altruistica e-zine 2014 year in review

2014 Year in ReviewYour actions made our work possible during this very eventful year.

We were able to make over 7 million public impressions via our e-zine, www.altruistica.org, our Connecting Good Intentions Tour, our Westward Beach Cleanup, our Help the Victims of Hurricane Odile campaign, and

our Public Outreach programs.

We have helped raise over $250,000 USD and recruit over 2,000 volunteers.

Thank you for all your help and support.

Please take a look at everything that happened last year.

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• PROJECT DANIEL• • “PROJECT DANIEL” uses 3D Printers to make Prosthetic Arms for children

of war in South Sudan.• • Just before Thanksgiving 2013, Mick Ebeling returned home from Sudan’s

Nuba Mountains where he set up what is probably the world’s first 3D-printing prosthetic lab and training facility. More to the point of the journey is that Mick managed to give hope and independence back to a kid who, at age 14, had both his arms blown off and considered his life not worth living.

• • Just prior to the trip, the now 16 year old Daniel was located in a 70,000

person refugee camp in Yida, South Sudan and on November 13, he received version 1 of his left arm.

• • The locally 3D printed new prosthetic arm enabled him to feed himself for the

first time in two years. With his new “Daniel Hand”, he ate chocolate and operated a computer for the first time.

• • Please check out:• • http://www.notimpossiblelabs.com/#!project-daniel/c1imu• • Also please check out the new LA Times article below:

• “Rebuilding Limbs with Ingenuity and a 3D printer.”• “Led by a film producer with no engineering background, Not Impossible

helps people overcome physical limitations through technology, including making prostheses with 3-D printers.”

• By Andrea Chang• April 25, 2014•

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-c1-3d-printing-prosthetics-20140425-dto,0,7909276.htmlstory#ixzz30UmxGXYx

• Thank you for all your help and support.

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• MILAGRO IN NYC• • Carlos Santana’s The Milagro Foundation was presented at the VIP

Screening of the HBO Latino TV special called Santana: De Corazón in New York, NY on April 21, 2014.

• • Milagro joined in celebrating the legendary career of 10-time Grammy award

winner, international music icon and philanthropist Carlos Santana and his first-ever Latin music album entitled Corazón which released on May 6.

• • Please check out the following video links of Milagro’s Presentation and their

support of Little Kids Rock:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1xiPO28qwo• •

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTgdC0agT8Y&feature=youtu.be

• • As their first grantee, Milagro funded David Wish, a 1st grade California

teacher in 1998 with 30 guitars for his classroom. Now, as founder of Little Kids Rock, David and his organization have given free music lessons and free instruments to over 300,000 kids in 1200 schools around the country.

• • These young musicians are from M.S. 129, a public middle school in the

Bronx, New York City. They entertained Carlos Santana and 600 HBO Latino guests, playing “Black Magic Woman” Wednesday night, April 21 at the Hudson Theater in New York City.

• • Also please check out the time lapse video of Artist Crash and his mural

created for the event that will be auctioned and the proceeds donated to Milagro:

• • http://vimeo.com/91915677• • For more information about the auction and the event, please visit

www.milagrofoundation.org.• • Thank you for all your consideration and support.

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• URGENT: HELP SAVE THE WILD TIGER

• “If nature has made anything more beautiful than a tiger then I do not know what it might be,” states Stephen Fry, Actor and Conservationist,

• “That a creature so strong, so powerful, so perfectly adapted is now so acutely endangered is further testimony (as if it were needed) of the damage we humans do to the wild habitats of the world. Wild tigers are being killed every week and there is a very real possibility that this most magnificent of animals might survive only on film and in the DNA repositories of universities in a very few years. But there is an equally strong possibility that the combined power of people who care can stop and then reverse the decline of the tiger. I urge you to follow the great wildlife artist David Shepherd and his vital campaign.”

• • There are only 3,200 tigers left in the wild, we have to act now or this iconic

animal could be extinct in less than 20 years.• • Protecting existing tiger habitats and the reforestation of degraded habitat may

help buffer the poorest communities in Asia against the impacts of river siltation and flooding, while providing global benefits.

• • Saving the tiger will help communities and local populations benefit from habitat

resources and tourism.• • Man is solely responsible for the slaughter of the tiger. In the natural world the

tiger’s only predator is man. We must act to stop the killing and save the tiger in the wild.

• • Please check out :• http://tigertime.info/the-crisis/why-save-the-tiger#sthash.rnHAiRVo.dpuf

• IT IS TIGER TIME ON MAY 12-19

• Coming up next week is the TigerTime t-shirt promo with FLOAT May 12 - 19.• • Please get onboard with Nigel Barker, Joan Jett, Ricki Lee Jones, Lucy Pinder

and Ricky Gervais who are all committed to promoting the tiger t-shirt which will be on the FLOAT website at. http://float.org/

• • Thank you for all your help and support.• • Photos courtesy of The Phoenix Fund and Michael Vickers.

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• HOPE HAS AN ADDRESS• • Homeboy Industries provides hope, training, and support to formerly

gang-involved and recently incarcerated men and women, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of their communities.

• • Homeboy Industries serves at-risk and gang involved youth with a

continuum of services and programs designed to meet their multiple needs, and runs four businesses that serve as job-training sites.

• • Visit:• www.homeboyindustries.org

• Lo Maximo 2014 on Saturday, May 3, 2014.

• The annual awards and dinner celebration applauded the accomplishments and transformational work of the formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated men and women who walk through Homeboy Industries’ doors each year.

This year’s honorees included Congressman Tony Cárdenas, a long-time advocate for Homeboy Industries’ model of gang intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry services. Also celebrated were long-time volunteer Janet Garrison’s commitment to the homeboys and homegirls. And the 2014 Homeboy Heroes are program graduated Jose Rodríguez and Andre Hollins.

• Also, Homeboy Industries is looking for dedicated volunteers in the Educational Services Department.

If you are interested in volunteering with Homeboy and mentoring their trainees, these are some of the immediate areas they could really use your expertise. Please go to this link to fill out the volunteer application.


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• THE JOURNEY IS THE DESTINATION

• Inspired by the life of Dan Eldon, Creative Visions Foundation inspires and supports creative activists – individuals who use media and the arts to raise awareness of critical issues around the globe and ignite positive change.

• • Creative Visions Foundation provides tools, mentorship, resources and a

linked community to help our activists harness the power of media, arts and technology to solve global problems in the areas of: human rights, environment, youth & education, woman empowerment, and global consciousness.

• • Please visit: www.creativevisions.org

• Media Impact Institute

• Earlier this month, thanks to a generous grant from the Walter S. Johnson Foundation (WSJF), Creative Visions held its first Media Impact Institute, a workshop on how to use media to shape and share stories to enhance impact. For two days, Creative Visions hosted twenty of WSJF 's incredible grantees, all of whom run programs that provide direct support to transition-aged foster youth. Together with their core team, CAP members, alumni, and mentors, they explored everything from creative storytelling techniques to innovate ways to share stories and multiply impact.

