the start of something special

Just a special little thanks for all those that came out to our "unofficial" launch party Thanksgiving evening.

There were familiar faces, their were new faces, there was also a BIG BUNNY face.

Also a special thanks to Pete Wheeler for laying down the tunes and getting everyone feeling funky and fresh.

More good times to come so stayed tuned.

Turkey Evening Bash

That is right. While most people like to use Thanksgiving as a day to eat, watch football, and pass out, '08ingchange has decided to do something a little bit different. DJ Pete Wheeler from the UK and DJ shitty pod will be spinning up some post turkey fun down at Bar 107 in downtown LA this thanksgiving evening. So why not escape from the family you came to visit to join the '08ingchange family for warm faces, cool drinks, and crazy random crap that will be thrown at you from above.

S.C.A.D Listen to this . . .

First and foremost it is official we are now addressing Southern Californians Against Dryer's in acronym form, S.C.A.D

Now onto other business.

I heard this piece on NPR the other day on my way to home depot. A short piece about clothes lines and how certain communities ban their use. I am already on the case to combine my small efforts in not using the dryer as a small way to curb my energy consumption with Project Laundry list, a group working to pass legislation on protecting our right to use clothes lines.

LISTEN HERE

More to come on this front soon.

When does voting best suit you?

What reasons do you have for not going out and voting when the day comes to collect on those "i voted" stickers? Is it because you don't have time? Work is too overwhelming? Maybe you have fallen behind on registering and don't think you will be able to vote once you get to a polling station? While we may make many excuses for not getting out to vote the truth of the matter is that we should not have any excuse. That idea should not even exist in our minds. It is a right we are given and a right we should all collect on.

Why Tuesday? is a group that is devoted to increasing voter turnout and is working to create election reform. They have posted a challange to all presidential candidates asking them to answer three questions concerning their thoughts on voting. Check out to see who responded and who didn't.

http://www.whytuesday.org/challenge

who are we and what are we doing?

Tonight was rewarding. I spoke to a friend who noticed our posters but asked, "so what is it?" I have found that defining 08ingchange is a difficult thing to do. I explained that we are trying to strike a chord in people that the little changes they make in their daily lives when added up are a considerable amount of change.

I then asked my friend what changes he has made recently. He told me that he takes the bus to work three times a week. Well, for living in LA that is quite remarkable because hardly anyone out here considers the bus as a means to get to work. But his answer was perfect to the question he had posed upon me. Making the conscience effort to take the bus three times a week is a small change, but a change non the less. And if you compiled a list of all the people this year in Los Angeles that have decided to take the bus one, two ore three times a week as an alternative to driving I am sure you would be astonished by the numbers.

All of us out there are more alike then we tend to believe. Yes, we have various views on life, religion, politics, you name it. But we are human, and as humans we share the human drive to make our lives better, not matter what condition we are in. If i only I had a list of all those out there that have decided to take public transit to work a few times a week rather then drive. I have a feeling the number of people making that change would make one think, "wow, there are people like me, and a lot of them".

So, all you out there making change, email me us at contact@08ingchange.com and fill us in on what changes you have made recently. With any luck i could have that list for my friend by next week.

I have to regulate

This week has proven to be a busy one. With sixteen hour work days and postering in the evening there has been little room for sleep. I have been working hard, zig zagging across the city and laying down glue and paper whenever possible. I have also had to throw the smack down on two locations. Advertisers trying to cover up my shit with some stupid advert, and with painters tape!

Well, let me just say that shit don't stick, but mine do. On both occasions I ran out of the car, tore the adverts down to reveal our message of change, still there, stuck on good and tight.

So we hit some west, and even made our way east to China town. More locations to come. Let me know what changes you are making in your day to day life. This is a collaborative effort. Don't forget that WE have the power. WE have the power to be whomever WE wish to be. WE have the power to create the life condition WE choose to live. And WE have the power to tell those in power that their power is given to them by US. And that when WE demand change, WE expect results.

A reciprocal encounter

Today while at the parking lot of Food 4 Less I had a somewhat strange yet enlightening encounter. As i closed my trunk I turned around and I saw a man walking towards me. Walking over to my car I could see him fumbling for some kind of paper in his bag. I was wondering to myself "Oh great, what is it this guy is trying to sell?"

Out of his bag appeared a news journal. Smiling he looked at me and said, "You look like you could use something positive" and handed me a journal with the title "Is God responsible for natural disasters?" I examined the journal and began to notice that this was a publication for Jehova's witnesses. This man was spreading what he believed to be important information on how to change your life and be a better person. I kindly accepted the journal and said thank you.

As he turned around to leave I stopped him and said "Wait!! I have something positive to give you as well". A sharp turn and quick grab I reached into my car and pulled out an '08ingchange sticker. I handed it to him, he looked at it with a crunched up brow and said, "what is this?" I replied, "08ingchange". In an instant his face lit up and he let out a load laugh. At that very moment the two of us knew we were experiencing something unique. While our ideas of change were different, we were still on the same page that a little communication and a little reaching out can sometimes go a long way.