AUG. 1st * Art Walk * Rise Up India * Free Event * Poet House

2008 ART FOR INDIA 2008
FREE CANVAS PAINTING collaboration EVENT

Please join us for light refreshments at this live painting event where 20 local artists will create a 6 foot tall by 40 foot long color explosion that will be sold off piece by piece at the [...]

Child Smuggling – Selling Children for a Buck

Below is an article from the Times of India describing how police discovered some children being trafficked in Bihar. For every child rescued probably hundreds of others suffer as indentured servants or essentially slave labor. Just a reminder that the enslavement industry is active every minute of every day.

12 MINORS RESCUED FROM TRAFFICKERS

KISHANGANJ, BIHAR, July [...]

Goals for 2009 – Rise Up India School

We have many goals for the RISE UP INDIA School but our main goal is to add a second story to the existing building. And with the magic of Photo Shop we can see what we’re shooting for.
Hey that two story building looks pretty good. The existing one story school gets a lot of use. [...]

August 1 – Painting Party – Art Walk – Poet House – Bend Oregon

Art For India – Painting Party – August 1, 2008 – Poet House – Bend Oregon

Yes! Free, Free, FREE. Free is a very good price. Join RISE UP INDIA for a free art event. 20 local artists will throw it down on 40 feet of canvas. Mark it on your Art Walk map [...]

Fourth of July – Greetings From Iraq

USA – Founded In War

May you have a happy and peaceful Fourth of July. Maybe take a moment and think of people less lucky than you. Think of where we’ve been and where we’re going. People have died, people are dieing, and people will continue to die everyday.
Remember it is never to late to [...]