• See more at: http://www.creativevisions.org/whats-happening/view/219-impact-workshop#sthash.lJzbz4Sx.dpuf

• Also, CAP Project BeRemedy was featured on both CNN and CBS:•

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• Not Impossible NOW

• The People at Not Impossible Now believe in technology for the sake of humanity.• • While nobody can do everything, everybody can do something, so we crowdsource

our solutions to real-world problems. Suddenly, yesterday’s pipe dreams are Not Impossible Now!

• • By helping one person we can all inspire others to do the same – it’s their “Help One

Help Many” philosophy and it breaks down barriers, enabling greater access to all in need.

• • Access to healthcare, literacy and technology shouldn’t ever be limited by finances,

geography or physical ability. • • By finding and telling compelling stories about real people in which old tech is

repurposed and new tech is brought within reach, Not Impossible creates a cycle where collaboration inspires innovation, and their content compels you to action.

• • Inspiration from Innovation? It’s Not Impossible Now!

• HELP NOT IMP0SSIBLE NOW BUILD A BETTER WALKER

• Welcome Not Impossible NOW by helping them help others.• • Please check out

http://www.notimpossiblenow.com/community/build-a-better-walker#awesm=~oGDW nvmj6b4FRB

• Also please check out Google Glasses:

• Google Glass has the potential to be much more than the latest big technological device. It has the ability to make the lives of people with different disabilities a little bit better.

• Dr. Dennis Wall is currently researching how Google Glasses can help autistic people to better understand the world. The glasses would be able to provide information such as behavior and face recognition, which are often difficult for people with autism.

• Please check out:• http://www.notimpossiblenow.com/the-latest/google-glass-for-

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• • Creative Visions Foundation provides tools, mentorship, resources and

a linked community to help our activists harness the power of media, arts and technology to solve global problems in the areas of: human rights, environment, youth & education, woman empowerment, and global consciousness.


• The Creative Activist Toolkit from Charles Tsai

• The Creative Activist Toolkit is your companion and guide on your journey to create positive change – for yourself and for the planet.

• It’s packed with the best advice we can possibly give – based on the works of countless creative activists, changemakers and social entrepreneurs. Stand on their shoulders. The toolkit will show you how.

• Be sure to read our Huffington Post article about this toolkit.• If you are interesting in purchasing our toolkits, please contact

[email protected].

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• MILAGRO ON TOUR

• Santana donates 50 cents for every ticket sold to The Milagro Foundation.

• Please check out the UPCOMING TOUR DATES:

• 7/26/2014Verizon Wireless AmphitheaterIrvine, CATIX• 7/27/2014Shoreline AmphitheatreMountain View, CATIX• 7/29/2014Red Butte GardenSalt Lake City, Utah• 7/31/2014Matthew Knight ArenaEugene, ORTIX• 8/1/2014White River AmphitheatreAuburn, WATIX

• Please visit www.santana.com for Tickets and more dates.

• CONGRATULATIONS CARLOS SANTANA

• Santana's Corazón debuts at #1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums Chart and #9 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts. #1 at iTunes in All 17 Spanish-Speaking Latin American Countries.

• • Nos enorgullece anunciar el debut de Corazón en el n.° 1 del Billboard Top Latin

Albums y en el n.° 9 del Billboard Top 200. También estuvo en el n.° 1 en iTunes en los 17 países latinoamericanos de habla hispana. ¡Gracias por vuestro apoyo!

• MILAGRO LATESTGRANTEE:

• Alive and Free (Omega Boys Club)• Region: UNITED STATES

State: CALIFORNIA [NORTHERN]Type: EducationAmount: $20,000.00Date: April, 2014

• Our Mission: To keep young people alive and free, unharmed by violence and free from incarceration. To provide young people with opportunity and support to build positive lives for themselves and to move into contributing roles in society.

• Please visit for the complete list:• http://www.milagrofoundation.org/grantees.asp• • For more information about DONATING, please visit www.milagrofoundation.org .• • Thank you for all your consideration and support.

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• HOPE HAS AN ADDRESS• • Homeboy Industries provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-

involved and recently incarcerated men and women, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of their communities.



• • Please Visit: www.homeboyindustries.org

• Homeboy Industries is looking for dedicated volunteers in the Educational Services Department.

If you are interested in volunteering with Homeboy and mentoring their trainees, these are some of the immediate areas they could really use your expertise. Please go to this link to fill out the volunteer application.

• SEASONAL DINNER WITH WINE AUCTION/ART SALE

• Inspired by Homeboy Industries transformative work, L.A.-based mural artist Chase will hang his own uplifting works in the Homegirl Café for the month of July, with proceeds from sales benefiting job training and wraparound services at Homeboy Industries. Limited $75 tickets are available for the opening night reception with the artist, 3-course dinner, wine auction and art sale.

• Saturday, June 28, 20146:30p sangria reception/auction7:30p dinner

• Homegirl Café130 W. Bruno St.Los Angeles, CA 90012323-526-1254 x312

• • Thank you for all your help and support.

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• MOUVEMENT

• Mouvement is a unique mobile studio that offers cultural-artistic experiences based on rhythm and music, percussion and dance through playshops, performances and activities open to all ages and walks of life.

• Mouvement was founded in 2011 by life-partners Tatiana Ishwari Nemchin and Joël Delaquis, both highly experienced and talented, passionate artists, producers and entrepreneurs.

• OM DOME ON TOUR:

• On the road this summer and fall Mouvement installs the Om Dome; an inviting, unique, bright and peaceful space for participatory events and activities in the community, music concerts and festivals.

• The Om Dome is a white 30-foot diameter geodesic dome tent that may be set up as an enclosed, intimate space or with an open-arch serving as a unique and practical covered presentation area.

• Mouvement’s experienced facilitators will host an array of community-building events and activities, and trademark collaborative playshops using the power of rhythm, movement, dance, percussion and music, creating connection and cultivating freedom of expression. Performances and many other skillfully adapted presentations and programming initiatives are also offered.

• Playshops include Elaborhythm, RhythOm and Soul Movement! Yoga classes are also offered.

• Festival goers, participants, collaborators, sponsors, media, event organizers and volunteers will partake in a seamless mise-en-scène production and educational, rhythmical, co-creative experiential & FUN activities!! Please check out for more info: www.studiomouvement..com/en

www.facebook.com/studiomouvement • Please visit www.altruistica.org for tour dates and more info. • Thank you for all your help and support.

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• There are only 3,200 tigers left in the wild, we have to act now or this iconic animal could be extinct in less than 20 years.

• • Man is solely responsible for the slaughter of the tiger. In the natural world

the tiger’s only predator is man. We must act to stop the killing and save the tiger in the wild.

• • Please check out :• http://tigertime.info/the-crisis/why-save-the-tiger#sthash.rnHAiRVo.dpuf

• David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation

• David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation responds to urgent conservation threats by supporting trusted, reputable individuals and organisations operating in the field.

• The Founder, David Shepherd, is known internationally as an artist and ambassador for wildlife. In 1960 he became a conservationist overnight when he came across 255 zebra lying dead around a poisoned waterhole in Tanzania. Since then, with the help of supporters across the world, the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) has given away over £5million in grants to save critically endangered mammals in their wild habitat and benefit the local people who share their environment.

