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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.

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.

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 10h 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, 10h 26m 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.

Wanna be an artist? Start Here

~Explosion4295:iconExplosion4295: reports, 2h 13m ago
It seemed to me that there was no one who had the answers to my questions about art, so I had to learn myself. But you don't have to, just read this.
No comments   Editorials  Last +fav: Nobody

Sexual Assault Awareness Month -new coverage-

=crystalofchaos:iconcrystalofchaos: reports, 5h 56m 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


Ribbon Campaigns Return - 2 Ribbon Cause

=Obsidian-Siren:iconObsidian-Siren: reports, March 27
***R. I. P. Samira***



About Samira

What do I say about a person who was in so much pain from a horrible incident that happened to her that she took her own life? RAPE, dammit, RAPE. A beautiful life ended so young because 3 men took liberties with and broke the law, raping an individual!!!! Recreation was my friend! Not in the sense of the word as in borrow a cup of sugar but she was always faithful with her visits, her comments and her love of words and art. I am a long standing survivor of both suicide and rape. In my own family I have survived 4 suicides and the death of my own family. I am a long standing survivor of rape, much like Samira - what the authorities called "gang rape" and I sit here tonight angry, hurt and numb again because I know what she was feeling, her thoughts. Her pain was real, unimaginable and could NOT, ABSOLUTELY be shared with anyone. Even someone like me.

There is no better time to re-run this ribbon as now. I'm not Peter. I have no poetic words to lend to a poem for the victims of rape. Better than that, maybe you, Samira's friends, could write your thoughts out about her and her circumstance. Dedicate a piece of art to her and her family. To be posted here for a few weeks and then dedicated to her memory. It effects all of us, not just me or her. It effects every single man, woman and child who walks freely.

Thank You my friends and Thank you for all the support you have given to me over my own situation. It pales in comparison to this and it hit home this morning that my life could be worse, in fact has been worse. Right now? I've got it pretty damn good. :hug:




My thanks to =MistRaven for her dedication to making the stamps for the Ribbon campaigns.

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:icon50calwolf:
it's hard to say if you can accually stop these problems, but it's a good cuase

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"When life gives you lemons, make orange juice and leave the world wondering how the hell you did it"
:iconmistraven:
I too have been a victim of rape as well as had friends and family members who have committed suicide. Its a terrible horror to carry for the victims as well as the survivors who love them

I am proud to make stamps for all of your campaigns Celeste always and forever.

God Bless Samira I pray she is at peace

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~The Irony Of Life Is That, By The Time You're Old enough To Know Your Way Around, You're Not Going Anywhere Anymore ~
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:iconmalandante:
:hug: It is the hardest thing to overcome rape and suicide seems the only escape at times. Such an awesome cause Celeste.

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The cold sensation of steel, upon my skin sends a shiver down my spine.
:iconwinters-avatar:
We survivors have to stick together, and stop this. I've been a survivor of sexual assault aft my dad died, and I've lost several family members and friends to suicide. I'll be glued to my sketch book as much as I can to help the cause. I have no idea how to make stamps but I can learn.
:iconcolt51:
I already had the first ribbon on my page, so I have added the second. I now have 6 there, with links to the articles. If you have others, let me know. :hug:

--
Colt


Remember, I :+fav: what I love as my way of saying "Thanks" for sharing your work.
:iconobsidian-siren:
I don't expect to stop these horrific acts but I do expect that the public become aware of what they may do to help their own friends and family to cope with and or help prevent these acts. My mother committed suicide. She said she would and she did. I remember the family blowing her claims off and telling her to "suck it up and move forward with your life." My father had died 4 years before and all my mother wanted was to be with him. One day, she did just that. She shot herself in the heart and died. I was 17 and had no idea what to do or what to say before or after. So you see, I have a vested interest in wanting to see people educated because unlike my situation, some people never utter a word. But they do give off clues to their unhappiness, their pain and suffering. I don't have all the answers but I tell you this... I have lost many people to suicide and the suffering of the ones left behind is great.

--
"nuit-je appeler pour toi"

:blackrose::rose::blackrose:

"I walk through the annals
In the caves of my mind,
As a breeze flicks a tuft of my hair.
It smells of the memories
I’ve gone there to find,
Those I tenderly stored away there."
:iconobsidian-siren:
Hey sweetling, good to see you here. I knew I could count on you. :hug: The stamp turned out beautiful. Thank you darling. :rose:

--
"nuit-je appeler pour toi"

:blackrose::rose::blackrose:

"I walk through the annals
In the caves of my mind,
As a breeze flicks a tuft of my hair.
It smells of the memories
I’ve gone there to find,
Those I tenderly stored away there."
:iconobsidian-siren:
Hello darling, write all you want for this one. And manips too. Lets make people aware of the situation. :rose:

--
"nuit-je appeler pour toi"

:blackrose::rose::blackrose:

"I walk through the annals
In the caves of my mind,
As a breeze flicks a tuft of my hair.
It smells of the memories
I’ve gone there to find,
Those I tenderly stored away there."
:iconobsidian-siren:
Hello love, the stamps are taken care of. You do what you do best, sweetling. We'll get the word out one way or another. :rose:

--
"nuit-je appeler pour toi"

:blackrose::rose::blackrose:

"I walk through the annals
In the caves of my mind,
As a breeze flicks a tuft of my hair.
It smells of the memories
I’ve gone there to find,
Those I tenderly stored away there."
:iconobsidian-siren:
Hello love, I believe you have all the ribbons if you have 6. I have more campaigns planned and did have before. I was sidetracted with a breakup so I will be getting back to it now. Samira's death threw me back in the ring sooner than I wanted but that's ok. No time like the present. Thank you for your interest and would you mind trying to get people involved in this as well. I would really appreciate it.

Art for a Cause: Rape & Suicide
Dedicated to Samira, a.k.a. "Recreation 10"
RIP darling, in the arms of the Angels.
"Listen closely to
what's not being said"

--
"nuit-je appeler pour toi"

:blackrose::rose::blackrose:

"I walk through the annals
In the caves of my mind,
As a breeze flicks a tuft of my hair.
It smells of the memories
I’ve gone there to find,
Those I tenderly stored away there."
 

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