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I love doing this children's book thing. Knowing that my artwork is helping a child to read is a huge payoff for me and more importantly, for the child. But the financial dividends are small. So I'm diversifying.
I took a few days off from illustrating my book, THE HIDDEN FEAST to pursue an African American tweener property I've been developing. A tween being a child usually between 8 and 12 years old. Tweener properties are very hot now, just take a look at the Bratz, So Girly or Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi. Not a black one in the bunch. My daughter says the Bratz's Sasha is supposed to be African American, but I couldn't tell. My tweener design will be unmistakably African American, fo shizzle! I've been having conversations with Shades of Color, a company which focuses on products featuring African American artist and artwork. This first product will be a 2006 calendar. Currently I am in the beginning stages, that frustrating part where I wait on my people to play phone tag with their people in order to finalize the paperwork. In the meantime, I pull my hair out. I'm losing time and the deadlines won't change.Such is the life on an illustrator.
Meantime, back to sketching my book, currently in a similar situation.
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Diversifying my portfolio
Posted by Don Tate II at 4:20 PM
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- Cynthia Leitich Smith said...
Diversifying sounds like a good plan.
On the book front, though, maybe you need to generate your own projects. Puts you in the driver's seat. All these author fans of yours in Austin (at least two) would no doubt be glad to help.
Why don't you think about doing a picture book biography? Non-fiction kind of thing.
- The Archivist said...
I feel you man. Deadlines suck. Recently I was a little less than a week late on one. That did not feel good.
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Comics were late to take up the case of the heroine. For decades the girls were sketched in skimpy outfits, swooning at danger. They were there to give the hero someone to rescue and the mostly male teenaged readers someone to leer at. But once the writers realised women could be strong and - more importantly - that readers were in favour of the idea, the super-sisterhood took off. Now it is almost a given that a tough chick or two has to be added to any hero squad before they set out to save the world.
Amanda Waller, aka The White Queen, aka The Wall, is a former US Congressional aide now in charge of The Suicide Squad, a team of superheroes brought together to keep the world safe. How tough is she? When the squad was being hunted by Batman, it was Waller who told him to back off or she'd make it her personal mission to find out exactly who he was behind the mask and let the world know. He backed down.
The only alpha female in the Watchmen universe, Laurie Juspeczyk is actually the second Silk Spectre, following in the costumed footsteps of her mother, Sally Jupiter. She's also the last human link to Doctor Manhattan, the one true superhero on earth. Without Laurie, the super-powerful Manhattan would just pack up and head off into space.
A Russian spy out to defeat Iron Man, Natalia Alianovna ''Natasha'' Romanova, aka The Black Widow, is a lethal martial artist, a crack shot and genius who defected to the US and joined the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. How she survives the repeated battles had been a mystery until it was revealed she was once injected with Russia's version of the ''super soldier serum'' that produced Captain America. That and vodka, presumably.
Remember Doc Bruce Banner ''belted by gamma rays, turned into The Hulk, ain't he unglamorous''? Well he had a cousin named Jennifer who managed to get herself injured and, after a blood transfusion from the only compatible person (guess who?), found herself with a mild case of Hulkitis. This means she can, when motivated, turn into She Hulk, with green skin and super strength. Somehow she manages to retain a bikini-fit body and most of her faculties.
One of the original Uncanny X-Men, Grey has used her telepathic and telekinetic powers to battle evil as Marvel Girl, Phoenix and Dark Phoenix. She also dated Wolverine for a while and married Cyclops, but that's a whole other story. Grey showed comic readers that being a heroine and even dying to do so, doesn't mean you have to sacrifice everything.
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Yes, Death, as in the Grim Reaper, although in the case of Neil Gaiman's creation, the not-overly-grim goth girl who doesn't do much reaping. She does, however, pop up to guide mere mortals off this mortal coil when their time is done. She's almost omniscient and omnipotent and has managed to scare off the worst of Gaiman's baddies by merely raising her voice.
The eponymous star of Bum Rush Comics' flagship online strip, Vicky Redd is an average(ish) girl whose idea of a perfect day is to sit around in her underwear playing video games and eating jelly babies. Born without arms, she was working as a tester of prosthetic limbs at Ibisec Corp the day a Type 89 Sea Monster attacked … and a reluctant hero was born.
The daughter of Gotham City's police commissioner, Barbara Gordon took up a mask to fight crime alongside her hero as the original Batgirl. She was paralysed after a bullet hit her in the spine, but continued to help the extended Bat Clan as Oracle, an anonymous online presence who could provide information, open doors and organise anything. Sort of like his PA, but only in the way an atom bomb is sort of like a firecracker. Through the miracle of comics, she's walking - and fighting - again.
Created in 1941, Wonder Woman has survived primarily because she changes to reflect the times in which she's living while remaining a feminist icon. Created by William Moulton Marston to have ''all the strength of Superman plus the allure of a good and beautiful woman'', the Amazon Queen has walked that line perfectly. In her current incarnation she is a demigoddess, the daughter of Zeus and Queen Hippolyta and (with Superman) one half of the comic world's Brad and Angelina-style power couple. But that's tipped to end badly.
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Tablets, computers and e-readers provide a convenient way to read the news, but a good, old fashioned, printed newspaper offers a wonderful resource for all sorts of recycled creations.
A newspaper background is perfect for a card with a message like "What's news with you?" The paper that is woven through the newsprint is a page, cut from a wedding magazine which is completely in keeping with the recycled theme.
If you want to re-create this card here are the stats:
• The newsprint is 6 by 17 1/2 inches with 3 1/2-inch covers and accordion pleats that are 1 3/4 inches wide.
• A 3 x 8 3/4 inch rectangle is cut out of the pleated section of the newsprint.
• The magazine paper is 4 3/4 by 10 1/2 inches with accordion pleats every 1 3/4-inch. In the center of each pleat is a }-inch slit on both the top and bottom of each pleat.
