movie rec

last month i saw a really good movie: call and response. it's about human trafficking. some mainstream musicians and actors got together and created what they called a "rockumentary" - a documentary with music mixed in between. after the showing, the director, justin dillon met with us for some Q&A. i'm still trying to figure out what i can do. meanwhile, i'm writing a post to get you all to watch it.

very cool

you've probably heard about this by now. a new yorker has pledged to wear one dress for 365 days, embellishing it with different accessories. she's raising money for education for slum children in india.

go take a look: the uniform project

spread creative

3rd edition of shout outs...


my friend hannah (also from mosaic) is a graphic designer in pasadena, california. hannah quit her day job over a year ago and went free lance as a graphic artist. she also started spread creative, an invitation design company. part of the profits from spread creative go to organizations that work to end poverty and fight injustice around the world. not only is hannah creative, but she is very cool. also, she looks like the korean version of angelina jolie. if you go to her website, you'll see what i mean.

shout out week

i've been so inspired by different friends of mine who have gone non-traditional routes and started their own organizations or small businesses. so this week i've decided to highlight some of them. i already told you about vero. here's the 2nd edition...

my friend from mosaic, troy, started his own non-profit called speak up. speak up works to eliminate human trafficking, beginning in thailand, and eventually around the world. troy got his law degree at ucla so he could do this. after working as a DA to pay off school loans, he quit his job and went full force into developing his organization.

one thing i like about his vision is that he is seeking to stop the cycle of poverty and oppression by educating women. women end up being sex slaves because they can't find other work, which they can't do because they aren't educated.

human trafficking is the social justice issue of our time. i admire troy's passion and courage in giving his life to this cause.

you can support the cause of speak up by joining the group "speak up for the poor" on fb, and you can also give financially on fb.