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   During his campaign, President Obama spoke often of his admiration for farm workers organizer Cesar Chavez and appropriated the Spanish translation of his “Yes we can” mantra.Today, Obama, who made huge inroads among Hispanic voters, helping him turn Democratic blue several Western states in November, issued a statement marking what Chavez’s 82nd birthday.”Cesar Chavez’s legacy as an educator, environmentalist, and as a civil rights leader who struggled for fair treatment and fair wages for America’s workers is important for every American to remember. ”Having begun as a farmworker, Cesar Chavez eventually co-founded the United Farm Workers and struggled to provide hundreds of thousands of people with better working conditions and the chance to live a better life. The cause of fair treatment and fair wages for America’s workers lives on today through the work of countless others.”Chavez’s rallying cry, ‘Sí Se Puede’ – ‘Yes We Can’ — was more than a slogan, it was an expression of hope and a rejection of those who said farmworkers could not organize, and could not take on the growers. Through his courage, Cesar Chavez taught us that a single voice could change our country, and that together, we could make America a stronger, more just, and more prosperous nation.” - Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor March 31, 2009

Name: Inkie
Occupation: Graphic Artist
Where are you originally from?
Jersey City NJ
What was your most rebellious attitude or experience in adolescence?
No comment!
What are your top 5 favorite albums?
1. Siembra by Willie Colon & Ruben Blades
2. Cachao Descargas: The Havana Sessions by Cachao
3. Catch a Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers
4. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart by The Beatles
5. Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by “The WU”
What moment in history would you have loved to witness?
I already did! The United States has the first African American President
How old were you when you lost your virginity?
16
How do you feel about technology?
Technology is inevitable! I feel that certain aspects of technology can make people lazy.
Do you believe in Fate?
Yes
If you can change one thing in the world what would it be?
GREED

Name:ROB-O aka citizenoftheeast
Where are you originally from?
Originally a son of Philly with a JC heart and NY soul.
How would you describe your style?
In Progress
What inspires you in your daily pursuit of Life?
My son’s life.
How do you feel about the environment?
Responsible
Do you prefer shopping online or in person?
Have to be amongst the people. I also like to feel the product and colors. I’m not mad at online buying for rare gems.
Do you believe in extraterrestrials?
Yeah, we have one in the White House.
What books are you currently reading?
A book of short poems from Tyron Green.
What’s your favorite sound of nature?
The sound of waves on the beach at night.
What does success mean to you?
Owning ones creations.

Just before leaving office, the Bush administration issued sweeping changes to the Endangered Species Act to weaken protections for imperiled wildlife, including polar bears, wolves and whales. Urge Secretary Salazar to withdraw the Endangered Species Act regulations and polar bear rule.

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Jennifer Steinkamp studied at CalArts and ArtCenter in Los Angeles, and has had solo exhibitions at The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, and Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, Washington, among others. Her group shows include the 8th Annual Istanbul Biennial and participation in shows at the San Jose Museum of Art and the Seoul Museum of Art. Her work has been included in Visual Music at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C., the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Kemper Museum of Art. A retrospective of her work opens at the San Jose Museum of Contemporary Art in 2006 and will travel onto the Kemper Museum and the Albright-Knox Gallery.

The New West. Landscapes Along the Colorado Front Range. Photographs and text by Robert Adams. Colorado Associated University Press, 1974. xii + plates. Clothbound in illustrated dust jacket. Black-and-white reproductions.

“The open American West is nearly gone. The New West is a photographic essay about what came to fill it–freeways, tract homes, low rise business buildings, and signs. In five sequences of pictures taken along the front wall of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, Robert Adams has documented a representative sampling of the whole suburban Southwest.”–from the jacket copy

Ms. Finkbeiner lives and works in Brooklyn. She has attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and received an MFA from the School of Visual Arts. She has exhibited widely in New York, around the U.S., and internationally, including group shows at Good Children Gallery in New Orleans, Smack Mellon Gallery in Brooklyn, and Galleri Niklas Belenius in Stockholm, Sweden. This will be Ms. Finkbeiner’s first solo show in New York.

The exhibition will be on view from January 29 - February 28, with an opening reception on Thursday, January 29, 7 - 9 p.m. at Invisible NYC 148 Orchard Street NYC 10002

photography by Wai Ng

Beats at Cargo were provided by NY bests.

Karmaloop’s Will and LTD’s Jan meet at the Amivectio / Triko booth.

Some of the merchandise at the Amivectio / Triko booth.

Amivectio’s Hector in very deep conversation.

View from the Sneaker Battle.

The principal aim of this three-day conference is to generate in-depth discussion of developments that have taken place at EU level in relation to children’s rights and welfare. This will mark the first critical multi-disciplinary conference to assess this area of EU law and policy and will involve policy-makers at both domestic (Europe-wide), EU and international (including UN) level, practitioners, representatives from the NGO sector, and academics For more information, go to:europeanchildrensnetwork.org

via: child-soldiers.org

Date: 20th April 2009

Time: 12:00:00

Location: University of Liverpool

Organization: University of Liverpool and EURONET