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Author Archives: BFJ Berkeley, CA
Sending home-sewn love to Japan
May 26, 2011
After the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and radiation disasters hit Japan on March 11, 2011, officemates Eve Kushner and Gail Hynes Shea had one of their first conversations ever. Admiring a quilt that Gail was making for a sick friend, Eve … Continue reading →
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It’s the small things – gratitude with an artistic touch
May 24, 2011
There is a beautiful woman who has been anonymously leaving scores of handmade greeting cards at Karma Kitchen – Berkeley, a restaurant experiment in gift economy. She makes these touching cards with intricate and elaborately colorful drawings, and tucks away … Continue reading →
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Boat-building apprentice – ON BOARD!
May 24, 2011
Drop by West Berkeley’s Waterside Workshops and you will witness a beehive of hands-on activity and community engagement. People of all ages are welcome there to work on wooden boat building, repair bicycles, garden, sew, and enjoy the youth-run cafe’s … Continue reading →
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phi•lan•thro•py: active effort to promote human welfare
July 15, 2010
What could be more empowering? Village-Connect, a community-based non-profit agency, is undertaking a youth philanthropy project to empower racially diverse youth attending schools in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Bread for the Journey of Berkeley is excited to help with … Continue reading →