| For Immediate Release Monday, September 09, 2013 Contact for Reporters: FORT COLLINS – A new exhibit in Colorado State University’s Gustafson Gallery features contemporary apparel and home décor products designed and developed using artisan handcrafted textiles from Guatemala and Peru. The exhibit, “Journey to Sustainability: Artisan Development,” features work produced by faculty and senior design students in the Department of Design and Merchandising and runs through Nov. 15. The exhibit opens with a reception 4:30-8 p.m., Sept. 12 in Room 318 Gifford Building, 502 W. Lake St.Cultural textile artisans in Guatemala and Peru seek economic sustainability through access to the global marketplace. The goal of many artisans is to produce income that will allow them to live in their remote villages and educate their children. The products developed for the exhibit are all examples of items which appeal to the U.S. consumer and utilize hand-woven textiles and embroidery. “One of the challenges for artisans is that they weave or embroider cloth very well based on their knowledge passed down for many years, but they don’t necessarily have the expertise to create products that are appealing and affordable. We are taking fabric that the artists have created and designing products that are marketable and sustainable, for example, wall hangings, placemats, framed art, apparel, pillows and jewelry,” said Carol Engel-Enright, faculty member in the Department of Design and Merchandising and doctoral candidate in the School of Education. The concept for the exhibit was developed by Engel-Enright and Bonie Shupe, senior apparel and merchandising and art major. Apparel and merchandising students Averie Floyd, Cori Hibbard and Geri Nichols-Park have also designed products for the exhibit. Engel-Enright’s research is focused on design entrepreneurship and social enterprise. During her doctoral studies, she traveled with a team of MBA students from CSU’s Global Social Sustainable Enterprise, or GSSE, program to Guatemala to meet with artisans and assist the weavers and embroiderers in developing their art into commercially viable products. Engel-Enright is co-founder of Vivodec, a new social enterprise in the New Enterprise Venture Accelerator in the Colorado State College of Business, with business partner Crystal Martin, a graduate from the GSSE program. Vivodec assists artisans with textile designs and then combines the weavings with sustainable materials in home décor products made in the U.S. In Guatemala, Vivodec partners with Maya Traditions Foundation which supports 180 Maya backstrap weavers in entrepreneurial development. Vivodec also uses hand-embroidered textiles from Maya women supported by Friendship Bridge which provides microfinancing and business development education. Shupe interned with Clothroads, a Loveland-based cultural textile e-commerce business. Clothroads creates opportunities for supporting indigenous textile artisans worldwide and has provided many of the Peruvian textiles for the exhibit. She was introduced to the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco in Peru. The center was established to aid the survival of Peruvian Inca textiles and weaving traditions. Shupe is currently interning for the center, teaching design fundamentals of color and product design to support the artisans in developing innovative products. The Gustafson Gallery is part of the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising in the Department of Design and Merchandising, College of Health and Human Sciences. The mission of the Gustafson Gallery is to foster educational engagement among students, faculty, alumni, and the Colorado community through exhibitions that exemplify creative exploration and scholarly inquiry in the discipline of apparel and merchandising. Gustafson Gallery hours are 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Admission is free. -30- |
Colorado State University Gustafson Gallery Features ‘Journey to Sustainability: Artisan Development’ Exhibit
Colorado State University Professors to Discuss High-Tech Archaeology at “Anthropology Connections”
| Contact for Reporters: Tony Phifer Tony.Phifer@colostate.edu Colorado State University Professors to Discuss High-Tech Archaeology at “Anthropology Connections”FORT COLLINS – Colorado State University professors Christopher Fisher and Stephen Leisz will discuss the rapidly changing face of archaeology and the use of modern technology in the search for ancient civilizations at “Anthropology Connections.” The 90-minue presentation, titled “Archaeology from the sky: Using LiDAR and other remote sensing data to better understand ancient cities,” is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in Room 103 of CSU’s Behavioral Sciences Building. The talk, followed by a question-and-answer period, is free and open to the public. “We’re