• Letters that spell "HI!" are hanging from the three mountain folds of the newsprint pleats and held with tape on the back
If greeting cards aren't your thing, you might try your hand at wearable art. Newspaper and magazine pages play well together in the creation of a flower pin. It is as easy as cutting several flower shapes from both papers and mixing them together in the assembly of a unique floral pin. You need only fasten a pin back, available at any craft store, to the underside of the flower in order to make it wearable.
So after you finish reading the paper and before you use it to wrap up yesterday's trash, consider giving it new life in the creation of unique crafts that will make good use of yesterday's news.
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Medenine Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, which was located just to the west of Medenine, 46 km N of Tataouine; 430 km south-southeast of Tunis. It was a temporary airfield built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, used by Ninth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces during the Tunisian Campaign. It was used by the following medium bomber groups
- 12th Bombardment Group, 3-15 April 1943, B-25 Mitchell
- 340th Bombardment Group, March-April 1943, B-25 Mitchell
When the Americans moved out at the end of April 1943, the airfield was dismantled and abandoned. Today the remains of the main runway is visible on aerial photography, and perhaps some taxiways.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.


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The privileged youth of the postmodern world are a breed of slouching mopers in trucker hats and ironic t-shirts. Actually, that description is probably out-of-date, because this loathsome minority ceaselessly and ravenously consumes pop-culture and counter-culture. They appropriate everything they can as fashion or attitude in a meaningless race to remain current. You can see apathy in their unkempt hair, cowboy chic in their synthetic snake skin iPod holsters, and Geordie couture in their plaid-wrapped purses.
There are as many strains of this human disease as there are sub-genres of mopecore, but the art of detecting a hipster is primordial, drawing on some dark recess of our reptile brains. Identifying a hipster is an innate ability for humans, but people living in rural areas or small towns may have allowed this ability to atrophy from disuse. To assist in the identification of hipsters for those out of practice I have created a rudimentary chart that will aid you in your determination.
There are secondary and tertiary identifying features of the modern-this-second hipster. Do they have those widener plug things in their pierced ears? Do they have a tattoo related to something ironic like a videogame or corporate logo from the 1980s? These are good indications that they might be a hipster, but they can also be misleading. Stick to the basics covered in my identification flowchart and you should be able to determine whether or not someone is a hipster in time to swerve to hit them in the street.
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It is said the Lord did write upon the sky, "Only the Most Awful shall be cataloged herein." And a wind did come and blow away the words and turn them into a skull. And the writers did fall upon their knees and give thanks, for yea, the Most Awful was good. Thus the lists were born. Read them, sons and daughters, and be strong.
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Red Cross on Standby for Chicago Evacuation Due to Civil Unrest, "National Security Incident"Posted on Apr 26, 2012 in Alphabet Agencies & Operations, Emergency Preparedness & Survival, Global & National News
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Source: CBS
Is there a secret plan to evacuate some residents of Chicago in the event of major trouble during the NATO summit next month? CBS 2 has uncovered some evidence that there is. It comes from the Milwaukee area branch of the American Red Cross.
CBS 2 News has obtained a copy of a Red Cross e-mail sent to volunteers in the Milwaukee area.
It said the NATO summit "may create unrest or another national security incident. The American Red Cross in southeastern Wisconsin has been asked to place a number of shelters on standby in the event of evacuation of Chicago."
According to a chapter spokesperson, "Our direction has come from the City of Chicago and the Secret Service."
Hayden's Note:
Perhaps they are merely covering their bases should something bad occur, but I find it awfully peculiar given the Fed's dismal track record of preparedness, disaster response, and contingency planning.
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That made the total score for musicals in New York (so far): 5 shows. Newsies, Rocky, If/then, Matilda and Aladdin.
Singing In The Rain
... are 2 square holes in the ground where the towers used to be that have water cascading down 2 levels into a pool. Around the edges of the pools they have all the names of the victims.
After the memorial we walked a couple blocks to visit Wall Street. Obvoliously there were lots of financial buildings and men in suits walking around. We walked to 'The Charging Bull' statue and got some photos before leaving the financial district.
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TACOMA - With one receiver standing 6-foot-7 and another measuring in at 6-foot-3, the Lynden football team knew there were mismatches to be had against a much smaller Tumwater defensive backfield in the Class 2A state championship game on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Tacoma Dome.
"Knowing that I'm bigger than everybody and I can jump, it makes it fun," Scooter Hastings said.
While Hastings and Jalani Phelps certainly had plenty of fun on Saturday - Hastings finished with a team-high 113 yards and a touchdown, and Phelps had three catches for 43 yards - it was a receiver measuring in slightly under 6 feet that had one of the bigger days for the Lions.
Sophomore Jordan Wittenberg caught nine passes for 100 yards - most of which seemed to turn third downs into first downs or came at other crucial points in drives to help Lynden claim the 2A state title for the third straight year with a 38-28 victory.
"Jordan is a stud," said Lions quarterback Sterling Somers, who passed for 263 yards and a TD. "We've known about him all year long. We know to look for him. His back's a little sore, but he had a huge day for us."
Wittenberg certainly showed no ill effects of the back.
While Phelps and Wittenberg were able to get open just simply by out jumping defensive backs, the Lions came up with schemes to help Wittenberg find open spaces on the field.
"I worked all week on 12s, which is vertical with a bend," Wittenberg said. "That was pretty much my play and jailbreak screen. It worked. When we went to those, good things happened."
Wittenberg made most of those good things happen in the second half, when he logged five catches for 69 yards, including one for 35 yards. An 11-yarder later in the third helped set up Jaremy Martin's touchdown to put Lynden up 35-13.
Some Wittenberg's success definitely came in part thanks to Tuwater fearing what Phelps and Hastings could do to them.
