Design Revolution Road Show @ NCSU

If you are in the NCSU/Triangle area this Tuesday, stop by the College of Design and see the people of Design Revolution Road Show:

“The Design Revolution Road Show is a traveling exhibition and lecture series bringing “product design that empowers” to 35 high schools and university design programs across the nation in the Spring of 2010. AProject H Design initiative, the road show will feature an Airstream trailer exhibition of 40 humanitarian design solutions that have been showcased in the book Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People.

The programming will bring the evidence of and tools for design for social impact to the doorsteps of students, with the ultimate goal of enabling and empowering the next generation of creative problem-solvers to apply their skills to the world’s most pressing problems and improve life on a global scale.”

This is a great way to learn how design can make a difference in a life and eventually change the way our world evolves.

Update on Haiti

From Philip and Sara Dail, owners of Beleza:

We are still receiving support from our customers for the Haiti outreach.  We still have a definite need for vitamins, especially chewable forms, pain medications such as Tylenol or Ibuprofen (not aspirin), skin rash ointments especially those with hydro-cortisone, and benadryl tablets. Please remember that donations are eligible for tax credit through Together We Can, Inc.  All donations for Haiti received by the end of February can still be used on your 2009 tax returns.

We need these by March 15 since the medical team that Philip is taking to Haiti is leaving March 20.  This team has already purchased all medications that are not over-the-counter and so this help would be great!  Just drop this by the store.

MERCI in Goldsboro is still shipping items and will be for a long time.  You can see their list of items here.  MERCI You can continue to bring these items to Beleza.

Monday morning Philip met with a woman who had just returned from three weeks of helping set up temporary clinics in Haiti.  She told him about a woman who walked in with her lower arm wrapped in dirty strips of cloth.  When asked about her arm, she said it hurt a little.  When the medical personnel looked at her arm, they saw mostly exposed bone and not much else. She had received no medical attention since the earthquake.  They sent her for an amputation.  How this woman is alive is hard to understand.  This just points to what we all know.  There will be need for caring support in this country for a long time.

Thank you for all your support.
Sara and Philip

RR2010 Poster Contest

You got it. 2 colors, 11 x 17 in. Go crazy (by March 6th).

Redress Raleigh is looking for some amazing, stupendous, fantastic artwork to celebrate our 2010 eco-fashion show.  So to do that, we thought we’d extend an invitation to the most talented bunch of artists and designers we know — YOU!

We’re looking for 11 x 17 inch, two color poster designs that celebrate the Redress philosophy: Reenergize, Reinvent, Recycle, Reimagine, Renew, Repurpose, Revolutionize, Revive, and Recreate.

Interpret one, or all, of these words as you please within the confines of an 11 x 17 inch template, and send those lovely creations our way!

Several of the submissions will then be selected for screen-printing and will be put up for a silent auction around show-time to benefit the Redress cause. The lucky winners will receive one free ticket to the show and a warm, fuzzy feeling in their hearts for completion of their good deeds.

***Submission Details:***

Submit all work to Carrie Misenheimer at: * carrie.misenheimer@gmail.com*

By Saturday March 6th.

Please save all final images as 2 high quality JPEGs, one image for each layer of color.

Also send along a third image of the full-on, two color poster (no need for color separation on this one).

We will do our best to match your color specifications, but reserve the right to change them if needed be.

GOOD LUCK!

And thanks for participating.

Haiti Disaster Relief

From BBC News:

“The 7.0-magnitude quake, Haiti’s worst in two centuries, struck south of Port-au-Prince, on Tuesday. Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive told US network CNN he believed more than 100,000 people had died. The Red Cross says up to three million people are affected.

The quake, which struck about 15km (10 miles) south-west of Port-au-Prince, was quickly followed by two aftershocks of 5.9 and 5.5 magnitude.The first tremor had hit at 1653 local time (2153 GMT) on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. Phone lines to the country failed shortly afterwards.”

Beleza is teaming up with MERCI, which is sponsored by the United Methodist Church, to get goods in the hands of the people quickly. If you want to donate any of these items to this cause, you can deliver them to Beleza (2014 Cameron Street Raleigh, NC 27605).

Items Needed for Haiti Right Away!
Basic Needs
Blankets
Sheets
Towels
Wash Clothes
Health Kits*
Food
Tarps

Medical Needs
Plastic or Fiberglass Casting
Suture 3-0,4-0 Nylon
Suture Instrument Kits
Betadine
4×4 Dressing
Roll Gauze
Web Roll for Casting
Saline IV and Irrigation
Injectible Pain Medication
Injectible Antibiotics IV and IM Rocephin, ANCEF, KFLEX
External Fixture
Tools to put them in (tool boxes??)
Traction Bows and Pins

*A Health Kit contains specific items:
1 hand towel (15” x 25” up to 17” x 27”)
1 wash cloth
1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized)
1 nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers)
1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz and up)
1 toothbrush (single brush only in original wrapper; no child-sized brushes)
1 large tube of toothpaste
6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
All items should be placed inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag. No money, notes, religious or political literature, or other items should be placed in the kits.

The people of Haiti need your help!!!

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