really in the midst of a scientific revolution – a paradigm shift, if you will – as it relates to archaeology,” said Fisher, an assistant professor of anthropology. “For a very long time, archaeology was time-consuming and difficult, with a low probability for actually finding what you were looking for. All of a sudden, with the advent of LiDAR and other aerial technologies, we are well beyond the scope of where we’ve ever been.” LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) creates a three-dimensional point cloud that documents everything between the surface of the landscape to the top of the canopy. By filtering this point cloud researchers can essentially remove dense forest cover to reveal the architectural features and human constructed landscapes that lie below. LiDAR has only recently been used in archaeology of tropical environments. Fisher, working with Leisz, first used LiDAR in 2011 to aid in the mapping of a large ancient city in central Mexico, which had been initially documented in 2009. The city, part of the pre-Hispanic Purépecha (Tarascan) Empire, is believed to have held as many as 30,000 residents and thousands of architectural remains, including pyramids, roads, buildings, and the first documented ball court in the region. Fisher and Leisz are also part of a team using LiDAR to reveal lost cities and landscapes in the Mosquitia region of Honduras, long rumored to contain the remains of Ciudad Blanco, the legendary lost “White City.” For more information and to RSVP to the presentation, contact Jaime King atJaime.King@colostate.edu. -30- |
Amazing: People power beating the NRA in Colorado
| This is it, Ralph. Tuesday is election day in the NRA recalls of two Colorado Democrats and both races are neck-and-neck. Can you chip in $3 to Democrats John Morse and Angela Giron, the two Democrats targeted by the NRA, to help the get out the vote in these final two days?
The NRA pushed for these recalls. They flooded these races with big money attack ads, kicking in $350,000 according to their last spending report. They said that winning in Colorado would cause a “wave of fear” to wash across state legislatures nationwide—paralyzing any new gun laws at the state level. But then something amazing happened. The Daily Kos community stepped up and, with the help of 12,906 contributors nationwide, we’ve almost matched the NRA dollar-for-dollar in these races. Democrats are leading three-to-one in the early voting period, but election day turnout is expected to be anemic and both campaigns are getting ready to make their final get out the vote expenditures. Simply put, these elections could come down to just a few votes on either side. Help beat the NRA in their own recalls: Chip in $3 right now. Keep fighting, P.S. We have a chance to beat the NRA’s big moneyed attacks with two people-powered campaigns. We can send a message that America is ready for common sense gun legislation—and we’re not afraid of the NRA anymore. So please chip in $3 now. |
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Surgeon. Teacher. CEO. Athlete. Nurse. Congresswoman.
Dear Ralph,
Surgeon. Teacher. CEO. Athlete. Nurse. Congresswoman.
We are the women that help build America — and we’ve come a long, long way.
On this date in 1920, after more than half a century of fighting for our rights, the 19th Amendment passed Congress, asserting a woman’s right to cast a ballot.
We call this Women’s Equality Day. It’s a day to remember the long road we’ve traveled. And perhaps more importantly, a day to reflect on the battles that still lie ahead to achieve true equality.
Women in Florida still earn just 80 cents for every dollar men earn. We’re still fighting to stop discrimination, protect a woman’s right to choose, and expand access to affordable, quality health care.
There are many right-wing factions, in Washington and across the country, looking to turn back the clock on women’s rights. But I am committed to keeping this country on a track forward — and I am proud to have you on my side.
Thank you for all that you’ve done.
Debbie
Debbie Wasserman Schultz ..Dear Ralph
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Dear Ralph,
In 2005, Florida became the first state to pass a “Stand Your Ground” law, which justifies a person to stand and fight wherever they are, rather than walk away from danger. Since then, more than 30 other states have passed similar laws.
These laws don’t make us safer. Florida has seen the devastation that results from Stand Your Ground. We’ve seen families ripped apart and watched as the death tolls rise.
Stand Your Ground isn’t justice. It only leads to more violence.
Republican state legislators in Florida have agreed to “review” the Stand Your Ground law — but review isn’t enough. Right now, we have a chance to turn up the pressure on Florida Republicans to repeal Stand Your Ground altogether.