• • David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation as an adaptable and flexible, non-

bureaucratic organisation supports a range of innovative, vital and far-reaching projects throughout Africa and Asia, achieving real results for wildlife survival.

• • The Foundation supports sending undercover agents into the field to

investigate illegal wildlife crime, training and supplying anti-poaching patrols. It has helped establish nature reserves and other protected areas and works with governments to establish conservation laws and regulations. The Foundation educates wildlife consumers about the plight of the animals they ‘use’ and teaches young people about endangered wildlife through art and school projects.

• • Please visit: www.davidshepherd.org


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• HEAL THE BAY: BE A CHANGING FORCE FOR THE FUTURE AND DEFEND CLEAN WATER

• Please help out for Coastal Cleanup Day; the largest volunteer day on the planet.

• Heal the Bay coordinates more than 50 beach, inland, dive and kayak cleanup sites in L.A. County.

• Learn about the upcoming Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 20, 2014 at• www.healthebay.org/ccd

• Last year, more than 11,000 Angelenos removed 24,000 pounds of trash on September 21 for Coastal Cleanup Day, the largest volunteer day on the planet.

• But how much will we clean up THIS year?

• Participate in Coastal Cleanup Day at one of over 50 locations throughout LA on Saturday, September 20, and find out.

• Why is Coastal Cleanup Day important?• Trash in the ocean compromises human and wildlife health, which affects

the livelihoods of millions all over the planet. We all need clean water. • Every little piece of paper, cigarette butt or bottle cap that makes its way

to street sewers ends up in streams or rivers and eventually down to the ocean.

• Oceans are the largest part of our water cycle, generating oxygen and rain necessary to sustain life on Earth.

• How do I participate?• On September 20th, pick a location, gather your friends and family, and

head for the beach!• Watch a video about Coastal Cleanup Day 2013!

• Questions?• Please contact Rey Montaño with any questions regarding Coastal

Cleanup Day in Los Angeles County.• For other California locations, please contact the

California Coastal Commission: 800-COAST4U

• Can’t make Coastal Cleanup Day? Just a $25 donation can help run a cleanup site in your neighborhood.

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• OCEAN CONSERVANCY: Clean Beaches - Clean Water

• We have a profound stake in a healthy ocean that is free of trash and marine debris.

• The ocean sustains us with the basic elements of life—it produces half of the oxygen in the air we breathe, and it is an essential part of the water cycle, helping to provide the water we drink.

• The world’s beaches, the frontier of this essential resource, support ocean health. They provide habitat and nesting grounds for important ocean wildlife like sea turtles and sea birds, and they attract vacationers from around the world, helping to sustain complex coastal economies.

• Please check out :http://www.oceanconservancy.org/healthy-ocean/clean-beaches-clean-water/

• Trash Free Seas

• Ocean trash ranks as one of the most serious pollution problems of our time. Much more than an eyesore, trash in the water and on the shore affects the health of people, wildlife and economies. For example, trash in the water:

• injures swimmers and beachgoers;• harms wildlife that eat it or get trapped in its mess;• drives away tourists—and their wallets; and• ensnares boat propellers, a costly navigation hazard.• The good news is we can prevent trashed beaches and debris-filled

water. Ocean Conservancy has a vision of trash free seas, and we’ve been leading the way for more than 25 years.

• Ocean Conservancy is creating a world of trash free seas by:• Organizing and executing the International Coastal Cleanup®, the

world’s largest volunteer effort to clean up our beaches and waterways, with partners around the globe.

• Publicizing data that help the public and the global science community better understand the problem of ocean trash.

• Creating innovative solutions to the ocean trash issue with leaders from the private, public and academic sectors.

• Building a movement to help inspire all of us to stop trash before it starts and live cleaner, healthier lives.

• Join Ocean Conservancy in working every day with partners around the world to fulfill the vision of clean water and healthy beaches.

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• NOT IMPOSSIBLE NOW

• The People at Not Impossible Now believe in technology for the sake of humanity.

• • While nobody can do everything, everybody can do something, so we

crowdsource our solutions to real-world problems. Suddenly, yesterday’s pipe dreams are Not Impossible Now!

• • By helping one person we can all inspire others to do the same – it’s

their “Help One Help Many” philosophy and it breaks down barriers, enabling greater access to all in need.

• • Access to healthcare, literacy and technology shouldn’t ever be limited

by finances, geography or physical ability.

• Listen in on Not Impossible founder Mick Ebeling's conversation on CBC radio's program "Q" right here:

• http://www.cbc.ca/q/popupaudio.html?clipIds=2476780836• • NOT IMPOSSIBLE NOW’s Teen Team BUILDS A ROBOT WALKER

• Please check out: http://www.notimpossiblenow.com/labs/robot-walker-team-gets-a-leg-up

• A Teen Team of Not Impossible volunteers in California are spending their summer building an exoskeleton "Robot Walker" to help kids with Cerebral Palsy and other challenges.

• When Not Impossible invited Los Angeles teenager Joel Simonoff to sit-in with PhDs and CEOs for our initial meeting of the Robot Walker team, we hardly anticipated what would happen next.

• With an original mission of helping kids with cerebral palsy by building a low-cost gait-trainer (current models range from $300,000 - $500,000) using a 3D-printed exoskeleton, some robotic and mechanical components and a treadmill and harness, Simonoff offered up his Granada Hills High School robotics club as the initial build team.


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• MILAGRO ON TOUR


• Please check out the UPCOMING TOUR DATES:• 8/2/2014 Rogers Arena Vancouver, BC TIX• 8/4/2014 Scotiabank Saddledome Calgary, AB TIX• 8/5/2014 Rexall Place Edmonton, AB TIX• 8/8/2014 MTS Centre Winnipeg, MB TIX• 8/10/2014 Xcel Energy Center St Paul, MN TIX• 8/12/2014 Fiddler's Green Englewood, CO TIX• 8/14/2014 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO TIX


• • MILAGRO LATEST GRANTEE:

• Bridge the Gap College Prep• Region: UNITED STATES

State: CALIFORNIA [NORTHERN]Type: EducationAmount: $20,000.00Date: April, 2014

• Bridge the Gap College Prep provides two after school programs focused on academic enrichment and intervention and youth development to help equip youth with the essential academic and non-cognitive competencies necessary for middle, high school and college success.

• Please visit for the complete list:• http://www.milagrofoundation.org/grantees.asp• • For more information about DONATING, please visit

www.milagrofoundation.org.• • Thank you for your consideration and support.

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• • Creative Visions Foundation provides tools, mentorship, resources and a

linked community to help our activists harness the power of media, arts and technology to solve global problems in the areas of: human rights, environment, youth & education, woman empowerment, and global consciousness.


• The Creative Activist Program: New Projects;

• From a documentary presented by Terrence Malick that takes a unique verite look at Native American gangland to a robot that can map land mines and advance relief efforts, these projects prove to besome of our most promising and interesting to date.

• MARKHAM SUMMER CAMP• Markham Summer Camp seeks to equip Markham students with the tools

to achieve, connect and thrive by providing access to a summer camp experience with programs including athletics, performing and fine arts, design, music and film-making.

• SYMBIOTICS• SYMBIOTICS helps solve humanitarian problems by inventing

SYMBIOBOTS like Piper, a multi-purpose humanitarian open-source 3D printable robot that is produced with students and organizations to advance land-mine relief efforts.