"Our height was a big advantage," Phelps said. "Scooter was able to make a big play and all our receivers are threats. There's no real way to match up against that. If you double team me, Scooter will beat you. Jordan, Cameron and Trey, they'll all hurt you, too."
Hastings may have hurt the Thunderbirds worst in the first quarter when he caught a short pass on an 8-yard curl route from Somers, spun and raced another 40 yards for a touchdown to put Lynden up 14-0.
"I was supposed to go deep at first, but they were playing off," Hastings said of the play. "So Coach changed the play to a little 5-yard route over the top. I just made a little move and ran as fast as I could."
Hastings rarely saw single coverage the rest of the game, and that opened opportunities for other receivers.
"Once he (Somers) threw that touchdown to Scooter down the sideline, I was like, 'Wow, we're going to do something special,"' Wittenberg said. "It was so special."
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Coconut Cranberry Bars Recipe
"I begged a neighbor for the recipe after tasting these yummy bars at a coffee she hosted," recalls Dolly McDonald of Edmonton, Alberta. "The colors make them real eye-pleasers, too!"
- 1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 24 squares)
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1-1/2 cups vanilla or white chips
- 1-1/2 cups dried cranberries
- 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 cup pecan halves
- In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and butter until crumbly; press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients.
- Gently spread over crust. Bake at 350° for 25-28 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 3 dozen.
Originally published as Coconut Cranberry Bars in Taste of Home October/November 2003, p46
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950+ Organizations are partnering on the march, including businesses, unions, religious groups, environmental groups, schools, social justice groups, and more.
Click here to find out about adding your organization to the list
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World leaders will be gathered in NYC for a landmark U.N. climate meeting — just the right moment for big public pressure.
We'll peacefully flood the streets in historic numbers, both in New York City and in solidarity events around the world.
Over 950 (!) businesses, unions, faith groups, schools, social justice groups, environmental groups and more, all working together.
Committed to principles of environmental justice and equality — representing the communities that are being hit the hardest by climate change.
In September, world leaders are coming to New York City for a UN summit on the climate crisis. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging governments to support an ambitious global agreement to dramatically reduce global warming pollution.
With our future on the line and the whole world watching, we'll take a stand to bend the course of history. We'll take to the streets to demand the world we know is within our reach: a world with an economy that works for people and the planet; a world safe from the ravages of climate change; a world with good jobs, clean air and water, and healthy communities.
To change everything, we need everyone on board.
Sunday, September 21 in New York City. Join us.
or read:
Our Power Campaign's powerful call to action
Bill McKibben's invitation in Rolling Stone
Eddie Bautista's piece in Earth Island Journal
Michael Brune's article in Huffington Post
The march starts in:
Assembly location: the area north of Columbus Circle.
March Route:
End Location: 11th Ave. in the streets between 34th Street and 38th Street
Note: This march route was set after several months of negotiating with the New York Police Department - this may slightly vary from information you received via e-mail, where the route was incorrectly explained. We apologize for any confusion we might have caused.
More Info for March Attendees Housing & Transportation Volunteering Day of
Below you'll find a calendar of events for the weekend of the mobilization.
Click here for a list of all the lead up events across the country.
Click here for lead up events in the NYC Metro in particular.
If you are adding your own event, please allow 24 hrs for the event to show up on the site.
The NYC City Council plans to introduce a resolution supporting the People's Climate March. The council will also hear testimony from people on the resolution. Come testify along with Sean Sweeney of the Cornell Global Labor Institute, Carl Arnold, Vice-Chair of the Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club, and several members of 350NYC!
Meet us Thursday, September 4 at 1pm in the formal NYC Council Chambers.
Let's pack the Chambers to show our strength!
Take the R to the City Hall stop, the 6 to Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall, the A or C to Chambers St., the J or Z to Chambers St., or the 2 or the 3 to Park Place.
Join us to increase visibility for the People's Climate March at the Grand Band Concert, presenting New York's Piano Sextet! Meet at Governors Island in Brooklyn on Saturday, August 6th.
Building momentum in advance of the People's Climate March and UN Climate Leadership Summit, on September 9th 2014, the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network will release the WECAN Women's Climate Action Agenda. The Agenda, drafted by more than 100 international women leaders during the 2013 International Women's Earth and Climate Summit, analyzes the root causes of the environmental destruction and social injustice which today threaten people and planet in an unprecedented way, ultimately presenting powerful recommendations and alternative solutions to the climate crisis. The Action Agenda contextualizes why transformative change is necessary, articulates what must be done, and outlines the means for doing so. We ask all friends and allies to support us in distributing this document amongst both on-the-ground and online networks. Please see wecaninternational.org, beginning on Sept. 9, for copies to read and share.
The People's Climate Train is a once in a lifetime experience for participants to spend days together networking, sharing knowledge and skills, organizing and building towards a landmark moment in the climate movement.
This cross-country train will travel from the SF Bay Area to New York City, picking up activists and concerned citizens all along the way, using these precious days together for teach-ins and trainings, mixers and movement building. We will arrive at the People's Climate March more connected, informed, organized, and ready for action. Sign up before July 11th to be sure to get a seat at the best price.
Click here for more information on train stops and how to buy your tickets.
