphotos%2Fimages%2F103939%2Foriginal%2F2013-05-29_17.30.26-1-940.jpg/output/jpg/thumb/940x470%23">Gail McGuireHerbs and Edibles - Help YourselfCanadaOttawahttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/ottawatag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/273272013-12-15T00:00:00Z2016-12-29T00:37:46ZOttawa – Sesquisharp Productions The second of December's two Awesome Ottawa awards goes to Megan Johnson and Jacob Caines to support innovative community concerts.
“The music scene in Ottawa is conservative,” says Megan, “and dominated by older institutions. Jacob and I felt a need to create a platform that would allow young emerging artists the chance to create collaborative, innovative concerts. <A HREF="http://sesquisharp.com/">Sesquisharp</A> (which means three quarter tones sharp) is a totally grassroots organization, and we function completely on volunteers. We program three concerts a year, and just completed a successful second season opening show in November. We perform all kinds of music: classical, contemporary, cabaret, broadway, etc., and use all different kinds of performers: instrumentalists, singers, dancers, tumblers, actors, etc. Our concerts are very multidisciplinary and are always held in non-traditional venues throughout the city.”
“We always have a loose theme for each concert,” Megan explains, “which informs the music choices, the types of performers involved, the venue and the marketing. We include as many young artists as possible, to provide them with the exposure, the performing experience, and also the chance to have a say in the creation of the concert. We believe in the power of art and music performance in creating vibrant, healthy, sustainable, communities, and with each concert we try to push ourselves even more to provide our community with something innovative and out-of-the-box.” The award from Awesome Ottawa will go toward the remaining two shows in <A HREF="http://sesquisharp.com/pages/schedule.htm">Sesquisharp’s 2013-14 season</A>—an evening of rotating conductors, and a short tour of Eastern Ontario with a concert of cabaret music.
Megan is a classical singer and art administrator, and Jacob a clarinetist and conductor. Both grew up in Nova Scotia, and came to Ottawa in 2010.
<BR><IMG SRC="http://img.awesomefoundation.org/q/src/https%3A%2F%2Faf-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fphotos%2Fimages%2F103934%2Foriginal%2FMegan_and_Jacob_2-940.jpg/output/jpg/thumb/940x470%23">Megan Johnson & Jacob CainesSesquisharp Productions http://www.sesquisharp.comCanadaOttawahttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/ottawatag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/271132013-12-14T00:00:00Z2013-12-14T21:29:06ZChicago, IL – Chicago Recipe Box The mission of Potluck: Chicago is to use the concept of a potluck where everyone brings a different dish to an event, to explore ways that the city can come together as equals, sharing our stories, joys and struggles, while celebrating the diversity that makes Chicago what it is. The Chicago Recipe Box, the awesome project, will archive our process and promote further city wide community bonding. The project will foster new connections, strengthening Potluck: Chicago’s sustainability.
How it works:
1. Participants bring comfort food and recipe to potluck
2. A meal is shared
3. Cards are collected
4. A deck is made
5. Deck is added to the handmade Chicago Recipe Box
6. Deck is added to the online archive in a printable PDF format
Two formats for the Box//Archive:
1. Handmade - we will craft several editions to be given to the community partners who helped us launch the project
2. Digital – full archive available online for anyone to access and construct their own Chicago Recipe Box
For the potlucks, held at various community organizations around the city, guests bring a portion of their favorite comfort food dish and its recipe to share with others. We chose comfort food because we believe it creates comfortable spaces and conversations among strangers. Through the empathic act of bringing a taste of your favorite comfort food from your culture to a table of strangers, the potluck fosters a connection among diverse cultures and generations over the common need for nourishment. These moments of mutual generosity, when the story of one dish is exchanged for another, often reveals additional commonalities and dependencies among a seemingly incompatible group of people.
(Support from The Awesome Foundation will significantly help us prepare for our role in the forthcoming exhibition "RISK: Empathy, Art and Social Practice", where we will both exhibit the project and host meals around Chicago where cards will once again be collected and added to the archive.) Chelsea Middendorf on behalf of Potluck: ChicagoChicago Recipe Box https://potluckchicago.wordpress.com/chicago-recipe-box/United StatesChicago, ILhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/chicagotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/271832013-12-14T00:00:00Z2013-12-14T21:28:53ZChicago, IL – Community Nursing Home GardenIt started in 2009. The Naperville Community Nursing and Rehab Center allows me to garden on their empty plot of land. I presented my idea of a flower/vegetable garden and the owner was thrilled. They let me free farm their unused land.
