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Giving to those who are truly in need

=ImaRawkStar:iconImaRawkStar: reports, December 23
This is the time of year of which we all get tangled up in our own troubles and do not focus on some of the real issues of the world. Well, heifer.org can help us with this, by giving animals to families who are truly in need of food, shelter and security.

By donating a small sum of money, such as ten to twenty dollars, you could provide a family with an animal such as a cow, which could produce milk for the family, for food and cooking. With the extra milk it produces, the family can go to the local market and sell the milk to gain more money, which could go towards food and shelter. Over time, the family will start to gain an income and will be able to earn an education.

With the education, they can receive a steady job and produce a stable income for the family to survive. Just by donating a small sum of money, you could not change one life, but many around them. But this is not just it, the family MUST produce offspring to give to another family, which will do the same thing as the family before. Over time, the community will grow and sooner or later, the impoverished areas will start to gain strength.


Even if you can not donate any money, please donate a few seconds or minutes by adding a favorite to this article and sending it on to other deviants around deviantart. It would be really awesome if we could get some support on this, and maybe as an art community we can pull together to help others in need! I know it can be done!

When did we start hating everything?

`Rahll:iconRahll: reports, December 23
When did it suddenly become cool to hate everything? It's a growing problem, especially in the entertainment world, and no one benefits from an increasingly hard to please, pessimistic audience.
372 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: =Tjers

Art Theft; Harassment is not the answer

*RSR-Productions:iconRSR-Productions: reports, December 21
We are not e-thugs, we're just artists who want to take care of our community.
10 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~FinLin

Why the @#$% should I care about Art Theft?!

*KikaiSaigono:iconKikaiSaigono: reports, December 21
Why the @#$% should YOU care about art theft? The answer may surprise you. A few tips for art thieves, those who report them, and dA staff on how to better prevent art theft, and make dA a real art site once more.

A NEW PLACE TO PLAY

*dA-Morgue:icondA-Morgue: reports, December 20
Warning:
This article may contain disturbing or offensive images. Please proceed with that in mind

We could have done it on Halloween, but no. I have to wait till Christmas to announce a new "Dark Club"
On December 13th :iconda-morgue: *dA-Morgue opened its doors.

Differences -- America & England -- A must read!!!

*llama-doll:iconllama-doll: reports, December 12
Differences between systems in america and england, a must read, school systems, currency, slang, law
59 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~kaygurl

Loss of faith...

~DouglassDumas:iconDouglassDumas: reports, December 8
DA policies and double standards.

Horror News.

=mzscarecrow1313:iconmzscarecrow1313: reports, December 8
Horror News straight from the Harleyquinn and her Babies

Photo-manipulation: A Beginner's Hand Guide

=Emerald-Depths:iconEmerald-Depths: reports, December 7
Don't know what photo-manipulation is, or do you want to try it but don't know where to begin?

This article contains frequently asked questions (with answers) involving the process.

Project Comment: Around dA Issue 6

#ProjectComment:iconProjectComment: reports, December 6
Project Comment is all about the community, so instead of just sticking to one thing and effectively closing all our walls and doors, we’re issuing a weekly Around dA, Project Comment style.

This news article includes things you can take part of (Groups, Features, Projects and More!), FAQs and Tuts, Guides and Resources. Each category is limited to only five things so that you have time to visit each individually.

Have something to suggest? Note us! :D

Editorials This Week

When did we start hating everything?

`Rahll:iconRahll: reports, December 23
When did it suddenly become cool to hate everything? It's a growing problem, especially in the entertainment world, and no one benefits from an increasingly hard to please, pessimistic audience.
372 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: =Tjers

Why the @#$% should I care about Art Theft?!

*KikaiSaigono:iconKikaiSaigono: reports, December 21
Why the @#$% should YOU care about art theft? The answer may surprise you. A few tips for art thieves, those who report them, and dA staff on how to better prevent art theft, and make dA a real art site once more.

Art Theft; Harassment is not the answer

*RSR-Productions:iconRSR-Productions: reports, December 21
We are not e-thugs, we're just artists who want to take care of our community.
10 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: ~FinLin

Giving to those who are truly in need

=ImaRawkStar:iconImaRawkStar: reports, December 23
This is the time of year of which we all get tangled up in our own troubles and do not focus on some of the real issues of the world. Well, heifer.org can help us with this, by giving animals to families who are truly in need of food, shelter and security.

