tag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:/fr/projects?page=119Awesome Foundation - Projects2013-06-03T22:31:44Ztag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/199372013-06-03T00:00:00Z2013-06-03T22:31:44ZAwesome Without Borders – Energy & Sanitation For Students In Surkhet, NepalCara Valentino and Maggie DoyneEnergy & Sanitation For Students In Surkhet, Nepalhttp://www.blinknow.orgWorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/208722013-05-31T00:00:00Z2014-04-05T03:51:34ZPittsburgh, PA – Carrie Deer Salvage Art WorkshopA massive blast furnace, a 40’ deer head, piles of found objects, firsthand insights from Pittsburgh salvage artists, and it’s all free – how AWESOME is that? For 12 students from community schools surrounding Carrie Furnaces, it will be an unforgettable experience in collaboration, art, and regional history. Using the same techniques that built the Carrie Deer, they will create the first sculpture for the on-site Sculpture Garden. Many of the materials they will use have been drawn from the site itself during the maintenance process. The workshop includes a docent-led family site tour; DVDs of the Carrie Furnaces’ History and The Carrie Deer Documentary; 3 on-site sessions with artists, materials, and tools; and a video of the student’s personal workshop experience. The resulting sculpture is the inaugural installation for the new Carrie Salvage Art Garden. Collaborative art is a unique experience requiring a collective focus on a joint goal; a challenging exercise for creative minds often used to working singularly. As a “new” collective, the students work as a team in designing and creating their sculpture. As aspiring artists, the opportunity to engage artistically with this remarkable site is exceptionally inspiring. The monolithic industrial structures of Carrie form a cathedral-like setting of abstract sculptural ruins. Photographers, artists, and filmmakers continue to seek out the site for artistic expression and inspiration just as the Deer artists did in the 90s. Students will learn the history of the site, the region’s industrial heritage, what inspired the Deer artists – all while working in this unusual environment to explore their own ideas of public art and salvage sculpture. Presentations by the Office of Public Art and the Sprout Fund introduce them to the complexities of large-scale works, public installations and community interaction with public works. We also hope this project will encourage other groups to engage the site in new artistic ways.Sharon BrownCarrie Deer Salvage Art Workshophttp://www.thecarriedeer.com/United StatesPittsburgh, PAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/pittsburghtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/204662013-05-31T00:00:00Z2013-06-22T22:43:44ZDetroit, MI (Non-active) – Detroit Grants and Loans DatabaseThe Detroit Grants and Loans Database tracks how funding moves through Detroit’s non-profits. It started as a personal project of Matt Hampel: he began tracking when Detroit organizations received grants - a press release here, some word of mouth there. The list grew slowly, and his friend Benjamin Chodoroff started to help with the research.
We are working on this project because we have heard from non-profits that there is a need for this information. Small non-profits are often in the dark about who ended up getting the grant they applied for, and funders don’t have a good picture of the philanthropic ecosystem outside their own organization.
Currently, we have records for a few hundred grants, and we haven’t had time to update them. We want to share this data with the public, but to do this we want to make sure the list is up-to-date and has as many grants in it as possible.
We can do the work of setting up a system to share the information ourselves - both of us are programmers and have lots of experience designing accessible and open websites - but we need a lot of help with data collection.
With the addition of a capable researcher to our team, we can grow this project to the point of having a polished website ready in a few months’ time. The data will be open to the public to view and download, and we will set up a system to ensure it is maintained as time goes on.
We don’t know exactly what this project will end up being, but we are listening to our peers and friends and will be polling everyone to make this dataset as useful as possible. We will keep software, the development process, and of course the data itself, open source and freely licensed.
We need to raise $2,500: a respectful internship stipend is $1,500 a month, and we’d like to bring someone on board for 3 months. We’ve both pledged $1,000 of our own money to make this happen. Benjamin ChodoroffDetroit Grants and Loans Databasehttp://matth.org/post/49614811829/help-us-build-a-picture-of-philanthropy-in-detroitUnited StatesDetroit, MI (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/detroittag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/203122013-05-31T00:00:00Z2015-08-08T20:17:58ZAustin, TX – QueerbombEach June, the month of Stonewall, we stand together to embrace our sexuality, bodies, personalities, art, music, literature and politics, while recapturing pride from corporate sponsorship. We strive for a pride that refuses to put rules on what you can and can’t be proud of, that says every expression, from the spirit to the flesh, is worthy.
This year on June 1st, we will rally around dynamic speakers and outreach organizations from 6 to 8pm. Then we take it down 6th st (the straightest street in Austin) to dance, march and celebrate out in the open. Proud and free in all respects. We return to our rally space and unleash the magic back into the place we call home.
We have definitely grown in size from the first QUEERBOMB drop here in Austin, Texas. With an expected attendance of 8000 or more this year, we are excited and ready to roll this rally and procession out with the community standing strong and proud and fully decorated.
Beth SchindlerQueerbombhttp://www.queerbomb.org/United StatesAustin, TXhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/austintag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/209192013-05-30T00:00:00Z2013-05-30T19:46:39ZConnecticut (Non-active) – Dream MAKER TeamA summer program for kids in Stamford CT. The goal is 1 STEM project (that results in a film) and 1 non-STEM project.
We have completed 3 projects for kids in Stamford with curriculum borrowed from www.citizenschools.org (with their permission). The most recent of which was the Solar Powered Racecars you saw at the Westport Maker's Faire.
We are looking to continue enriching the experience afterschool and summers for our students and volunteers on the West Side of Stamford.
We would LOVE if you could help us continue this work.
Here is an article about the 19-minute film we made last summer with funds from the volunteers themselves and all materials and equipment donated:
http://stamford.itsrelevant.com/content/11232/yerwood-center-makes-a-movie.Brian ValentineDream MAKER Teamhttp://www.yerwoodcenter.comUnited StatesConnecticut (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/connecticuttag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/206502013-05-30T00:00:00Z2013-05-30T03:01:06ZMaldon (Non-active) – Maldon MarketI am currently planning to lauch a monthly farmer's and maker's market in Fountain Street (TBC), Maldon.
We aim for the market to be one of the best in Central Victoria.
The market will provide a genuine service, social activity and pride of place for local residents.
We believe that a successful market will put Maldon even more squarely on the tourist map to increase visitor numbers to the town and provide an invaluable boost to existing local businesses.
A market also provides the perfect, low risk, business entry point for local entrepreneurs to strut their stuff.
Each market will feature fun entertainment that enourages people to linger longer and spend more money.
We hope to attract lots of day-trippers from further afield, including Melbourne, and for the market to become a staple monthly event for Maldon residents.
We aim to have 40 stall holders at the opening market in October (roughly half growers and half makers), with at least 500 market visitors. We'll grow these numbers over the first 12 months and beyond. Alex FisherMaldon MarketTBA (new Maldon Neighbourhood Centre website currently under construction)AustraliaMaldon (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/maldontag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/202022013-05-30T00:00:00Z2013-10-21T23:08:32ZToronto – #teetertotter I enjoy creating entertaining public installations within my art practice and I see the Awesome Foundation as a prime opportunity to realize an interactive installation. I have produced a few large scale sculptures over the past three years and am aware of strong considerations towards public safety as well as structural integrity. My proposal involves realizing a project that I have wanted to undertake for some time now; I have produced several small scale renderings as well as assessed many aspects involved with fabricating the idea.
With that in mind, I propose to create a very unique teeter-totter which will be partially constructed out of recycled, repurposed, and scavenged materials. A Canadian artist who I recently met in NYC is also a professional arborist and Mr. Neilson already has an array of 8-12 foot incredibly strong cedar tree trunks which he offered for me to choose from. The most structurally important and costly element of the sculpture will be the base of the teeter-totter which will be built out of pressure treated lumber 8x8’s in a traditional style along with truck suspension springs to control the pivoting of the cedar tree, which will act as the cross beam that people sit on; Largely fastened together with lock-tight large size nuts and bolts to prevent theft or “tomfoolery”. Furthermore, apart from the cedar tree trunk sourced elements will be added such as bicycle handle bars for holding onto while bouncing, along with shredded car tires for seating and various items to customize as well as add aesthetic value to the unique feature. A pre-emptive focus will be put towards stripping the bark off the tree trunk and applying a professional finish that will make the trunk structurally sustainable for many years.
Julian Michael Majewski #teetertotter CanadaTorontohttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/torontotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/207242013-05-29T00:00:00Z2013-06-01T11:37:09ZTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Non-active) – ZEZE Sublimation ZEZE presents: Sublimation
Sublimation will train women in the Israeli Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority to use sublimation machines (awesome machines which print on almost anything - t-shirts, cups, hats... you name it!).
Our brand of cool products will be designed by budding young Israeli designers and produced ethically in order to create double good: we will be giving ex-prisoners a trade and employment, and we can produce some awesome products and clothing along the way!
ZE.ZE is a social business.
We believe that our social projects must be all sustainable and must at least retain them self. That way we can promise a lasting project that does not lean on philanthropy. All ZE.ZE profits and incomes are invested as seed money for new projects.