• For more projects and info contact: [email protected]• • Please join the tribe at: http://www.creativevisions.org/get-involved


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• • Please Visit: www.homeboyindustries.org

• Homeboy Industries is looking for dedicated volunteers in the Educational Services Department.

Please go to this link to fill out the volunteer application.

• NATIONAL HOMEBOY NETWORK GATHERING

• We are excited to announce the first gathering of the National Homeboy Network.

SCHEDULE:August 18th:Open House from 3 - 5 p.m. Welcome dinner from 6 - 8 p.m. (HG Café)

August 19th:Gathering from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.( The California Endowment )

• Homeboy Reception from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (HG Café)

August 20th:• Open House at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m

• For more info, please visit: http://www.homeboyindustries.org/nhn/event-info/


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• CONGRATULATIONS TIGER TIME ON REACHING OVER 300,000 SUPPORTERS!

• This milestone was reached after the roaring success of international Tiger Day on July 29. Please check out www.tigertime.info to help.






• • The Foundation supports sending undercover agents into the field to investigate

illegal wildlife crime, training and supplying anti-poaching patrols. It has helped establish nature reserves and other protected areas and works with governments to establish conservation laws and regulations. The Foundation educates wildlife consumers about the plight of the animals they ‘use’ and teaches young people about endangered wildlife through art and school projects.



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• HEAL THE BAY: BE A CHANGING FORCE FOR THE FUTURE AND DEFEND CLEAN WATER

• COASTAL CLEANUP DAY 2014Think globally. Clean up locally! Coastal Cleanup Day is Sat, 9/20, 9am - noon.JOIN THE BIGGEST VOLUNTEER EVENT ON EARTH.

WHY?Oceans cover 71% of our planet.They provide up to 70% of the oxygen we breathe.And they need 100% of our help.

On September 20, join hundreds of thousands of other volunteers around the world -- including over 10,000 Los Angeles residents -- in showing some love for our most valuable natural resource.

Volunteers from Huntington Beach to Hong Kong will do their part to clean up their local beaches, rivers, creeks and parks on Saturday, September 20.

Last year alone, 648,015 volunteers in 92 countries collected over 12 MILLION pounds of ocean-bound garbage. There's no other single-day volunteer event that even comes close to the impact of Coastal Cleanup Day. In L.A., Heal the Bay is hosting over 60 cleanup sites to choose from.

HOW DO I SIGN UP?1. Pick a cleanup site. We’ve got over 50. Check out the map at:

http://www.healthebay.org/get-involved/coastal-cleanup-day/sites?

We have beach cleanups, inland cleanups—even underwater Scuba cleanups!

2. Register. RSVP via Eventbrite to give us an idea of how many people to prepare for. It’ll also send you a reminder closer to the cleanup.

3. Fundraise. Cleaning up 30+ miles of coast isn’t cheap. Register on our FirstGiving site to raise much-needed funds for Heal the Bay.

4. Be there! Better start setting those alarm clocks. We need you at 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 20!

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• • While nobody can do everything, everybody can do something, so we

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• • By helping one person we can all inspire others to do the same – it’s

their “Help One Help Many” philosophy and it breaks down barriers, enabling greater access to all in need.

• • Access to healthcare, literacy and technology shouldn’t ever be limited

by finances, geography or physical ability.


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• TEENS MAKE AN APP TO RATE POLICE OFFICERS• • As questions about the police and the use of force continue to take

center stage, three teenagers in Georgia launched a new app last week called Five-O that rates interactions with officers.

• Not Impossible Now spoke with Ima Christian, 16, and Asha, 15, who developed Five-O with their brother Caleb, 14.

• Read the atricle of this pertinent app at:

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• MILAGRO ON TOUR


• Please check out the UPCOMING TOUR DATES:• 9/25/2014 Sandia CasinoAlbuquerque,NM TIX• 9/27/2014 ACL Live TheatreAustin, TX TIX• 9/28/2014 Wagner-Noel PACMidland, TX TIX• 9/30/2014 Tobin Center for Performing ArtsSan Antonio, TexasTIX• 10/1/2014 Bayou Music CenterHouston, TXTIX• 10/3/2014 Brady TheaterTulsa, OKTIX• 10/4/2014 WinStar World Casino and ResortThackerville, OKTIX• 10/5/2014 Walmart AmphitheatreRogers, ArkansasTIX• Please visit www.santana.com for Tickets and more dates.

• MILAGRO LATEST GRANTEE:

• Carlos Santana Arts Academy• Region: UNITED STATES

State: CALIFORNIA [SOUTHERN]Type: EducationAmount: $25,000.00Date: April, 2014

• The mission of Carlos Santana Arts Academy (CSAA), in collaboration with families and the community, is to prepare students to be successful in a diverse society and ever-changing world, becoming self-directed learners as they reach proficiency in a standards-based curriculum with arts at its core. CSAA staff support students to be original thinkers who are innovative problem solvers, effective communicators who are technologically skilled, and responsible members of society.



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• Please Visit: www.homeboyindustries.org

• Homeboy Industries is looking for dedicated volunteers in the Educational Services Department.Please go to this link to fill out the volunteer application.

• BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE:• Please drop off any backpacks, pens, pencils, notebooks, and other school

supplies to 130W. Bruno Street to help out aspiring students this fall.• Learning Works Charter High School registration is coming up:• * September 11: registration appointments begin with Sylvia

* LW@HBI: is located at 1916 E. 1st St., LA 90033* Questions: call Sylvia, LW Registrar (626) 796-9235 or Ashley (323) 796-4415

• September 3-4:• Along with AVP-USA, we are offering another Basic 2-Day AVP

(Alternatives to Violence Project) Workshop for our trainees. This intensive learning experience teaches interpersonal conflict resolution skills, building a sense of community and trust through exercises focusing on: affirmation, communication, cooperation, and creative conflict resolution.

• September 23:• In collaboration with our partner, Children’s Institute, Inc., we will convene

a second Community Roundtable, “The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children,” at CII. For more info and registration.

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• • Creative Visions Foundation provides tools, mentorship, resources and

a linked community to help our activists harness the power of media, arts and technology to solve global problems in the areas of: human rights, environment, youth & education, woman empowerment, and global consciousness.


• SUNDOWNER: September 18: • Good Music, Great People, Great Projects.• For those of you who haven’t experienced our favorite summer (slightly

Kenyan) tradition, the English translation for “Sundowner” is an evening of good music, decent people, and – this time some great CAP Film trailers to preview. The purpose of this event is to gather our community together and celebrate. We hope you can join us!

• Thursday, September 18th 6-8pm*• Dan Eldon Center for Creative Activism• 18820 PCH Suite 201, Malibu, CA 90265

• For more info, please visit: http://www.creativevisions.org/whats-happening/view/232-sundowner-september-18

•CREATIVE VISIONS is a premiere agency for the use of media and the arts to ignite positive change in the world.

