Gifts for Good (G4G), brings together people who make crafts from things most people deem worthless or "trash", thus keeping these items out of landfills and preventing the consumption of store-bought gifts that use earth's resources. They sell the crafts and donate the money to local non-profits. Continue reading
One part of this project organizing a panel discussion with a political science professor, a philosophy professor and two community activists--one Jewish and one Palestinian--discussing the political situation in Palestine. The second part was an art project for which students painted and then displayed a "wall" to raise awareness about Palestine. Continue reading
Three students worked together to raise money and art supplies for the kids in Banks School. They also taught three classes in the school; after preparing lesson plans that met with the local teacher's enthusiastic approval, they taught the little kids some drawing, composition, and coloring techniques. Continue reading