Blog Love: I Break Bread

This is my girl Angela. She’s a DJ and a Public Performance Director (she brings art in to low income communities who might not otherwise have funding for art in their schools or neighborhoods.)

Ang is also a fellow Green Grown & Sexy and she has a blog we ♥ with good content and dope videos (like the ones below). Check it. www.ibreakbread.com.

mad love. xx

Noam Chomsky. Word.

Katrina, the Tsunami, the Dust Bowl and how they relate from Chronicle Project on Vimeo.
We need more trees!

The People’s Grocery in West Oakland.

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A Little Pain Never Hurt Nobody

From the semi-pornographic website to the dark, den-like boutiques and kinky salons teaching subjects such as the art of Japanese Rope Bondage, Coco de Mer is on a mission to bring sexy back. But not at the cost of the environment. Sam Roddick’s boutique has quickly come to represent the height of inspired ethical and sensual chic for the globally, socially conscious and the sex loving among us.

Coco de Mer’s Rubberwood spanking paddle is handcrafted by a fair trade project in India. The wood comes from sustainable forests and produced in India in an ethical manner with good working conditions and pay. Rubberwood is prized for being eco-friendly because it comes from rubber trees that have already been cut down after their prime latex-producing years are over.

Coco de Mer likes to ‘give back’ and is in partnership with international charity, the Helen Bamber Foundation, which is devoted to assisting survivors of conflict and torture. Coco de Mer is also supporting the launch of the Women’s Project, a charitable enterprise dedicated to the rehabilitation of women whose human rights, health and social care needs have been severely compromised through war, politics, religion and sexual slavery.

BDSM safeword: Ethics

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Laughs For Obama

Thuy and I were honored to be a part of the Comedy Store benefit to raise money for Obama’s campaign. It took us awhile to get around to posting the pics but better late than never!!

We had a great time with our friends Carl (Her) and Eddie (G1) and met some great people from the Good Life.

Pauly Shore and a whole gang of other comedians had us cracking up. A great time for a great cause!!

P.S- Thanks for the drinks guys!!

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Gucci For Unicef

For it’s 4th annual campaign to benefit Unicef, Gucci will be releasing a white version of its Tattoo Heart Collection.

25% of the sale will be donated to Unicef and its cause of children’s rights around the world. The bag will be available Nov. 19th, 2008- Jan. 31, 2009 in Gucci stores worldwide.

Rihanna will be featured in the ad campaign.

I’m not sure how much this piece of arm candy costs, but I’m sure it’s steep…. and although it’s for a good cause, I’ll be making my donation directly to the Unicef foundation.

Times are tough and the last thing I need is a new handbag (especially not a leather one).

Via nitrolicious

Flicks nitrolicious & bossip

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Comics For Obama

Where: Comedy Store- 8433 Sunset Blvd

When: Wednesday, Oct 29th @ 8:00pm

Why: Cuz Obama Rocks… AND because Thuy and I will be there. Holla!!

The first hundred people will be receiving a Shepard Fairey HOPE poster, so if that’s on your wish list, make sure you get there early.

Click the thumbnail for all the deets.

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Save the Whales

Actress and animal activist, Hayden Panettiere urges you to join socialvibe.com and select the Whaleman Foundation as a charity of choice in an effort to put a stop to commercial whaling. It doesn’t require you to donate money, just a few seconds of your time.

Like she says, if you are online right now watching the video, you have enough time to get involved.

Click away!!

Source people.com

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Eye Candy: Gisele Bündchen In A Rainforest

Giselle and her bu-dun-ka-dunk doing what they do best to help promote her Forests of the Future project for the reforestation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The initiative, which was set up with SOS Mata Atlantica in 2004, has planted over 1 million new trees in Bundchen’s name.

Source Green Daily

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Pink Of Hearts 2

In support of breast cancer awareness month, OPI has created a limited edition color ‘Pink Of Hearts 2″ with proceeds benefitting the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation.

Cop it here and get your mani/pedi did to support a great cause!

