Sunday, August 30, 2009
'MCJ WEST' ART BUILD
Great job to ELLEN CHOY & DAVID SOLNIT and all the other organizer's that make up the body of the MOBILIZATION FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE WEST.. It was a powerful site to see all of you working together for the greater good. Here are a few pic's from the Art Build, Thanks to David for bringing all the building materials your the man . The march on chevron started with a festival at Richmond Bart . The space station is so proud of all your hard work.
More pic's to come..
More pic's to come..
Thursday, August 27, 2009
30% Unemployment, Pre-Recession: Immigrant Communities Need Real Recovery
VIA RaceWire:
Last week, the world’s central bankers got together for a little strategy session in Colorado, and declared that the recovery is on its way. This is the way it works with recessions. They ravage the world, leave millions hungry and homeless, and are eventually said to be ‘over.’
For communities of color, ‘recovery’ can be a vapid term. People of color consistently face rates of unemployment higher than what whites experience in the worst recessions. Meanwhile, people of color in the labor market are pulling in wages of 60 cents for every dollar that white people earn. If this is what recovery is going to look like, we’ve got a problem.
In this video, community organizer Shaw San Liu of San Francisco’s Chinese Progressive Association explains what the inequitable economy means for her community — before, during, and after the officially recognized recovery.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Hi-Tech Jewelry
“The Orbital Bluetooth is the most recent piece of hi-tech jewelry to be developed and marketed is a wireless earpiece and ring in one.
The ORB(TM) wireless earpiece finger ring was developed by Hybra Advance Technology, Inc. in partnership with AbsolutelyNew’s Science + Technology Division. It’s a finger-worn ring that twists open to become a comfortable, secure and sophisticated Bluetooth headset for hands-free calling.”
via ifitshipitshere
ICE CREAM East London
Just opened this week, new Billionaire Boys Club/Ice Cream stockist in East London: Present. Opened by 2 old school legends of UK streetwear, Eddie Predergast & Steve Davis. Congrats!
140 Shoreditch High St
London, E1 6JE – tel: 02070330500 Click here for more >>
Friday, August 21, 2009
A Bathing Ape x CASIO G-SHOCK DW-6900
The latest incarnation of the A Bathing Ape x CASIO G-SHOCK collection of watches will release this weekend as it features the classic DW-6900 model. The chunky rounded model features a black body with a mutli-colored rainbow print to mark the “G-SHOCK” logo on the top of the dial. In addition to being available on August 23rd, 2009 at BAPE STORES look for it to hit online as well.
Can YOU Balance Oakland's Budget?
A pretty clever site by our beloved city. It takes you through a survey, letting you decide how the budget should be balanced. It was informative for me, I learned more of the ins & outs of where they make cuts in city spending and how many people vote for each option!
44% voted to cut youth program funds! Whaat? no more bandaid solutions folks..we need deeper, effective investments for the Town - like in its young people!
Take the budget challenge yoself!
44% voted to cut youth program funds! Whaat? no more bandaid solutions folks..we need deeper, effective investments for the Town - like in its young people!
Take the budget challenge yoself!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
BLOOD OF KINGS !!
ADAPT & KINGDOM.amidst perfect weather, good food, good company, good clothes, and good music. Thanks to everyone who came out and showed love, as well as the good people at Kingdom who made it possible, and the amazing artists who put on great performances. There are a bunch of pics from a few different cameras, but here's what I have tracked down thus far:
Check the window treatment: IC BREEZY
SPACE X HOPIE
BICASSO
VIA ADAPT
Sunday, August 16, 2009
A Bathing Ape Bapesta Tiger Sneakers
Following their previously seen Tiger motif, A Bathing Ape release a new pair of their staple Bapesta sneakers, featuring the aforementioned Tiger graphic on the sneaker’s backside panel. A Grey/White patent leather upper further compliments the subtle color coordination. Now available through select Bape retail outlets.
PROTEST ON CHEVRON : DR. HENRY CLARK ADDRESSES THE MARCH
Yesterday, the Bay Area marched through the streets of Richmond and sent a clear message to Chevron: stop polluting our communities, put your workers back to work on cleaner technology, and stop putting profits over people's lives!
