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“In a breakthrough that could potentially lead to a cure for HIV infection, scientists have discovered a way to remove the virus from infected cells, a study released Thursday said.
The scientists engineered an enzyme which attacks the DNA of the HIV virus and cuts it out of the infected cell, according to the study published in Science magazine.”
Click Here to read the article on the potential cure for HIV
Eric from Rosa Loves is over in Indonesia right now to give the boat they bought for Made with the money they raised. Check out some pictures and the blog post right here
“The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has joined with Google in an unprecedented online mapping initiative. Crisis in Darfur enables more than 200 million Google Earth users worldwide to visualize and better understand the genocide currently unfolding in Darfur, Sudan. The Museum has assembled content—photographs, data, and eyewitness testimony—from a number of sources that are brought together for the first time in Google Earth.”
Please click on to the site to read more and see a video demonstration of what it looks like.
“A close adviser to Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir tasked with handling the Darfur crisis was killed in a road crash on Wednesday.
Majzub al-Khalifa was in charge of negotiating a peace accord to try to end the conflict in Darfur and held several cabinet posts before becoming one of Beshir’s closest advisers.”
The article can be found here.
<—– Have you checked out all the band interviews that we have? You can find them if you look on the left hand side at the top under “Navigation”
What other bands would you like to see answer some questions?
Hopeless / Sub City records has announced that they’ve now surpassed one million dollars in charity donations.
“Hopeless launched the Sub City imprint in 1999, with its first charitable recipient the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Since then the organization has raised funds for more than 50 non-profit organizations. In particular the label donated over $100,000 to south central LA drop-in center A Place Called Home from the sales of Thrice’s 2002 breakthrough The Illusion of Safety. The annual Take Action Tour, most recently supporting the Kristin Brooks Hope Center (1-800-SUICIDE and 1-877-YOUTHLINE), have cumulated in three press conferences on Capital Hill. There the label has raised awareness on mental health issues and suicide prevention for young Americans.”
Click on to read more
Name: Andrew Jonathan
Band: NORTHERN ROOM
What’s your story for being in a band? How did you come to have a career in music?
My dad was in a cover band in high school. They were called Purple Haze, yes, a direct rip from Jimi! After he stopped playing he kept his guitars for many years after. I was rummaging through our basement one Saturday afternoon when I was sixteen and found his Vox 12-string electric guitar. I was immediately drawn in. That same week my parents bought me The Beatles “White Album”. I was changed forever.
Here’s a video for World Refugee Day
Want to see what Google is going to help the environment? Check it out here
“In October 2006, Google announced a commitment to solar energy production and launched the largest solar panel installation to date on a corporate campus in the United States…This installation is projected to produce enough electricity for approximately 1,000 California homes or 30% of Google’s peak electricity demand in our solar powered buildings at our Mountain View, CA headquarters.”
“For all you music lovers out there, we have Tracks In The Sand, an iTunes album presented by Vanity Fair and (RED). Inspired by Tracks In The Sand, Tom Freston’s article in this month’s Vanity Fair about traveling to an African music festival in Timbuktu, (RED) asked Youssou N’Dour to curate Tracks In The Sand, a compilation of 17 of the best recordings by West African artists, including Salif Keita, Ali Farka Touré, Baaba Maal, and Oumou Sangare. 100% of the sales price of the Tracks In The Sand album will be contributed to the Global Fund.”
Here is the itunes link
“Car-jackings, abductions and ambushes are hindering aid workers involved the world’s biggest humanitarian relief effort in Sudan’s violent Darfur region, a U.N. report obtained by Reuters on Monday said.
A record 68 aid vehicles were ambushed in the first five months of 2007 and 23 of those attacks involved abductions, the U.N. security report said.”
Surprising we don’t have more people lining up to go help the cause. The aid workers that are working for relief even though in danger are real hero’s. Here’s the full article
4 of 5 Americans have a high school education.
1 of 4 children in the world must go to work instead of school.
Youth Against Poverty is once again nominated for a Myspace Impact award. They are up against ONE, which is a big name so go vote and give YAP a chance.
Don’t forget they are all trying to change the world in some way so in the end it doesn’t really matter who you vote for, but it’s still fun.
Want to find out what Jaime and “To Write Love On Her Arms” are up to? Find out here. Don’t know what this organization is? please search them out.
How is $10 supposed to save Africa? My other question is, are all the people purchasing (red) actually going to Africa like the guy in the picture, because that would help more than your $10.
There’s an interesting article talking about how Kellogg’s Co. [largest cereal maker] will be making healthier food products for kids including waffles, pop-tarts, and more. I was thinking about whether or not to post the story [obviously you see my decision] and the reason I like this story is because of the hope it give for future kids and their health.