WE love ZEZE and Sublimation because they are creating awesome clothing whilst providing women in need with training and a job! Plus, who doesn't love well designed, but socially responsible products??Tana WahrhaftZEZE Sublimation http://www.ze-ze.org/#!home/crw6IsraelTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/telavivtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/203872013-05-29T00:00:00Z2013-05-29T22:18:50ZSan Antonio, TX – PoPo's 1st Annual Bike Repair RallyBicycles can make the biggest change in a community in the shortest amount of time. Adolescents who bike 4 days a week are 48% less likely to become overweight as adults. Bicycles provide the ability to move around your community. For many of us bicycles are recreational toys, but for some it is their lifeline. Some cyclists commute everywhere; work, school, the grocery store. Although offering bicycles to those in need helps a great deal, many of those bikes will end up right back outside in a pile of rust if they are not maintained. PoPo's We-cycle is going to change that.
While the mission for PPWC is to give away 100 bikes in 2013, we also want to repair bikes in the community before they reach the trash dump. As a part of this parallel mission PPWC wants to have an Annual Bike Repair Rally where PPWC will purchase the parts, permits, etc. and local bike shops will fix bicycles for 5 hours in a predetermined location, all while having a huge bike awareness PARTY! We will advertise the time and location in advance and ask that bikes requiring minimum repairs such as; new tubes, chains, adjusting, bike making sounds or not running right, be brought to the event where we will repair them for FREE! The event will be held in areas where our services are need the most. This will allow us to maintain all of the bikes that we give out each year and put us closer to our goal of getting 2 wheels under every person in San Antonio.
For our 1st event, we have already been given the okay to use a parking lot at Burbank High School and found several other nonprofits that would like to setup at the event to talk about healthy living. Bicycle Shops like REI, Ride Away Bicycles, Alamo Bike Shop and the bike club "Wild Dawgs" have all volunteered to work on bicycles at the event. We have numerous companies interested in sponsoring the event and have already confirmed 2 Titanium Sponsors of $500 each from Community Health First and Believe It Screen Printing and Graphics.Eric CerdaPoPo's 1st Annual Bike Repair Rallywww.facebook.com/give100bikesUnited StatesSan Antonio, TXhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/sanantoniotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/204632013-05-29T00:00:00Z2013-05-29T22:18:48ZSan Antonio, TX – Madison Solar Car Initiative (MadSCI)MadSCI is an after school project that has been on-going at Madison HS since 2010. MadSCI’s mission is to advance knowledge and educate a wide diversity of students in science, technology, engineering, math, sutainability and other areas of scholarship that will ensure that they will best serve themselves, San Antonio, Texas, the nation, and the world in the 21st century. There is a tremendous need for students with innovation and expertise in fields that will help solve the world’s most critical problems. Students need to be exposed to, and involved in, activities that involve authenticity, collaboration, critical thinking skills, global implications, in-depth investigations, cross-curricular applications, and a very high student motivation and engagement factor. To these ends, MadSCI was created.
MadSCI is the perfect beyond the classroom project because in striving to meet the challenges this project entails, students in addition to learning about engineering, alternative energy, battery technology, aerodynamics, computer science, and meteorology, have to translate that knowledge into strategy. Such a project furthermore involves activities that empower students, foster deep learning and communication skills across a variety of subjects, enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills, necessitate collaborative work, develop engineering intuition and innovation, project and time management, skills, and provide experience working with students of different cultures, backgrounds, and academic and technical skill levels. Students learn what it takes to successfully carry a project from inception to completion. It requires them to push themselves and often step outside their comfort zone. These skill sets allow students to be better prepared to enter college & the university, tackle the challenges in life after that, push the envelope of science & engineering, and be significant contributors to solving the world’s current & future problems. It builds leaders.Joseph DunganMadison Solar Car Initiative (MadSCI)http://www.i-m.co/madsci/madisonSolarcar/United StatesSan Antonio, TXhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/sanantoniotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/190642013-05-29T00:00:00Z2013-05-29T06:03:40ZBaltimore, MD – Send SquashWise Students to the Championships!SquashWise is a unique youth development program promoting academic achievement and athleticism through the sport of squash. None of our students had ever heard of squash before, but now they are avid scholar-athletes competing across the country in national tournaments. Students from Baltimore City Public Schools join in 5th or 6th grade and participate through 12th grade, with additional support through college. We provide daily tutoring, mentoring, squash coaching, and fitness activities. While SquashWise students are not yet old enough to graduate from high school and move on to college, older urban squash programs in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston boast 100% high school graduation rates and 90% college completion rates among their graduates. SquashWise aims for the same successes in a city where only 64% of students graduate from high school and of these graduates, only 14% finish college (Baltimore Education Research Consortium, 2004 cohort). Our first cohort of students will graduate from high school in 2015, and they are already setting their sights on college. In the meantime, students have demonstrated impressive gains in grades, fitness, and squash performance.Abby MarkoeSend SquashWise Students to the Championships!http://baltimoresquashwise.orgUnited StatesBaltimore, MDhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/baltimoretag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/181792013-05-29T00:00:00Z2013-05-29T01:47:45ZDenver, CO (Non-active) – WeeCycle's Crib-A-Month ProjectWeeCycle is a Denver-based non-profit organization whose mission is to help low income families with infants and toddlers in the Denver metro area (and throughout Colorado) by providing them with new and gently used baby gear free of charge. We acquire the gear through donations of individuals and businesses and distribute it through local community organizations already serving families with infants and toddlers affected by poverty, homelessness, domestic violence, teen pregnancy, and under-employment. We also contribute to environmental preservation by recycling and reusing baby gear.
WeeCycle was started by two Colorado moms, Jayme Ritchie and Sunny Heydorn. They were both new moms that had recently left their jobs as attorneys to focus their energies on raising their new children. With this, they felt the need to give back to their community, particularly to those less fortunate, and they both had a first-hand understanding of how expensive baby gear was and how, often, kids outgrow their gear when it is in like-new condition. That is how the idea for WeeCycle came about. Why not take all this baby gear that their kids outgrew and find it a new home with a family that could really use it? Four plus years later, WeeCycle is expanding its reach and helping more and more families each year.
WeeCycle provides key items like cribs, car seats, strollers, diapers, toys, baby-proofing items, and much more! However, in June 2011, nearly all of the cribs that were on the market were recalled due to deficiencies with their hardware and WeeCycle has since experienced a huge shortage in cribs as we are not able to accept or donate any recalled items. Cribs are one of the most expensive items that families with new babies need and WeeCycle has had to purchase all new cribs to serve our clients' needs. WeeCycle is looking for a grant to support our Crib-A-Month program to purchase one crib each month for a year to donate to Colorado families in need.Morgan SeibelWeeCycle's Crib-A-Month Projecthttp://www.weecycle.orgUnited StatesDenver, CO (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/denvertag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/181462013-05-28T00:00:00Z2013-05-28T20:08:31ZPortland, OR – XRAY.FMWith the help of http://commonfrequency.org we recently obtained a low-wattage permit from the FCC to broadcast on 91.FM to Downtown! From the location we carefully picked, this 100w antenna will reach 1.5 million homes in the Portland metro area as well as many, many many cars.
We started a non-profit corporation called Cascade Educational Broadcasting Service last fall, and have been building momentum and resources to launch XRAY.FM this Summer. We filed our 501(c)3 status today and got a bank account last week. We're raising funds from a totally grassroots level and plan to engage a large community here in Portland to support the station by underwriting and grant support as well as listener support. Portland has never had a college radio station downtown on FM, so we're positive it's starved for some great radio created by all our friends who spin great records around town nightly.
CEBS’ current objective is to secure resources for FM operation. The goal is to create a station that broadcasts new independent music and a plethora of rare historic vinyl by the innovators, but not officially bound by any specific genre descriptor. A website and webstream, developing currently, will be of equal importance. Unlike most radio stations, close attention will be paid to maintaining artistic programmatic vision. CEBS views music as an art. Core to this belief is presenting modern music (primarily 50’s to present) from an educational perspective, with the DJ acting as a musicologist, promoting new independent artists and providing historical detail on forgotten seminal artists from the past.
I can already see the town dancing to the beat of XRAY.FM. Bicyclists, joggers and car-owners will all have a much better time and radios will create happiness again! We're planning some big events in Portland this June to launch the station publicly and would be happy to spread the word about Awesome Foundation as one of our Angel Donors when we go on the air.Jeff Hylton SimmonsXRAY.FMhttp://cebspdx.orgUnited StatesPortland, ORhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/portlandtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/173812013-05-28T00:00:00Z2013-06-03T16:21:07ZGrand Rapids, MI (Non-active) – Movin' On InOur project, Movin' on In, will kick off with refreshments and a word from the Mayor of Grand Rapids. Movin’ on In will promote efforts to end homelessness and raise awareness of local challenges in attaining affordable housing. We extend an open, inclusive invitation to the community to learn and participate in an activity concerning housing related issues. The activity provides participants with a hands-on opportunity to broaden understandings of homelessness and housing. The housing simulation allows participants to play the role of a homeless individual in need of housing. Each role includes circumstantial details and participants attempt to attain housing during four simulated days. After the simulation, a debriefing session lead by a housing specialist will provide opportunities for discussion. Afterwards, participants will assemble “new home starter kits” in laundry baskets for newly housed families. We will conclude with a speaker from our AmeriCorps program that will share how members are serving their community.