Open letter to Chevron: A solution for environmental health, justice and jobs
Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)
Communities for a Better Environment (CBE)
West County Toxics Coalition (WCTC)
Mike Coyle, General Manager
Chevron Richmond Refinery
P.O. Box 1272
Richmond, CA 94802-0272
Open letter to Chevron: A solution for environmental health, justice and jobs
Dear Mr. Coyle,
You state that Chevron’s Richmond refinery project should go forward now, it will protect our environmental health, there would be “no heavier crude oil processed” and Chevron “would continue to make gasoline for the Bay Area from the medium and light crude oils we now process.” (7/22/09 S.F. Chronicle.) We urge Chevron to make a public commitment to do what you say and not refine heavier, dirtier oil at this refinery.
Such a commitment would include:
• Enforceable limits to assure the oil refined will not be heavier (lbs/barrel) or dirtier (arsenic, mercury, nickel, nitrogen, selenium, sulfur or vanadium content). Each oil quality limit would allow the highest 365-day average of recent years as a running annual average in order to allow the refinery day-to-day operating flexibility.
• Monitoring to implement this assurance. Levels of these constituents can vary in the daily blends of oils Chevron introduces to processing at two different places in the refinery. Each limited constituent would be measured daily in each of these oil streams at the point where it is first introduced to processing after blending.
• Transparency to verify this assurance publicly. Oil quality monitoring results would be certified and reported publicly each month.
As the Superior Court found, the environmental impact report for your project did not adequately address the type of oil to be refined. As independent experts have shown, your project would enable the processing of heavier and more contaminated oil, which could increase many types of pollution significantly. It is not reasonable to ask people who live near the refinery and already face a legacy of toxic racism, disparate health risk, and pollution-related blight to accept this added risk.
The commitment we seek would not require Chevron to change the project as currently designed. It would not require the refinery to do anything different from what it is doing now. It would assure that all the impacts from refining “dirtier” oil will be prevented, so our health will be protected, and everyone can get back to work right now.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Shuttle and Meteor
This early morning skyscape was captured last week on August 4th, looking northeast across calm waters in the Turn Basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. In a striking contrast in motion, the space shuttle Discovery, mounted on a massive transporter, creeps toward launch pad 39A at less than two miles per hour, while a brilliant meteor streaks through the sky traveling many miles per second. Of course, this week skywatchers have seen many similar meteor streaks during the annual Perseid meteor shower. But the meteor flashing above Discovery is not likely to be one of the Perseids because its path doesn't point back to that shower's radiant. Seen here near picture center, brilliant planet Venus still dominates the sky as the Morning Star, though. Yellowish tinted Mars lies near the top of the frame and Orion's red giant star Betelgeuse is toward the right.
TOINGHT 35Kft TASTEMAKERS EDITION
THE TASTE MAKERS WILL BE IN THE HOUSE TO NIGHT
AND FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW WHO THE TASTEMAKERS
ARE, THEY A COLLECTIVE OF 5 BAY AREA FASHION BRANDS
ADAPT,FULLY LACED,LIMB X LIMB,IC3 & BREEZY EXCURSION.
+ SPACEMAN & DJLN ON
AND FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW WHO THE TASTEMAKERS
ARE, THEY A COLLECTIVE OF 5 BAY AREA FASHION BRANDS
ADAPT,FULLY LACED,LIMB X LIMB,IC3 & BREEZY EXCURSION.
+ SPACEMAN & DJLN ON
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Jean Charles de Castelbajac Kermit Knit Sweaters
Known for his use of playful themes within his collections and runway shows, most notably LEGO and Disney, Parisian fashion designer Jean Charles de Castelbajac introduces yet another interesting release from his always colorful label. Two knit sweater designs are now available, each featuring the iconic Kermit the Frog character on a solid black piece and argyle-backed option. Both can be found through select JC de Castelbajac retailers, including colette.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Kid Cudi | Man on the Moon: The End of Day Album Cover Art
It looks like the official artwork for Kid Cudi’s upcoming album “Man on the Moon: The End of Day” has been unveiled. Originally pushed back because the artwork was not yet completed, we now receive word that a release date has been slated for September 15th, 2009 with these images serving as the regular and deluxe edition cover art.
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