Tag: Max Dana

Max Dana is a committed artist and when it comes to her sources of inspiration, they are multiples and very different. But everything started with graffiti in the Eighties. If you are a regular of Max’s Blog then you already know about that important point (she also mentions graffiti in her bio) but you will learn more in her last blog post. We know her very well and we did learn a lot about her, so we guess you may learn a thing or two too. Her ...

Today we want to share with you our ‘Favorites Tweets’ @CIVICUSalliance. Last year, Max Dana mentioned their amazing work in her post: Darfur, Congo, Burma: is ‘good will’ enough?, and in May we published an article about CIVICUS 2010 World Assembly in Montreal -Register now! in which we mentioned the connection between Max Dana and CIVICUS: the artwork from the  ‘60 Signers for the 60th Anniversary’ Initiative launched by Max in ...

Conflict minerals are nothing new (The (new) blood diamonds: it ain’t a movie…) but last week was a landmark week for everyone supporting the Enough Project campaign. Max Dana, who supports the campaign from the outset, posted on her blog a few days ago about the situation concerning conflict minerals, her hopes but also her concerns. An interesting point of view on the solutions being offered and the expected results. “ I usually don’t wear ...

You may have never heard of Leon Botha before. We didn’t either until we read Max Dana‘s last blog post she published a few days ago on her blog. With simple words, Max gets to the heart of the matter and tell us who is South African artist Leon Botha, his work and why he is so inspirational to her. You are going to meet with a true artist. Photo credit: Gordon Clark ‘Unity is Strength’ From The Who Am I? Transgressions photo ...

This week-end we had a lively discussion at the Sama Gazette about why the Obama administration but also other administrations in Europe seem to have forgotten their promises concerning Darfur. Two articles published last week originated this discussion : an article/op-ed posted on USA Today by John Prendergast: U.S. must help stop Sudan’s slow-motion war and The value of sticks and carrots for Sudan published on Enough Project website. Many ...

The 2010 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa, and it is the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation. Billions of Football fans are desperate to watch the FIFA World Cup and we personally know several of them who will not miss a single match. But the 2010 FIFA World Cup goes far beyond the sporting event. Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, a medical doctor and Master of Public ...

Last week Amnesty International celebrated its 40th anniversary. This is why we decided to honor the organization and dedicate this Twitter Sunday to @AmnestyOnline. Amnesty International holds a special place for us because the organization (represented by Geneviève Garrigos, President of Amnesty International France – AIF) signed the “60 Signers for the 60th Anniversary” Initiative launched by Max Dana on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of ...

CIVICUS is an international alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world, and if you didn’t know CIVICUS already but if you follow Max Dana‘s work, you may have already heard about it since the artwork from the  ‘60 Signers for the 60th Anniversary’ Initiative launched by Max in 2008 to support the Every Human Has Rights Campaign (The Elders), was delivered to Ingrid Srinath, Secretary ...

A music was resonating from Max Dana‘s office this morning: it was Lena Horne singing ‘Stormy Weather’. We were intrigued by this beautiful voice but it wasn’t the first time we heard it. As some of you may already know, Max Dana is huge fan (not to say an expert) of the Jazz singers of this era. ‘The great  Lena Horne died’, she said. Some of us didn’t know who she was (and I am one of them, I should be ...

Today is World Kids Coloring Day! STAEDTLER and Save the Children are supporting this event in the United States but also in many other countries. On World Kids Coloring Day website, we can read: ‘Coloring plays a large role in the development of children. Here they express that which they cannot put into words. At the same time, coloring fosters creativity and stimulates the imagination. Spontaneously and without hesitation, children reach for ...