California Zephyr Train 6
Emeryville, CA (EMY) || Sept 15, 9:10am
Richmond, CA (RIC)
Martinez, CA (MTZ – San Joaquin Trains)
Davis, CA (DAV)
Sacramento, CA (SAC) || Sept 15, 11:09am
Roseville, CA (RSV)
Colfax, CA (COX)
Truckee, CA (TRU – Lake Tahoe)
Reno, NV (RNO) || Sept 15, 4:06pm
Winnemucca, NV (WNN)
Elko, NV (ELK)
Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) || Sept 16, 3:30am
Provo, UT (PRO)
Helper, UT (HER – Price)
Green River, UT (GRI)
Grand Junction, CO (GJT)
Glenwood Springs, CO (GSC – Aspen)
Granby, CO (GRA – Rocky Mt. Nat'l Park)
Fraser-Winter Park, CO (WIP)
Denver, CO–Union Station (DEN) || Sept 16, 7:10pm
Fort Morgan, CO (FMG – Sterling)
McCook, NE (MCK)
Holdrege, NE (HLD)
Hastings, NE (HAS – Grand Island)
Lincoln, NE (LNK) || Sept 17, 3:26am
Omaha, NE (OMA)
Creston, IA (CRN)
Osceola, IA (OSC – Des Moines)
Ottumwa, IA (OTM)
Mount Pleasant, IA (MTP)
Burlington, IA (BRL)
Lake Shore Limited Train 48
Chicago, IL – Union Station (CHI) || Sept 17, 9:30pm
South Bend, IN (SOB)
Elkhart, IN (EKH)
Waterloo, IN (WTI)
Bryan, OH (BYN)
Toledo, OH (TOL)
Sandusky, OH (SKY)
Elyria, OH (ELY)
Cleveland, OH (CLE)
Erie, PA (ERI)
Depew, NY – Buffalo (BUF)
Rochester, NY (ROC)
Syracuse, NY (SYR)
Utica, NY (UCA)
Schenectady, NY (SDY)
Penn Station, NY (NYP) || Sept 18, 6:23pm
Monday, September 15, 2014, 10AM-noon (EST) In conjunction with the NYC People's Climate March and the United Nations Climate Summit 2014 in September, nuclear experts and activists will speak about issues associated with nuclear power – such as Fukushima, nuclear waste, uranium mining, human rights, health, economic, and technical issues – and will discuss why nuclear energy is not "clean" energy nor a solution to climate change. A Q&A session will follow the presentations.
WHO: Mr. Arnie Gundersen, Fairewinds Energy Education
Ms. Leona Morgan, Diné No Nukes
Mr. Pradeep Indulkar, Filmmaker
Ms. Marilyn Elie, Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition
Mr. Alfred Meyer, Physicians for Social Responsibility
Ms. Mari Inoue, Human Rights Now
Mr. Tim Judson, Nuclear Information Resource Service
Fore more details: (English) ow.ly/Ahy98 , (日本語) ow.ly/Ahyyv
The Future of Energy is a new documentary about the renewable energy revolution, and a love story about communities falling back in love with each other and the planet.
The film had its world premiere in Melbourne, Australia at the Transitions Film Festival, and LA premiere at the historic Chinese Theaters in Hollywood. The film features many of Bay Area leaders including: Joanna Macy, Danny Kennedy and Sungevity, Pandora Thomas, Julian Mocine-Mcqueen and Green for All, Jamie Henn, Bill Mckibben and 350.org, Billy Parrish and Mosaic, Erica Mackie and Grid Alternatives, Melanie Nutter, AshEl Eldrige, Rosa Esperanza González and the Alliance for Climate Education, Emily Kirsch and Sfun Cube, Woody Hastings, Shawn Marshall, Gopal Dayaneni, Mark Jacobson from the Solutions Project, and Jill Stein.
Join us for a panel discussion that looks at the climate crisis from the perspectives of science, public policy, international treaties, and faith communities! Scheduled panelists include: Lisa DiCaprio, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter & 350NYC; Yvonne O'Neal, UN Commission on Sustainability; Beth Ackerman, Riverside Church Beloved Earth Community; Philip Orton, Stevens Institute & NYC Panel on Climate Change. Panelists will present for 7-10 minutes each, followed by a Q.&A. session with the audience. Refreshments will be served!
'If Not Us Then Who' launches in New York to answer one key question, who is protecting our forests?
This exciting new project opens from 18th September at The Corner Pop Up Shop, Roger Smith Hotel with a series of screenings, a photography exhibition and inspiring talks and discussions. This week long event intends to join up the dots between forests, forest communities and climate change when the world will be focusing on New York for the UN Climate Summit.
'If Not Us Then Who' communicates first-hand the personal stories of an inconspicuous yet vital people, as they battle to protect their lives, their cultures and our forests. These unique stories will be told through powerful videos and striking imagery, shown for the first time in this prime location.
Visit us at 501 Lexington Avenue, open from 9am – 8pm every day until Thursday 24th September. A 12 minute walk from the UN building, it will be a space that promotes intellectual and visual content examining indigenous peoples fight to protect forests. A meeting space where journalists, indigenous peoples, activists and the public can relax, learn and explore.
A more detailed schedule will be published in due course. Visit ifnotusthenwho.me for more details.
In the meantime find us on Twitter @ifnotus_thenwho
Peace and development are inextricably linked. On September 19th, 2014, the Church Center for the United Nations will commemorate the International Day of Peace and continue its historical mission of fostering dialogue and cooperation between civil society, Member States, and the U.N. system around "the things that make for peace." We ask, how are the core human needs of food, water, and health affected by the cross-cutting themes of peace, women, human security, climate change, and sustainable development?
The symposium will underscore the importance of people-centered and rights-based policies, and will bridge global policies, grassroots advocacy, and implementation. Interactive workshops will cut across silos, integrating traditionally separate developmental sectors under a human rights framework. All will reinforce the "Right of Peoples to Peace." This symposium hopes to inspire the People's Climate March, Climate Summit, and World Conference on Indigenous Peoples to adopt a similar interdisciplinary lens. We, civil society, engage the U.N. to continue working toward rights-based, equitable, and sustainable development, which requires a just global peace.
Join us for an opportunity to connect and share your gratitude for the planet, at a pre-Shabbat (day of rest) art/sign making project for the People's Climate March on the following Sunday. We'll welcome in the Jewish New Year with a deep kavanot (intention) for peace and a reminder to make our actions reflect our commitment to stewardship of our physical world.