Yeah, yeah a little bit less sugar and calories big deal right? the last paragraph in the article is what I found especially encouraging.
“In response, Kellogg and McDonald’s Corp. joined eight other major food and drink companies last November in an industry-sponsored pledge to promote more healthy foods and exercise in their child-oriented advertising. A year earlier, Kraft Foods Inc. had promised to curb ads to young children for snack foods, including Oreos and Kool-Aid.”
Check out the Myspace bulletin from Rosa Loves to see how they are getting the word out about their mission to help those in need.
For the month of June, Discourse Clothing will be donating 10% of all profits to Invisible Children.
Via: absolutepunk.net
The Band, “The Rocket Summer” has a new record coming out called “Do You Feel” on July 17th which I personally can’t wait for. I have only heard the 2 songs from the band’s Myspace page but found the lyrics from the title track (Do you feel) and am excited that this band is all about making a difference. Check them out on Twloha.com
Lyrics: “Do You Feel”
I’m thinking ’bout all the things I heard about today
all this week and tomorrow
and how these hands could create
some better things for bettering
but you see them now, I’ve got my own things
I can’t help it, I got too many issues I own
so I cannot help I’m afraid, yeahh
but keep on preachin’, preachin’ to heal the world
lip service makes us look great
Chorus:
Do you feel
the weight of the world singin’ sorrow
or to you is it just not real
cause you got your own things
and we all have our things, I guess
Over the course of ten days 500 separate artists will perform Rolling Stone Magazine’s top 500 songs of all time in chronological order one after the next. The event is raising money for an organization in Georgia that does wonderful things to help children in need. - Mute Math’s Myspace blog
The SONGS FOR KIDS FOUNDATION, INC. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit tax-exempt organization. Its purpose is to connect musicians, the music industry, and music fans with kids in need: Kids who are battling cancer, have lost a sibling or a parent, and kids who are suffering from many other life threatening diseases and problems.
Check out the website for location and ticket info.
Jack’s Mannequin video for “God,” off the album “Instant Karma: A Campaign to Save Darur.” Out in stores on 6/12 through Warner Brothers Records.
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whywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhysometimes I think we keep asking the same question when we should be asking a different question, like what can we do now?
So what are you going to do now?
photo: Lynsey Addario
Thousands of people rode bikes from San Francisco to LA June 3-9 raising money to fight AIDS. Check out pictures an information right here
“People not profit is an organization of friends in Austin, TX who believe that there is hope for an aching and desperate world. We work with communities both locally (East Austin) and globally (Rwanda and El Salvador) toward greater education, justice, opportunity and love. We raise funds and create awareness through a t-shirt business called People Clothing. More on our website: peoplenotprofit.org“
I think it’s important that we don’t forget to act locally in our own communities as we often tend to. The same thing for the world, just because people are far away we should not forget about them. Check out people not profit’s shirts to support an organization that is thinking close and far.
Eyes On Darfur is a new thing from Amnesty International that will allow you to watch satellite video of 12 specific villages through out Darfur and see what’s going on. The site Launches today (6/5/07) at Noon ET.
Here is a minute long video through Yahoo talking about the new site.
Here is a link to the Eyes On Darfur site
Any comments on keeping the new banner or using the old one?
Thanks to Steven from Grey Holiday for the help. Be sure to check out the band, they are great.
Callum Robbins, the son of J. Robbins (Jawbox) was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. There have been many efforts to raise money for treatments for him including benefit shows and a Paypal account at DeSoto Records. Mona Elliott (Victory at Sea) is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Boston label History Major Records is very touched by these causes and is donating 100% of their online record sales in the month of June directly to Mona Elliott and Callum Robbins.
Via: Absolutepunk.net
UN report highlights economic cost of child hunger
June 03, 2007 + Read Full Article
Child malnutrition costs Central America billions of dollars a year, a burden that undermines its efforts to wipe out poverty, a U.N. report said on Sunday.
Probably the most expensive bottle of water you can buy, but the cheapest way to save a life. Please find out more about Charity:Water and be sure to read through the FAQ.
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Close to half of all people in developing countries suffering at any given time are from a health problem caused by water and sanitation deficits.
www.bloodwatermission.com Give someone a chance in life.
Does anybody out there have a favorite place they get their news from on the internet? There are a lot of places, what’s your favorite?
Congradulations to Invisible Children for winning the MySpace impact awards which won them a $10k cash prize.
Here’s a quote from the IC film makers on winning the award. “We think our generation is dying to be a part of something large, something meaningful. MySpace is the community that has brought about a revolution of youth making a difference. Through MySpace, we actually have a chance to end a war. We are honored to receive the Impact Award and share it with the thousands that are changing lives across the world through this online community.” - Jason Russell and Laren Poole, filmmakers and founders
Check out the runners up here