• Please join the tribe at: http://www.creativevisions.org/get-involved


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• ADOPT A TIGER TODAY: Amur Tiger – ZHORIK

• Zhorik was rescued from a Russian circus after an infected injury meant that his keepers could no longer afford his veterinary treatment. Taken to the Utyos Rehabilitation Centre, Zhorik is now recovering from a series of life-saving surgery and lives in a protected area of natural forest where he will remain safely for the rest of his life. When you adopt Zhorik you will help us to fund vital anti-poaching operations and protect this region of the Russian Far East, where fewer than 500 of Zhorik's wild cousins survive.

• Adopt Zhoril at:http://www.davidshepherd.org/help-us/adopt/detail.php?id=0000000004

• Click here for more information on our tiger project in the Russian Far East.• Please check out www.tigertime.info to help.






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• The four-week campaign, launched by Animal Planet’s non-profit initiative R.O.A.R (which stands for Reach Out. Act. Respond) is hosted by GlobalGiving , and runs from Monday September8th to Tuesday October 7 th 2014.

• • With $50,000 of bonuses up for grabs in five additional categories including Top

Monthly Fundraiser – Dollar Amount, Most Unique Number of Donors, Most Traffic to Your Cause Page, Loudest ‘ROAR’ Heard by Judges and Fan Favourite raising money and awareness are equally important.

• • Whether you are based in the UK, US or anywhere on earth you can help create

a ROAR for tigers this autumn by supporting and promoting DSWF’s Help Save Tigers in the Wild campaign, you can find out more and donate with matching at http://bit.ly/SaveWildTigers

• • Please visit: www.davidshepherd.org and www.tigertime.info follow us on

twitter@TheDSWF and @TigerTimeNow and on Facebook and be part of it. Be the voice of the tiger in the wild.

• • For more information please contact: • Vicky Flynn, DSWF on 01483 443851

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• HEAL THE BAY: CLEANUP WESTWARD BEACH IN MALIBU

• Be a Part of COASTAL CLEANUP DAY 2014.Think globally. Clean up locally! Coastal Cleanup Day is Saturday September 20, 9am - noon.For more info, please visit www.altruistica.org or email [email protected]

• JOIN THE BIGGEST VOLUNTEER EVENT ON EARTH.

WHY?Oceans cover 71% of our planet.They provide up to 70% of the oxygen we breathe.And they need 100% of our help.

On September 20, join hundreds of thousands of other volunteers around the world -- including over 10,000 Los Angeles residents -- in showing some love for our most valuable natural resource.

Volunteers from Huntington Beach to Hong Kong will do their part to clean up their local beaches, rivers, creeks and parks on Saturday, September 20.

Last year alone, 648,015 volunteers in 92 countries collected over 12 MILLION pounds of ocean-bound garbage. There's no other single-day volunteer event that even comes close to the impact of Coastal Cleanup Day. In L.A., Heal the Bay is hosting over 60 cleanup sites to choose from.

HOW DO I SIGN UP?1. Pick a cleanup site. We’ve got over 50. Check out the map at:

http://www.healthebay.org/get-involved/coastal-cleanup-day/sites?

We have beach cleanups, inland cleanups—even underwater Scuba cleanups!

2. Register. RSVP via Eventbrite to give us an idea of how many people to prepare for. It’ll also send you a reminder closer to the cleanup.

3. Fundraise. Cleaning up 30+ miles of coast isn’t cheap. Register on our FirstGiving site to raise much-needed funds for Heal the Bay.

4. Be there! Better start setting those alarm clocks. We need you at 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 20!

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• Please check out the UPCOMING TOUR DATES:• 9/25/2014 Sandia CasinoAlbuquerque,NM TIX• 9/27/2014 ACL Live TheatreAustin, TX TIX• 9/28/2014 Wagner-Noel PACMidland, TX TIX• 9/30/2014 Tobin Center for Performing ArtsSan Antonio, TexasTIX• 10/1/2014 Bayou Music CenterHouston, TXTIX• 10/3/2014 Brady TheaterTulsa, OKTIX• 10/4/2014 WinStar World Casino and ResortThackerville, OKTIX• 10/5/2014 Walmart AmphitheatreRogers, ArkansasTIX• 10/10/2014 Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant, MI • 10/11/2014 Seneca Niagara Casino Events Center , Niagra

Falls, NY• 10/12/2014

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• Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance (GAIA)• Region: MALAWI

State: INTERNATIONALType: HealthAmount: $20,000.00Date: April, 2014

• Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance (GAIA) provides basic health services, targeting prevention, care, and support in communities affected by

• HIV, AIDS,TB and malaria in Africa.



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• The Homeboy Industries Food Truck is at various set locations throughout greater Los Angeles and is available for event catering. View the full menu, live updated calendar of locations and much more at homeboyindustries.org/homeboytruck. Follow the truck on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for live updates @homeboytruck.

• • EDISON INTERNATIONAL HELPS HOMEBOY CLIENTS BUILD A

FUTURE

• We are pleased to announce a generous gift of $10,000 from Edison International to support Homeboy’s new Construction & Industrial Safety Training program. We have learned that in order to earn a living wage and provide for their families after their 18 month period at Homeboy ends, trainees need specialized vocational training and certification. This need is acute: Many trainees lack formal education and some have never held a “real” job prior to walking through Homeboy’s doors.

• Building on our model Solar Panel Training program, we are launching a new training vertical: Construction & Industrial Safety. The 60 participants in this proposed project will gain hard and soft job skills, and affirm their ability to become contributing members of the community.

• “It’s going to these classes that will help you out, or the AA meeting that keeps you going. I have the privilege of seeing people make small gains—getting a tattoo removed or doing what they’re supposed to do. I get a check for working here, but beyond that, my soul gets fulfilled.”, said a former trainee Robert, who now oversees Homeboy’s maintenance crew.” We think about maintenance as just someone with a broom, but maintenance is a way of life,”

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• • Creative Visions Foundation provides tools, mentorship, resources and a linked

community to help our activists harness the power of media, arts and technology to solve global problems in the areas of: human rights, environment, youth & education, woman empowerment, and global consciousness.

• Please visit: www.creativevisions.org

• SUNDOWNER: September 18: Celebrating the Life of Dan Eldon on his Birthday!

• Good Music, Great People, Great Projects.• For those of you who haven’t experienced our favorite summer (slightly Kenyan)

tradition, the English translation for “Sundowner” is an evening of good music, decent people, and – this time some great CAP Film trailers to preview. The purpose of this event is to gather our community together and celebrate. We hope you can join us!

• Thursday, September 18th 6-8pm*• Dan Eldon Center for Creative Activism• 18820 PCH Suite 201, Malibu, CA 90265

• TURN ON L.A.:THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014AN UNPREDICTABLE AND PARTICULARLY INSPIRING EVENING

•Hate going to predictable galas? Please join us for a highly original party to help keep our lights on and doors open. With you wewill continue to make history.

• Dan Eldon Creative Activist Award Recipients include:CNN Journalist: Dr. SANJAY GUPTARenowned Young Creative Activist: MALALA YOUSAFZAI(Video Acceptance)Photographer, Filmmaker, and Activist: LEKHA SINGHSpecial Presenter: KWEKU MANDELAWith Special Musical Guest: ALOE BLACC

Fairmont Hotel, 101 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 904017pm to 10pm

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• While nobody can do everything, everybody can do something, so we crowdsource our solutions to real-world problems. Suddenly, yesterday’s pipe dreams are Not Impossible Now!