All are welcome – artists, families, parents, children, Rabbis, peacemakers, community and friends!
Materials will be provided; however, you are welcome to bring your own (please think sustainable/recycled/recyclable). Please bring a snack to share.
Contact Joan Beard (email@example.com) or Wendye Chaitin (firstname.lastname@example.com) with any questions, or to volunteer to help facilitate.
Hosted by Romemu – Judaism for Body, Mind, and Spirit.
"Here no evil, see no evil, there is no evil"
Putting our heads in the sand, ignoring all the bad news about climate change won't make it go away; especially when it comes to learning more about what may negatively impact our most precious and most vulnerable of populations, our children.
Armed with the facts, each of us can and MUST be part of the solution, especially when it comes to our kids, their health and their future. This forum presents a dynamic and unique opportunity to learn about cutting edge science that brings us not just knowledge but hope; the hope of curing diseases we didn't know were curable and preventing those we didn't know we could prevent. The forum is organized around three topics:
The Science – state of the art research showing multi-generational impacts on health from conception on into adulthood.
The Mothers' Voices – representing different communities from around the country, and their struggles for change.
The Policies – the status of change from the perspective of federal, state and local laws to move toward sustainable solutions.
Sponsored by: The Mothers Project (TMP), ClimateMama, The Center for Environmental Health, and The John Jay College for Criminal Justice, Sustainability and Environmental Justice Minor
Rockaway Wildfire will be holding a fundraiser in the lead up to the Peoples Climate march. At 7PM come learn our story and get "classy" with some cocktails and snacks and then at 9PM get "nasty" as the DJ kicks in. The party will go til late. Come show your support. We will be right by the PCM May Day Art Build Space.
Rockaway Wildfire is a local, grassroots, directly democratic, community based organization bringing resident voices to the planning and redevelopment of the Rockaways.
We hope to lift and highlight the voices of youth who've been traditionally marginalized and will be the most impacted from the climate conversation, create a space where young people can make connections and strengthen the work they're doing in their schools, campuses and communities and young people can empower and inspire themselves and each other to continue taking action after the People's Climate March
Double your impact, March and then Ride to the Capitol in Washington DC. Join Climate Ride NYC-DC, the nation's only ride dedicated to sustainability and bike advocacy. You choose from our growing network of 100+ beneficiaries to raise money for and our expert fundraising staff will help you reach your fundraising goals. We will take care of the logistics of participating in the march and completing the fully supported bike ride from NYC to Washington DC. This is an opportunity to participate in a unprecedented march for the climate and bring the message to policy makers and members of congress in Washington DC.
As UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gathers government leaders to support "an ambitious global agreement to dramatically reduce global warming pollution," the Earth Quaker Action Team is joining tens of thousands of people in New York City for the People's Climate March. In addition, we'll take action at PNC bank demanding it also take ambitious action on climate change.
In May 2013, the UN investigated claims of human rights abuses in Appalachia connected to mountaintop removal coal mining leading to birth defects, poisoned water and economic paralysis. EQAT and allies will expand our footprint to New York City, to "find" evidence of climate disruption at PNC bank in a theatrical nonviolent direct action.
We will present PNC with a copy of the letter we will send to the UN naming PNC bank as a climate disrupter.
WHAT: Climate Disruption Investigation
WHEN: Saturday, September 20, 10am
WHO: Earth Quaker Action Team and allies
WHERE: New York City, location to be announced
CONTACT: Chris Baker Evens, firstname.lastname@example.com
If you're planning to come to the action sign up here:
If you're coming from out-of-town, please arrange to arrive in NYC no later than 9am on Saturday Sept 20th in time for a 10am briefing / action training. Location to be announced.
Local Quaker Meetinghouses have offered housing for Saturday, 20th and Sunday, 21st. We are looking into options for people arriving on Friday, 19th. If you have particular needs, please let us know.
The Meetinghouses are setting up a web page to to sign up for housing. We'll get this information out to you as soon as we know.
Please arrange your own transportation to and from New York. There are plenty of cheap options like Megabus. We recommend making your plans soon.
Please join The Rochester Zen Center in a silent meditation event in support of the People's Climate March, Saturday and Sunday, September 20-21, in New York City.
We will keep a meditative vigil throughout the weekend as a way to contribute to planetary healing and to support the success of the efforts of people worldwide working to mitigate and prevent climate change.
The location of our silent meditation demonstration in New York has not yet been determined.
We are inviting all New York City area sitting groups and individuals to join us – the more participants we can gather, the more powerful the experience will be.
For more information, or to indicate you will be there, or will need accommodations provided, please contact us at email@example.com.
EarthVigil is an initiative of the Rochester Zen Center and Bellwether.
Come together with divestment campaigners from around the country the afternoon before the largest climate march in history!
Mingle with friends working on fossil fuel divestment from city and state pension funds, religious institutions, non-profits or foundations. We will celebrate the divestment movement, share stories, and get ready for the march.
Please feel free to drop between 2:30 and 5 to get informed about the rest of the week's events, and pick up divestment t-shirts, buttons and more!
RSVP HERE: http://act.350.org/signup/divestup/
(note: Student Divestment Meet-up is happening in a separate location).
Doors open at 6pm. Admission $10. Tickets available on EventBrite now
In September, world leaders will meet in NYC for a UN summit on climate change. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is calling on world governments to commit to an ambitious, legally binding agreement in 2015 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our program will focus on why we need an international treaty and why it is critical for us to mobilize support to demand that the U.S. assume a leading role in the treaty negotiations.
Opening Address: New York City Council Members, HELEN ROSENTHAL, (District 6) and DONOVAN RICHARDS, (District 31).
Featured Panelists:
LESTER BROWN, founder of the Earth Policy Institute and the Worldwatch Institute, and the author of over 50 books, including Plan B 4.0 Mobilizing to Save Civilization. The Washington Post calls Lester Brown "one of the world's most influential thinkers."