This project is new, green, so fresh and so clean. Movin’ on In is a unique effort of collaboration, education, direct service and active participation. It is also so nice. Homelessness is not awesome, but feeling at home is. Movin’ on In promotes housing knowledge and provides clients with items to increase the awesomeness of a new home. Housing challenges are not funny, but we do hope to share a few laughs with participants. We will raise awareness and provide opportunity to make a difference. Increased awareness inspires the awesomeness required to end homelessness. Wow. Receiving the grant will greatly influence awesomeness. The more money used for kits, the greater difference made. Movin’ on In is chock full o’ bang, not much buck. Providing household items for clients alleviates housing costs. It is our intention to repeat the event so that Movin’ on In will encourage community members to be active problem solvers concerning housing issues.Michelle AdamsMovin' On InUnited StatesGrand Rapids, MI (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/grand-rapidstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/194122013-05-28T00:00:00Z2013-05-28T04:02:34ZLondon, ON (Non-active) – Take a Seat & Make a Friend London, ON Edition We recently came across a video done by an organization called "Soul Pancake." Oprah Winfrey has been a huge supporter of this organization and often aired their events on her television show. One event that Soul Pancake has recently done is have strangers sit in a ball pit and get to know one another. A sign is posted over the pit saying "Have a Seat & Make a Friend" and random people walking past are invited to sit down with one another and discuss life's big questions. Example questions include "Find something the two of you have in common" and "Name and describe a person who has made a huge influence in your life." There will be about 10 larger balls in the pit that have questions on them and the people sitting are able to discuss these questions with a complete stranger. Our vision is to end stigma that is attached to mental health. Our mission is to is to raise awareness for mental health, specifically anxiety disorders, because we feel that anxiety disorders, phobias and fears tend to be overlooked. This project will challenge Londoner's to go out of their comfort zone. We hope that Londoner's will be authentically engaged in getting into a ball pit and get to know someone that have never met before. This exercise is anxiety provoking, but we hope people really share deep, meaningful thoughts with one another and that in itself will raise awareness. We have already gotten approval from the City of London special events to have this event and are covered under insurance. Our plan is to run this project for the very first time in London, ON at Sunfest, which is July 4-7th, 2013. We are currently in the works of getting in contact of Sunfest organizers to see if there is a spot for us! We will be collecting donations for anyone who wishes to get in the ball pit! We came across Paul Melnik's story, who took his own life suddenly. He was on the wait list for mental health help for a program called FEMAP here in London, ON.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfHV4-Leanne Bonello, Courtney Cadeau and Jessica Tellier Take a Seat & Make a Friend London, ON Edition CanadaLondon, ON (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/london-ontariotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/208432013-05-28T00:00:00Z2013-05-28T15:40:41ZAwesome Without Borders – Creating the Future, Open Participatory EngagementThe US Civil Rights Movement, the Anti-Apartheid movement, India’s Independence movement - what created their success? This question is at the core of Creating the Future’s work. By considering what created visionary change in the past, and incorporating those features into current change efforts, we are guiding changemakers to their potential to accomplish their missions and create the world we all want. What we’ve found: The power to create change lies not in innovative strategy, but in the assumptions underlying that strategy. Assumptions about what is possible vs. impossible. Assumptions about our potential for working together for a cause larger than ourselves. Assumptions about walking the talk of our values. By changing the way we see things - those habitual thought patterns / assumptions - things change. The Project: As its own demonstration project, Creating the Future has busted out the walls of our organization, to be completely open and participatory in all we do. All internal meetings - board meetings, resource development meetings, branding meetings, strategy meetings - are live-streamed for anyone to watch AND participate as if they are part of the team - asking questions, sharing ideas and observations. Doing this experiment as a live demonstration, Creating the Future is showing what is possible - that there is nothing to be afraid of in engaging openly, and that much of what groups assume to be proprietary is actually far more effective when it is owned by everyone. This effort began in January 2013. Already it has changed the expectations and assumptions of our board and immediate community, as well as outsiders who attend / participate in our meetings. We are all learning together that when we change the way we see things, things change.Creating The FutureCreating the Future, Open Participatory Engagementhttp://www.creatingthefuture.orgWorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/197272013-05-26T00:00:00Z2014-02-21T17:12:17ZMiami, FL – StreetWaves Summer Surf CampWe think the StreetWaves mentorship program is an awesome initiative, but the most awesome part is the amazing results we achieve with at-risk youth. It has been our commitment since 2008 to provide surfing lessons free of charge to under-resourced and troubled youth every Saturday from 12-4pm. Our daily summer surf camp programming which begins June 1st and lasts through August 31st provides summer surf camp experiences every day for organizations like Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Overtown Youth Center, Educate Tomorrow, Empowered Youth and a host of other schools, churches and concerned families. Some of our awesome services include surfing, standup paddleboarding and sailing instructions all provided by qualified staff and volunteers. StreetWaves addresses major areas of concern that we feel contribute to the ongoing criminal activity and troubled youth found in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. Our program provides an alternative recreational stimulant that is non-competitive and gives each individual the opportunity to freely express ones basic nature thereby expanding their physical, emotional and spiritual horizons. We facilitate a safe haven of natural resources made available to a community who historically have not participated in many ocean activities. Over the 5 years that we have been providing services to our under-resourced communities, we have studied the affects that the ocean and watersports have on this growing population of newcomers. Amongst our measured outcomes, StreetWaves has measured shifts in participant’s attitudes toward life, an expansion in their perspective and an increased sense of belonging. StreetWaves greatly feels that we broaden our participant’s horizons and support the development of life skills that will benefit personal wellbeing by providing a guideline for success now and in the future. We are currently expanding our mission to serve a larger population of at-risk youth because we know….. It’s working! Maui GoodbeerStreetWaves Summer Surf Camphttp://streetwaves.org United StatesMiami, FLhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/miamitag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/204842013-05-24T00:00:00Z2013-05-24T14:12:37ZNewmarket – Commons Cafe and CateringOur catering project took off with a bit of help from contacts with local businesses. We catered at the Passport to Wellness event at Aurora Cultural Centre. We now have a tent given to us by a local business at the Newmarket Farmers Market, where we sell coffee, tea, juice, hot chocolate on cold days and hopefully some bakes. We have involved a number of adults with autism and developmental delay as trainees, to be trained by our volunteers, myself as one and one or two job coaches, to set up and prepare the tent for sale. Prepare the coffee, deal with customers, handle cash improve math and clean up. Eventually we hope to involve the trainees to be involved in ordering and buying the items needed.
When our costs are paid up we hope the trainees most of whom are not able to find employment in the community, to take the profit and share it among them as a reward.
The main purpose of Commons Cafe and Catering is to involve people with disability in the community, to show the community their ABILITIES and gifts, Give them an opportunity to get experience in running the business.
We hope the experience will provide them with job opportunities in the community when the Market is over. We do hope to get established in late fall in a permanent location and become a not for profit organization.
So far through announcing our purpose only through word of mouth, we have attracted 6 adults who are interested to help at the booth. We have also had an amazing response from people who have visited us and found out that we are not just a coffee booth for profit but a booth with a special purpose!
We are applying for the third time for the Awesome fund as our costs are increasing. Other than the registration costs for the major events, we have had to get insurance for events, pay for a banner. We also are in dire need of
equipment such as tables, coffee brewers and urns .Susan Popper, Rosina PopperCommons Cafe and CateringCanadaNewmarkethttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/newmarket-ontariotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/188602013-05-23T00:00:00Z2013-05-23T20:29:12ZSandy Rebuild (Non-active) – Culinary Kids Urban Farm Culinary Kids Urban Farm is located in the Hurricane Sandy zone of the Rockaway peninsula which was destroyed by the storm. Prior to the storm, Culinary Kids Urban Farm project taught Sustainable Urban Farming, Agriculture, Aquaculture and Culinary Arts to the youth of Far Rockaway free of charge.Chef Malisa Rivera-Executive Director Culinary KidsCulinary Kids Urban Farm WorldwideSandy Rebuild (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/sandyrebuildtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/197432013-05-23T00:00:00Z2013-05-23T20:28:56ZSandy Rebuild (Non-active) – Rainwater Catchment System at YANA Services My work in the Rockaways started immediately after super storm Sandy -- medical & food shipments, digging out basements, sorting clothing, and powering phones with bicycles, along with my friends at Time's Up! My work with YANA (You Are Never Alone - Beach 113) and Sal Lopizzo started a few weeks after the storm, as I personally identified with the mission of YANA; namely, to train residents of the Rockaways to obtain contractors licenses, so that they may be employed as part of the rebuilding, rather than outside contractors. Additionally, alternative and sustainable materials is a focus of the training/education that YANA provides. Another part of YANA's mission is the training & education of Rockaways residents to reacting, and being more resilient, to future potential storms and floods. With this the case, emphasis is being placed on solar technology and water catchment & reuse. YANA is already moving forward with the solar program, installing panels on the roof, and offering opportunities for residents to have their own installed for emergency backup. My project would entail the design & build of a beautiful stormwater catchment system/installation art piece. The design would be shared publicly, and the buildout would include residents. Additionally, I will hold several workshops at YANA, where I'd teach residents how to properly design/size, then build, stormwater catchment systems. This way, if another future storms causes water infrastructure problems, they will be able to source water for their own catchment systems.Joshua KoganRainwater Catchment System at YANA Services WorldwideSandy Rebuild (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/sandyrebuildtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/207302013-05-22T00:00:00Z2013-05-23T06:11:41ZCalgary, AB (Non-active) – Pavo ConcertusJunk Yard Wars + Pickup Truck + Peacocks + Pianos = Peacock art truck with an array of lights and sound. More commonly known in the community as the Peacock Pipe Organ.
Our team has taken on the project of converting a pickup truck into a peacock music truck because we wanted to give Calgary another shot of arts and culture. We are planning to use Pavo Concertus as an educational tool by demonstrating to Calgarians how arts, engineering and science can come together to form such an awesome spectacle. We plan to pull this off by constructing Pavo Concertus with lovingly used parts and machinery from Calgary locals.
Besides looking and sounding steampunkly fantastic, our project will help the public draw connections between arts and engineering through the tangible demonstration of music and vibrations. In addition, we plan on visiting schools to inspire students interested in engineering. We plan to debut at various locations during <a href="http://www.beakerhead.org">Beakerhead</a> week to boggle the minds of downtown Calgarian onlookers. Our team consists of a dedicated roster of engineers, artists, marketers, and alumni from the Calgary Solar Car Team and Baja SAE. So we've basically pulled off stuff like this before.
How funding from Awesome Calgary will be used:
- Electrical components (ie. speaker, amplifiers, acoustic pickups, switches)
- Tools, and metalwork equipment
- Scrap metal, wood, and fasteners
- Vehicle insurance, and maintenance
- Safety EquipmentRavi Mani and Isabel ChanPavo Concertushttp://pavoconcertus.comCanadaCalgary, AB (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/calgarytag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/201372013-05-22T00:00:00Z2013-05-22T01:05:10ZBoulder, CO (Non-active) – Boulder Civic HackfestBoulder Civic Hackfest is a two day hackathon and design event bringing the best of Boulder together for the civic good in celebration of National Day of Civic Hacking. Using open data and technologies we will select problems affecting our communities and prototype solutions to them throughout the weekend.
We expect to have ~100 developers, designers, and subject matter experts work with open data to create solutions to civic problems using technology. All applications will be created as open source technologies, giving anybody the ability to use the applications, improve them, etc.Bing ChouBoulder Civic Hackfesthttp://bouldercivichackfest.org/United StatesBoulder, CO (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/bouldertag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/188862013-05-20T00:00:00Z2013-05-20T16:03:29ZAwesome Without Borders – Gaia Milieu for "The Color Wheel" at HEREart NYGaia is a large-scale site-specific installation that explores the increasingly severe divide between human beings and their natural world as the complex system of life and organic materials surrounding them becomes more and more exotic and alien due to their lack of contact with it. Plants that at one time were familiar are now strange and exotic. The installation will be made using a variety of printmaking processes, including but no limited to etching, screen print, relief print, and monoprint, in combination with materials indicative of our modern world that seem to have replaced our natural ones like plastic, office supplies, birthday party table cloth, neon straws, pipe cleaners, etc. My ultimate goal with the installation is to completely transform the HereArt Gallery Space in Soho NY into a completely immersive environment that moves from one level of the gallery into the other. I am increasingly interested in how the installation infect spaces like urban kudzo almost as if we moved forward 100 years and our plastics actually have begun to grow. Crystal WagnerGaia Milieu for "The Color Wheel" at HEREart NYhttp://www.crystalwagner.com/arboretum.html & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb7HugvtE0c WorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/194502013-05-19T00:00:00Z2013-05-19T21:39:48ZWashington, DC – THE MOBILE LANGUAGE MUSEUMOur outreach, education, and conservation activities emphasize on-line and on-site technologies, both in the Museum Hall and with traveling exhibits to local schools,libraries and other venues, primarily where young audiences may congregate.
The National Museum of Language (NML) opened its doors in May of 2008, sustained by a nearly all-volunteer governing board and roster of docents. The NML has reached out to and collaborated with numerous national, regional and local organizations and supporters similarly devoted to language education, appreciation and public recognition and support. These activities include permanent and rotating exhibits at the current College Park location, traveling and loan exhibits to various local and regional “high impact” venues, and a regularly scheduled speaker series featuring experts on diverse topics in language, culture, and language science.JOHN-JOSEPH SMITH, PRESIDENTTHE MOBILE LANGUAGE MUSEUMhttp://languagemuseum.org.United StatesWashington, DChttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/dctag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/198012013-05-18T00:00:00Z2013-05-18T16:58:30ZSeattle, WA – Seattle Youth Speaks-2013 Brave New Voices TeamWe send two coaches and five super-fierce poets to travel to Chicago to represent out city at the International Brave New Voices Festival in August. From March-July the team works diligently to craft, shape, and practice their poetry pieces that will be performed at BNV. In the mean time the youth leadership group of YSS is planning two community performances, including YSS 10 year anniversary party, to help support the team to build confidence and perfect their pieces in front of a loving community.
This year we employed four youth-interns to manage, coordinate and run the 6 month slam series. The investment in youth leadership and outreach paid off and we had out most successful slams to date. Every prelim brought in over 100 community members and we broke records for 600+ people at our Town Hall Grand Slam on March 1st.
Consequently we want to continue to engage our large community in support of the 5 member team. While the poets are making their way through the various bouts, workshops and overall life-changing experience in Chicago we would like to send and additional two youth interns to document and track their progress on the YSS blog and Arts Corps website so that the over 600 people who cheered them on this winter can remain connected to their success.
At Youth Speaks Seattle we know honesty and power of truth is transformative.
We create community where youth voices will not be silenced, in a world where we so often are. We support each other in becoming the people we need to be. By utilizing social media intern leaders we feel that we can galvanize the awesomeness of BNV and transfer it back to our devoted community in Seattle.
Check out some of the incredible poets at the 2013 Grand Slam:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cO30xcF49UDevon de LeñaSeattle Youth Speaks-2013 Brave New Voices Teamhttp://www.artscorps.org/programs/teen-programs/youth-speaks-seattle/United StatesSeattle, WAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/seattletag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/193672013-05-17T00:00:00Z2013-05-17T22:15:02ZOahu, HI – Kailua Intermediate School Band Aloha Concert 2013KIS provides the use of brass, woodwind and percussion instruments at no charge to students who are taught care and daily maintenance procedures. Band class meets four times per week and all students are required to practice outside of class each day. In addition, band rehearsals are scheduled twice a week, before or after school. Band students know they need to make a significant commitment of their time to learn to read music and reach their playing goals.
The KIS Band emphasizes development of life skills that help young men and women become good student-citizens:
• personal responsibility
• persistence
• compassion
• self-discipline
• teamwork
• respect
Our Band members come together as one 'ohana and support each other. They learn that each individual contributes to the whole group, and the group only succeeds through each individual contribution. This interdependence prepares them for many situations they will face later in life that call for humility and placing others before self.
But unbelievably, the school DOES NOT provide ANY funds for performances in the community. If the band wants to play outside the confines of our Band Room or the acoustically-challenged school cafeteria, we need to find our own funding. Parents are stretched thin and we are seeking community help.
Our annual FREE Aloha Concert at the Ronald E. Bright Theatre at Castle High School is planned for Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 6:00pm. This venue will provide the kids a real auditorium, optimized for the enjoyment of music, and enough seating for family, friends and the community to listen to the most incredible student band that you've never heard of.
But we need your help – school buses to move the kids, a truck rental for band instruments and payments for the auditorium fees.
We want the windward community to see what is going on in their own backyard and recognize that kids from public schools can reach awesome heights when given the opportunity and resources. Mahalo!David OkaKailua Intermediate School Band Aloha Concert 2013United StatesOahu, HIhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/oahutag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/191132013-05-16T00:00:00Z2016-12-29T01:23:15ZOttawa – Neon ForestationMay's Awesome Ottawa award goes to Lisa "Justy" Dennis and the <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/otownbombers">O-Town Bombers</A>, Ottawa's first yarnbombing group. The award will support a public art project called Neon Forestation, with trees covered in neon wraps and crocheted fungus lit up with glow sticks. It will be put on in the Byward Market for <A HREF="http://www.nuitblancheottawagatineau.ca/">Nuit Blanche</A>, in September.