• By helping one person we can all inspire others to do the same – it’s their “Help One Help Many” philosophy and it breaks down barriers, enabling greater access to all in need.

• Access to healthcare, literacy and technology shouldn’t ever be limited by finances, geography or physical ability.



• TEEN INVENTS A NEW WAY TO COMMUNICATE BY USING YOUR BREATH

• A teenager from India is developing a device that will allow people with speech impairments to communicate, simply by breathing.

• Arsh Shah Dilbagi is a 16-year-old from India who may be revolutionizing the way people with disabilities communicate. He is one of 18 finalists in Google's Global Science Fair for his proposal for Talk.

• Talk is an augmentative and alternative communication device (AAC), which is used for people witht disorders and disabilities that need assistance to speak. Dilbagi's device is said to be both speedy and affordable.

• “Statistics have shown that developmental disabilities are likely to be higher in areas of poverty, and available AAC devices costs thousands of dollars, making them out of reach of the most in need,” his proposal reads.

• Talk works by deciphering breaths and translating them into Morse code. The code then gets translated into one of the device's voice options. Dilbagi believes that the sheer simplicity of this proposal will make the device three times faster than other AAC devices. He is also planning to make it a much more affordable option.

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• An URGENT Altruistica Bulletin:

• Help the Sandos Victims of Hurricane Odile that hit Cabo San Lucas on Sept. 14 rebuild their lives.

• Hurricane Odile hit Cabo San Lucas on September 14, 2014, leaving much of the city devastated by damages.

• Thanks to the incredible employees at Sandos Finisterra Los Cabos, each and every one of the guests made it through Hurricane Odile safe and sound.

• • Sadly, Hurricane Odile has left their city and homes in bad shape,

and many Sandos employees have experienced great personal loss

• . • 24 Sandos families lost their homes and 37 more homes were

damaged.

• The money collected from this fundraiser will go toward food, water, medical supplies, clothing, home repairs, and anything else that the Sandos employees in Los Cabos might need right now as they try to rebuild their lives. For every cent you donate, Sandos Hotels & Resorts will match it.

• We are ever grateful for the hard work and unfailing commitment shown by Sandos staff during Hurricane Odile.

• Together, we can help them get back on their feet!

• Please donate as much as you can with the link http://igg.me/at/help-cabo


• Please visit www.altruistica.org for more information and updates.

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A Yoga Block Party in the Heart of Austin

Ready for a rockin' weekend of music, yoga and fun?

Join us for Wanderlust Austin from Nov. 6-9 at Brazos Hall!

Fill your days with powerful yoga classes, live music, adventure races, guided runs, city bike tours, and standup paddle boarding on the Colorado River. From early morning meditations to chakra-spinning dance sessions, come practice and party in the center of this vibrant city.

The teacher lineup doesn't disappoint, with classes from amazing instructors like Vinnie Marino, Eoin Finn, Tiffany Cruikshank, and music by DJ Taz Rashid, Happy Happy James, LouLou Ghelichkhani, and more!

Treat yourself to one day or all four and get your tickets here--We'll see you on your mat!

For a full list of our upcoming festivals visit: wanderlust.com

As well, you can get more information on Wanderlust at Altruistica’s Connecting Good Intentions Tour featuringMouvement’s Om Dome on Nov. 5 to 20 in Los Angeles, Malibu, and Las Vegas.

Please visit www.altruistica.org for more information and updates.

Thank you for all your consideration and support.

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• Please check out the UPCOMING TOUR DATES:

• 11/5/2014 House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV TIX• 11/7/2014 House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV TIX• 11/8/2014 House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV TIX• 11/9/2014 House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV TIX• 11/12/2014 House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV TIX• 11/14/2014 House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV TIX• 11/15/2014 House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV TIX• 11/16/2014 House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV TIX



• The Mosaic Project®, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization, works toward a peaceful future by unit ing children of diverse backgrounds, providing them with essential community building skills, and empowering them to become peacemakers.

• • Please visit: http://www.mosaicproject.org/



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• THANKS For R.O.A.R ing FOR WILD TIGERS LAST MONTH

• Star supporters of the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation’s TIGERTIME Campaign came together this autumn to help raise almost US$30,000 ( £18 ,500) for tiger conservation in Assam. As a partner of Animal Planet’s annual matched giving campaign ‘ROAR’ the charity urged supporters to donate during September to receive matched giving on their donations and, with bonus prizes for the most unique visitors to the site and the loudest ROAR generating $10,000 each it was an amazing international effort.

• With as few as 3,000 tigers left in the wild, the TigerTime Campaign is working hard to fund conservation, education, anti-poaching, community outreach and undercover investigations in India, Thailand and Russia through a growing global social media supporter base.

• For more information please contact: • Vicky Flynn, DSWF on 01483 443851

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• HOPE HAS AN ADDRESS• • Homeboy Industries provides hope, training, and support to

formerly gang-involved and recently incarcerated men and women, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of their communities.





• • JOIN US ON NOV. 1ST FOR AN OPEN HOUSE AND FARM-TO-

TABLE DINNER• Open House - Saturday, November 1st 5:30-7:30

130 W. Bruno Street - Los Angeles, CA 90012

FARM-TO-TABLE DINNER AND TRANSFORMATION STORIES AT THE HOMEGIRL CAFÉ

• Saturday, November 1st beginning at 6:30 p.m.

• Attire is casual. Space is limited. Tickets are $75. Be prepared to be wowed by the company, the food, and the amazing work that goes on at Homeboy Industries.

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inspires and supports creative activists – individuals who use media and the arts to raise awareness of critical issues around the globe and ignite positive change.

• Creative Visions Foundation provides tools, mentorship, resources and a linked community to help our activists harness the power of media, arts and technology to solve global problems in the areas of: human rights, environment, youth & education, woman empowerment, and global consciousness.


• SOLD OUT: 2014 TURN ON LA• OH NO! We sold out! Don't worry, you can still bid on some

awesome experiences for our online auction to show your support :

• https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/auctionhome.action?auctionId=222837565

• CV Turns On LA (again)• Awardees for the evening included: Chris Temple & Zach Ingrasci

(Living On One), Malala Yousafzai (watch her video acceptance here), Sanjay Rawal (Food Chains), Lekha Singh (Beyond Right & Wrong), and finally Sanjay Gupta (accepted by producer Danielle Dellorto)

• Poet In-Q silenced the room with his incredible spoken word performance. And finally, the evening concluded with a stellar performance by Aloe Blacc, who in our eyes, really is The Man.

• It’s an overwhelming feeling to look across the room and see so many people that support us and who believe in our vision. To those of you who attended: we are encouraged by your presence, humbled by your generosity, and blinded by your radiant sparks. Thank you for making it a special night and sparking what we know will be a revolutionary year for Creative Visions. Onward!

• For a full recap of the night, please visit:• http://luminarydaily.com/how-kathy-eldon-is-turning-on-la-

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• Students Design Portable Ebola Treatment Centers• This rapidly deployable treatment center can help Ebola patien

ts all over the world get treatment.• A group of Texas A&M University architecture students has

come up with a potential solution to the scarcity of treatment centers in West Africa: portable treatment centers that can fit inside a shipping container.