MARY ROBINSON, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice. Ms. Robinson was recently appointed as United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Change. She served as the first woman President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997 and as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002.
BILL McKIBBEN, Founder, 350.org
AMBASSADOR MARLENE MOSES, Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
CECIL CORBIN-MARK, Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives, We Act for Environmental Justice
SEAN SWEENEY, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy
DONALD BROWN, Scholar in Residence and Professor, Sustainability, Ethics, and Law, Widener University of Law.
ANNIE WILLIS, Global Kids
Tickets $10 – available now at Eventbrite.
For more information, see: 350nyc.org
With our future on the line and the whole world watching, we're taking a stand to bend the course of history.
On Sunday, September 21st we'll take to the streets to demand the world we know is within our reach: a world with an economy that works for people and the planet; a world safe from the ravages of climate change; a world with good jobs, clean air and water, and healthy communities.
To change everything, we need everyone on board.
Sunday, September 21 in New York City. Join us.
Join the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN International) and allies across the globe for a compelling 'Wall of Women' action. Participants are asked to join in demonstration by creating a wall (standing in a line) and holding signs that convey their local climate issues/solutions and/or messages to world leaders about the need for immediate climate action. Ultimately, the demonstration will create a symbolic wall of protection, representing our role as guardians of the Earth and advocates for the rights of our communities and nature.
Allies in New York City can participate by joining the WECAN delegation at the People's Climate March (meet up location to be announced), or by standing independently throughout the day and submitting photos of their actions via the links provided below.
International participants are encouraged to take action in their own communities, documenting their Wall of Women via photo and adding all images to the movement by submitting to our web portal (wecaninternational.org/climate-march-2014-gallery), or by email directly to firstname.lastname@example.com. All images will be posted by WECAN International via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, however we encourage you to also post on your own social media pages, using the tags #WECAN_INTL, #ClimateWomen, and #WallofWomen.
The Wall of Women will continue on Sept. 22, immediately following WECAN International's 'Women Leading Solutions on the Front Lines of Climate Change' event at the Church Center of the United Nations in NYC. More info is available at wecaninternational.org/pages/climate-march-2014
The March for Survival is a peaceful event of healing and hope for communities of the Palouse Clearwater region of Washington and Idaho. Our mission is to promote regional climate change awareness and support those directly suffering from the impact of Canada's tar sands oil extraction, especially First Nations People, as well as to stand in solidarity with 350.org's event in New York. Our goal is to bring multiple regional environmental action groups and citizens together in unity.
The March begins at 2 PM in Reaney Park, Pullman, Washington, with announcements and introduction to the event. Walkers will then commence an approximately 10-mile walk along the scenic Bill Chipman Trail to the city of Moscow, Idaho. The March ends at Ghormley Park near the University of Idaho Campus. At the conclusion of the March, we will have the opportunity to learn from some of our own neighbors who have visited the tar sands oil fields and a Native elder from a community impacted by the tar sands, and other events. Participants are encouraged to bring signs or banners to highlight their particular environmental concern or group, and should be prepared to bring water, snacks, a rain jacket, as necessary for a long walk. There are water and restroom facilities at each end of the trail, and at a midway point. There are also twelve access points along the trail to the highway, should anyone need to complete only a portion of the March. This is a peaceful, family-friendly event, sponsored by the Palouse Environmental Sustainability Coalition. We are also sponsoring a free public viewing of the documentary film "Gaslands II", showing at the Kenworthy Theater of Moscow, Idaho, 7 pm September 15th, as a lead-in to the March for Survival.
There are several different bodies that are convening to collaborate on the People's Climate March, including local New York-area community groups, international NGO's, grassroots networks, churches and faith organizations, and many more. You can see a list of participating organizations here.
Because this is a "movement of movements" moment, the People's Climate March is being organized in a participatory, open-source model. This means that there isn't a central "decision-making" body or single coalition. Rather, groups and individuals are collaborating with some basic shared agreements around respect, collaboration, trust, and many are using the Jemez Principles of Environmental Justice.
This September is going to be a success because of the work we all do together – not because of any one person or organization. Take the initiative to organize your community, your school, your workplace, and your neighbors. Find out how you can help here, or find out how your organization can support the People's Climate March here.
950+ Organizations are partnering on the march, including businesses, unions, religious groups, environmental groups, schools, social justice groups, and more.
Click here to find out about adding your organization to the list
Find a full suite of ready-to-use resources here:
Without a doubt, the People's Climate March will be the largest single event on climate that has been organized to date.
The mobilization will consist of numerous events, actions, symposia, presentations, and more organized over the course of the days leading up to the Summit, and in the days following.
The anchor event of the week will be a massive march – one so large and diverse that it cannot be ignored. Discussions are underway with the City regarding permits, routes, and locations, but it will be 2-3 miles, in Manhattan, on Sunday 9/21, starting in the early afternoon.
The best way to stay updated on the details is to sign up here.
Absolutely! For the march itself, there will be participatory lead-up events, such as speakers tours, trainings, art-builds and much more. Many groups are already discussing other complementary ideas, ranging from a People's Forum on Climate Change, to lectures, teach-ins, and related demonstrations.
There will be a schedule of events on this site as we get closer to September because these related and complementary events are important to creating an atmosphere for social movements to amplify their voices, build new relationships, and strengthen the movement.
This will be a family-friendly event. The tone and tenor will be dignified, fun, impactful and empowering, and we are committed to making sure that it is permitted, peaceful and safe for all who come.
The march will be at a leisurely pace, and easy to jump in or out of - so even with mobility issues, you should be able to join. In fact, organizing a kids contingent would be a great idea - let us know if you might want to lead something like this. Pets are welcome, but keep in mind that marches can be loud, boisterous, and crowded. Make sure pets are OK with this sort of dynamic and energy.