They have about an acre of pasture. I grow everything possible on this small plot. Each year I plow up another 2 feet and I’m hoping to increase again.
This project is done by me. I had help with the initial till and the installation of the fence but I manage everything else without any outside help. The home provides me with the land, water from a nozzle 200 feet away and use of the storage shed for hoses, shovels and supplies.
I do not take profits from the Market sales we have with extra harvest. The residents use the money for local trips.
The joy I receive when I can share some good food with them is worth it. There is a wild black berry patch on the property and one year I made Black Berry Cobbler. It’s is a simple dish but when one of the residents reached for her third piece, the orderly stopped her but she said “But it’s the best I’ve ever eaten”. It brought tears to my eyes. Over the holidays I make pumpkin and squash pie from those grown. I am not allowed to incorporate the harvest into their diets but we can have "Tastings". On the days I present, the cafeteria is now almost full as they wait for me. At first, it was only a dozen. I feel they need to eat fresh once in awhile.
I treasure their wisdom and welcome their comments when I am out weeding/watering the plot. Most of the residents are physically unable to work but they will sit while I work and share stories with me. I learned dried blood keeps the rabbits away and if I pinch back the basil before it seeds, the plant will last longer. These bits of advice are priceless.
Once I have the farm, I will bus every one of the residents to the first “Farm Dinner”. They would love it.
The funds for wheelchair accessible and more flowers for beauty
Barbara DykesCommunity Nursing Home Gardenhttp://barbaradykes.blogspot.com/United StatesChicago, ILhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/chicagotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/268322013-12-13T00:00:00Z2013-12-18T19:49:15ZOrlando, FL – Light Up The MSO!PAM maintains sound and stage equipment, percussion instrumentation with chairs, music stands and electrical lighting for a 100 piece symphonic orchestra.
The Maitland Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is a community of volunteer musicians that come together every Thursday night to rehearse for 5 to 6 concerts a year. Setting up for rehearsal or a show is extremely labor intensive and includes placing lights on each music stand and plugging them in to power strips that lie on the floor by the players feet. Our recent outdoor concert taxed the electrical power that was available on the lovely stage in Mead Botanical Garden. Our twilight show required lighting each music stand in addition to installing stage lighting for spotlights. During the concert, the breaker would blow every time a spotlight was used. This left some musicians playing in the dark, and caused momentary voids from sections that were affected. Stage volunteers quickly tripped the breaker to restore the lighting and the show came off as perfect as we could expect. There simply was not enough power on the stage to handle a large orchestra. We are looking for ways to improve this venue for next year and lighting is essential not only for the musicians, but for the ambiance of the performance. Funds are limited and electrical assistance is costly.June FlowersLight Up The MSO!http://www.pamaitland.orgUnited StatesOrlando, FLhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/orlandotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/268742013-12-12T00:00:00Z2013-12-12T18:28:36ZNew York City, NY – Sneel - Open Hardware Swimming Robotic SnakeSneel engages communities to take a hands-on approach to marine preservation through the use of modular hardware toolkits for fabricating and programming open-source biomimetic robots for environmental exploration. I have led hackathons and workshops, worldwide in places like Ireland, New York, and Casablanca, developing and deploying toolkits for environmental sensing. My ultimate goal is to proliferate modular toolkits for environmental and social impact.
Sneel is a series of biomimetic swimming robotic snakes designed to navigate unknown territory and sense environmental data, The inspiration for Sneel originates from a fascination with exploring lifelike, reptilian motion in an aquatic robot. The electromechanical design of Sneel mimics the structure and motion of a real snake, as a test to explore swimming behavior in an undulating linear robot.
Worldwide applications for Sneel include remote marine data collection of salinity / toxicity levels, radioactivity monitoring, pipeline or underwater exploration, fishery monitoring, and search and rescue.
Sneel is a fully open source hardware project, which means that I document all of my work online and in-print, including the CAD designs, the source code, and the electronic schematics for others to see and use, on my own website (sneel.cc), on github, and on sites like Instructables. From Sneel spawned global communities of people building and developing their own open hardware snake robots based on my own.
Sneel was originally developed as part of the Protei project, open source sailing drones for the ocean preservation and cleanup. Sneel_001 was designed as the 7th prototype of Protei and has since spurred into its own project and initiative.