Via misscrew

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Halle Gets Twisted

Ever since the birth of her daughter Nahla, we’ve been noticing Halle Berry making the green transition. Her baby nursery was made with environmentally friendly materials and now we see her toting an eco-friendly yoga mat to class. This Yogamatic’s mat is made out of biodegradable materials and a portion of the proceeds go to Global Green.

You can also customize the mat with your own images. I wonder if Halle screened a pic of her hottie Calvin Klein model boyfriend on hers…

Via people.com

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Match Rugby

Our favorite all-American designer Ralph Lauren has launched a new initiative, Match Rugby, to support young social entrepreneurs. The concept is to match good resources with good ideas to bring awareness to individuals and organizations in their efforts to create a better world.

Match Rugby has teamed up with TOMS shoes and collaborated on a limited run of new styles by which a pair of shoes will be donated to a needy child for every pair sold.

They have also come together with FEED Projects, and are donating proceeds from the purchase of a Rugby FEED Foundation bag, to support children in developing countries. Get Involved.

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Toms Pop-Up Shop

Toms Shoes is launching a pop-up shop on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice Beach on Saturday, September 27th. Toms Shoes provides a pair of shoes for a needy child for every pair sold. There will be a kick-off party for the store on the 27th, with the last day to snatch up a pair of shoes on October 22nd.

Check out the Toms lounge at the Abbot Kinney Festival on Sunday, September 28th.

Click flyer below for details

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Via Racked

Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation

I love to see celebrities using their fame for a good cause. Nicole Richie and her main squeeze, Good Charlotte frontman, Joel Madden, have made donating to a charitable cause super easy. They are looking to raise $25,000 to build a state of the art playground for kids at the Beyond Shelter in L.A.

If you care to donate, all you have to do is text “CHILD” to 90999 and a $5 donation will be made. Hey, if you can pick up the phone to vote for the next American Idol or Dancing With The Stars candidate, then you can definitely put your digits to good use and donate to a worthwhile cause.

Learn more about the Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation here.

Via i’m not obsessed

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Alexander Wang Wants Change

If my whole wardrobe was filled with clothing from uber-designer Alexander Wang, I could die a happy fashionista. Now he’s really rocking my world with his signature loose fitting tanks, this time emblazoned with “Change”.

The tank top was first previewed at the Obama “Runway for Change” during New York Fashion Week and is now available here along with designs by Rag and Bone as well as other designers.

Via racked

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Celebs 4 Whatever It Takes

My New York eco-friendly shopping saga continues. I stopped in at Urban Outfitters looking for a black pleather skirt that I had seen online. No luck with the skirt but walked out with 2 reusable tote bags (it’s becoming an addiction), designed by various celebrities for WhateverItTakes.org

Kanye West, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney and Gwen Stefani were among the celebs who lent their designs for the cause.

When you purchase a bag ($38) you are helping the 21st Century Leaders Foundation a charitable organization which funds key global development causes, including poverty alleviation, environmental conservation and the protection of children.

Net royalty proceeds generated by the Whatever It Takes Campaign go to the 21st Century Leaders Foundation, to fund selected charitable projects including those nominated by the celebrity artist.

I copped the bags designed by Kanye and Stella to add to my growing collection. Get out and cop yours!

(Stella and McQueen pictured below)

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A Birthday Boy We Heart: Graham Hill

We have a huge heart-on for this multilingual, athletic hottie that started the mac daddy of all green blogs, Treehugger.com. Graham Hill celebrates his 38th birthday today and he asking his friends, family and readers to give a tax deductible donation to Charity:Water in his name, in lieu of gifts.

More than 75% of people in Ethiopia do not have safe drinking water. Charity:Water is a non-profit orginization that helps to bring safe, clean drinking water to people in developing nations by drilling wells to underground water that is safe to drink.

Many of us receive useless gifts for our birthdays. Huge props to Graham for forgoing this tradition to help people who are in need. Go here to give your gift, which will be matched for every dollar donated.

Happy Skeetday Graham. GG&S ♥‘s you long time.

via Treehugger

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Marcus Troy for WildAid

Not only does our boy, Marcus Troy hold bragging rights to his infamous cyber battle with Kanye West (which garnered national press attention, might I add) he also reps the T Dot (that’s Toronto for y’all that aren’t up on the urban slang), and is a blogger extraordinaire.

