More Important Than Music: Archive

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Jul 30th

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Nov 22nd

Impact Arms

To Write Love On Her Arms is up for the myspace impact awards. Go vote for them, or someone else they are all good charities. (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Aug 15th

What’s New?

So what’s new? What links do you have to share with everyone? leave them in the comments. (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Aug 9th

UN Says Yes

“The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a 26,000-strong peacekeeping force for Darfur on Tuesday to try to help end four years of fighting that has killed more than 200,000 people in the vast Sudanese region. The force — the first joint peacekeeping mission by the African Union and the United Nations — will replace the beleaguered […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Aug 1st

Energy Star Shines Bright (Get It?)

On July 20th, ENERGY STAR’s new specifications for computers went into effect. They are expected to save consumers and businesses more than $1.8 billion in energy costs over the next 5 years and prevent greenhouse gas emissions equal to the annual emissions of 2.7 million vehicles. The new specifications include: * Use of […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 28th

Bake Out Hunger

That was a cheesy title I know, I’m sorry. “Hold a bake sale to end childhood hunger in America. Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale is a national campaign where participants host their own bake sale anywhere in the U.S. from May 19 - August 31 and send their proceeds to Share Our Strength to help […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 26th

1000 Words VI

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Jul 26th

Music Review Site

Like music reviews and recommendations? Check out a new site “The Album Project” @ www.albumproject.wordpress.com (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 25th

Hanson’s Great Divide

“…While it was much in the way of aesthetic inspiration, the African journey proved far more profound as the band felt moved to play a role in AIDS awareness for a country plagued by the disease. To that end, Hanson chose today’s release in preparation for World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. “The leadership hasn’t […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 25th

Michigan Wants To Save Darfur, Do You?

“A growing list of states and universities across the country are pulling their investments from foreign companies that deal with Sudan, Iran and other nations accused of government-supported genocide or terrorism.” “Michigan is among the states that soon could join the effort. The state Legislature on Tuesday was to hold hearings on bills that would restrict […] (via...

Jul 24th

Everyone Wants To Send Troops

“The European Union took the first step on Monday towards sending forces to Chad and the Central African Republican to help the United Nations protect refugees trapped in the violent region bordering Darfur.” Story Article (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 23rd

Changing The Present Will Change The Future

ChangingThePresent.org lets you change the world, in exactly the way you want. For just a few dollars, you can provide a child with her first book; fund an hour of cancer research; protect an acre of the rainforest; or restore a blind person’s sight with cataract surgery. ChangingThePresent.org offers thousands of inspiring donation opportunities from […] (via...

Jul 22nd

Mercy For Everyone

Every single day, young women all over the world are struggling with life-controlling issues such as anorexia, bulimia, self-harm, depression, addictions, abuse, and unplanned pregnancy. She could be your sister… She could be your friend…. She could be YOU. Hope may seem lost. But it is not. The truth is that there IS hope for a magnificent future. Mercy Ministries […] (via...

Jul 21st

Living Water Never Dies

“Living Water International now has a presence at Change.org, the social network that brings causes and activists together. Recruit friends, raise awareness, and make donations at www.change.org/lwi“ Via Virb.com announcement (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 21st

“P” Could Be For People Too

P is for panda has a brand spankin new website up. Head over there and check them out and help contribute to the critters. “For now, we are a clothing company. It may not necessarily seem revolutionary, but we believe that it takes small steps to incite change. Our clothing will be completely based on artist […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 21st

Anyone Out There?

Anyone reading this have any charities, links, or anything else that’s interesting that we should know about? Leave us a comment with it. (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 20th

How Cool Is This?

“The PlayPump systems are innovative, sustainable, patented water pumps powered by children at play. Installed near schools, the PlayPump system doubles as a water pump and a merry-go-round for children.” “PlayPumps International is a nonprofit organization that enables individuals, governments, foundations, and companies to donate PlayPump™ water systems to rural African communities and...

Jul 18th

ReLook At “Making A Difference”

The Dalit Freedom Network “The Dalit Freedom Network partners with the Dalits in their quest for religious freedom, social justice, and human rights by mobilizing human, informational, and financial resources.” Here’s a link you may have over looked on the “Make A Difference” page. I encourage you to look again because this is a heart breaking thing […] (via...

Jul 18th

Follow Up: Rosa Loves Seeing Things Through

An incredible thing happened today halfway across the world. On this day in Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia, our friend Eric Hires delivered a brand new custom-made fishing boat to Made. This is a follow up to a previous post Click “read more” to read the full blog posting taken from the myspace bulletin (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 16th

Multiple Voices Are Stronger Than One

“Global Voices aggregates, curates, and amplifies the global conversation online – shining light on places and people other media often ignore” Click here to find out more about the site. (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 16th

One Laptop Per Child Makes Friends

“The One Laptop Per Child Project and Intel have put their differences aside, at least for now, as Intel agrees to take a seat on the OLPC Board of Directors. The new “peace” between Intel and OLPC will also involve the project receiving some funding from Intel, and according to a statement, “Intel and OLPC […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 14th

Perspective VII

For the 1.9 billion children from the developing world, there are: o 640 million without adequate shelter (1 in 3) o 400 million with no access to safe water (1 in 5) […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 14th

Buy ***, Save Lives

I don’t know what to think and am torn when I see sites like this, are the companies really out to help people? I hope so and would like to think so but when the the first thing on the top of the site is “Buy…” I get kind of skeptical. What do you think […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 12th

Not Much Help In Darfur

“To the war-weary people of Darfur , nothing seems to symbolize the international community’s inability to end the four-year-old conflict more than the 7,000 A.U. peacekeepers stationed here. Tasked with monitoring a cease-fire that the Sudanese government and rebel groups have never taken seriously, the peacekeepers find themselves the targets of growing hostility from civilians— and,...

