November 13, 2011, Shannon Gorres gives a tour of the Cosmic Beauty School in Lawrence, KS . The CBS, now in its third year, is working to provide an urban demonstration site for radical sustainability, social justice, and holistic health.
This from the City of Lawrence:Common Ground is an urban agriculture and community gardening program of the City of Lawrence and Douglas CountyApplications due: Friday, December 16, 2011The City of Lawrence and Douglas County are seeking applications for an Urban Agriculture/Community Garden land use program (Common Ground). This Request for Applications (RFA) is intended to assist...
We're excited to announce the launch of our ninth Films For Action city chapter representing Taos, New Mexico! Below is our mission, goals and vision for the chapter, as well as several ways to get involved. Join us!Mission:Our Taos chapter website aims to provide a definitive web-based resource for the social change community of Taos, New Mexico. By providing a robust set of...
Via our local chapter, Films For Action SF aims to provide a definitive online space where people can find out what's happening in the San Francisco bay social change community. In these times of great change, we believe the role of media must expand - that there is a vitally underserved need for a local news and event hub that is dedicated to representing the voices of the people and groups...
We're excited to announce the launch of our eighth Films For Action city chapter representing Toronto, Ontario Canada! Below is our mission, goals and vision for the chapter, as well as several ways to get involved. Join us!Mission:Our Toronto chapter website aims to provide a definitive web-based resource for the social change community of Toronto, Canada. By providing a robust set of...
Via our local chapter, Films For Action Eugene aims to provide a definitive online space where people can find out what's happening in the Eugene social change community. In these times of great change, we believe the role of media must expand - that there is a vitally underserved need for a local news and event hub that is dedicated to representing the voices of the people and groups that...
We're excited to announce the launch of our seventh Films For Action city chapter representing Eugene, Oregon! Below is our mission, goals and vision for the chapter, as well as several ways to get involved. Join us!Mission:Our Eugene chapter website aims to provide a definitive web-based resource for the social change community of Eugene, Oregon. By providing a robust set of...
We're excited to announce the launch of our sixth Films For Action city chapter representing Wichita, Kansas! Below is our mission, goals and vision for the chapter, as well as several ways to get involved. Join us!Mission:Our Wichita chapter website aims to provide a definitive web-based resource for the social change community of Wichita, Kansas. By providing a robust set of...
We're excited to announce the launch of our fifth Films For Action city chapter representing Durham, North Carolina. There are so many forward-thinking, innovative groups in Durham that are doing amazing things, we can't wait to see the vision of this project start to take off. We're excited to have Derek Alan Rowe heading up the chapter, so if you'd like to get involved you can contact him via...
We're excited to announce the launch of our fourth Films For Action city chapter representing the San Francisco Bay Area, California. There are so many forward-thinking, innovative groups in San Francisco that are doing amazing things, we can't wait to see the vision of this project start to take off. We're happy to have Kenneth Fax heading up the chapter, so if you'd like to get involved you can...
We're excited to announce the launch of our third Films For Action city chapter representing Indore, India. There are so many forward-thinking, innovative groups in Indore that are doing amazing things, we can't wait to see the vision of this project start to take off. Below is our mission, goals and vision for the chapter, as well as several ways to get involved. Join us!Mission: Our Indore...
Via our local chapter, Films For Action KC aims to provide a definitive online space where people can find out what's happening in the Kansas City social change community. In these times of great change, we believe the role of media must expand - that there is a vitally underserved need for a local news and event hub that is dedicated to representing the voices of the people and groups that are...
We're excited to announce the launch of our second Films For Action city chapter representing Kansas City, KS/MO. There are so many forward-thinking groups in KC that are doing amazing things, we can't wait to see the vision of this project start to take off. Below is our mission, goals and vision for the chapter, as well as several ways to get involved. Join us!Mission: Our Kansas...
Today's LJWorld editorial about voter apathy got me thinking. I also find our abysmal voter turnout deeply troubling, and I think I may have a solution.If we want to inspire more people to go to the polls, they need something to get excited about. We're going to be facing some serious challenges in the coming years, and this can easily get pretty depressing to think about. Simply trying...
Films For Action is proud to present a screening of ‘The Economics of Happiness’, a documentary about the worldwide movement for localization.Both hard-hitting and inspiring, the film demonstrates that millions of people across the world are already engaged in building a better world – that small scale initiatives are happening on a large scale. The film shows that countless...
With the new site, Films For Action aims to provide a definitive online space where people can find out what's happening in the Lawrence activist community. Think of it as a Lawrence.com for events dedicated to changing the world. Film screenings, workshops, speaker presentations, demonstrations, direct actions, skill-shares, eco fairs, activist group meetings - if it's about making the...
Amber, also known as Rebellyious of Chainsaw Shimmy Productions, adds a unique twist to traditional belly and gypsy dancing or what she calls tribal fusion. Tonight she is introducing the world, to what she believes to be the first belly-punk fusion performance in a small establishment called The Break Room, in Topeka's downtown. It will serve to exclamate the militaries dirty...
A proposed amendment being debated in the Kansas Legislature would prohibit undocumented immigrants from being eligible for in-state tuition. This ammendment would deprive innocent children brought to the United States through no choice of their own the opportunity for higher education.