13 Oct
2014
13 Oct
'14
4:59 p.m.
this is happening! a great example of empowered people using creativity
to solve problems. The bees do intense research on subjects like
mountaintop removal coal mining and now, California Water Politics (which
i haven't seen yet) and then they make a giant poster with compelling
artwork that makes it easy to see the big picture.
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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:37:47 -0700
From: Sakura Saunders <sakura.saunders(a)gmail.com>
To: Beehive Design Collective <pollinators(a)beehivecollective.org>
Subject: Bees swarm Bay Area with new graphic and tour! Oct 19-21
PLEASE FORWARD!
We have some exciting news: the Bees will be swarming the Bay Area with a new graphic and
tour focused on California water politics in the midst of a
massive drought. Sucked Dry: Examining Drought and Privatization from Mesoamérica to
California, draws inspiration from struggles against large-scale
infrastructure projects throughout MesoAmerica, connecting local and the global struggle
for control and protection of water.
Oct 19: 2pm Dolores Park, SF
Oct 20: 6:30pm Greenpeace warehouse, 955 7th St., W. Oakland co-sponsored by Rising Tide
Oct 21: 5:30pm Gill Tract Farm, Albany (at the intersection of Marin & San
Pablo) co-sponsored by Food & Water Watch & California Student
Sustainability Coalition
About the tour:
California is in the midst of a historical drought, the most severe the region has had in
the last 500 years. This water crisis has devastated resources,
with several communities facing the prospect of running dry. A number of projects
advocating infrastructure development such as the BDCP and Prop 1 have
been proposed as solutions for the state, but are they truly in the interests for all?
What are their impacts to our drying rivers and reservoirs?
Fisheries and communities? Drawing inspiration from struggles against large-scale
infrastructure projects throughout MesoAmerica, the Bees will take you
on a visual journey touching on the local and the global struggle for control and
protection of water.
We will also be introducing a *brand new graphic* (still in draft form) that deals
specifically with the fight to stop the Tunnel project that threatens
the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
About the Bees
Based out of small-town Machias across the country in rural Maine, the Beehive Design
Collective is an all-volunteer organization of activists, artists,
educators and organizers. Our main focus is creating and presenting graphic works about
global issues internationally. These portable murals are teeming
with intricate images of plants and animals, illustrating surreal but meticulously
researched scenes of sociocultural realities in the modern world. Not
only are our graphics detailed, beautiful works of art, but they also are tools in
understanding the big picture of a region's struggles.
More on the Bees
(VIDEO): http://www.upworthy.com/the-poster-is-mesmerizing-the-story-it-tells-is-ele…
More on MesoAmérica Resisté
(graphic): http://beehivecollective.org/beehive_poster/mesoamerica-resiste/
with honey,
the bees"
*thanks to the Center for Biological Diversity and the Story of Stuff for help spreading
the word!
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