Penny For Your Thoughts

Thank you Project PennyLane for sharing your message of mindful awareness at the wonderful event last night.




Project PennyLane raises funds to conduct Mindful Awareness educational programs for children, administered by non-profit organizations.

You can find out more about the jewelry and gift collections by visiting Studio PennyLane.

Pink Party

Join us for the Pink Party this Saturday

to support breast cancer awareness!

Thank you Go Campaign!

We couldn't have asked for a better evening for raising awareness and funds. Thank you Go Campaign for a wonderful night! The room was bustling with guests who came out to support the cause. Everyone loved the unique interactive installation, watching the mural change every time a poster was taken. Proceeds from the sale of hand woven Rwandan Peace Baskets went to benefit survivors of the genocide to support their families. Amazing music was provided by Daye Smith.

Go Campaign is an organization dedicated to improving the lives of children globally. 100% of all public donations go to programs serving children. Since 2008, Go has funded over 35 projects in 15 countries.

Why Africa?

MAKE A RIPPLE

In addition t0 the new Go Campaign installation we are pleased to be hosting the MAKE A RIPPLE installation as well! Make A Ripple is a collaboration between Safe Water Today, CSAfrica, and Good Works Space in an effort to send water filtration systems to Africa.

Save the Date for Go Campaign!

Thank you Katherine!

Here at Good Works Space we are thrilled by the turnout for Katherine Schwarzenegger's booksigning for her new book "Rock What You've Got." In the book, Ms. Schwarzenegger shares her own experiences as a 'tween and teen to help girls and young women develop a healthy body image and self-esteem. Katherine is a junior at USC, and over the years has confidently made the transition to finding and instructing other girls on how to embrace their inner and outer beauty.

Also at the event were Vida bags (Vida, meaning life) created in 2009 by Katherine Schwarzenegger to benefit the ending of maternal mortality, both nationally and globally.

"ROCK WHAT YOU’VE GOT is an honest and open portrait of female body image in America. Growing up will always be a challenge, but with help from Katherine, young women can learn to internalize this all-important message: “We can only gain true happiness by loving ourselves, our inner and outer beauty, for all that we are and even for those things that we are not—or as I have defined it, learning to ROCK WHAT YOU’VE GOT!”

We'd also like to thank Fritto Misto for wonderful hors d'oeuvres and O.N.E. for supplying the guests with a refreshing selection of natural coconut and spring water.

An evening with DIKSHEN

Dear friends,

I want to thank everyone who attended and supported Keith Martin at the Dikshen event last night. What a wonderful evening. There was a huge turnout and so much warmth that filled the room. I was thrilled to see so many people passionate and inspired by Keith Martin's cause of ONE SHIRT=ONE BOOK.

It's encouraging to see Good Works Space grow and attract a following of like-minded individuals. I look forward to showcasing many more worthy causes.

Please follow us on our journey of growing inspiration, education and action that is the spirit of Good Works Space.

If you have not already, please join the Good Works Space Facebook page and become a follower of this blog.

Sincerely,
Darrylynn

Rock What You've Got. This Saturday!

Katherine Schwarzenegger Press Release

Good Works Space, Fred Segal hosts book signing for first-time author Katherine Schwarzenegger: Rock What You’ve Got: Secrets to Loving Your Inner and Outer Beauty from Someone Who’s Been There and Back

Media

WHEN: Wed. & Fri., Sept, 22 & 24,
2-5pm .

Saturday, September 25, Before or after book signing

WHAT: Interview w/ Ms. Schwarzenegger By phone

In-person interview Good Works Space

WHERE: Zero Minus Plus, Fred Segal
500 Broadway, Santa Monica

Public Event

WHEN: Saturday, September 25, 1-3pm

WHAT: Book signing

WHERE: Good Works Space
Zero Minus Plus, Fred Segal
500 Broadway, Santa Monica

LOOK UP Recap!

