"School of Life" Monday's Watch and Listen This Week: AGAINST PHILANTHROPY

The best way to do good in the world is not to be a philanthropist. It’s to be a good capitalist. The need to 'give back' is generally chiefly a sign that people took too much to begin with

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BURNING FLAGS PRESS is for the Youth!

To celebrate all we have to be grateful for this past year, we gave back some to the youth (and my youth) - Always loved the Pirates and the inspiration of the one and only Roberto Clemente, the incredible ball player and humanitarian.

A CELEBRATION of JAM MASTER JAY this Thirsday!

One of my prints is on Charity Buzz to benefit PS41 Elementary school of my son and alma mater of Ad Rock.

AUCTION ENDS TODAY 3:40pm EST




I've donated an 11x14 museum quality print of mine to raise money for Public School 41 (PS41), The Greenwich Village school. My son just started here this year, and it's the alma mater of Beastie Boy "Ad Rock" and Robert DeNiro among many others. The print is signed by Adam and myself.

Every year the school does an auction to raise money for all the great things PTA boards do for the kids of the school (Arts, Dance, Science, Gym, etc. that the public school system no longer has enough money to support). So we parents and friends of the school do our part to pick up the slack.

Being that it's Adam's alma mater, I decided it would be cool to donate one of my original pre-'glory' portraits of the Beastie Boys, from 1986, taken just a few blocks away in Washington Square Park, to this years auction.

The bidding starting way below the actual value of the print, as i type this it's still a bit below it's actual value without Adam's signature.. so I thought some Beastie fan, person of good will, or some one you know might be interested. I also believe that whoever wants can own this print and get a tax deduction for contributing to the school at the same time!

You decide if it's for you or not, but as ODB once proudly proclaimed "Wu-Tang is for the children!"- Hope one of you can be too.

thanks!

-GEF



Bid here at Charity Buzz for this actual print!

Doing Well for Others

from Vans - Off The Wall TV

"A look into the humanitarian side of today's most celebrated action sport athletes, musicians, artists and foundations. A raw and transparent conversation of today's shocking realities and potential solutions."

In church you pass a basket to collect money to keep the building lights on.
In alcoholics anonymous you pass a can to collect money to keep the coffee fresh.
A musician passes a hat keeping his passion alive.
A homeless man holds a cup hoping for handouts to survive.

All of the containers are filled or empty based on the compassion and generosity of others. Today, more than ever there is a need for people to become aware of the issues at hand and become pro-active in fighting for change. The opportunities to be selfless and contribute are endless and therefore the large bucket is passed.

Directed by Eliot Rausch, an award winning director for Best Documentary on Vimeo.

Here's episode 3 from season 2 as told by our friend Henry:




check out other episodes HERE

Nudity for Charity: Mankind's ULTIMATE game-changer!

from Richard Metzger at DangerousMinds

Nudity for Charity might be the single greatest idea in the entire history of the human race. Who knows what philanthropic challenges mankind might be able to surmount with a tool like this one?

The way it works is simple:

Nudity for Charity lets volunteers raise money for their favorite charities by posing in the buff. Volunteers submit pics, and choose a charity. Other visitors to the site can donate to the volunteers’ charities. When a volunteer’s donation goal is reached, their nude pics will be unlocked. Basically, Nudity for Charity volunteers say “You can see me naked, if you help a good cause.”

Why?

A lot of people want to help charities, but don’t have a lot of money to spend. Other people have a some money to spend, but might not be motivated to donate. And everybody likes naked pictures. Nudity for Charity is an experiment in raising funds for worthy causes by putting these elements together.

If they would take this idea to its easy-to-imagine logical conclusion and launch a Porn for Charity site, and could enlist, say, I dunno, the Maxim Hot 100, they could END WORLD HUNGER BY MONDAY MORNING.