Aid Still RequiredToday, when we go to the market or Target or even the convenience store we are asked 9 times out of 10 if we would like to add a donation to our purchase to save the whales or feed the children or save little Timmy’s music education program. That’s pretty new. (There have been donation boxes for as long as I can remember, but this is still pretty new). It is an easy, near effortless way to make a contribution to an organization that is working to make someone, somewhere’s life a little better while buying our (toxic) laundry detergent or tonight’s (gentically modified) dinner. NGOs have learned how…
Green Ways to Cleap-up an Oil Spill
We’ve all been inundated with the news, more news, live feeds, and contentious debates surrounding the oil spill (gush?) in the Gulf of Mexico. Since we can’t all sell our belongings and relocate to help clean up the mess there are some things we can do (alongside Kevin Costner’s nifty little invention, of course)! And, some interesting things to know when having those pesky debates about whether or not those (toxic?) dispersants are necessary…. Alternative #1 Donate your hair, your pet’s hair, or go on hair collecting missions around your city! Yep, it’s true, our hair collects and retains oil…
Milken Institute – Global Conference 2010
Aid Still Required was thrilled to be a guest at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference – Shaping the Future. We attended the third day of the conference which hosted over 3,000 attendees and represented 60 nations. There were 140 panels in just 3 days! The conference was focused on “jump-starting progress” to find tangible, sustainable solutions for modern social problems, as well as broadening of opportunities through providing greater access to capital, healthcare, & knowledge. The panel on Philanthropy in Early Childhood Education featured Mark Shriver, Vice President and Managing Director of U.S. Programs for Save the Children whom we met at the Britweek gala dinner honoring sir…
Dirt! Featured on PBS Independent Lens
In honor of Earth Day, April 22, PBS Independent Lens will be featuring Dirt! a film produced and directed by ASR friends and supporters Bill and Laurie Benenson and Gene Rosow! Jamie Lee Curtis narrates. A few of the featured environmental rockstar interview subjects: Andy Lipkis of LA’s TreePeople, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maatthai, Bioneers Paul Stamets aka Mushroom Guy, ecological designer John Todd who makes waste-managment the most fascinating topic in town, South Bronx advocate Majora Cater, and biomimicrist Janine Benynus. Wine guy Gary Vaynerchuk and Alice Waters of Chez Panisse fame represent the foodies. Congratulations, Laurie, Bill,…
Dirt The Movie – Getting Dirty at the Dirt The Movie screening @ the 2009 Bioneers Conference
After seeing Dirt! The Movie, you will never think of the ground beneath you in quite the same way. Sometimes red, sometimes chocolaty brown, sometimes black, sometimes beige, we usually think of dirt as something we want to clean up and get rid of. However, Dirt! The Movie was an eye-opener for the Paynes. ASR thanks producers Bill and Laurie Benenson and Gene Rusow for getting the word out…and for making the film a lot of fun as well as informative and inspiring. Dirt! The Movie has been chosen as PBS’s 2010 Earth Day special. The DVD is now available…