By donating a small sum of money, such as ten to twenty dollars, you could provide a family with an animal such as a cow, which could produce milk for the family, for food and cooking. With the extra milk it produces, the family can go to the local market and sell the milk to gain more money, which could go towards food and shelter. Over time, the family will start to gain an income and will be able to earn an education.

With the education, they can receive a steady job and produce a stable income for the family to survive. Just by donating a small sum of money, you could not change one life, but many around them. But this is not just it, the family MUST produce offspring to give to another family, which will do the same thing as the family before. Over time, the community will grow and sooner or later, the impoverished areas will start to gain strength.


Even if you can not donate any money, please donate a few seconds or minutes by adding a favorite to this article and sending it on to other deviants around deviantart. It would be really awesome if we could get some support on this, and maybe as an art community we can pull together to help others in need! I know it can be done!

Welcome to socialist america.

~Hell-butterfly45:iconHell-butterfly45: reports, December 22
What's happening to America. (All complaints will be ignored)

SAAM Sexual Assault Awareness Month, April

=crystalofchaos:iconcrystalofchaos: reports, 1d 7h ago
Rape is not just a crime, it is a heinous and personal invasion on the most intimate of levels. Rape destroys lives and belittles its victims. End the silence, conquer fear, and speak up. We need to raise awareness and help prevent this inhumane crime.

Is Facebook ruining your social circle?

~TocTicTocTic:iconTocTicTocTic: reports, 7h 35m ago
Is Facebook ruining your social circle?

According to HealingMercy, a six year member of dA, a number of friends and family members in her Facebook account have been spreading rumors of her activities offline, as well as their own...with her.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month -new coverage-

=crystalofchaos:iconcrystalofchaos: reports, 3h 6m ago
a rewritten article on sexual assault awareness
No comments   Editorials  Last +fav: Nobody

Happy Christmas!

~Hell-butterfly45:iconHell-butterfly45: reports, December 24
Let's just enjoy ourselves for one day.
No comments   Editorials  Last +fav: Nobody

Editorials


WWW: A Beautiful Mind

$chix0r:iconchix0r: reports, October 10, 2007
Today is World Mental Health Day. Stuart Baker-Brown, 43, a photographer and writer based in Dorset, was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1996. In this article he delivers a unique personal insight into how his condition has nurtured his artistic expression.

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:iconneokeitaro:
Schizophrenia isn't a well known desease, and I think we should talk more about it, since there're more people that we could think which actually suffer of it.
Also, the article is an interessant point of view of it, and I think that turning schizophrenia, and other mental problems as well, into art is one of the best way to deal with them. After all, there were lot of awesome artists which were "crazy". I'd say more, you need a bit of "crazyness" to be an artist ;)

Btw, when will they stop making a day for everything ? At least, give us something to be happy about :(

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:icondjstrife:
An incredibly thought-provoking article. There are many studies and articles out there that show exceptional artists and geniuses have brains that operate contrary to the norm. It might very well be that schizophrenia is an (if slightly) overdeveloped ability in this respect?

Idk, this will give a lot of things to think about. :) Thx.

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:iconchix0r:
It is a very interesting subject indeed :) Glad you enjoyed it!

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:icondanelese:
thank you for sharing. this article gives a new insight on something many of us know nothing about, but we know it carries a strong stigma. hopefully this condition will begin to get the open minded treatment it deserves.

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:iconraephire:
I agree with DJStrife. This article really opened my eyes, I'm going to read more into this illness because before now I though way more than 1% were violent towards others.

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It may be your right to make a choice.
but that doesn't make your choice right.
-- Raephire July, 2006

If you do right, I'll have your back
If you do wrong, I'll have your ass.
-- Raephire January 15, 2007
:iconfancycake:
Awesome!! Mental health disorders intrest me. Well, anything involving the brain. Thanks for sharing with us!

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:iconthequantumwarrior:
As a person with various mental health disorders, I feel like most people have the wrong ideas about people like us. I am both an artist and a scientist so I get stereotyped on both fronts... Although my disorders are harder to observe, at first glance, so most people don't notice unlike some of my friends whom afflictions are more readily apparent. I try very hard to keep myself well with several medications and talk therapy. I like many others still suffer from both the disorders and the stigma...
:iconzetab:
A truly interesting subject and one that not a lot of people understand well. Thanks for sharing :hug:

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Zeta B.
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
:iconwilderwein77:
I'm not all properly connected upstairs, so it sure comes in handy art-wise. =p
 

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