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An open letter to clothing designers & retailers
Dear fashion folk,
I want to give you money. If only you would let me.
(Did that get your attention?)
Recently I went shopping for new clothes: I’d heard about some great jeans available on Main Street in Vancouver. Unfortunately, like so many other occasions, the store was out of stock [...]
Posted: May 20th, 2009 under Activism, Design, Life.
Comments: 1
In which I am oddly, publicly introspective and still try to say something of value to someone other than me. Skip to the end for some useful links if you’re not into this and are asking YOURSELF questions about blogging.
In my case, to some degree, “Why should I blog?” is a rhetorical question. As someone [...]
Posted: April 3rd, 2009 under About this site, Activism, Computers & Tech, Goofy, Fun & Cool, Life, Web Tips, WordPress Tips.
Comments: 7
Sharon Kallis does wonderful sculptures from natural materials: dresses sewn from leaves, life-sized animals sculpted from twigs and so on. Lately she’s been engaging the community in constructing even more ambitious works.
You’re invited to join her for The Ivy Project this Saturday Feb 28th (and the last Saturday of each month until Nov/09) at the [...]
Posted: February 25th, 2009 under Activism, Art.
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Here’s some quick fun for a good cause. Build yourself a beard, and the kind folks at Atto will loan a dollar to Kiva. You can even print one out instead of being a lazy git like me who photoshopped the thing onto my face.
The beard I chose is called Poseidon, apparently god of the [...]
Posted: November 13th, 2008 under Activism, Goofy, Fun & Cool, Life.
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So am I the only one just a little consumed with how to vote on October 14th? I’m guessing not.
The Vote For Environment site makes a great point: the majority of Canadians support action on the environment. Harper does not. The folks at Avaaz put it even more strongly: Save the planet: stop Harper!.
If we [...]
Posted: October 5th, 2008 under Activism.
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