We want to thank everyone for coming out to support LOOK UP. STOP TEXTING last night! We are thrilled to have collaborated with Cat Greenleaf to support her in the launch of texting awareness here at the store as well as her apparel line. In addition to the shirts and tanks, Cat also kicked off her new line of "Look Up" necklaces, iPhone covers, and notepads. Proceeds from these purchases go to benefit the Common Ground Foundation, created by rapper and author Common.

Our guests, some of whom had never been to Fred Segal before but were drawn by Good Works Space and LOOK UP, were able to learn more about Cat's efforts to bring light on the issue of constant and even dangerous texting. The night also included innovative mixes by Dj Keith Shocklee of Run DMC and Public Enemy status, who flied here from New York just to help Cat launch the event.

Special treats were provided by the Village Cookie Shoppe, which uses revenue to help homeless adults and young people with disabilities get an education, a job, and a home.

Please stay updated on Cat's LUSTBKLYN and follow her on Talk Stoop on NBC Weekdays at 8pm Eastern Standard Time!

Press Release from our upcoming Good Works Space Ambassador Keith Martin

Green My Parents

Save the Date! SUPPORT LITERACY!

1 SHIRT = 1 BOOK. The Dikshen Story

We are so excited to host Dikshen at Good Works Space this month. Due to lack of funding, there are thousands of children in the United States who rarely get the chance to access the books that help develop literacy skills. Keith Martin, founder of Dikshen, has made it his mission to put books back into the hands and minds of underserved children.
"Keith worked as a teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District for 17 years until getting laid off in June of 2009 due to budget cuts. Keith began his career in 1992, teaching first grade at Winnetka Avenue Elementary in the San Fernando Valley, a suburb of L.A. Having possessed a deep love of story since childhood, it seemed a perfect marriage when, in 2007, Keith was hired by LAUSD’s Arts Branch to be a Theatre Arts teacher for elementary school children, K-5.
Said Keith, '...I sensed a different type of energy coming from the kids in the inner city schools that seemed all pervasive. I think they thirst for expression, and crave for an opportunity to be truly seen and heard. And when it happens, it’s an amazing and powerful thing to witness. For a child to get such an opportunity... it’s liberating, it’s confidence-building, and perhaps even life-changing.'"


So Keith set out to make a difference in the lives of these children. Now, with his installation in Good Works Space, he has the ability to reach a larger audience to promote his program of "ONE SHIRT = ONE BOOK"

The event will be on the evening of September 22.

LOOK UP!

Ladies...tired of going to dinner with friends who are addicted to the little screens in their hands? Or going on a date with a non-stop texter? Why not remind them to return to the real world?

Please support Cat Greenleaf's LOOK UP Stop Texting line that benefits rapper Common's organization, the Common Ground Foundation by purchasing a tank or tee.

...And of course, we have men's and unisex shirts too!

Celebrate Living in the MOMENT

Cat Greenleaf is thrilled to announce the launch of her new line, LUSTBKLYN, at FRED SEGAL in Santa Monica.
Please join us from 6 - 9 pm on Thursday, September 16th, 2010.(500 broadway - Santa Monica - CA 90401)Please RSVP at: cat@lustbklyn.com
A portion of LUST's proceeds go to THE COMMON GROUND FOUNDATION, founded by rap artist COMMON, to make today's kids into tomorrow's leaders through solid communication skills.

LUSTBKLYN

COMMON GROUND FOUNDATION

Human Rights Watch Film Festival

September 18 - 19, 23 - 25 at the Museum of Photographic Arts 1649 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101 For the first time in its 21 year history, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival is coming to San Diego. The 2010 Human Rights Watch Film Festival is the world’s foremost showcase for films with a distinctive human rights theme and creates a forum for courageous individuals on both sides of the lens to empower audiences with the knowledge that personal commitment can make a difference. Please see Museum of Photographic Arts website for additional information: www.mopa.org Photo: Rose Mapendo and her daughter Nangabire reunited. From Pushing the Elephant. Courtesy of Arts Engine.