GOOD December Video

GOOD December Recent Highlights

12.06

Opening Party

12.08

Etsy.com hosted a DIY weekend and taught us how to screen print gift wrap and holiday cards, make pillows and place mats out of old plastic bags....
12.10

On Monday the folks at Planning for Good organized a great party with guest speakers from TreeHugger.org, Witness (www.witness.org) and the Children's Health Fund (www.childrenshealthfund.org).

12.11

We co-hosted a launch party for Purus Vodka (www.purusvodka.com), a new organic vodka that tastes great

and (incredibly) leaves you hangover free in the morning.

12.12

Climate Change from Art to Action. On Wednesday, Ben Jervey and Kelly Cox of the NRDC (www.nrdc.org) put together a lively discussion and launched their new initiative Speak Now, which uses online video blogs to urge congress to change American energy policies. The night also featured: The Melting: Art and Science on the Front lines of Climate Change, The Canary Project (http://canary-project.org) and Eve Mosher's High Water Line Project.

12.14

On Friday GOOD Magazine launched the Hope Equity Shuffleboard at the holiday party

12.15–12.16

And over the weekend Minh from Minnie Eat World stopped by (www.minnieeatworld.com) to make white chocolate peppermint popcorn for everyone. (Check back for recipes.) On Saturday, Head Count set up a voter registration station and strategized for their 2008 efforts. On Sunday, Parson's Make Your Own Instrument Class held a performance in the Openhouse Theater -- our first community curated event.

i'm CHATS

Over the last week we've also hosted a series of i'm chats and interviews with thought leaders in the fields of micro-finance, climate change, human rights, social entrepreneurship, publishing, marketing, and design. (check back for transcripts and details)

12.08 CHAT #1: i'm building human rights

With Andrew Woods (Harvard Law School), Craig Walzer (Harvard Law School & Kennedy School of Government) and Sameer Padania (WITNESS)

12.09 CHAT #2: i'm on the ground

In Vietnam with Nathalie Miller of Chi-Em (www.chi-em.org)

12.10 CHAT #3: i'm on campus

With Marina Kim (Ashoka), Scott Sherman and his Social Entreprenuership students (NYU) and Rebeca Hwang (Stanford Social Entrepreneurs' Challenge)

12.12 CHAT #4: i'm on the ground

In Bali with Will Bates of Step It Up

12.14 CHAT #5: i'm good

With Holiday Party Attendees including Liza Vadnai (Marketing Director, GOOD) & Alissa Walker (MediaBistro / Unbeige) and the GOOD team in LA -- including Zach Frechette (Editor-in-chief, GOOD)

12.15 CHAT #6: i'm building community

With Max Schorr (GOOD), Matt Stinchcomb (Etsy) and Ken Tanabe (Loving Day)

More to come this week including:

i'm on the ground: Argentina

i'm community playlists from:

KT Tunstall, Chris Funk of the Decemberists, DJ XXX (Alex from Spank

Rock, Chief Xcel (Blackalicious), Mago Bo, DJ Spooky, Ghislain Poirier

+ more

Garden in Transit's final stop, Global Goods Partners Marketplace,
and the Hope Equity Shuffleboard tournament.

As always, you can drop off clothes, cell phones, books, and ideas

every day from 11a-6p.

Event: Design Gathering

Tuesday, December 18, 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Design Gathering tonight at GOOD December

Hosted by:

Scott Stowell, Design Director of GOOD and Founder of Open

Details:

201 Mulberry Street, between Spring and Kenmare, NYC

Beverages and Food provided by Purus Vodka and Tom Cat Bakery

Rsvp at: www.goodmagazine.com/events/design

Please join us as we welcome our design presenters for the evening:

• Andrew Sloat will screen some of his short typographic films based on the U.S. Consitution
  
• Bobby Martin will share his inspiring work for the Abyssinian Baptist Church of Harlem
• The Holster will present Type Talks, an exercise in speaking and hearing the language of typography found around New York City
• Amy Wang will talk about her Ametrica! project, an awareness campaign to help convert the U.S. to the metric system
• Mike Essl will show some highlights of the world's largest collection of Mr. T memorabilia
• Allan Chochinov will present highlights and lowlights from Core77's 77 Ultimate Design Gift Guide, including some special items that didn't make the list
• Jonathan Harris will present The Whale Hunt

Links

www.gooddecember.org

www.notclosed.com

www.hautegreen.com

Event: Screening of Wade in the Water

Monday, December 17, 6:30pm

Wade in the Water + Q & A with first time filmmakers Elizabeth Wood and Gabriel Nussbaum

GOOD December will be screening Wade in the Water on Monday, December 17, at 6:30pm.

