The Antiphon

The Antiphon

Cultural Fusion is an Art:Series in response the Attention:Question,

“what can i do?” Inspired by the the Millenium Campaign

The projects here are planned to benefit these core Organizations:

• Foot Steps for Life- a UK based charity that helps HIV/AIDS orphans in Africa specifically and impoverished children in general. I have worked with one of their board members Humanity:Bonny_Umeadi and we have discussed a long term connection between the organization, whose purpose is fundraising to support the projects. I am interested in developing the Cultural Fusion projects as a revenue stream for funding to support vital grassroots work.

• Empowerment Works- a U.S. based charity it provides the broad program synergy for the Cultural Fusion projects/mission. The Executive Director Humanity:Melanie_St_James is a kindred spirit in terms of her vision and their current work and programs seem to almost dovetail with Cultural Fusion community renewal project models that support awareness of the ecosystems in which businesses and communities have to thrive.

Empowerment Works (EW) is an international non-profit think-tank and implementing organization dedicated to advancing a collaborative, multi-sector model of sustainable economic development.
 

• iFOSSF (International Free & Open Source Software Foundation)- The purposes for which iFOSSF is organized are: apply thought leadership in support of innovation and creativity in development of Free and Open Source Software solutions for the benefit of the global community. Cultural Fusion seeks to develop cutting edge art projects that will beneficially engage FOSS technology in systems that will support automating global social responsiblity as enviromental/community renewal and economic development are integrated to build open source inspired models.

• Help2Read a literacy organization working in South Africa and seeking to establish new operations around the globe. The organization was founded in part by collaborating artist and founder of Passionism Humanity:Cat_Moss. At help2read we believe that education is the cornerstone of every nation, and reading is the cornerstone of every education. Established in South Africa in October 2005, help2read’s Cape Town office is run by Marielle Moss, Director of Operations of the UK based Moss Educational Foundation (MEF), which has been financing help2read in it's entirety. help2read is a South African charity based on the methods developed over the last 30 years by UK charity Volunteer Reading Help (VRH: www.vrh.org.uk).

The plan is that 35% of each project will benefit the above partnering organizations according the attention paid and direct assistance with any given event or project. For example at the close of an event the individual works of art can be auctioned off and the ongoing projects will generate sustainable revenue streams to support important work that is distributed among the beneficiaries according to the quality of attention paid to the projects susccess.

And although there is no agreement in place and there has been no discussion with Amnesty International I'm eager to explore how our project(s) can benefit the organization that helped to awaken in me the value of ONE and ensured that the band U2 would have a treasured place in my memory of such.