Belo Monte Film Documentary

Another must watch documentary! It presents very serious facts about Belo Monte dam, the biggest and most polemical construction going on in Brazil today. This is responsible film making, focusing on the Xingu River in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, where indigenous peoples are being encroached upon, once again, as big corporations driven by greed have began construction of a destructive dam that will displace thousands of people, while changing the course of nature. What is happening in Xingu represents the enormous disrespect upon nature and cultures, as well as the irreversible harm mega-projects pose on our planet. Take action at amazonwatch.org.

Join Us @ Synergy this Weekend!

A collaborative music and sustainability fundraiser benefiting Arts:Earth Partnership & NextAid. Get your tickets, dance, eat, listen, connect and bid on a beautiful stunning traditional Awajún Enkepa brought to you by ORG by vio®. It wil be a fun day of music, arts and culture at a wonderful Los Feliz home. Bring your kids, a bathing suit and your soul. Grove to DJ’s Fabian Alsultany & Derek Beres from Globesonic Sound System, KPFK Radio Afrodicia’s DJ Nnamdi, enjoy live visual artists and more!

Awajún Artisans work @ Dédalo in Lima, Perú

We spoke with Awajún artisan and president of AMARNO Balbina Paukai, pictured on far right, this week. The work of Awajún artisans from the community of Urakusa in Amazonas, Perú is now available at Dédalo gallery and store in Barranco, Lima, Perú. A very exciting new development and collaboration between Deep in Forests partners: Awajún artisans, ORG by vio®, Ecotribal and Asesorandes.

If you live in, or are traveling to Lima, visit Dédalo gallery, where you will find a beautiful array of artisan products, including the exquisite wearable art by the Awajún artisans we work with. You can also get your very own wearable art piece at our online Shop and shipped worldwide!

Dédalo
Paseo Sáenz Peña 295
Barranco, Lima – Perú
Phone: 477-0562

Join us at Unique LA This Weekend July 14-15th!

Unique LA is on this weekend at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. Come by and visit us Saturday or Sunday to get your very own beautiful Amazon eco jewelry at below retail prices. Unlimited re-entry for both days!

When: Saturday July 14th – Sunday July 15th, 2012
Where: 3021 Airport Avenue, Suite 203, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Cost: $10 at the door, or buy online to also get a free ticket to the OC Fair! Kids 12 and under are free.

We look forward to seeing you there! If you can’t make it, you can still visit our Shop! Use your “AMA20N5T3WRD” code for a 35% discount on these and all eco jewelry on our Shop.

A Post Rio +20 Letter by Andrew Mitchell of GCP

Anyone reading the newspapers might be forgiven for not noticing the significance of the Rio+20 Earth Summit. Some of the media responses reflected the general mood of disinterest and disappointment, and on the day I returned from Rio, the environment correspondent of the Financial Times could merely muster a report on traffic jams in Rio. I despair! In fact there were a number of significant outcomes, not in the main event inside the Riocentro convention centre where the politics went on, but in ‘side events’ on the margins of this vast sustainability conference. But first what about the political outcomes? Read More»

Our work & ORG by vio® featured on Donate Design

Donate Design promotes the work in communities around the world that develop sustainable businesses to provide a livelihood to disadvantaged people, offer alternative industries to those that destroy the local eco-system, and preserve the human rights to social justice and culture. Donate Design introduces the work of Violeta Villacorta and the artisan communities in the Amazon. Violeta is running a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo. To support her work, contribute to her campaign here. Read more >>>>

Awajún Enkepa in Coco Eco Magazine Editor’s Picks!

The beautiful Awajún Enkepa in Black is featured in the Editor’s Picks of Coco Eco fashion magazine July/August 2012 issue. See it on page 15 and the ad on page 79. The Awajún Enkepa is a sexy “chainmail breastplate” handmade with rainforest seeds by Awajún artisans in Urakusa-Amazonas, Perú. It is a gorgeous statement that lifts the heart chakra while looking ravishing in it! Get your Awajún Enkepa at our Shop!

Coco Eco is the leading eco-chic lifestyle magazine, promoting sustainable fashion, beauty, celebrity and culture, believing that living a good life shouldn’t hurt the planet that sustains us. Coco Eco Magazine. Smart. Sustainable. Sexy.