Justy is Awesome Ottawa's first-ever two-time award winner -- exactly one year ago she received an Awesome Ottawa award to <A HREF="http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/Ottawa/ID/2266160736/">yarnbomb a bus</A>. The <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/otownbombers">O-Town Bombers</A> came together through the momentum of that project, with the objective to "improve the urban landscape by creating non-destructive, whimsical, fibre graffitti."
"We're going to discofunk George Street and the Clarendon Courtyard," says Justy, "and are anxious to start crocheting like a machine again!"
<BR><IMG SRC="http://img.awesomefoundation.org/q/src/https%3A%2F%2Faf-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fphotos%2Fimages%2F18170%2Foriginal%2Fotownbombers940.jpg/output/jpg/thumb/940x470%23">Lisa "Justy" DennisNeon Forestationhttps://www.facebook.com/otownbombersCanadaOttawahttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/ottawatag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/186092013-05-16T00:00:00Z2013-05-16T16:35:18ZChicago, IL – World's Largest Cardboard Box CastleThis summer (2013) we have plans to build the worlds largest Cardboard Box Castle, live stream the process, edit it into a YouTube video, and finally put on an improv show in front of the castle! We plan to call it "Comedy at the Castle" and it will feature the fantastic and funny (and clean) cast of CSI: YB... A local improv troupe.
Now to make this project even better, we will also be raising money for charity with all the proceeds we make with the show. We will also offer, for a donation, the ability to decorate one of the many boxes!
The current record is 734 boxes and that was set by BYU students. We hope to get near 1,000 boxes for our castle!Blake GrigsbyWorld's Largest Cardboard Box Castlehttp://YouTube.com/BlakeGrigsbyUnited StatesChicago, ILhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/chicagotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/201762013-05-16T00:00:00Z2013-05-17T20:59:37ZKingston – The Limestone City Cellphone Video ChallengeMy proposal is that with the help of the Kingston Canadian Film Festival and the Awesome Foundation, we launch "The Limestone City Cellphone Video Challenge", a miniature film festival. If marketed well, this event would create year round excitement in celebration of Kingston and Canadian culture and film. KCFF's established reputation would lend to the Video Challenge's homegrown brand and recognition. The competition I have in mind is accessible to most Kingstonians. Submission must be a 3 minute video, shot on a cellphone, displaying a unique aspect of Kingston or Kingston's culture. Each video would be submitted with a registration form for the person or team involved in its creation in mid July. A team of KCFF staff would judge the films and select one based on this criteria. We could host an event screening the films, providing food and drinks to the filmmakers and selling tickets through the KCFF website to the general public. The winning filmmaker or team would receive a larger prize (like an iPhone or equivalent), passes to K14, inclusion in the K14 local shorts program, and an advanced screening at Springer Market Square's "Movies in the Square". We would have to work closely with KCFF, the Awesome Foundation Kingston, Downtown Kingston! and the City. This competition would bring together Kingston's community of filmmakers and watchers in one of our City's most beautiful seasons. The Limestone City Cellphone Video Challenge would showcase the best parts of Kingston as seen by the city's most innovative artists. Hilary Smith The Limestone City Cellphone Video Challengehttp://kingcanfilmfest.com/CanadaKingstonhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/kingston-ontag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/199452013-05-16T00:00:00Z2013-05-16T15:27:44ZNew York City, NY – Movies at SundownThe Bronx is home to 1.4 million people and there are only 4 movie theaters, none of which show documentary films.
In response to this void, the BDC started it’s Movies at Sundown summer film series in 2011. Movies at Sundown has grown to become the place to be for South Bronx residents on Thursday nights, drawing up to 100 residents per screening in the summer of 2012. Inspiring and though-provoking documentary films such as Romantico, Born into Brothels, Fernando Nation and Up Heartbreak Hill were screened on the patio of the BDC, followed by Q+A sessions with their respective directors.
For the purposes of this project, the Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) would like to expand Movies at Sundown to the Claremont Neighborhood Center (CNC) on 169th and 3rd Ave. The CNC The services the 18,000 residents of the section of New York City Housing Authority apartments known as “Claremont Villages”. The CNC provides innovative afternoon/evening and weekend recreational and educational programs to area youth and families through evidence based models. The CNC encourages residents to be proactive in becoming positive constituents in their communities -- helping them to also improve their socio-economic status and improve physical health. In addition, CNC hopes to foster collaborative working environments which will help them develop or improve social skills and increase academic performance and achievement.
Starting in June 2013, the BDC’s Movies at Sundown will invite one high profile documentary filmmaker per month to show their work at the Claremont Neighborhood Center. Filmmakers will get to share and discuss their work while providing residents with a safe, family-friendly activity which promotes discussion and culture in the South Bronx.Bronx Documentary CenterMovies at Sundownhttp://www.bronxdoc.orgUnited StatesNew York City, NYhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/nyctag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/186772013-05-16T00:00:00Z2013-05-23T15:35:08ZKitchener-Waterloo – Mosaic magicIt is a dream of mine to tile the outside of a building like my incredible instructor Isaah Zagar in Philadelphia. It would be incredible to do this for a social service group to get them more recognition.
Please see my website for samples of my work meglesliecreatve.comMeg LeslieMosaic magichttp://www.meglesliecreative.comCanadaKitchener-Waterloohttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/kitchener-waterlootag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/200212013-05-15T00:00:00Z2013-05-15T18:22:51ZSan Francisco, CA – SF Postcard ProjectThe SF Postcard Project encourages community connection through storytelling exchange.
Participants in marginalized communities fill out the postcard with a personal story of their community and then the postcard is mailed to a random San Francisco resident to initiate stronger connections between people and communities.
While I was working for the San Francisco Mayor's Office of Civic Innovation, I had the opportunity to work with youth in the marginalized Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco. Bayview is tucked into an isolated Southeast corner of San Francisco. Most San Franciscans don’t have a reason to go there. They only know what they see on the news — violence, drugs, and poverty. But, there is much more to these communities — stories that the larger population never sees or hears about.
The youth I worked with wanted to tell these stories to the rest of the city. They wanted to change people’s perception of Bayview and they wanted to attract people to the positive stories and places in Bayview. Perception and behavior change are not easy things to change, so I set out to find a simple way to encourage others to start thinking about Bayview.
Even in the small first batch of 15 postcards, there is proof that this works. One person sent me a response saying of the author of their postcard: “We would love to write him back and potentially visit Bayview or have him over for dinner at our house.” A simple postcard can create a strong connection. These connections build stronger communities.
This project also gives value to Bayview residents, allowing them an outlet to tell their story and to take pride in the positive stories in their community.
The SF Postcard Project solves the problem of people’s perceptions of marginalized communities forming from single media sources. All they see on the news is the violence, drugs, and poverty. But, there are many positive stories that exist in these communities. Stories that need to be heard.
Hunter FranksSF Postcard Projecthttp://www.sfpostcardproject.comUnited StatesSan Francisco, CAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/sftag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/174862013-05-14T00:00:00Z2013-05-14T01:37:33ZWindsor, ON (Non-active) – Turtle Island Garden ClubThe Turtle Island Garden Club was established to encourage organic food gardening in the First Nations and Metis communities in the Windsor-Essex County area. Growing a food garden is an affordable way to have access to fresh produce and it's a great learning experience for the whole family! The health of Indigenous people is paramount and growing food will ensure that there is access to fresh organic fruits and veggies. This project aims to create awareness and education through workshops, socials, a community garden, a seed exchange, and an online chat group, The goal of the project is to teach the community the skills to grow their own food in order to ease the burden of being able to afford to buy enough food for the their families. Another goal is to promote gardening as a good form of physical activity. It's a way for everyone to get in touch with nature and it's a natural stress reliever. There are so many reasons to plant a food garden. Joanne MitchellTurtle Island Garden Clubhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/turtleislandgardenclub/CanadaWindsor, ON (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/windsortag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/203212013-05-13T00:00:00Z2013-05-20T21:17:17ZAwesome Without Borders – The Ladies Laugh-In Hosts Blogologues!Component #1: LEADERSHIP & COMEDY WORKSHOP
As two female co-creators of a comedy project and Co-Creative Directors of a nonprofit theater company in New York City, Allison Goldberg and Jen Jamula firmly believe in the power of female leadership, and the ways that public speaking, charisma, and comedic skills play into leadership roles. Through their flagship project, Blogologues, they “perform the internet,” bringing to life to voices across the blogosphere. We think the Blogologues’ focus on “resocializing social media” will speak to the students. We’re very excited that Blogologues co-creators Jen and Allison have agreed to bring their signature blend of smarts, sass and side-splitting humor to a two hour workshop with the Ladies Laugh-In.
Students will learn skills related to performing, comedy, public speaking and thinking “outside the box. Skills to use both on the stage and in presentations, speech-making, and developing the confidence to “lean in.”
