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where there is no electricity, there is light

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

By Drew

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Over two years ago now I had the privledge of traveling to Uganda with the social enterprise BeadforLife.  just recently I came across a short article I wrote detailing one day that we spent in the Namugongo slum in the capital city of Kampala.  In light of the BeadforLife paper bead necklaces we’ve begun to sell on the f4 website.  I thought I’d share my observations here:

Simply described as one of Kampala’s sprawling slums, Namugongo is a captivating place of displaced expectations and overwhelming hope and love.  On October 21st 2007 I entered a world both foreign and familiar forever changing my global perspective. (more…)

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remembering Barbara Jackson

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

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By drew diley

one of our brightest lights was extinguished today.  Barbara Jackson was one of the visionary women who pioneered the MonkeyBiz Project in South Africa.  an artist in her own right she was quite simply one of my greatest inspirations and I was privileged to consider her a friend.  she will be greatly missed and my hope is that her vision for the women (and men) of Cape Town (and the world) will continue to inspire and affect change.  Please visit the MonkeyBiz website and learn more about this inspirational woman and the project she devoted her life to.

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11th hour apperance at Brooklyn Flea!!

Friday, April 24th, 2009

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we’re back in Brooklyn this weekend at Brooklyn Flea!  sorry for the late notice, but we’ve just found out ourselves… surprise!  this is you’re chance if you missed us at Go Green Greenpoint last Sunday and if you’ve never been to Brooklyn Flea I highly recommend it, there is so much to see, buy, eat, etc.  It’s also going to be a beautiful day to be outside…  we will again be showcasing our goods and offering big discounts on the website prices for most items.  (more…)

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foundation4 at Go Greenpoint!

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

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come join us for a day of sustainable fun. foundation4 has signed on to exhibit at this years Go Greenpoint 2009 event at McCarren Park in Brooklyn. we will be bringing all of our home and personal accessories for all to view in person as well as a couple of exciting new additions that will debut exclusively at the event. in addition to ecologically mindful vendors there will be food and music. now that the New York weather is improving we expect a big turn out, and why not, there’s no rain in the forecast and the event is free!

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it’s not easy being green

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

shades of greenby drew riley

probably the most obvious blog title but appropriate nonetheless.  what is green anyway?  who makes the rules?  who determines who’s following them?  sure, we’re all concerned about the environment and want to make choices that won’t harm it in any way, but can we really rely on something solely because it has a “green” label.  the simple answer is… no. (more…)

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