Just another Friday with Surfrider.

This past Friday the Portland Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation partnered with Calling All Crows' Alternative Break Tour for a service project. We met at the Jupiter Hotel where the crew was staying that night, and then walked the neighborhood to visit and clean up the City of Portland's Green Streets Program gardens.

Thanks to Matt Wilhelm from Calling All Crows for snapping and sharing this photo of Rick and I giving opening remarks!

To read more about what we were up to see the original post recapping the event on the Surfrider Foundation  Music Outreach Program blog.

Feeling the Surfrider Love

Celebrate International Womens Day on March 4 @ a Half The Sky event

I learned about this from the band State Radio's activism organization Calling All Crows Facebook page today.

State Radio and Calling All Crows are amazing! I participated in a State Radio service event and did outreach at State Radio's recent Fillmore show, on behalf of HeadCount's San Francisco Team. Tomorrow, the Surfrider Foundation's Washington, DC Chapter is hosting the Calling All Crows DC service event, and will have an outreach table at the State Radio 9:30 Club show.

More info about State Radio's activism here.


photo: State Radio

Back to the topic on hand -


On Thursday, March 4th at 7:30pm (local time) 450+ American and Canadian movie theaters will hold CARE-sponsored "Half the Sky" events in celebration of International Womens Day.

Inspired by moving stories from the critically-acclaimed book "Half the Sky" by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, the March 4th event will feature an uplifting night of music, celebrity discussion and the world premiere of "Woinshet," a powerful short film directed by Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei and Lisa Leone that chronicles the struggles of an Ethiopian woman who triumphs over violence and discrimination.

The event was originally recorded on February 11th in NYC; these March 4th events are a re-broadcast of that event.

Here's the trailer for the event -



To locate a March 4th "Half The Sky" event/film screening near you - there are TONS of them - go here. Ticket prices vary by location, but are in the $10 - $12 range. A percentage of ticket sales will support CARE's work in more than 70 countries.

If you are in NYC, then you have the option of attending a screening that'll feature 2 special guests - "Half The Sky" authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts 566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South.)
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased here or in person at the box office Tuesday-Thursday, 12-6pm.

Also check out the Half The Sky Movement to learn more about upcoming events and organizations that aid women worldwide.

This is kind of like the hidden track on a cd...

I write for another blog called the Surfrider Foundation's Music Outreach Program. I created the program (and the blog) to help get the Surfrider mission out to the music community.

I've blogged about the band Cloud Cult's strong environmental values - check it out here. (I also published a Cloud Cult show review, here.)


photo: by mieza1207, photobucket.com

Then check out the bit of news that I just received in today's Cloud Cult e-newsletter:

If you've read down this far, you must be a serious cloud cult fan. So serious that you might even be interested in volunteering/interning with the band.

So... If you're in the Minneapolis area and are interested in learning how an independent green band operates and you like licking stamps, folding shirts and putting things in boxes, email ag.young@mac.com to find out how you can help out the band.

**Disclaimer** more than likely you will not get to hang out with the band while these tasks are completed. You will likely have to work alongside their manager while he sends emails and talks to people on the phone.

Knowing how fantastic and completely committed this band is to the environment, I think this is an awesome internship opportunity:)