Component #2: CONSULTING TO BUILD LADIESLAUGH-IN.COM
The Ladies Laugh-In is looking to expand its impact beyond our campus. Ladies Laugh-In founder, English teacher CC Robinson is in the process of curating a collection of blog entries for a massive archive of female comedy, with thoughtful commentary from a range of voices, to be housed online at LadiesLaugh-In.com. The current website is a placeholder; the next incarnation will be a more dynamic experience. The LadiesLaugh-In.com will also be a social media site for networking and resource sharing among funny ladies, lads, and anyone using improv with girls ages 5 to 25. Visitors to the site will find tailor-made playlists of comedy with commentary. Five minutes of video. A paragraph of commentary. A good laugh and the beginnings of great conversation.
This very young project would benefit from consulting with two entrepreneurs so well-acquainted with comedy by and about the world wide web!
CC Davies RobinsonThe Ladies Laugh-In Hosts Blogologues!http://www.LadiesLaugh-In.comWorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/112832013-05-12T00:00:00Z2017-10-20T02:02:12ZAnn Arbor, MI – Adolescent Hackers AllianceI am an employee of Digital Ops, an Event Organizer for All Hands Active, and like to consider myself a great teacher considering I have no formal training in education. For a few years now, All Hands Active had been working with different local organizations like Bright Futures to teach elementary and middle school students about technology and the philosophy of DIY. We would now like to branch off and start hosting our own workshops and summer camps under our own roof by starting the Adolescent Hackers Alliance.
We already have a rough idea of what we would be teaching and have a few like-minded people who will help me teach our students. The only thing stopping us from starting the classes now is a financial backing for supplies. Our "curriculum" will be finalized after a meeting on Saturday, May 19th, which I can send to you all directly after the meeting if you would like. We're working on 2 classes for now, but hope to have a few other ideas in our back pocket for either next summer or as after-school programs during the school year.
The first class would be one that bridged the gap between video games and being a maker, by focusing on working as a team, communication skills, abstract thinking, and problem solving. Ideally we would then go on to work on super basic game design, teach a little 3D modeling, and instill some basic concepts and teach them how to teach themselves, which I and others find is something lacking in our current education system.
Our second class we have planned is working with micro-controllers, like Arduino and the more advanced Beagle Board, teaching young children the skills to become entrepreneurs by working with new technology.
Each of these classes would be at least 2 weeks long, but could go longer and more in-depth if that's what the community wanted. As I said, the curriculum needs to be ironed out, but will be soon.
I am more than willing to answer any questions before you make your decision. I look forward to hearing from you all!Katherine Dana NelsonAdolescent Hackers AllianceUnited StatesAnn Arbor, MIhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/ann-arbortag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/199792013-05-08T00:00:00Z2013-06-06T06:55:10ZSydney – BYOB - Bring your own BeamerWe want to run a Bring Your Own Beamer (BYOB) night.
BYOB is really simple: It's a space that's open for a night, where people can come together and show projections that they've made.
It's free, fun and inclusive. People can bring their own projectors and there are projectors for people who don't have one. We'll even have some software setup for people to do their own live mixing.
BYOB is a worldwide phenomenon and Sydney is one of the only major cities to not host a night.
As VJs we wanted to share the fun of doing what we do, and this is the most democratic and direct way to do it.
It's BYOB time, Sydney!
Tristan DeratzBYOB - Bring your own Beamerhttp://www.byobworldwide.com/aboutAustraliaSydneyhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/sydneytag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/184912013-05-07T00:00:00Z2013-05-09T19:32:44ZVancouver, BC (Non-active) – Hastings Urban Farm (HUF)The HUF is a horticultural therapy and social enterprise project in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES). We produce veggies, fruit, flowers and honey on 1/2 acre of donated land (58 Hastings W). Our farmers are locals, who face multiple challenges in life (drug addiction, extreme poverty, mental/physical health issues, etc), that result in barriers to employment, housing, and personal stability.
Our farmers all participate in a training program that prepares them for agricultural work. They learn about horticulture, carpentry, apiculture, financial planning, soil maintenance, and marketing, spatial planning and yield forecasting. They also learn some soft skills: working with others, personal timetable management, anger management, goal-setting, etc.
Some of our produce is sold to restaurants, wholesalers, and at farmers' markets and farm gate sales for cost-recovery purposes; our trained farmers receive honoraria for their work. The rest is donated to individuals or community kitchens. Because of our affiliation with the Portland Hotel Society, our fresh organic produce efficiently finds its way into many meal programs. We also give out recipes and pre-made one-pot meals, so that DTES residents can more easily prepare our food in their homes (which often have limited cooking facilities).
Programs like ours are essential to the DTES' transformation away form poverty, substance abuse, and marginalization. 1) We apply the tenets of horticultural therapy, providing opportunities for residents to nurture plants and control their external environment. 2) We put folks to work, mitigating the "idle hands" phenomenon that plagues our neighbourhood. 3) We infuse the neighbourhood with healthy food, supplanting the starchy pre-packaged, nutrient-devoid stuff that is normally all people can afford. 4) We provide access to green space in the concrete confines of the DTES. A formerly-derelict lot is now a lush summer garden. All we need now are more perennials...
We will use the $1000 to buy blueberries and ornamentals for the garden, and raspberries to line the sidewalk fence (so that passersby may harvest and eat the fruit at will. We would also use the money to construct planter boxes for shrubs. We have contacts in the Parks department that can help us out with landscaping plants, but we would also like to grow shrubs native to this region.
Eric Drewes (Farm Manager)Hastings Urban Farm (HUF)https://www.facebook.com/HastingsUrbanFarmCanadaVancouver, BC (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/vancouvertag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/154422013-05-07T00:00:00Z2013-05-07T15:53:15ZNuremberg (Non-active) – DYI Land Mine Detection Multicopter The project's goal ist to develop a OpenSource multicopter that is capable of autonomously searching an pre-defined area for landmines. Furthermore the copter's technology will be able to record points of interest with geo-coordinates for post-analysis on a map.
The copter should be designed in a way, that makes it easy reconstructable by others, it should be low cost and use technology that can be easily obtained.
Why it is awesome: It is awesome, because this project delivers a low-cost, low-risk, DIY-Solution for a grave problem (110 million landmines).
Fablab Region Nürnberg e.V.DYI Land Mine Detection Multicopter http://www.fablab-nuernberg.deGermanyNuremberg (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/nurembergtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/190942013-05-06T00:00:00Z2013-05-06T13:52:50ZAwesome Without Borders – Trash TreesMy project is part art therapy, part environmental and 100% awesome! I want to build plastic bottle trees and bottle sculptures throughout a giant squatter community known as La Bandera in Nicaragua. This project will bring together the entire community for beauty and the greater good. Using the plastic bottles found surrounding the community, everyone will have the opportunity to paint and create their own unique part of the trees. Not only will they have the opportunity to create something from the trash we collect but it gives them an opportunity to be challenged and lose themselves creatively.
I am a huge advocate for art and music therapy, especially since being here. Sometimes the things that have happened here can't be explained and their are no words. As I watch children hold a paint brush for the first times and have the freedom to completely be themselves, I watch the world around them just stand still. I want to watch their worlds stand still everytime they walk past one of these beautiful tree sculptures. Even if it's just for a moment I want them to always know they are free to paint this world and create beauty and light for those around them and for themselves.
I can't imagine my life without inspiration and whimsy and I want to create that for this community that I love so much.
This project will include "planting" over a dozen trees throughout this community and 3 trees by the mainroad to the community. Each section of the community will be creating their own trees as well as each school classroom for the trees by the road. Kara WestermannTrash TreesWorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/194082013-05-06T00:00:00Z2013-05-09T14:37:06ZNew Orleans, LA (Non-active) – Black Filmmakers Network My idea is to figure out ways for the black community to access the resources of the growing film industry in Louisiana in order to further it's economic growth, as well engage the film industry in a way that shifts controlling images and stereotypes and (mis) representations of race, class and gender in mainstream media by using 3 strategies:
-developing an assessment study the impact of the film industry on the black community (including job growth, representation in film, and other socio-economic elements like gentrification etc.).
-creating a network of black filmmakers in New Orleans and Louisiana to help each other get jobs in the creative aspects of the industry and collaborate on projects to bolster each others work.
-figuring out how to get businesses in the black community to be listed as vendors for motion pictures, as well as getting non profits and charitable organizations on donation lists.