Sneel has been exhibited at TEKS meta.morf Trondheim Electronic Arts Biennial, Transnatural Art Festival NEMO Amsterdam, ITP NYU, Geekdown 92Y Tribeca, Open Hardware Summit 2013 MIT.
gabriella levineSneel - Open Hardware Swimming Robotic Snakehttp://sneel.ccUnited StatesNew York City, NYhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/nyctag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/273662013-12-12T00:00:00Z2022-08-11T06:54:00ZSan Francisco, CA – A Stop to BullyingOur awesome project is to make "pledge bracelets" and hand them out to all the high schools and middle schools in the city of Santa Cruz, CA. Not only hand out these pledge bracelets to create awareness but also, give our resources to those who have been bullied. And tips on how not to a bystander. We believe that empowering bystanders is the key to end bullying. By making these pledge bracelets we will be giving the bystanders tips on how to safely intervene someone who is being bullied. We plan to devote 50+ hours making bracelets, tabling and doing presentations at our local high schools and middle schools. Vinnie KangA Stop to BullyingUnited StatesSan Francisco, CAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/sftag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/255372013-12-11T00:00:00Z2013-12-11T17:05:21ZAwesome Without Borders – The Mlangarini ProjectOlivia LeventhalThe Mlangarini Projecthttp://www.mlangariniproject.orgWorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/270682013-12-06T00:00:00Z2013-12-06T03:31:54ZGloucester, MA – Lights, Camera, Nature Gloucester Spring SessionLights, Camera, Nature is a nature film making class for children ages 7-12. The spring session students will connect with a unique coastal setting in Gloucester. They will choose a favorite beach, marsh, or rocky shore on which to set their movies. The class combines authentic immersion in the natural world with technology and storytelling skills. Students have the opportunity to connect deeply with a place, and to produce a creative piece that will give a sense of accomplishment and be shared with the general public. The final products will document the unique nature of this area and will be screened at various venues to generate understanding and enthusiasm for local natural resources.
Lights, Camera, Nature is a partnership between Jessica Kagle, a professional naturalist and the Founder and Director of Kestrel Educational Adventures, and Robert Newton, a film specialist and Founder and Director of Cape Ann Community Cinema (CACC). We alternate between venturing into the local wilds to capture natural drama on our cameras, and working at CACC editing our movies. Student movies will be debuted on the big screen at the CACC for a public audience, and will be screened at other venues throughout Gloucester later in the year. The films made by students throughout several seasons will be compiled into a collection highlighting the stories of natural places throughout Eastern Essex County.
Jessica and Rob provide instruction in nature awareness, ecology, camera use, storytelling, and video editing. We also provide mentoring in leadership skills and confidence, emerging from the process of the students working collaboratively to put together awesome films. Each class period allows substantial time for wandering, playing, and pure being.
The pilot run of this class is almost finished, with footage and stories completed and edits ready to happen. Students' movies will premier at CACC Dec 9th. The linked website shows pics and stories from each class meeting.
Jessica KagleLights, Camera, Nature Gloucester Spring Sessionhttp://kestreleducation.org/?page_id=1544United StatesGloucester, MAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/gloucestertag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/272912013-12-06T00:00:00Z2014-03-27T20:02:11ZSarnia – JOY-Full SocksI have a friend who's name is Cindy Cassidy. She is heading up a program here in Sarnia this year called JOY Full Socks. Her sister headed up this program and has been running it in Sault Ste. Marie for 3 years. Cindy is taking donations from people in Sarnia/Lambton who can buy new socks and fill them with toilietries such as toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, shampoo. Once all the socks are dropped off to her she is planning on taking them to the Lambton County Food Bank to be distrubuted to the homeless/tranisient people there. She has already been in contact with them about this program and they are thrilled she is willing to help.
When I was in Detroit feeding the homeless a man came up to my son and asked if he had an extra pair of socks, unfortunatley we had none to give. When I heard what my friend Cindy is doing I knew there was a real need for socks and toiletries. Giving socks and toiletries will give back some dignity they deserve. Doesn't matter what circumstances led them to be homeless or not well off, they are all children of God and deserve to be treated with respect. I think I feel so passionate about this program because I have witnessed and interacted with true homeless people and i would like to continue to serve when i can.Kelly SagleJOY-Full SocksCanadaSarniahttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/sarniatag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/275222013-12-05T00:00:00Z2013-12-05T17:14:25ZYerevan – Girls basketball team in Nerkin KarmiraghbyurFollowing advice of Mr. Ashot Galstyan—the local school trainer—started a basketball team for girls. Now 16 girls, grades 4-7, exercise at the local school gym 2 days per week.