We are absolutely helping coordinate transportation - check out our transportation page for more info.
We are encouraging people to organize and use all sorts of mass-transport options - such as jointly chartering buses, renting Amtrak train cars, self-organizing carpools or caravans, taking mass transit or riding bicycles.
There will be some funds to help offset the cost of things like buses, but we aren't able to cover individuals' travel costs.
Please! Absolutely!
The first step is to fill out this survey.
It will only take a few minutes, and will help the Mobilization Support Team and conveners understand better who you are, who you represent, and how you want to be involved. The biggest need by far is outreach — if the mobilization is to be historically huge, everybody's going to need to pitch in, from phonebanking your members to sending mobilizing emails, from chartering buses to doing face-to-face outreach.
We also want to know what your organization is uniquely good at: Do you have access to celebrities? Can you help fundraise to cover the costs of logistics? Do you have networks of activists you can mobilize?
Is this like the annual COP (Conference of the Parties)? Is it related to the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)?
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has called for the summit on September 23rd, where world leaders will gather to discuss, and hopefully commit to bold actions to address the climate crisis. Ban Ki Moon has smartly called for this forum as something additional and distinct from traditional UN climate negotiations, knowing that the urgency and seriousness of the climate crisis is so real that the global community must move faster than the UNFCCC has been able to accomplish thus far.
The UNFCCC has largely been led by delegates and negotiators, and this summit differs in that Ban Ki Moon is calling for actual Heads of State to come to the table directly.
Not formally. But we believe that world leaders will only act (or be able to act) on climate change when everyday people express the desire, and create the political mandate for them to do so. Therefore, we aren't opposed to this summit happening, and it is generally a good thing for heads of state to discuss climate change.
We don't have blind faith that the summit will solve the crisis either. We think that organizing, mobilizing, and building social movements are ultimately what changes the course of history.
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We currently have Longan Fruit at the nursery. We are even open Sundays until 4:30PM. Stop on in at 20200 SW 134th Ave. Miami, FL.
We have Jackfruit
I know some of you have been waiting since last season ended. The wait is finally over. The jackfruit is back, and we have a beautiful fruit this year.
If you aren't familiar with jackfruit, this is a tropical treasure. It has a unique flavor somewhere between banana and pineapple mixed with other tropical notes of flavor. The spiny fruits are spectacular in size and can get upwards of 70 pounds.
For a really unique experience, come by our nursery in Miami today and buy some jackfruit for a taste of this Asian treasure.
Summer Over?
Charles Whited was the longtime local columnist for The Miami Herald. One of the best pieces of advice he provided to recent arrivals in southern Florida was to appreciate subtleties in the climate. Because annual temperatures here don't vary as much as those in the rest of the U.S., Whited recommended appreciating even the slightest breaks in the weather.
With that thought in mind, the staff of Richard Lyons' Nursery made a happy discovery while perusing online weather statistics recently: Winter is on the way! According to the source, the peak daily temperature range in eastern Miami-Dade County is 78-91 degrees from July 10 to August 27. That means that on August 28 we began to cool off, at least statistically. And this is where Whited's counsel must be heeded. By the end of September, the daily temperatures 'plummet' only to a range of 76-88 degrees. Subtle indeed! But the seasoned southern Floridian can feel the difference.
Plants feel the difference, too, but not always in a positive way. In order to keep your landscape in top shape, you should not let down your guard as we transition, however slowly, into more pleasant weather. It may seem counter-intuitive, but the period of hottest, steamiest weather does not necessarily give rise to fungal or bacterial problems in plants. Rather, it is during the weeks when nighttime temperatures are retreating that leaf-spot problems can proliferate. Though the nights may be cooler, humidity remains high, and that combination can start serious problems in many of your tropical plants.
So we suggest that you inspect your landscape regularly during the upcoming months for signs of leaf-spot disease. There is a vast selection of chemicals on the market that can help you stave off serious problems. Be sure to read and follow label directions carefully. Some products require a second application 7-10 days after the first, but others remain effective for 30 days between treatments. Finally, rinse your pump sprayer thoroughly after every use in order to keep chemical residues from building up in the tank, hose, or wand.
Ground Covers You May Not Have Thought About, Part X
Having gone through enough Roman numerals to make the Super Bowl people jealous, Richard Lyons' Nursery today concludes its ground cover series with a peek ahead to vegetable species that are unexpectedly well-suited to enlivening your winter landscape.
Celery, Apium graveolens var. dulce: Celery is a member of the Apiaceae, the important vegetable family that includes carrots. It was first grown for its medicinal properties. A Mediterranean native, it is well-attuned to our region's mild winters. Celery matures to just over 3 ft. tall, whereupon it produces masses of compound, creamy-white flowers on upright stalks. The flower heads, reminiscent of an umbrella, are called umbels.
Dill, Anethum graveolens: Dill is another of the Apiaceae that doubles as an edible crop and desirable ground cover. Reaching 3-5 ft. high, it features delicate, lacy blue-green leaves borne on slender stems. Like celery, it produces compound flowers, but they are yellow rather than white. This Asian native prefers full-sun exposures and well-drained soils. Both dill and celery are larval hosts for a number of butterfly species.
Swiss Chard, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla: Today's quiz: Where is Swiss Chard native? Answer: The Mediterranean, of course! (This beet relative is called Swiss Chard to distinguish it from old varieties of French spinach known as chard.) Not only is this vegetable highly nutritious, it is also downright beautiful, producing glossy, prominently-ribbed green leaves that feature contrasting rib and leafstem coloration that may vary from white to yellow to red. The mature plant reaches 2-3 ft. in height.
Oregano, Origanum vulgare: See "Herbs for Summer Heat" (August 16, 2013) on this website.