Image from: INCITE! gathering that happened at CR10 (Critical Resistance's 10th year anniverary conference)
Mayaba LiebenthalBlack Filmmakers Network United StatesNew Orleans, LA (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/neworleanstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/181242013-05-06T00:00:00Z2013-05-06T23:36:39ZLA South Bay, CA (Non-active) – ChemocessoriesChemocessories' mission is to "warm hearts, one accessory at a time" by collecting new and gently-used scarves, turbans and jewelry and putting them into matching "sets" for women going through chemotherapy. It is run, out of her home, by part-time volunteer Iris Lee Knell, supported by donations of time, dry cleaning, design, printing, jewelry and scarves from small businesses and individuals. Iris lovingly assembles the sets and, once a month, takes them to cancer support groups where she helps women pick out sets that are flattering to them. Their interactions are powerful, not only because of Iris' experience running support groups, but because she has been through chemotherapy herself. She shares her experience and photos of herself wearing sets like the ones she gives to women. At Chemocesories.org, a website Iris created, you will find the 10 South Bay businessess that have generously supported Iris' efforts and the 10 drop-off locations for donations. Countless women have given beautiful scarves and jewelry. Iris receives so many donations that, every 2 weeks, she brings 25-30 items to Patterson Cleaners who donate the cleaning. In only 3 months, she has received 3,519 page requests on her website and 226 likes on her Facebook page. The "Chemocessories Story" tab shows a smiling photo of Iris, during her treatment, wearing her own chemocessories. That picture means the world to someone who has just been told she will lose her hair. Iris hears from women all over the country. One South Bay cancer patient wrote: "Thank you for the Looking Good and Keeping a Positive Attitude session you gave at the Cancer Support Community in October. I wore the scarf with the orange poppies on it to chemo today (along with an orange top) and received several compliments. Color certainly cheers things up. Thank you for including your story and pictures especially. At the time of your presentation I hadn't lost my hair, so it helped to see what to expect on a real person."Iris Lee KnellChemocessorieshttp://www.chemocessories.org/United StatesLA South Bay, CA (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/la-south-baytag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/194802013-05-05T00:00:00Z2017-10-20T01:59:25ZAnn Arbor, MI – Ypsilanti Heritage Festival/Noise Permit I am looking for funding to continue a partnership the festival began last year to produce an entertainment program for youth by youth. In 2012, we hosted Ozone House's Noise Permit, a youth concert featuring artists from Ozone House, Community Records, and The Neutral Zone. This program was produced under a grant to Ozone House, and provided a chance for local teens and kids to perform positive message music for their peers. While Noise Permit had happened in years past, 2012 was the first time it was presented as a part of the Ypsilanti Heritage Festival. By all accounts, the program was a huge success. To my knowledge, this was the first program aimed at teens and pre-teens to take place at the festival in a decade or more.
As the festival's coordinator, I think it is vital that we have a robust youth program. Having programs like Noise Permit as part of the Heritage Festival gives teens a sense of belonging and inclusion. Putting on my festival operations and security hat, it's important to my operations because teens are coming to the event anyway, and past experiences have proven that it's better to have something for them to do when they get here.
I have already secured the participation of Ozone House, 826 Michigan and several committed individuals to help produce this program, and we have several other groups interested in participating. But this year, there is no grant for Noise Permit at Ozone House. While the festival provides a youth entertainment budget and infrastructure, that money also has to cover the performers and activities for young children that the community has come to expect from the Heritage Festival. We are going to find a way to bring this program together one way or another, but a grant from A2 Awesome would give us some certainty of what we'll be able to do. The festival made big gains in securing our long term finances in 2012, and my hope is that, by 2014, we will be better able to support this program on our own.Andrew ClockYpsilanti Heritage Festival/Noise Permit http://www.ypsilantiheritagefestival.com/United StatesAnn Arbor, MIhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/ann-arbortag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/197242013-05-01T00:00:00Z2013-05-01T17:37:16ZTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Non-active) – stuff u need "דברים שצריך" Stuff U Need is creating a shared library of objects that, let's face it, we only need a couple of times a year - so let's share them! Don't have the money to buy a power drill? Don't have the space to store that huge suitcase? Buy a reasonably priced membership to Stuff U Need and share these item with a community of members rent it out for free!
We love this project because it builds community, rejects waste and can be used by everyone!moshe menkinstuff u need "דברים שצריך" https://www.facebook.com/stuff4allIsraelTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/telavivtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/200462013-04-30T00:00:00Z2013-05-03T03:06:19ZBoston, MA (Non-active) – Project BlueGeneI want to make indigo with bacteria. At the heart of this process is a small gene that takes indole from e coli and turns it into indigo!
While many sets of genes (operons) that do this have been studied and characterized, none of them are this small. This makes the use of the gene a lot more flexible.
The primary goal of my project is to take a copy of the gene and turn it into a chromogenic vector. These are useful in the lab when you are copying a gene from one source into the vector. Since DNA is tiny and invisible, there is normally no easy way to tell if you DNA got transferred from point A to point B. Normally you have to do PCR on a bunch of samples and then run a gel, which takes hours, and reagents (=money). However, if point B disrupts this indigo gene, then you can tell if it go in or not. If it go in, the gene will be disrupted and colonies will be white, while if it didn't get in the will be blue.
While a vector that does this already exists, it has a different mechanism requires an two additional chemicals(=money) to work.
To get the copy I have ready, I need to get rid of a stop codon in the middle of the sequence. Right now, not much indigo is being produced because most of time, the gene is not being transcribed into RNA correctly, which results in only partially-finished enzymes. To remove this is pretty simple, but it requires quite a few expensive chemicals and kits.
Once the stop codon is out, I can put it into a creative-commons licensed plasmid and distribute it through a plasmid repository so that people can use it and so that it is maintained.
The reach goal is to work on the gene more. Enzymes with similar effects are known to produce other indigoid pigments. Can this gene do this? Only one way to find out!
The meta-project is to provide a template for low-cost bio research in DIY labs. Most people think it is impossible, but I want to create an example of a well-spec'ed molecular biology project that takes advantage of an open lab.Avery LouieProject BlueGenehttp://bosslab.org/BlueGeneUnited StatesBoston, MA (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/bostontag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/175732013-04-30T00:00:00Z2015-08-07T08:10:37ZAustin, TX – Performing Possibilities: Life after PrisonPicture this: five women standing on a bare stage telling stories about their hopes and dreams, their lives and histories. They’ve spent years in and out of prison but they’ve survived and they all want another chance. Now picture an audience outside jail applauding, and, in so doing, validating these women’s efforts, creating a community of support in that performance space. For years, Conspire Theatre worked mainly inside the jail. Now it’s time to step outside and connect with women after their release with our show Performing Possibilities.
Conspire will bring a group formerly incarcerated women together with local artists for an intensive three day weekend in July 2013. Using techniques we’ve perfected creating theatre in jail, we’ll interview the participants and use the resulting stories to create an impactful performance together. High production values are guaranteed by the musicians and theatre artists from the Austin community committed to the process. On Sunday evening, we’ll take the stage together before an audience of family, friends, Conspire supporters, and the Austin community. After the performance, the audience and workshop participants will be invited to a communal meal where they can engage in a facilitated discussion about the performance with the creative team.
Performing Possibilities will provide a space for formerly incarcerated women to discuss and analyze their experiences in a supportive, positive community. Community is necessary for women after prison to reduce recidivism and to create healthy relationships, especially as they face barriers and discrimination because of their criminal records. In order to succeed, they need to know that they have support. Performing Possibilities will bring the work Conspire Theatre does inside prison to recently released women, helping them to imagine a future in the free world.Katherine Craft, Conspire TheatrePerforming Possibilities: Life after Prisonhttp://www.conspiretheatre.orgUnited StatesAustin, TXhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/austintag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/190882013-04-30T00:00:00Z2013-05-03T03:05:36ZBoston, MA (Non-active) – Video BleepVideo Bleep is a 360 degree surround-video immersive, interactive mind control bubble. Our goal is to produce a mobile, extra-sensory canvas for both audio and visual artists to play with the environment and brainspace of our visitors. The project is based on a 30' diameter professionally fabricated dome tent with an opaque white skin made of flame-retardant tarp fabric. This skin provides an interface for our three 4300 lumen projectors mounted outside of the dome. Projected visuals surround the visitors gathered inside this captivating space, and are also clearly visible to those outside of it. Our visual artists create video tailored for hemispherical projection while our musicians and DJs create sonic soundscapes or dancey beats. This is done via custom software built by our CAD team.
The Video Bleep dome is a canvas for art of mind-blowing dimensions, art that surrounds you, and interacts with you. Having total control over perception allows manipulation of frames of reference, suspense of disbelief, reactions, and even equilibrium. Participants will be able to control the speed, color, and brilliance of video via joystick, Wii-motes, and Kinect interfaces. We are developing interactive content for the dome so that visitors will be able to play games and navigate unreal worldscapes. We hope to work with the City of Cambridge to bring it to the community this summer, and with local artists to develop even more visual and sonic content.
Here's a video of some custom-software we are designing: http://vimeo.com/62800345Nick ColangeloVideo BleepUnited StatesBoston, MA (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/bostontag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/188012013-04-30T00:00:00Z2013-04-30T19:37:13ZNewmarket – Your Night to SparkleAlthough we get amazing donations and have over 250 dresses at the moment we have a large gap in the area of Grade 8 girls that are on the larger side. These girls tend to have very serious self esteem issues to begin with and then to not fit into a dress from our stock is all the more humiliating. We do not receive very many age appropriate fancy dresses for this age group in the larger sizes and would therefore use the majority of this money to find and buy dresses to meet this need, At 13 these girls have often not yet finished developing so their bodies can be a variety of shapes that do not fit in the standard party dresses. This money would allow us to ensure no Grade 8 girl is humiliated due to her size and body issues.