• The treatment centers would be easy to transport and set up: "A lot of our designs did include sourcing water and power. We [would send] tools, everything they needed to build the facilities that we're designing."

• The design is being presented to Congress members for consideration.

• For more info: • http://www.notimpossiblenow.com/the-latest/students-design-p

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• CONNECTING GOOD INTENTIONS TOUR

• Thank you for joining us for our Connecting Good Intentions Fall Tour.

• • We have staged workshops in partnership with Carlos

Santana’s Milagro Foundation for students, parents, teachers, and other community members in Mouvement’s Om Dome:

• • In Los Angeles, at the Carlos Santana Arts Academy

Nov. 5 to Nov. 8;• • In Malibu at the Boys and Girls Club from Nov. 11 to

15; and• • In Las Vegas at the Boys and Girls Lied Memorial

Clubhouse from Nov. 17 to Nov.20. • • Participants were delighted and surprised by their own

curiosity, and the sense of joy and freedom created through play by Mouvement’s educational, rhythmical, co-creative experiential & FUN activities.

• • Please visit www.altruistica.org and

http://studiomouvement.com/en/ or www.facebook.com/studiomouvement

• for more information and upcoming dates.• • Thank you for all your consideration and support.

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• An URGENT Altruistica Bulletin: LAST DAY for Donations on Indegogo.

• Help the Sandos Victims of Hurricane Odile that hit Cabo San Lucas on Sept. 14 rebuild their lives.

• Hurricane Odile hit Cabo San Lucas on September 14, 2014, leaving much of the city devastated by damages.

• Thanks to the incredible employees at Sandos Finisterra Los Cabos, each and every one of the guests made it through Hurricane Odile safe and sound.

• • Sadly, Hurricane Odile has left their city and homes in bad shape,

and many Sandos employees have experienced great personal loss

• . • 24 Sandos families lost their homes and 37 more homes were

damaged.

• The money collected from this fundraiser will go toward food, water, medical supplies, clothing, home repairs, and anything else that the Sandos employees in Los Cabos might need right now as they try to rebuild their lives. For every cent you donate, Sandos Hotels & Resorts will match it.

• We are ever grateful for the hard work and unfailing commitment shown by Sandos staff during Hurricane Odile.

• Together, we can help them get back on their feet!

• Please donate as much as you can with the link http://igg.me/at/help-cabo


• Please visit www.altruistica.org for more information and updates.

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WANDERLUST O’AHU : an all-out, ecstatic celebration We bring together the world’s leading yoga teachers, top musical acts,renowned speakers, exquisite chefs, and thrilling performers, weaving together an experience that surprises and delights. Whether youchoose to fill your days with beachside yoga, sunrise surfing, SUP adventures or jungle hikes. Wanderlust O’ahu is an opportunity to unplug from the ordinary and discover the extraordinary. This is a yoga event that starts on your mat and gets under skin. It goes in your ears and comes dancing out your fingers and toes. Eyes drink beauty and hearts fill with Community.You sip and swallow straight to your soul. Bring a friend or make a whole group of new ones. From early morning meditations to all-night chakra-spinning musical performances, come practice and party in one of the most awe-inspiring locations in the world.

Please visit http://oahu.wanderlustfestival.com/discover-wanderlustoahu for more information and updates. Treat yourself to one day or all four and get your tickets here–We’ll see you on your mat!For a full list of our upcoming festivals visit: wanderlust.com

Thank you for all your consideration and support.

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• CONGRATULATIONS CARLOS SANTANA

• Congratulations to Carlos Santana on the release of his new book, THE UNIVERSAL TONE, and his two Latin GRAMMY nominations for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album for Corazón (Deluxe Version) and Best Long Form Music Video for Corazón: Live From Mexico – Live It To Believe It.

• • Carlos’ upcoming book tour will support his

autobiography, released on November 4, 2014. THE UNIVERSAL TONE is not just the history of a rock band that sold millions of albums.

• It is the story of an individual who is ceaselessly creative, spiritually focused and yet fearlessly part of a world that brought him fame and adulation and challenged his dedication to his music and to doing good.

• • His book tour dates are as follows:• • December 1st, 2014 – 7:30 PM Orpheum Los Angeles, CA• December 3rd, 2014 – 7:30 PM Castro Theatre San

Francisco,CA• December 4th, 2014 – 7:30 PM Dominican University San

Rafael, CA• • MILAGRO LATEST GRANTEE:

• Little Sisters of St. Therese in HAITISupplies and resources for the disabled orphans of Riviere Froide, Haiti



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• MOUVEMENT

• Mouvement is a unique mobile studio that offers cultural-artistic experiences based on rhythm and music, percussion and dance through playshops, performances and activities open to all ages and walks of life.

• OM DOME ON TOUR:

• On the road this fall and winter Mouvement installs the Om Dome; an inviting, unique, bright and peaceful space for participatory events and activities in the community, music concerts and festivals.

• The Om Dome is a white 30-foot diameter geodesic dome tent that may be set up as an enclosed, intimate space or with an open-arch serving as a unique and practical covered presentation area.

• Mouvement’s experienced facilitators will host an array of community-building events and activities, and trademark collaborative playshops using the power of rhythm, movement, dance, percussion and music, creating connection and cultivating freedom of expression. Performances and many other skillfully adapted presentations and programming initiatives are also offered. Playshops include Elaborhythm, RhythOm and Soul Movement! Yoga classes are also offered.

• Festival goers, participants, collaborators, sponsors, media, event organizers and volunteers will partake in a seamless mise-en-scène production and educational, rhythmical, co-creative experiential & FUN activities!! Please check out for more info: www.studiomouvement..com/en

• www.facebook.com/studiomouvement • Please visit www.altruistica.org for tour dates and more info. • Thank you for all your help and support.

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• TIGERTIME IN LOS ANGELES

• The team behind TigerTime are coming to Los Angeles on December 7 with an exclusive, high profile fundraising talk at the Hotel Bel-air.

• General Stanley McChrystal (US Army & Special Forces Retired) and Lt. General Sir Graeme Lamb (UK Army & Special Forces Retired) will speak on the topic of ‘Instability and lawlessness, just how fragile is our future’ addressing how wildlife crime is a key contributing factor to the issue.

• For further information about the event • and tickets please email:• [email protected]






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• GIVE HOPE THIS HOLIDAY

• This year, tell the story of transformed lives at Homeboy Industries with your gift.

• Whether your friends enjoy cooking, coffee, or just being inspired we have something that will make everyone smile with 4 new gift packages.

• Packages include items from Homeboy's bakery, silkscreen, Homegirl Café, and comes with a special 10% off card explaining the meaning of your gift.

• Please visit to order: http://www.homeboyfoods.com/category-s/1818.htm


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• Not Impossible Now launches its Female Innovators Series

• Sophie de Oliveira Barata’s cutting-edge work with custom prosthetics finds a fix that sparks the imagination, and transforms missing parts to a point of pride. Using art & technology to transform concern to confidence earns St. Sophie the distinction of being Not Impossible's first (and, so far, favorite!) Female Innovator Focus.