Only couple of months old the team has already won 14:1 in a match with the team of Tavush.
While Mr. Galstyan gets a moderate compensation for training the local football team launched by Zorakn, he however works as a volunteer with the basketball team.
To secure the further stable development of this awesome project we need to provide some monthly compensation + buy sporting equipment (basketballs) and uniform for the kids. Hovhannes HarutyunyanGirls basketball team in Nerkin KarmiraghbyurArmeniaYerevanhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/yerevantag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/271272013-12-04T00:00:00Z2013-12-05T05:26:15ZBoston, MA (Неактивен) – Tree of Knowledgesee the pdf document at http://www.okhaos.com/TreeOfKnowledge.pdfPrimaveraTree of Knowledgehttp://www.okhaos.com/TreeOfKnowledge.pdfUnited StatesBoston, MA (Неактивен)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/bostontag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/266012013-12-03T00:00:00Z2013-12-05T22:47:00ZNew Orleans, LA (Неактивен) – Preparedness & Wetlands ClubTeam Happy Foundation (THF) will utilize a grant from The Awesome Foundation to inspire and equip the next generation of first responders and environmental engineers with fun literary tools to fuel their imagination!
Thus, the THF Preparedness & Wetlands Club at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School in the Lower 9th Ward will engage 50 elementary school students (second grade) during the Spring Semester and provide them with free educational material and enrichment activities.
Each month in the first quarter of FY2014, 50 students will receive one new, age-appropriate children’s picture book (paperback) from the Children’s Publishing Division of THF.
The combination of our read-alouds are uniquely and creatively based on the Multiple Lines of Defense Model, which identifies wetlands as our first natural line of defense against storm surge - in conjunction with individual and community preparedness planning.
Students are asked to submit a one-page handwritten book report (4 sentence minimum) and on the back of the same page, illustrate their favorite idea about the story!
The aforementioned assignments will enhance their final journal entry: a 6-step action plan on how they will help their community become more prepared for hurricane season and also, how they will become advocates for the environmental restoration of wetlands in Southeast Louisiana (3 steps for each concept).
Wednesday, January 15, 1:30-2:30p – 50 students receive The Adventures of Happy & Big Wanda.
* Author reads, signs and disseminates books; explains club goals; 30mins for each separate class of 25 students.
Wednesday, January 29 – book reports and illustrations are collected and picked up.
Wednesday, February 13, 1:30-2:30p – 50 students receive Fearless Delta Fox.
* Hour is spent same as above.
Wednesday, February 27 – book reports and illustrations are collected and picked up.
Wednesday, March 13, 1:30-3:00p – 50 students receive Backyard Bayou.
* Students will receive books at urban wetlands field trip.
Wednesday, March 27 – book reports, illustrations and 6-step action plans are collected/picked up.
The club’s culminating story time and book dissemination will take place during a field trip to the Viewing Platform of Bayou Bienvenue’s Wetland Triangle at the corner of Caffin and Florida Avenue. Students will hear from wildlife experts and see firsthand many of the lessons highlighted throughout the collection of books. Before departing campus for the field trip, students will watch a 20minute documentary titled Bayou Sundance produced by L9 Center for Sustainable Development and Engagement, which focuses on the urban bayou in the city’s backyard!Happy JohnsonPreparedness & Wetlands Clubhttp://www.teamhappy.org/United StatesNew Orleans, LA (Неактивен)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/neworleanstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/254052013-12-02T00:00:00Z2013-12-02T16:31:05ZAwesome Without Borders – No, No Estamos LocosMy awesome project is a two-week story-telling residency in La Central de Abasto in Mexico City. La Central is one of the largest wholesale markets in the world — up to 30% of all the food sold in the entire country passes through it every day. I will be accompanied by a Mexican photographer and translator (sadly, I chose German in high school). Together, we will spend one workday (starting at midnight, in most cases) at a time in its different sectors and with its different actors, from flowers to fruit, and from cargadores to cleaners and prostitutes to police. We will record their stories, document their day-to-day activities, inventory data (what do they eat? where do they come from? where and to/from whom does the produce they work with go? what do all the crazy fruit and vegetable signs say? what is the most expensive and cheapest product on sale each day? what is in the market’s waste and where does it go? etc.).