Jul 12th

More Hair, Less Cancer

“A Japanese medical team has found that a form of antibiotic could prevent cancer patients from losing hair during chemotherapy, a doctor involved in the research said Monday. Toshiyuki Sakai said his team had found “alopestatin” reduced hair loss by 70 percent when used on rats also given etoposide anti-cancer drugs.” When I first came across and […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 11th

Green Sales

There’s been some talk recently about how it’s becoming very popular to be eco-friendly (Green). What do you think about that? Is it true and would you be more likely to buy a green product because of the trendieness? (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 8th

Does Flickr Need an “E”

Have you checked out Need Magazine’s Flickr page? (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 6th

Colors

We (and by “We”, I mean myself) put pieces of articles and other stuff on the site to go along with the posts. For example when posting a news article I tend to post the first part of a relevant part of the article and then a link to the rest. Sometimes I feel its […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 6th

Face Of Homelessness

“The homeless often live their lives invisible to those rushing by on busy sidewalks or sitting idly in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Photographer Jeremy Cowart sought to capture the homelessness of Nashville while letting them share their story. Here, Cowart answers questions about what he was thinking behind the lens, how poverty is often forgotten in the […] (via...

Jul 6th

1000 Words V

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Jul 5th

Virb, Like Verb But With An I

If you haven’t joined Virb.com then here’s a good reason to. Sign up an join this group “Catalysts For Change“. “This group is dedicated to living as catalysts for cultural change as it relates to the injustices of the world. Each month, we will highlight a non-profit that is making a significant difference in the world […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 4th

Children Refugees

“Child malnutrition rates are at crisis levels in refugee camps in Kenya, where desperate parents are selling food supplies to get firewood and soap, three United Nations agencies said on Tuesday. In a joint appeal, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF asked donors for $32 million to help improve […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 4th

Emergency List

Alertnet has a listing of all different types of emergencies from around the globe. Food Security List Conflicts List Full List Check those out (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 3rd

It’s Coming

Clue 1: It will be free (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 3rd

Events That Save Lives

Music Saves Lives has launched a new website “Lifesavingevents.com“. The site is a community for all the blood drives they do. Check it out, get involved (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jul 1st

File This Under “Hopeful”

“In a breakthrough that could potentially lead to a cure for HIV infection, scientists have discovered a way to remove the virus from infected cells, a study released Thursday said. The scientists engineered an enzyme which attacks the DNA of the HIV virus and cuts it out of the infected cell, according to the study published […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jun 29th

Rosa Loves Indonesia

Eric from Rosa Loves is over in Indonesia right now to give the boat they bought for Made with the money they raised. Check out some pictures and the blog post right here (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jun 29th

Google Can See Darfur, So Can You

“The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has joined with Google in an unprecedented online mapping initiative. Crisis in Darfur enables more than 200 million Google Earth users worldwide to visualize and better understand the genocide currently unfolding in Darfur, Sudan. The Museum has assembled content—photographs, data, and eyewitness testimony—from a number of sources that are […]...

Jun 28th

Darfur Adviser Killed

“A close adviser to Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir tasked with handling the Darfur crisis was killed in a road crash on Wednesday. Majzub al-Khalifa was in charge of negotiating a peace accord to try to end the conflict in Darfur and held several cabinet posts before becoming one of Beshir’s closest advisers.” The article can be found […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jun 27th

Band Interviews

<—– Have you checked out all the band interviews that we have? You can find them if you look on the left hand side at the top under “Navigation” What other bands would you like to see answer some questions? (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jun 25th

Hopeless Million

Hopeless / Sub City records has announced that they’ve now surpassed one million dollars in charity donations. “Hopeless launched the Sub City imprint in 1999, with its first charitable recipient the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Since then the organization has raised funds for more than 50 non-profit organizations. In particular the label donated over $100,000 to south […] (via...

Jun 25th

1000 words IV

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Jun 22nd

Interview: Andrew From Northern Room

Name: Andrew Jonathan Band: NORTHERN ROOM What’s your story for being in a band? How did you come to have a career in music? My dad was in a cover band in high school. They were called Purple Haze, yes, a direct rip from Jimi! After he stopped playing he kept his guitars for […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jun 21st

Interview: Andrew From Nothern Room

Name: Andrew Jonathan Band: NORTHERN ROOM What’s your story for being in a band? How did you come to have a career in music? My dad was in a cover band in high school. They were called Purple Haze, yes, a direct rip from Jimi! After he stopped playing he kept his guitars for […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jun 21st

World Refugee Day Video

Here’s a video for World Refugee Day (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jun 21st

Poll Time

MySpace Polls - Take Our Poll (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jun 20th

Poll Time

Jun 20th

Google Solar Panel Project (Say that fast)

Want to see what Google is going to help the environment? Check it out here (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jun 19th

Tracks In The Sand

“For all you music lovers out there, we have Tracks In The Sand, an iTunes album presented by Vanity Fair and (RED). Inspired by Tracks In The Sand, Tom Freston’s article in this month’s Vanity Fair about traveling to an African music festival in Timbuktu, (RED) asked Youssou N’Dour to curate Tracks In The Sand, […] (via http://mitm.wordpress.com/feed/)

Jun 19th