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Food for Thought: International Senior Lawyers Project

Mary — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:53:30 +0000

By Mary Eisenhart In today’s world, as some nations reinvent themselves, some deal with emerging economies, and others cope with the aftermath of disasters, legal expertise is a critical resource – and often in short supply among those who need it most. Helping to meet that need is the Rex Foundation’s 2004 Bill Graham Award [...]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation: Still Protecting Civil Liberties in Cyberspace

Mary — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:50:33 +0000

The Electronic Frontier Foundation a Rex grantee in 1993 and 1994, has been protecting civil liberties and innovation in cyberspace for over 20 years.

Food for Thought: Miami Light Project

Mary — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:57:38 +0000

By David Large Founded in 1989, the Miami Light Project is a nonprofit cultural organization that presents live performances by innovative dance, music and theater artists from around the world, supports the development of new work by South Florida-based artists, and offers educational programs in the community and Miami-Dade County high schools. Its goal to [...]

Musicopia: Sharing the Joy of Music With School Kids

Mary — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:03:43 +0000

Says Denise Kinney, executive director of Rex grantee Musicopia: "What Musicopia wants for all children in the city and suburbs is to allow them to hear all different types of live music, played by some of the nation’s finest professional musicians. When I speak with students after an assembly, many times they tell me this is the first time they have heard live music. "For students who have a more intense interest in music, some of whom have the potential to have a career in music, we want to give them a pathway to follow and the tools to use so that they will have everything they need to play an instrument and experience the joy of the gift of music."

Burners Without Borders

Mary — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:00:03 +0000

Inspired by the community that springs up every year at Burning Man, Burners Without Borders channels that energy and creativity into solving local problems around the world.

Food For Thought: Women’s Earth Alliance

Mary — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:04:24 +0000

"Every day, everywhere in the world, courageous women do the urgent work of healing of our world by speaking out about what their communities and lands need to flourish."

Setting the Stage: The All Stars Project in SF

Mary — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:56:26 +0000

Performing onstage is just the beginning of many successful roles for the young urban clients of the All Stars Project Inc., whose Bay Area program received the 2008 Jerry Garcia Award from the Rex Foundation.

Food for Thought: Mwangaza Tanzania

Mary — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:11:53 +0000

For many children with disabilities in Tanzania's remote villages, Mwangaza (“beacon" in Swahili) is a lifeline to essential medical services. Founder/director Paula Gremley and Amiri Bakari take their Land Cruiser (funded in part by grants from Rex in 2003 and 2004) on “outreach safaris," seeking out seriously ill children and those with correctable deformities. Once they've located these children and assessed their needs, they work with medical and other aid organizations in the area to transport the young patients to the Tanzanian city of Arusha for treatment and corrective surgery.

Hearts of Gold

Alan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:11:19 +0000

In 2008, Hearts of Gold received a grant of $5,000 from the Rex Foundation, which was used to send shelter kids to summer camp. So when we finally connected with the very busy Deborah Koenigsberger, winding down from her annual star-studded fundraising gala, we took the opportunity to find out more about Hearts of Gold's work.

HeadCount

Alan — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:03:38 +0000

HeadCount Gets Out the Vote: Nonpartisan group goes where the audience is to register 100,000 young voters this year.

"Our goal is to transform culture in America. We want to use the power of music to make the world a better place. It sounds really cheesy, but it's true. That's what we want to do." - Andy Bernstein