Through an impressionistic mix of home footage and uncensored interviews, the children of New Orleans’ struggling Central City neighborhood have created a riveting documentary.

No one set out to make a film: two young artists had come to New Orleans to help students work through the chaos of Katrina’s aftermath. Their documentary film class invited students to take video cameras home, and tell their stories on their own terms. The results quickly transcended the classroom.

Wade in the Water offers a poetic and disturbing portrait of post-flood life in New Orleans through the eyes of its children.

Read more about this documentary at www.wadeinthewaterdoc.com

No RSVP necessary.

Event: Screening of A Son's Sacrifice

Sunday, December 16, 5:00pm

A Son's Sacrifice + Q & A with Director Yoni Brook and Producer Musa Syeed

GOOD December will be screening A Son's Sacrifice on Sunday, December 16, at 5pm. This film won the "Best Documentary Short" award at this year's Tribeca Film Festival and is an official selection at numerous other prestigious festivals.

The short follows the journey of Imran, a young American Muslim who struggles to take over his father's halal slaughterhouse in New York City. A first-generation American, Imran must confront his mixed heritage and gain acceptance from his father's immigrant community at the traditional storefront slaughterhouse. On the holiest day of the year, Imran must lead a sacrifice that will define him as a Muslim, as an American, and as a son.

Read more about the short film at Sonsacrifice.com

No RSVP necessary.

Other upcoming screenings:

Monday, December 17, 6:30pm

Wade in the Water + Q & A with first time filmmakers Elizabeth Wood and Gabriel Nussbaum

The Making of GOOD December Pt. 2

The Making of GOOD December Pt. 1

Event: Screening of Street Fight

Sunday, December 9, 5:00pm
Street Fight + Q & A with filmmaker Marshall Curry

GOOD December will be screening the Academy Award-nominated documentary Street Fight on Sunday, December 9, at 5pm.

The film follows the bare-knuckles race for mayor of Newark NJ, between Cory Booker, a 32-year old Rhodes Scholar/Yale Law School grad, and Sharpe James, the four-term incumbent twice his age. An urban David and Goliath story, the film chronicles Booker’s struggle against the city’s political machine.

Rsvp at www.goodmagazine.com/events/streetfight

Watch the trailer at Apple.com
Read more about the film at Marshall Curry Productions

Other upcoming screenings:

Sunday, December 16, 5:00pm -- CANCELED (New screening for Sunday will be posted shortly)
To Die in Jerusalem + Q & A with filmmaker Hilla Medalia and HBO's Sara Bernstein

Monday, December 17, 6.30pm
Wade in the Water + Q & A with first time filmmakers Elizabeth Wood and Gabriel Nussbaum

We're open!

The GOOD December Pop Up Community Center opened Thursday night to an energetic and enthusiastic crowd. Thanks to all who joined us in helping to make the event a success. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be hosting a series of events which we welcome you to attend.

Monday, December 10, 7:00pm
A Night of Goodness

Meet and greet some of the brightest people in media and advertising who are committed to using their powers for good. Plus great music and free drinks.

Wednesday, December 12, 7:00pm
Environment Gathering

An exciting opportunity to meet environmental thought leaders and doers who are helping to put organizations on the green cutting edge. Hosted by Ben Jervey and Kelly Cox from NRDC.

Friday, December 14, 7:00pm
GOOD Holiday Party

The usual blend of entertainment and relevance from GOOD. Let's get together and celebrate and discuss things that matter.

Tuesday, December 18, 7:00pm
Design Gathering

A chance for designers of all types and interests to engage with like-minded organizations and other passionate individuals. Scott Stowell, Design Director of GOOD / founder Open Studio will host the event and help us bring together the best of the best from the design industry.

Welcome to GOOD December!