Each day, at the market’s close, we will return to our own headquarters to put together a beautifully designed broadside of our findings: photographs, stories, and infographics that bring to life the people and unpack the mysteries of this "Axis of Food." Each day’s broadside will thus focus on one facet of the market: there will be an entire sheet on ice vendors, another on carrot cartels, and yet another on truck drivers, for example.
We'll print these and distribute them as food wrappers at the city's public and street markets, where much of the produce sold at La Central ends up. We'll also publish them online (in collaboration with the BBC), and, at the end of the project, display them in tear-off pads as an exhibition in DF and then NYC.
The market is amazing and mysterious, even to 99% of the residents of Mexico City: this project will help bring its daily operations and idiosyncrasies to life for the people it feeds. I have been wanting to do this since my first quick visit in 2010 (http://www.ediblegeography.com/the-axis-of-food/)! Nicola TwilleyNo, No Estamos Locoshttp://www.ediblegeography.comWorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/264812013-11-30T00:00:00Z2015-08-08T20:06:47ZAustin, TX – Legends for Youth baseball clinic for kids with disabilitiesCTX Ability Sports is the only organization in America that provides year round sports and activities to children with disabilities and their siblings and parents, all free of charge. The goal: total family inclusion.
After one year of knocking on the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association's door, they agreed to hold the first ever "Legends for Youth" Baseball Clinic for children with disabilities. This will be a benchmark for the rest of the country to follow and even the MLB Network will be there to cover this historic event, scheduled for April 14, 2014.
John LorekLegends for Youth baseball clinic for kids with disabilitieshttp://www.huttochallenger.webs.comUnited StatesAustin, TXhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/austintag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/266342013-11-30T00:00:00Z2014-04-05T03:19:28ZPittsburgh, PA – The Drop ProjectThe Drop Project is an interactive exhibit that will embody sustainability and cutting edge science communication. This graduate student-led project will involve a month-long series of exhibits and activities held at Assemble, “a community space for arts + technology”.
Our vision is to grow and diversify the ‘watershed movement’ by increasing awareness of the human-water relationship as well as promoting lifestyle choices that support a cleaner watershed.
The Drop Project will include pieces that allow the participants to have a sensory experience that draws them into a stream ecosystem. Visitors will bump their way through stream rocks made from used fabrics. Macroinvertebrates, aquatic organisms underfoot but overlooked, are the most commonly used tool for assessing stream health. The exhibit will highlight their role in stream ecosystems and bioassessment. Participants will also learn about the visible and invisible pollution that stress our waterways. From plastic to pharmaceuticals, visitors will engage in creative, unconventional approaches to understand the problems, but also the personal practices, the “little drops” that can truly make a difference.
One measurable objective for The Drop Project is to create community and connect stakeholders. Water is a valuable and contentious resource in the Pittsburgh region, and around the world. It will take many stakeholders coming together to creatively manage the draws we ask of our water resources. The Drop Project will facilitate connecting communities with action organizations, government agencies with non-profits, artists with scientists, and fly fisher people with resource managers. Through these social networking events, connections will be made that will catalyze sustainable resource use in the region.
Ann Payne & Kristen ReynoldsThe Drop ProjectUnited StatesPittsburgh, PAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/pittsburghtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/270852013-11-29T00:00:00Z2013-12-08T21:46:56ZDetroit, MI (Неактивен) – Detroit Charter DataDetroit Charter Data [DCD] was born out of the discrepancies I witnessed between school funding and access to resources at my charter school.
Independently operated and funded by federal, state and local taxes, charter schools are a composite of traditional public schools (public funding and universal access) with aspects of private schools (choice, autonomy and flexibility). The end result is a mixed bag of independent districts with free reign of everything from the curriculum to budget. In many states, like New York, charter schools are required to be not-for-profit operations; Michigan is not one of those states. In fact, according to a report by the National Education Policy Center, Michigan has the highest proportion of for-profit charter schools in the nation.
Having a background in journalism I decided to send in as many FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] requests as possible to figure out where the money was being allocated. The process was really important for me to understand the decisions at my school. That said, I ran into a number of hurdles in the process. Detroit Charter Data would be a resource for community members and stakeholders, like myself, to get to the bottom of where money and resources are going inside of charter schools.