Parsley, Petroselinum crispum: See "Herbs for Summer Heat" (August 16, 2013) on this website.
Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis: See "Herbs for Summer Heat" (August 16, 2013) on this website.
Tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa: See "Herbs for Summer Heat" (August 16, 2013) on this website.
Thyme, Thymus vulgaris: See "Herbs for Summer Heat" (August 16, 2013) on this website.
Ground Covers You May Not Have Thought About, Part IX
Richard Lyons' Nursery today continues its survey of plants that are sometimes overlooked in their capacity as ground covers.
Bromeliads are another plant family comprising species which function well as ground covers. Terrestrial bromeliads, i.e., those species capable of growing in the soil, can be massed to create very striking, colorful ground covers to complement or interrupt the monotony of turf grasses. This use of bromeliads was popularized by Roberto Burle-Marx, famed Brazilian landscape architect/artist. Here are a pair of sun-loving species which we at Richard Lyons' Nursery recommend:
Giant Bromeliad or Imperial Bromeliad, Alcantarea imperialis 'Rubra': This species is endemic to Brazil, specifically the rocky, dry mountainsides of the Serra dos Órgãos (Organ Range) of Rio de Janeiro state. It grows slowly to a diameter of 4-5 ft. and a height of 4 ft. Its leathery leaves, green on top and burgundy beneath, reach 5-6 in. in width. Following a buildup of many years, this imposing plant produces a stout red flower stalk that may hit 7-10 ft. in height, bearing white flowers attractive to butterflies and birds. This bromeliad is not demanding; in fact, too much fertilizer will diminish the strong coloration of the leaves.
Bromelia naranja (Orange Bromeliad), Aechmea blanchetiana: Individual plants of this species grow about as tall as Alcantarea imperialis, but not nearly as wide. However, it pups freely to create a spreading ground cover. Though its upright yellow-orange leaves brighten any setting, its inflorescenses, composed of showy red and yellow bracts, are the real attention-getters, whether from humans, butterflies or hummingbirds. The flower stalks not only persist for months, but may also be utilized in cut arrangements. Like Alcantarea, it is undemanding of anything but good drainage.
Ground Covers You May Not Have Thought Of, Part VIII
Today Richard Lyons' Nursery today presents the eighth installment of its survey of plants that are sometimes overlooked for their potential as ground covers.
Succulents can be deployed to create striking ground covers in sunny, dry areas of your yard. Here are just a few of the species that can help you improve a desolate space:
Hedgehog Aloe, Aloe humilis x 'Hedgehog': This dwarf hybrid, developed in South Africa from four Aloe species, reaches a maximum height of 12-18 in. It appears to be fiercely armed, but the spines are fairly soft and harmless. During the winter, a bloom spike emerges from the gray-green rosette, producing reddish-orange tubular flowers which attract hummingbirds.
Swan's Neck Agave, Agave attenuata: The common name refers to this species' graceful, curved stems. This easy-to-maintain succulent grows in a wide range of well-drained soils, forming very graceful rosettes of light green, broad, fleshy, spineless leaves. Pups produced at the base can be left in place to increase density or separated for use elsewhere. A. attenuata is native to the state of Jalisco in Central Mexico.
Dwarf Variegated Agave, Agave desmettiana 'Variegata': See "Agaves" (October 14, 2012) on this website.
Mauritius Hemp, Furcraea foetida 'Mediopicta': This beautiful Agave relative bears just one sharp spine on each leaf, at the tip. It is an essentially trunkless species featuring swordlike leaves — accented by a cream-colored band running down the middle — that reach 5-6 ft. at maturity. Native to the Caribbean and northern South America, Mauritius Hemp, like its distant cousin, Agave sisalana, produces commercially-valuable fiber. Unlike Agaves, Furcraeas do not produce suckers/offsets at the base.
Ground Covers You May Not Have Thought Of, Part VII
Today Richard Lyons' Nursery today presents the seventh installment of its survey of plants that are sometimes overlooked for their potential as ground covers.
Bamboo Muhly, Muhlenbergia dumosa, and Pink Muhly Grass, Muhlenbergia capillaris: These closely-related species not only succeed as stand-alone landscape elements, but they also work well as clumping, tall ground covers. M. dumosa, native to southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico, has lacy, fine-textured foliage and an attractive billowing growth habit. It is the taller of the two grasses, reaching 4-6 ft. high. M. capillaris, native over a wide expanse of North America, grows 1-3 ft. high. It is particularly attractive in late summer, when it produces long flower stalks that imbue the plant with a pink to purplish hue. M. capillaris is the more drought-tolerant of these species, but both are known for their ease of maintenance.
Calathea spp.: If you are looking for a colorful ground cover for dappled-light settings, the genus Calathea is an excellent choice. Native to South America and Central America, its species feature some of the most eye-catching combinations of hues and patterns found in tropical foliage plants. They thrive in highly-humid conditions, but must have excellent drainage. Watering frequency should be reduced during winter months. Clumps may be divided to expand the area of coverage.
Lantana spp.: The genus Lantana comprises about 150 species native to both the Old World and New World tropics. Many of them are widely used for their spectacular color combinations, the length of their flowering seasons, and their success in attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Plant them in full sun. They are amenable to being pruned vigorously to keep them compact and improve flowering. Richard Lyons' Nursery recommends L. camara (Lantana), L. canescens (Hammock Shrub Verbena), L. involucrata (Button Sage), and L. montevidensis (Lavender Trailing Lantana).
Firecracker Plant, Crossandra infundibuliformis: See "Looking for Shady Friends? Part III" (July 27, 2013) on this website.
Green Island Ficus, Ficus macrophylla 'Green Island': See "Ficus macrophylla (Green Island Ficus)" (September 1, 2012) on this website.
Lemon Grass, Cymbopogon citratus: See "Herbs for Summer Heat" (August 16, 2013) on this website.