One of the recent stops in his fabulous life was as a guest at the Toronto launch of Kate Hudson and David Babaii’s WildAid cruelty-free hair care line.

Check out his personal pics here.

Via www.marcustroy.com

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KFC’s Secret Recipe Revealed

Moby is an advocate for a variety of causes, working with MoveOn and The Humane Society, among others. He’s also been a vegetarian for over 16 years and you can clearly see how he feels about the meat industry in his video, Disco Lies. Get your dancing shoes on.

*CRINGE* I was raised on KFC (but not in a Britney Spears way) and it was only up until a few years ago that I gave it up. I came across the video that was narrated by Pamela Anderson, showing the abuse that went down in the KFC plants. I was so disgusted and in disbelief that I had been eating diseased, hormone pumped, infected limbs from animals that had been raised their entire lives in cramped quarters as well as tortured and beaten.

I don’t miss it one bit, but I do miss their coleslaw. I could eat an entire side of that coleslaw with a biscuit and call it a day. Damn you Colonel Sanders!

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Wrap Up For A Good Cause

Tom’s brand is famous for their laid back styles that are comfortable and affordable. They’re also known to donate a pair of shoes to a child in need in different areas around the world, for every pair that is purchased. To date, since the Santa Monica based company opened in 2006, they have donated over 60,000 pairs. For 2008, they had planned to donate up to 200,000.

Their newest addition is the wrap boot, inspired by the tradition of Argentine Polo and the brightly colored leg wraps of their champion horses. I don’t like to promote anything that glorifies the use of animals as entertainment but because of the brand and the goodness they’ve done, I’ll have to make an exception. Check out the the behind the scenes pictures for the campaign from The Cobrasnake.

via Racked LA

P.E.A.C.E Academy

It’s so inspirational to be surrounded by so many of our friends who are just killin’ it in the game of life…. Young, successful, driven, creative entrepreneurs! It’s even more admirable when they do their part to give back to the community.

Our good friends Greg and Keven are two such individuals. They’ve created the P.E.A.C.E Academy (Positive Education Awakens Conscious Excellence) in an effort to mentor and lead individuals of all ages and and backgrounds, to achieve optimal abundance and fulfillment in their lives.

The P.E.A.C.E Academy life coaches spread their teachings through scheduled tele-conferencing sessions as well as live appearances that include a roster of inspirational speakers.

For more information about how to get P.E.A.C.E in your life, click here.

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Let’s Beat This Bitch

Unfortunately almost everyone I know, including myself, has had a loved one affected by cancer. This is a deadly disease that needs to be banished…completely.

On Friday September 15th, in an unprecedented move, all the major networks, ABC, NBC and CBS will devote a commercial-free prime-time hour to the fight against cancer. More than a dozen of the world’s most accomplished female musicians will premiere a charity single titled “Just Stand Up” to support the “Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C)” philanthropic initiative.

The single, which will feature artists such as Ciara, Sheryl Crow, Rihanna and Fergie, amongst others, will be available to purchase exclusively on the itunes store starting September 2, 2008.

Hook your ipod up with some of this goodness and do your part in ending cancer’s reign as a leading cause of death.

Via rap-up

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Ripple Effect

If you happen to be in St. Paul, Minnesota on Sept. 02, be sure to check out Ripple Effect. The organization is putting on a nonpartisan, progressive action-focused art and music festival focused on sustainability, outside the RNC.

There will be guest speakers as well live performances by Michael Franti (Spearhead,) Dead Prez and a main stage dj set by K-Salaam.

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Everybody’s Doing It

I’m definitely taking this charitable display of philanthropy on Naomi Campbell’s part, with a grain of salt. For all of her arrests, blackberry throwing drama, housekeeper abuse, not to mention a love of fur, I’m not sure if I should be giving her props or putting her on blast. Nonetheless, everybody deserves the opportunity to turn over a new leaf.

Naomi is pictured above planting to help raise awareness of environmental issues in Nigeria. A tree will be planted for every new baby born in the region’s hospitals in an effort to draw attention to the importance of environmental activism.

