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PUBLIC GALLERY
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of
his good pleasure Phillipians 2:13
his good pleasure Phillipians 2:13
Thank you Heather for linking us to Micheal
Skolnik, Co-Director of On The Outs. We LOVE,
LOVE this film as an outreach tool for youth and
enjoyed helping to promote the Atlanta premier
last year. The piece is timeless and speaks to
many generations. Thank you Kenneth
Thompson and Andrea Akiti of the Atlanta-
Fulton Public Library System and the Boys and
Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta who attended (Hi
Mr. JJ!!!) for working with us to bring this film to
the public. Michael Skolnik has just finished Without
The King (2007), and is in production for Cry Haiti (2007). We support his every effort and the
efforts of his brother, Max Skolnik of youth organization KIDPOWER in D.C.
Fuel Cell Car Goes 300 Miles Without Refueling -- on Hydrogen General Motors made history last week as its Chevy Sequel became the first electric fuel cell vehicle to achieve 300 miles on one tank of hydrogen, in and out of traffic on public roads, while producing zero emissions (because hydrogen fuel cell vehicles emit only water). View Full Story on Good News Network... |
"Youth Scholars" (pictured right) made two beautiful quilts with GOOD BELIEFS imprinted on them this Spring at The Study Hall in Atlanta, GA. Thank you Bea Lyde and the Staff at The Study Hall. EADG April 2007 |
Youth from Operation Peace learned about sowing seeds from Valencia Chavous in EADG's Spring Inner-City Gardening Workshop on Boulevard in Midtown, Atlanta. Thank you Ingrid, Mr.Valentine, Mrs. Moffett and the staff at OP. Hope U enjoyed the veggies!!! |
Congratulations Quisha Sanders for being casted in an episode of NBC's Law and Order! We wish you much success!!! DYK: Law and Order is the longest running crime series and the second longest-running drama series in the history of American broadcast television. REPRESENT! |
On National Youth Service Day 2007, Volunteers from Focus Brands and youth from the Unitarian Universallist Church joined us through Hands On Atlanta to plant flowers in our adopted city park on Boulevard in Midtown. Thank you Karen Gailey and Team, Dana Taylor and the rest of the Youth Ministry for participating!!!! |
Bonnie Minster, RN, CPNP of the Family HIV Clinic on Ponce De Leon Ave also heads a nonprofit that conducts an annual Summer Camp for children who are HIV positive or have siblings who are HIV positive. They allow the youth to paint beautiful flowers on the ceiling tiles in the clinic for you to see as you walk down the halls of the clinic and in the examination rooms. This gets our award for the MOST BRILLIANT PUBLIC ART IDEA EVER!!!!! For more info about Camp High Five contact: Bminter@gmh.edu. |
'Come to find out, John Legend has launched a mission called the "Show Me Campaign" built around the song from his latest album ` which addresses God about the state of the world and the individual's place in it. The campaign works with 3 global organizations to develop and implement sound solutions to help those in need. http://www.showmecampaign.org/index1.html |
It's been a year, but in recognition of the youth and families who contributed to our Card Projects, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta sent a special Thank You Card to EADG. Special recognition goes to Mrs. Tamika Morris and her Multi-Cultural Club at Skyview Elementary (St. Petersburg, FL) for allowing us to come to their school in February. The cards were donated to the Egleston's location to uplift the children in their care. |
On June 4, 2007 EADG was publicly thanked for helping Park Pride flood the City Council's Office with letters supporting Mayor Shirley Franklin's 2008 fiscal Parks and Recreation budget. Park Pride happily sent announcements that the Council voted 13-1 to pass a budget that includes full funding of the Mayor's request. Also thanked were over 50 Friends-of groups, Conservatories, Churches, and Neighborhood Associations. |
| Congratulations to Octavia Knight and Maya Ma'at for Receiving Certificates from the United Nations through PeaceChild.org in Washington D.C. One of their submissions was published on the second page of the 2007 water booklet to bring awareness to the issue of global water shortage. Thank you Ben and all the others for giving us an opportunity to contribute (even though you didn't think urban Atlanta youth could grasp this issue... they did). EADG Jan 07. |
Tresha Eaglin lead a group of Home Depot Corporate Volunteers with help from Hands On Atlanta and Enjoy Art Design Group in a beautification and clean-up of the Morgan-Boulevard Park. Youth from Operation Peace dropped in to help a bit. Publix on Monroe and Piedmont and Pizza Hut on North Avenue were kind enough to help with lunch. Of course, Park Pride and the City of Atlanta also pitched in. |
Photo's by J.P.
