Seven designers/design studios connected with seven youth in a speed-dating session to getting to know each other, fast. Five (or so) minutes per person. It went fast and we were able to make the pairings of Designer/Student soon after. The event was held at p:ear in downtown.

I’d have to say that, both groups were a little tentative at first but everyone loosened up and had a good time finding out about each other’s work. Maybe…

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re:activekicked off our billboard design project with Design Ignites Change here in Portland, OR on Saturday.

We are very excited to use the space typically available to corporations (the billboard) and use it for the purpose of getting youth voices out in the world. These are important voices and the chosen theme for the project is “Tolerance”. We feel that it touches everyone in some way and that it is open enough to allow for many approaches…

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Best Buy is giving away $1 million through the Best Buy Change Exchange, and teens age 13-18 have all the decision making power of where the money goes.

Teens can earn points through the @15 website through activities like referring a friend, posting in the forums, games and quizzes.

Every four months all the built up points are turned into a large donations and given to four featured charities. The second “@15 Change Exchange” is ending today, July 30,…

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Just donated to homegirls cafe–checkout http://www.homeboy-industries.org/ for more about this amazing gang intervention program started by Fr. Greg Boyle.  When I first learned about this program, it was driving through the projects with Greg–best friend of my first hubby.  I remember being moved by the teen who stopped to talk with him as we drove by.  Greg had just heard about a job at a local morgue–he asked if it would be too uncomfortable a…

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Did you know that there are more homeless people right now than at any other time in America or that more than 1.3 million of them are children? 3 out of ever 10 homeless adults admit to a history in foster care and with 25,000 youth aging out of foster care each year, the next wave of homeless in..
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Seven designers/design studios connected with seven youth in a speed-dating session to getting to know each other, fast. Five (or so) minutes per person. It went fast and we were able to make the pairings of Designer/Student soon after. The event was held at p:ear in downtown.

I’d have to say that, both groups were a little tentative at first but everyone loosened up and had a good time finding out about each other’s work. Maybe…

Read & Discuss

re:activekicked off our billboard design project with Design Ignites Change here in Portland, OR on Saturday.

We are very excited to use the space typically available to corporations (the billboard) and use it for the purpose of getting youth voices out in the world. These are important voices and the chosen theme for the project is “Tolerance”. We feel that it touches everyone in some way and that it is open enough to allow for many approaches…

Read & Discuss

Best Buy is giving away $1 million through the Best Buy Change Exchange, and teens age 13-18 have all the decision making power of where the money goes.

Teens can earn points through the @15 website through activities like referring a friend, posting in the forums, games and quizzes.

Every four months all the built up points are turned into a large donations and given to four featured charities. The second “@15 Change Exchange” is ending today, July 30,…

Read & Discuss

Just donated to homegirls cafe–checkout http://www.homeboy-industries.org/ for more about this amazing gang intervention program started by Fr. Greg Boyle.  When I first learned about this program, it was driving through the projects with Greg–best friend of my first hubby.  I remember being moved by the teen who stopped to talk with him as we drove by.  Greg had just heard about a job at a local morgue–he asked if it would be too uncomfortable a…

Read & Discuss

Did you know that there are more homeless people right now than at any other time in America or that more than 1.3 million of them are children? 3 out of ever 10 homeless adults admit to a history in foster care and with 25,000 youth aging out of foster care each year, the next wave of homeless in..
Read & Discuss