Flick: wenn

via icydk

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Rock Vs. Rap

This Sunday night at 10 p.m., Battleground Earth will premiere on Planet Green. Tommy Lee and Ludacris will rival in a 30 day competition. The concept finds Bridges and Lee traveling across the country while participating in different challenges that are intended to highlight green issues. Whoever wins the contest will be the headliner at an eco-concert performed at Griffith Park to benefit its renewal after it was devastated by wildfires. The loser, will be the opening act.

Source: Treehugger & Movieweb

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Camp Beverly Hills

Check out these retro Camp Beverly Hills tees, which are sure to spark a mid-80′s flashback. After gaining popularity over 2 decades ago, the line has made a comeback. Tees are available for purchase at Urban Outfitters, however if you want to look super cute and help a good cause at the same time, purchase your CBH tee at Owl’s Lab. A $5 donation will be given to the Lower East Side Girls Club.

via Nitrolicious

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Girls We Heart: M.I.A.

Not only does British/Sri Lankan singer M.I.A have the sickest fashion sense and one-of-a kind musical style, she also has a big heart! She recently performed at an MTV Awards after-party and announced that she would donate half of her $100,000 fee to charity. Her plan is to use the money to build schools in Liberia, where $52,000 will fund a school for a 1000 students.

In a recent development M.I.A just announced at the Bonnaroo musical festival that her performance there was to be her last gig ever. Let’s hope that this is just a nasty rumor because we definitely need musicians in the game who care about giving back.

Flick via wireimage

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Sk8

It seems like everywhere you look there’s some kid with baggy pants (or I guess they’re wearing them kinda tight these days) whizzing past you on a skateboard. That coupled with stories of woe from my girlfriends and their experiences with said sk8er boi’s (sorry, i couldn’t resist the Avril Lavigne reference), has left me with the feeling that skaters are taking over the world. Ok, so that might be a wee bit of an exaggerration, but they are definitely taking over a day and making it their own…. June 21st is officially Go Skateboarding Day (GSD).

Not only is skateboarding a great form of alternative transportation (no nasty carbon emissions here), but GSD marks a day where skateboarding also contributes to a good cause. Started in 2004, Go Skateboarding Day (GSD) was conceived as an excuse for skateboarders to skip their obligations and just get out there and grind.

This holiday has gained momentum and popularity with each passing year, with over 32 countries participating and upwards of 2.5 million media impressions in past years. Check the GSD website and see how you can create your own event for that day and donate proceeds from the event to a charitable cause.

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Girls We Heart: Nicole Richie

Nicole Richie has definitely come a long way since her spoiled, ditzy, dim-witted diva days on the Simple Life (I’m not gonna lie, season 1 & 2 were great but it all went downhill in season 3 when Paris and Nicole got into a big fight and didn’t talk for like a year, and then made up and were reunited in season 4, and everything was all good again…but I digress)

Ever since the birth of her daughter, Harlow, she’s been getting all philanthropic on us. She created the Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation with her rocker boyfriend Joel Madden, and recently announced a collection of Signorelli angel tees to be sold with the profits donated to build a pediatric clinic on wheels for the Children’s Health Fund. Her goal is to raise $400,000 through the sale of the $75 tees, which are available at all Cusp boutiques.

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Bids For Beats

Next Aid is a Los Angeles based, nonprofit organization committed to developing and implementing innovative, sustainable solutions to the challenges facing African children. Their mission is to promote community-driven, environmentally, economically and socially empowering responses to the AIDS orphan pandemic. They collaborate with individuals, businesses and nonprofits to produce culturally-rich, awareness-raising projects and music events involving technology, the arts, public education projects, and volunteer opportunities.

They are currently holding an online auction, Bids 4 Beats. The proceeds benefit NextAid’s youth with a Vision Community Center and Children’s Residential Village in Dennilton South Africa. Some of the cool things up for auction are:

• Weekend in a Mini Zipcar
• Dinner for two, in BED at the Supper Club in S.F
• Software for Rane Serato Scratch Live, the ultimate tool for DJ’s and vinyl lovers

There are about 60 auctions in all and the bidding ends June 1st, 2008. Click here for all the deets and place your bids!