A data aggregator and FOIA generator the site will be grounded in a charter map on the home page which will list out all charter schools in the city. Users can filter the map to focus on Authorizers, Management Organizations or Inception Dates. Once users have picked a school they are interested in learning more about they can click on it and go to the "FOIA Generator" this would be a template FOIA that users could tweak for their personal use (we would have recommended requests listed at the bottom of the page). Users would create and send in their own FOIAs and then upload results to the site. The overall goal is an accountability/transparency site created for and by the public. Allison GrossDetroit Charter Datahttp://detroitcharterdata.orgUnited StatesDetroit, MI (Неактивен)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/detroittag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/269952013-11-26T00:00:00Z2013-11-26T22:09:33ZLondon, ON (Неактивен) – Student Move-Out Day Garbage ProgramSimply put, every year on there is a significant amount of garbage generated by student households. At no time is this fact more prevalent than on move-out days at the end of the year, when a brief stroll through a student neighbourhood will reveal a disturbing amount of stuff left out by students. Clothing, furniture, discarded electronics, kitchenware, clothing, food (both perishable and non), and all sorts of other bagged items are disposed of without necessarily careful regard. This excess of visible garbage on move-out can be attributed to the fact that while the city imposes a 4 bag-per-household limit normally, on move-out days this limit is removed to allow for the excess disposal. This provides an incentive for students to uncritically dispose of their wares.
When looking at this problem, it is very easy to blame students. After all, one could argue that if students simply took responsibility over their individual waste contribution we would not see unnecessarily or disposal of goods that might still have value. While there may be an element of truth to that assessment, it does not suffice to say that this is simply an individual problem; it is a community problem, and it requires a community solution. In essence, by allowing students to dispose of a limitless amount of garbage without providing them with the proper resources with which to properly dispose of or donate their things, the city is equally culpable for the large and wasteful garbage disposals seen on move-out days.
With this in mind, I propose a program which makes it easier on students to access and dispose of materials that can be otherwise used. The focus of this program will be on 1. More accessible electronics recycling 2. More accessible food donation points 3. More accessible clothing and household wares donation points. Though I have yet to identify with precision the most efficient way to help solve this problem, any and all small steps can help.Matt HelfandStudent Move-Out Day Garbage ProgramCanadaLondon, ON (Неактивен)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/london-ontariotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/299242013-11-26T00:00:00Z2014-02-11T21:36:39ZPhiladelphia, PA – The Awesome Fest 2014 We pride ourselves as a community that strongly believes in supporting each other, independent film, and showcasing this city as one of the very finest. We have created this to be a one-of-a-kind destination festival, with attendees from all over the globe traveling to see our shows. This is why for the 4th year in a row, we presented our entire outdoor summer series completely free of charge.
Josh GoldbloomThe Awesome Fest 2014 http://theawesomefest.com/United StatesPhiladelphia, PAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/philadelphiatag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/253472013-11-26T00:00:00Z2013-11-26T03:54:33ZMiami, FL – Sensor SubJosé has built a small, self-propelled submarine equipped with a camera and several data collection devices. We'd like to equip and use the sub to test and report on water quality in Miami.
We will outfit José's sub with an array of water quality sensors (https://www.atlas-scientific.com/product_pages/kits/sds-kit.html) that will collect data about pH, purity, conductivity and oxygenation. We would then use the sub to test various bodies of water and to take underwater photos and video in Miami's waterways. We will analyze, map and report on the results on sensorsub.com and possibly partner with local media outlets to publicize what we find.
Our end goal is to help Miami better understand the health of its waterways, to promote South Florida's growing maker movement, and to encourage civic science in our city.
Rebekah MonsonSensor Subhttp://sensorsub.com/United StatesMiami, FLhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/miamitag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/246202013-11-25T00:00:00Z2013-11-25T18:17:15ZAwesome Without Borders – Community CanvasesCommunity Canvases takes infrastructure, such as signal boxes, light poles and garbage totes, and turnes them into canvases of original artwork that reflects the historical, coultural and georgraphic features of each community. One thing that is unique about Buffalo is how incredibly diverse it is. From the immigrant and refugee populations in the West Side, to the many heritage corridors sprinkled throughout the city, Community Canvases aims to turn neighborhood infrastructure into works that reflect the celebrated differences that ultimately unite our city.
Our first series of art was focused on Tonawanda Street in Buffalo's Riverside neighborhood. We used local artists to paint designs illustrating historical concepts like the War of 1812, geographic themes like the river and the park, as well as messages showing the connectedness of the residents.
James MontourCommunity Canvaseshttp://www.communitycanvases.orgWorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/bg/chapters/awesomewithoutborders