Ros Kunkel and Linda TurnerYour Night to Sparklehttp://www.yournighttosparkle.comCanadaNewmarkethttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/newmarket-ontariotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/200592013-04-30T00:00:00Z2014-04-05T03:47:06ZPittsburgh, PA – First Editions (bespoke poetry for Pittsburghers)"First Editions" is a project that allows for people in Downtown Pittsburgh to walk in off the street and commission a contemporary work of art, assist in its making, and then take it home all in the span of a typical coffee break (10-15 minutes).
This work of art uses the ubiquitous and pwerful technology of the written language. In one strict sense this is an Epic poem, but broken up into small pieces and distributed across the city. It is a documentary record of a conversation between the artist and the patron commissioning the work.
Patrons and the artist will talk about what is important to the patron. What would they like to have cast in words? Do they someday want a family? Do they regret something? Do they miss the dead? Will they commission a poem for someone they love? Are they lost in a world not of their own making and feel dispossessed of all power and need a screed? Or maybe they like cats. It doesn't matter what the content is as long as the patron has a genuine connection to something and the ability to speak about it for a few minutes. All this conversation will take place in private in a relaxed atmosphere in a rooms filled with books and a soft chair. A poem will be typed on pure cotton on a 1936 Remington Rand machine and given to the patron along with a legal document of provenance stating they are the patron and first owner of this artwork. A digital scan will be made of the cloth with permissions given to the artist for certain usage."First Editions" is partnering with Bricolage Theater in the heart of Pittsburgh's Cultural District to maintain a solid venue publicize a consistent schedule for people to take advantage of this opportunity. A minimum of 90 days is planned to engage the public and see how this all plays out. Patrons will be charged a fee of $20. trained volunteers will man the door and keep all prospective patrons in a waiting area off the typing room.
See the vimeo link for my "type all day" bonafides.Thank you Alexi
Alexi MorrisseyFirst Editions (bespoke poetry for Pittsburghers)https://vimeo.com/65231088United StatesPittsburgh, PAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/pittsburghtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/183722013-04-30T00:00:00Z2013-05-29T02:13:14ZDenver, CO (Non-active) – Colorado Tinkering CampTinkering describes the process of using tools and materials to build things, make things, and take things apart. It is sometimes outcome oriented, and always about process and lessons learned along the way. We have a failure positive attitude and celebrate exploration.
Colorado Creative is respectfully requesting funds to support our first Colorado Tinkering Camp. Our growth over the past year has demonstrated the need and desire for the program. The camp expands the class model and provides a more concentrated opportunity for students.
The Colorado Tinkering Camp, consisting of two, one-week sessions, is designed as a project based learning experience. When students arrive, they will have a choice to make one of five types of projects during the week. Project examples include robotics, electronic textiles, and woodworking. We will incorporate Arduino Inventor’s Kits, which include everything to get the very beginner started with programmable electronics. Whichever projects chosen, students will be challenged to meet a set of expectations within a defined rubric. Along with our Master Tinkerer, various educators will come in and work with students as collaborators on their projects, pointing them towards success. A variety of medium will be available for the students to use, and they will be faced with real world challenges: decision making, asking for help, working with others, bouncing back from failure, and in the end, also learning about marketing, design, and social media to present their projects to friends and family.
By tinkering in this intensive format we will allow more room for creativity and innovation within the framework of a carefully crafted program. In order to succeed in the 21st century, we must learn to connect logic and fact with creativity. Combining science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) and theory of constructivism enables teens to learn from experimentation and create meaning from experience.
Maia StoneColorado Tinkering Camphttp://coloradocreative.org/coloradotinkeringcamp/United StatesDenver, CO (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/denvertag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/181182013-04-29T00:00:00Z2013-04-29T13:56:31ZAwesome Without Borders – The Boat for Singing Together***What is it?***
The Boat for Singing Together is a handmade sculptural raft for people to gather and sing aboard on Jamaica Bay, New York City. Completely enclosed by a canopy of saplings and fabric, an opening in the craft’s center over the water creates an intimate space for sharing song over water. Guest artists teach songs to small groups on the boat throughout the summer.
***Where did this boat come from?***
Initiated as part of the 2011 Seaworthy show, a series of singing events have been held beginning in the summer of 2011 aboard the boat. The boat is built from reused docks, scrap wood and saplings. In October 2012 the boat was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, but we plan to begin repairs in the spring. A desire to provide free and direct access to boating in Queens, and a chance to participate in singing together drives the project. The project was featured in the Village Voice last summer: http://www.villagevoice.com/2012-07-25/art/contempo-boat-artists-float-their-ideas/.
***Why are we doing this?***
We do this because when we sing together on this boat it unlocks a feeling of strength and freedom we can’t find anywhere else in the world. In the fall of 2013 the boats and marina were damaged by Hurricane Sandy, but the community has the will to rebuild the project, and the desire to continue these gatherings. We want to bring the warmth of singing together back after a cold winter in Jamaica Bay. A'yen TranThe Boat for Singing Togetherhttp://weregonnasing.com/the-boat-for-singing-together/WorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/183512013-04-28T00:00:00Z2013-04-28T00:55:43ZWinnipeg, MB (Non-active) – Becoming Beluga: A Wearable Bionic Whale SuitIn July 2013, we’ll return to Churchill to foster bonds between humans and whales. We’ve collaborated with whales through sonic exchange – now we’re wondering what else is possible. Can we be accepted by pod? Can we become belugas?
We'd like to introduce the Bionic Whale Suit, which will permit us to function cybernetically underwater. The concept is to echo the physiological traits of belugas in a wearable artwork. White thermal skin will emulate a beluga’s shape, sewn to accommodate a monofin as a tail. A personal propulsion device will enable travel at greater speeds, on par with leisurely moving belugas. Flex sensors, mounted on the suit, will translate movement into sound. A built-in sound system will electromagnetically transmit vocalizations created by the wearer’s throat through a speaker affixed to the top of her head; belugas produce sound via their melons. Underwater GO-PRO cameras will be affixed as beluga eyes and hydrophones will act as beluga ears. The 240-degree perspective with binaural sound will be recorded and posted online through media sharing platforms like YouTube. This unique audiovisual documentation, as well as the experience of the suit itself, will explore the Umwelt – a richly detailed self-world – of the beluga. Perhaps we can’t know what it’s like to be a whale – but maybe we can get 1% there. As an art object, the prototype will be exhibited.
This project proposes a hybridity between scientific and creative research, interspecies communication, and meditations upon the nature of art in relation to the art of nature. Increasingly, as raw wilderness spaces in Canada’s North are fragmented and constrained by industry, tourism, and expansion, the mediated lens of the artist has the power to represent new methods of cooperation with nature. Here, at the nexus of marine, tundra, and northern boreal forest biomes, in a setting occupied by science, we as artists will test the impossible and explore our place in nature as human and animal.
WHALE: Laura Magnusson and Ryan KlattBecoming Beluga: A Wearable Bionic Whale Suithttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln_Ge8vwPOE&feature=youtu.beCanadaWinnipeg, MB (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/winnipegtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/192392013-04-25T00:00:00Z2013-04-26T02:26:14ZDetroit, MI (Non-active) – The Detroit Elders ProjectThe Detroit Elders Project honors the women and men who have nurtured and supported our families and community. We celebrate those sturdy black bridges who continue to carry us over.
Conceived by distinguished filmmaker Julie Dash during her residency in Detroit, it is designed as a sustaining project that recognizes the significance of our elders to the legacy, vitality and fabric of Detroit. Our aim is to engage Detroit elders in the sharing of their wisdom, the lessons they have learned, and the history they have witnessed and made. In doing so, the project will shine a light on the pathways of our city’s history, the obstacles that we have overcome, and impart, across generations, a sense of the enduring pride and self-respect that our elders have always carried with them.
The project is undertaken in collaboration with Detroit media makers, artists, cultural and community activists, in cooperation with the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and the Wayne State University Dept. of Communication. The Detroit Elders project will officially launch on Sunday April 21, 2013 when Julie Dash invites African American elders and their families for high tea at at Scraps of Memories: A Celebration of our Community Elders at the Wright Museum.
The project encompasses three related initiatives:
HD Video Storytelling Project: will collect and disseminate the first person stories and pearls of wisdom from Detroit elders of all walks of life.
The Scraps of Memories Project: will encourage all generations to collect and preserve physical objects from past generations (e.g. family photographs, letters heirlooms, and other mementos) that unlock aspects of family and community history.
The Shine a Light Project: we will create a series of permanent video installations which “shine a light” on otherwise darkened neighborhood streets-providing safe passage as images of the elders with their knowing looks watch over our communities.
Juanita AndersonThe Detroit Elders Projectwww.facebook.com/detroiteldersprojectUnited StatesDetroit, MI (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/detroit