duval destroyer: March 2009

Friday, March 27, 2009

EARTH HOUR, DUVAL!!!!!!!

THIS SATURDAY 28 MARCH AT 8.30PM YOU CAN VOTE EARTH BY SWITCHING OFF YOUR LIGHTS FOR ONE HOUR - EARTH HOUR.
Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.
In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Public School Number Four, a modest proposal?

I have a vision for Public School Number Four, aka the Annie Lytle School. There has been talk of condos, artist's lofts and recently a 55-and-up residential facility, but nothing has come to fruition. I propose making Public School Number Four, the Annie Lytle School, a contemporary art center modeled after P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Long Island City (Queens), NY. This is a place that you have to experience for your self. We loved going to P.S.1 when we lived in Brooklyn and I truly believe that Duval can make something like this happen. It will be a world class cultural institution the likes of which the south has never seen. So are we really the "Bold New City of the South" or is that just something to front about? Let's do something amazing for our community and the world...

P.S.1 Profile:

P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center is one of the oldest and largest non-profit contemporary art institutions in the United States. An exhibition space rather than a collecting institution, P.S.1 devotes its energy and resources to displaying the most experimental art in the world. A catalyst and an advocate for new ideas, discourses, and trends in contemporary art, P.S.1 actively pursues emerging artists, new genres, and adventurous new work by recognized artists in an effort to support innovation in contemporary art. P.S.1 achieves this mission by presenting its diverse program to a broad audience in a unique and welcoming environment in which visitors can discover and explore the work of contemporary artists. P.S.1 presents over 50 exhibitions each year, including artists’ retrospectives, site-specific installations, historical surveys, arts from across the United States and the world, and a full schedule of music and performance programming.