“Evan Almighty” — which stars Steve Carell as Evan Baxter, a man anointed by God to build an ark — is a movie about learning to respect the planet, according to director Tom Shadyac.For a movie, this is not a small undertaking. While the average American is responsible for emitting 40,000 pounds of CO2 annually, the Conservation Fund calculated that “Evan Almighty” would emit 5.2 million pounds of CO2. But Shadyac and Universal Pictures conferred with the Washington, D.C. –based Conservation Fund and resolved to make the entire production carbon neutral.Ultimately, 2,050 trees were planted to neutralize the carbon emissions from “Evan Almighty,” and Shadyac determined from the outset that every aspect of the movie be executed as greenly as possible. He set the tone by giving bicycles to all members of the cast and crew to use while moving around the set. Recycled paper, plastic, aluminum and glass were used by the production team and craft service. Scripts were printed on both sides of each sheet of paper and then recycled. All the landscaping, lumber, windows, flooring, hardware and other reusable materials from the ark and the houses on set were donated to Habitat for Humanity. In addition, Universal created a Web site — getonboardnow.org — that allows movie fans to get involved. For just $5, fans can plant a tree and get their names on the “Evan Almighty” DVD. It seems “Evan Almighty” has already become the gold standard, or green standard: Last month Universal announced that it is considering launching other carbon-neutral and lower-carbon movies. |
| GoodNews Hero of the Week: Twelve-year-old Nhlanhla Matsebula, one of Swaziland's growing number of children orphaned by AIDS, has good reason to feel proud. He has mastered the skill of plowing a field with a team of oxen and in doing so, saved his late parents’ farm from being taken.“Swazi culture says that the right to occupy land depends on use. There is a lot of population pressure for land, and these AIDS orphans stand to lose their homes and their inheritance because they cannot work the fields,” said Lydia Mtembu, a community facilitator, as local volunteers who monitor the status of orphans and vulnerable children are called. Mtembu stops by to see Nhlanhla and Thembi at least twice a week. MORE... |
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Video of the Week: News
Anchor Refuses to Read Paris
Hilton Story in On-Air Protest
Mika Brzezinski is
GoodNews' new hero!
The MSNBC
anchorwoman refused
to read a Paris Hilton
story chosen as the lead
for her morning
newscast this week. This
video shows her trying
to burn the script and
finally ripping it, and
later shreading an
updated copy. The
public protest against
her editors' news
judgement has brought
her praise from both
viewers and media
professionals alike.
Watch Video...
Anchor Refuses to Read Paris
Hilton Story in On-Air Protest
Mika Brzezinski is
GoodNews' new hero!
The MSNBC
anchorwoman refused
to read a Paris Hilton
story chosen as the lead
for her morning
newscast this week. This
video shows her trying
to burn the script and
finally ripping it, and
later shreading an
updated copy. The
public protest against
her editors' news
judgement has brought
her praise from both
viewers and media
professionals alike.
Watch Video...
On 7/10/07 a very dope
benefit show was held at The
Knitting Factory NY to help
send young spoken word poets
to Africa. Their trip will be
documented and in large part
will serve to demystify what
people currently believe
about the continent. More...
Music by Inobe
Title: Grandma Said (2008)
A Modest Music Production
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Title: Grandma Said (2008)
A Modest Music Production
MORE HERE
The Boulevard-Angier Park Mural Dedication on July 27, 2007 was attended by
Artist/Instructor Marco Razo, City Councilman Kwanza Hall, Commissioner
Harnell-Cohen, Camille Russell Love, and Leroy Brewer. Children from
Operation Peace and the Central Park Recreation Center came with their
parents to celebrate and eat cake!
Artist/Instructor Marco Razo, City Councilman Kwanza Hall, Commissioner
Harnell-Cohen, Camille Russell Love, and Leroy Brewer. Children from
Operation Peace and the Central Park Recreation Center came with their
parents to celebrate and eat cake!