• For more info please visit:• http://www.notimpossiblenow.com/lives/female-innovators-sophi

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• More amazing series on NotImpossibleNow.com:• The newCyborgs:•

http://www.notimpossiblenow.com/lives/neil-harbisson-not-impossible-cyborg-series

• The most Human Tech Crowdfunding stories:• http://www.notimpossiblenow.com/community/world-of-warcraft-

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• Creative Visions Foundation provides tools, mentorship, resources and a linked community to help our activists harness the power of media, arts and technology to solve global problems in the areas of: human rights, environment, youth & education, woman empowerment, and global consciousness.


• Food Chains Premiere•

Starting November 21st, Food Chains is coming to a theater near you! Executive produced by Eva Longoria, Eric Schlosser, and Abigail Disney, and narrated by Forest Whitaker, Food Chains is a ground-breaking documentary film that exposes the abuses rampant in farm labor and reveals the forces behind that exploitation through the narrative of the CIW, an intrepid group of tomato pickers in Florida who are battling the 5 trillion dollar global supermarket industry - and winning. Get your tickets now!

• Finding Infinite Light in the Heart of Life•

Join us at the Dan Eldon Center for Creative Activism in Malibu on December 11th from 6-8 PM for "Finding Infinite Light In the Heart of Life - An Evening with Kathy Eldon and Marissa Roth" where both of these amazing women will be discussing their journeys of using photography and writing as tools for telling your story. RSVP Here



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• HELP THE HOMELESS FOR THE HOLIDAYS

• Christmas brings enjoyment and fun to many but for some it can be the most difficult time of the year.

• Please remember those in need of shelter and comfort during this Season of Giving.

• Here is a true story about a kid in need from Covenant House:• “Jeremiah came to us on Christmas Eve. It was just after dark, and

the shelter was warm and bright with Christmas festivities. As a group of staff, kids and friends gathered together to sing carols, someone noticed a shadow outside the window. It was Jeremiah — cold, hungry and homeless.

• Jeremiah was hesitant to come inside when we invited him. Like many homeless kids, he had learned that many people couldn't be trusted. "How much you charge?" he asked, his face filled with skepticism. "I only have $26 on me and I need it. I have to find a place to stay and something to eat, and I need my money.“

• "I only have $26 on me and I need it. Here," he said. "Take this. They need it more than I do.“

• At first, he didn't believe that we were offering food and shelter without charging him anything. But when he saw our group — filled with kids like him — singing Silent Night together, he gave us a chance. "My momma used to sing that song on Christmas," he said. We found out that Jeremiah’s mother had died six years earlier of breast cancer... and Jeremiah and his little brother Ty had been split up by the foster care system.

• Jeremiah was exhausted, sad and deeply lonely. His eyes were full of pain. But after eating some of our Christmas treats and singing carols and hymns with our kids, he began to relax a bit.

• Later that night, we got some unfortunate news. Someone had broken into a shelter in New Jersey — and they'd stolen all of the Christmas presents. As the staff decided what to do, Jeremiah overheard the conversation. He took the $26 — all of his money in the world — out of his wallet and handed it to us.

• "Here," he said. "Take this. They need it more than I do.“

• The incredible generosity of a kid, like Jeremiah — a kid with so little, who had been through so much — was truly a Christmas miracle.”

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If you, or anyone you know, is in need this Holiday Season, here are some people and ways to help:

COVENANT HOUSE :http://www.covenanthouse.org/help-the-homeless/gift-catalog…

LOS ANGELES MISSION:https://donate.losangelesmission.org/…/micro_sites/showpage…|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=72462099

ST. JOSEPH CENTER:http://www.stjosephctr.org/index.html

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• • Homeboy Industries serves at-risk and gang involved youth

with a continuum of services and programs designed to meet their multiple needs, and runs four businesses that serve as job-training sites.


GIVE HOPE THIS HOLIDAY

• This year, tell the story of transformed lives at Homeboy Industries with your gift.

• Whether your friends enjoy cooking, coffee, or just being inspired we have something that will make everyone smile with 4 new gift packages.

• Packages include items from Homeboy's bakery, silkscreen, Homegirl Café, and comes with a special 10% off card explaining the meaning of your gift.

• Please visit to order: http://www.homeboyfoods.com/category-s/1818.htm


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• A Free Christmas Gift for You.

• We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported DSWF throughout 2014!

• As a token of our thanks we have created this special desktop background featuring a beautiful snow leopard for you to download and enjoy. DSWF supports snow leopard conservation in Mongolia through research, monitoring and anti-poaching programmes and by engaging with local communities to ensure that they benefit directly from their wildlife rather than persecuting it.

• Thank you to Emmanuel Keller for providing the snow leopard image.

• So download our winter background for your PC, tablet or phone at::• http://www.davidshepherd.org/news-events/news/a-free-christmas-

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• SAVE THE RIVIERA MAYA TODAY: PRESERVE THE SIAN KA’AN• • Sian Ka’an is “The Birthplace of the Sky” in the ancient Mayan heritage.• • For over 40,000 years it is has been a pristine land filled with cenotes, lagoons,

petenes, canals, and early Mayan temples.• • Home to jaguars, monkeys, manatees, endangered sea turtles, dolphins, unique

birds, and thousands of other rare animal species; all existing together in tranquility and harmony until the recent encroachment of human population and global pollution.

• • Please view Our Way is Our Destiny at ALTRUISTICA 90sec silent clip h • ATRUISTICA 90sec H264 NO Audio Oct 28th• • SAVE THE RIVIERA MAYA TODAY:• SIAN KA’AN BEACH RECLAMATION PROJECT• • The beautiful coastline of the Sian Ka’an,”The Birthplace of the Sky“, Biosphere

Reserve has been polluted by local and global waste.• • The 64 km stretch of once virgin beachfront is home to dolphins, manatees,

endangered sea turtles, and 339 unique bird species.• • Your contribution will initiate clean up of the beaches, coordinate local

organizations, and raise global awareness.• • Our project will make an immediate and crucial impact in the following ways:• • Reduce the plastic and other non-biodegradable garbage on the beaches• Create responsibility for local and global polluters• Foster effective collaborative efforts between local stakeholders• Reduce the amount of animals with dangerous toxicity levels and animal deaths• Increase the survival rate of newborn sea turtles, marine birds, manatees, and

dolphins• • As part of Altruistica’s larger media campaign, SAVE THE RIVIERA MAYA

TODAY: PRESERVE THE SIAN KA’AN, these impacts will be leveraged for the present and future well being of these species and their environment.

• • Please DONATE now by clicking the DONATIONS Box on our Home Page.• • • Thank you for your consideration and support.

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an endorsement of Altruistica or its actions.• • Our website matches donors’ time and resources with appropriate

organizations to achieve an efficient delivery of altruistic programs to help people locally, nationally, and globally.

• • This will effectively reduce up to 85% of time, energy, and resources

spent annually by organizations and allow them to greater deliver their vital programs to their target recipients.

• • Altruistica was founded on July 1, 2011 and registered as Altruistica

Foundation, a US Public Charity, EIN 45-5153892, on April 9, 2012.

• Thank you for all your consideration and support.

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