Porque creo que las cosas pueden mejorar si tan solo nos comprometemos con ello. Porque Uno hace la diferencia. Por eso, quiero compartir con ustedes este evento. Esta es la traducción de la noticia publicada por [link]

"deviantART y Global Giving se han unido para hacer un Día de San Valentín donde no sólo le podés regalar arte a aquellos que amás, sino también, dar apoyo a PH15; un proyecto fotográfico con base en Argentina que fomenta la inclusión social educando, inspirando y fortaleciendo a la gente joven a través del arte.

Como parte del Projecto Filantróico, deviantART donará u$s1 a PH15 por cada venta hecha en su “store” el 14 de febrero. Cada donación asistirá en el proyecto proveyendo talleres fotográficos. Los jóvenes asistiendo a los talleres, tendrán la oportunidad de adquirir habilidades que les permitirán desarrollar la confianza en sí mismos y mejorar sus prospectos de trabajo a través del arte.

PH15 está formado por un grupo de fotógrafos que creen en la educación a través de las artes visuales y de la utilización del arte como medio de promoción social e inclusión. PH15 ofrece talleres que poseen una característica totalmente innovadora, desde la didáctica natural de las clases como de su rol como espacio en donde jóvenes con menos posibilidades pueden desarrollar su identidad y expresión artística.

Actualmente el proyecto trabaja con 30 jóvenes provenientes de Villa 15, un barrio de emergencia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Muchas de las familias involucradas llegan a Buenos Aires desde zonas rurales de Argentina o desde el Paraguay con la esperanza de hallar trabajo. 30% de los padres de los participantes están desempleados y 40% reciben asistencia gubernamental.
El objetivo principal del proyecto es integrar a los beneficiarios del programa al resto de la sociedad a través de las artes visuales.

PH15 también ayuda a los estudiantes a tomar contacto con el barrio en donde viven, descubrir nuevos espacios a través de trabajos de campo organizados por la Fundación, y a interactuar mejor con el medio que les rodea. A través de las actividades de PH15, los estudiantes no solo dejan el barrio sino que también, aprenden a moverse en la ciudad y conocer lugares donde generalmente no van o no tienen acceso.

Nuestro Evento de Caridad del día de San Valentín comienza tan pronto como el día se convierte en 14 de febrero en Los Angeles, USA. Cualquier compra realizada en el store de DA se tomará en cuenta hasta la medianoche PST del mismo día.

¡Feliz día de San Valentín!

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Because I believe that things can be better if we just compromised. Because 1 makes the difference, want to share with you this news published by [link]

"deviantART & Global Giving Valentine's Day Charity Event

deviantART and Global Giving have joined together to make a Valentine's Day where you can not only give art to those who you love, but you can also give support to PH15, a photography project based in Argentina that encourages social inclusion by educating, inspiring and empowering young people through art.

As party of our Philanthropy Project, deviantART will donate $1 for every sale made in our store on February 14th to PH15. Every donation will assist the project in providing photography workshops. Young people attending the workshops will be enabled, aquiring skills to develop self-confidence and improve their job prospects through art.

ph15 is formed by a group of photographers that believe in education through visual arts and the use of art as a means to promote social inclusion.Ph15 offers workshops that possess a completely innovative character, from the didactic nature of the classes to their role as a space where underserved youth can develop their identity and artistic expression.

The project currently works with 30 disadvantaged young people who live in Villa 15, a shantytown in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Most participants' families came to Buenos Aires from rural areas of Argentina or from Paraguay with the hope of finding work. 30% of participants’ parents are unemployed and 40% receive government assistance. The main goal of the project is to integrate the beneficiaries of the program with the rest of the society through visual arts.

ph15 also helps the students to take full ownership of the neighborhood in which they live, to discover new spaces through field trips organized by the Foundation, and to better interact with their surroundings. Through ph15 activities, the students not only leave the neighborhood, but also learn how to move around the city and know places where they usually don’t go or do not have access.

Our Valentine's Day Charity Event is held on PST timezone, and kicks off as soon as the day turns over to 14th Feb in Los Angeles, USA. Any purchases made in our store will count until Midnight PST that same day.

Happy Valentine's Day!"

Although here we do not celebrate Valentine's day, Happy Valentine's Day! We can be part of the change if we want to.

Hello, hello & hola!!

First, HUGE s to who went through a shoulder surgery today!!! Take care Onna!!! We love U!!!

Second, congrats to whose photo "Winter at Grimes Creek" was published in "Tamia Nelson's Outside Up North"! You can find it: [link] Also, check out her gallery, she is an amazing writer!!! Love U KK!!!

Warning! Be careful with any comment which carries a link. There is the one that says that your work was found and the link. And the other one, that says "Hey, check out this funny blog!" and a link. Those are phishing spams meant to get your information. I received the last one yesterday but didn't click the link but reported it as spam and told the sender. For more information you can go here:[link] and here: [link] and, for information in Spanish, here: [link]

So people, be careful!! Take care my Northern friends, I know you are freezing while we are roasting in hell!!LOL Yep! This is Summer!!

Hi! Well after one long month MIA I'm back again. Lots of things going on in RL, changing bosses, visits from USA, events and so on... and of course, for us Southern Hemisphere people... it's the end of the year. Okay, it's the end of the year for all of us but, you see... your vacations -Northern- was a couple of months ago. Ours... are coming... slowly. Actually, we are crawling to reach them. You, Nothern people, have all the energy. We... are with none.

So, just updating my journal to say "Hi! I'm still alive!" but give me time to catch up with all of you. You were very prolific and I'm tired with just looking at all the deviations you submitted ::eyeing Knittingknots:: Girl, you certainly wrote tons!!! And you keep going!!

So, bear with me. I'm a bit lazy, a bit tired, a bit out of battery... sooner or later will catch up with all of you!

Love you lots!!!

Okay, after not updating this thing since... March?!! WOW that's a lot!!! Just came to say "Hi! What's up! Sthg is rotten in... (fill it yourself, particularly my fellow country-people!! )

Okay, seriously the update of this journal is dedicate to What?! Others dedicate their stories, their artwork, well... I dedicate my journal!!!

This is my week off and,saddly,it's coming to an end. Not doing much these days, it's Winter and was cloudy all the week... so, don't like to go out very much. So, there aren't new pictures -only one.

On the bright side, won kiriban!! If you don't know her or didn't read her, go and read her stuff!! She is an amazing author!! Has great, wonderful one shots and is writing an epic Inuyasha's story "The Journey to the City of Endless Night"

The same goes to the rest of the Inu's Bunch!!!LOL These are ALL amazing authors-artists which I call my friends. Go and read, look at their art. Alphabetical order:



Next time, will talk you about amazing photographers here in DA!! Or you can go to my DevFolders!!!

Think that it's enough for one update!

Clubs I'm in: