Design Rebels 2007: RISE-NOW

Students in my Fall 2007 Design Rebels class on socially conscious design created two terrific community based projects as their final assignments.

The first is RISE-NOW a poster/web campaign to educate on the issues of sexual assault and domestic violence. Read more about it in my article on Osocio HERE.

I'll post about the 2nd project CHOMP, a healthy living program for middle school students, when the finished version is online.

Lewis Black on Gun Violence

Comedian Lewis Black has made this short video for the Brady Center which is hosting an anti-gun violence video contest (warning this site has audio when you first open it). Current submissions to the campaign can be seen here.

Guns

As a Virginia resident I can't begin to explain how upset I am about incident at Virginia Tech. I am also embarrassed and upset by the fact that Virginia just happens to be one of the easiest states in which to obtain a gun. Please consider joining me in making a statement to the president and other elected officials that we need to enforce and strengthen gun laws by signing the petition and sending an email from StopTheNRA.com a project of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.