Eight years of Stand Your Ground has shown us the damage it causes to families. And it’s time for it to end.
Thank you for joining me.
Debbie
Come To The Humboldt County Fair and Horse Racing
The first day of any annual event can bring unexpected and unfortunate surprises. Quick thinking and quicker response teams can keep those joy sucking moments from the general public – and so it was on the first day of the Humboldt County Fair. From my perspective on the racecourse and while strolling through the fair, any slips or setbacks were taken care of before anyone knew they occurred, and the first day of the Humboldt County Fair and horseracing was sweet and smooth.
I spent the day on ‘the backside of the track,’ visiting with returning jockeys, trainers and owners; Mike the Outrider, racing officials, pony riders, grooms and – my favorites – those rough and tumble men that load the horses into the starting gates. For me that is where the action is.
I follow jockeys more than horses and in the first race I was pulling for Brittney Smith, a local barista from Old Town Coffee and Chocolate turned jockey. Brittney made her Humboldt County debut in front of family, old friends, and packed stands against four seasoned jockeys. The strong field of jockeys had to have left those friends and family holding their collective breath.
As expected, the old pros next to Brittney blasted out of gates one, two and four, and boxed her out and away from any chance of getting a shot at the lead. Her horse’s momentum broken, they drifted to the outside and then fell to last place, staying there to the finish. We didn’t get a chance to talk the race over, but did smile at each other as she passed, silently acknowledging the bumping and boxing, and that there would always be another race. Her next horse got scratched. That’s horse racing.
There were five races and with every finish an exciting one. The horses held jockeys that had been riding for several years at larger, big money tracks. Each race finished with three or four horses bunched up and fighting for a share of the money. Friday promises to be an even more exciting day.
For the rest, the children had a screaming, sugar filled day. There are two live camels to ride – get in line with the kiddos and older people working on their bucket list. Take a ride on a zip line – unless you’re me. This is totally a bucket list item needing to be checked off. For you.
Did I mention this ride should be only for children and adults that have had fewer than two heart attacks? My avoidance of the zip line is pre-emptive avoidance of possible heart attacks. Instead, you can get your heart attack on by feasting on colossal amounts of deep fried . . . everything, all while perusing and maybe purchasing piles of inexpensive but possibly useful stuff. As seen on television! And don’t forget the candy . . .
My favorite thing at the Fair is the 4H children, out in full force and full of excitement and pride: cows, sheep, chickens, goats, pidgeons, pigs and other feathered and fur-covered beasts will be shown for glory and auctioned for college tuition. Every animal brings top dollar as local ranchers, farmers, business owners and families join in bidding wars for some of the best fed, best cared for animals and birds in the region. The Junior Livestock Auction is a promise waiting to fill the pocket every young 4H member that has spent a year or more caring for their ribbon winning creature.
There is absolutely nothing like the Humboldt County Fair. Come join in the fun.
Colorado State University Scientists Say Ancient Solutions Could Help in the Fight Against Breast Cancer
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The Courage of Bradley Manning Will Inspire Others to Seize Their Moment of Truth
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If a Business Won’t Pay a Living Wage, It Shouldn’t Exist
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Broad US Terror Alert Mystifies Experts; “It’s Crazy Pants,” One Says
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Judges’ “Mitigation of Damages” Doctrine Harms Injured Employees
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: One in Eight Are Defaulting on Their Student Loans, and More
In today’s On the News segment: ALEC is holding its annual conference in Chicago; one in every eight who have taken out student loans are in default on their debt; Republican Florida Governor Rick Scott is preparing to kick minority voters off the voter rolls; and more.
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The Third Carbon Age: Don’t for a Second Imagine We’re Heading for an Era of Renewable Energy
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Egypt Under Empire: Dancing Between Dictatorship and Democracy
Andrew Gavin Marshall, The Hampton Institute: Real democracy in the Arab world is not in the American interest.
Protesters Condemn ALEC’s Push to Privatize Public Education
Jaisal Noor, The Real News Network: Six people were arrestedMonday when protesters descended upon the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago to push back against the impending visit of ALEC.