Remember Jinghong Kang
Remember Jinghong Kang
“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” - Mother Teresa
“An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” - Mahatma Gandhi
Art is in the Street
“Art is everywhere; art is in the street; technology can help capture it. This workshop will help participants discover the artist in themselves and the hidden beauty all around us. Includes a hands-on digital photography exercise and quick introduction to Adobe Photoshop.”
A sample of our 7/9/10 participants’ digital artwork:
7/23/10 – REASON 4: Beatmaking Workshop
Reason 4: Beatmaking 101
Want to learn how to make a rap/hip-hop beat? This workshop will introduce Reason, a music software program developed by Propellerhead Software. It emulates a rack of hardware synthesizers, samplers, signal processors, sequencers and mixers, all of which can be interconnected. Reason can be used either as a complete virtual music studio, or as a collection of virtual instruments to be played live or used with other sequencing software.
When:
Friday, July 23, 2010 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Where:
Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center
1224 Harrison Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Three take-aways from the workshop:
- Understand what Reason is,
- Make their first Reason beat,
- Get inspired to explore and create more!
Demographic – who should attend?
Music enthusiasts, upcoming artists & producers.
Interested? Sign-up / register today!
7/15 (Marketing That Matters), 7/16 (What is SEO?)
Upcoming July 2010 Workshops @ 1224 Harrison Street, Oakland:
1) ODALC Workshop: Marketing and Selling What Matters In a Way That Matters (July 15th, 1pm) - <SIGN-UP HERE> – Practical, interactive demonstration of how to: let go old myths that marketing and selling have to be manipulative or dishonest; tap the surprising marketing and selling genius you already have; discover and engage with your best market; joyously close sales that lead to great customer relationships.
2) ODALC Workshop: What is SEO? Good Practices & More (July 16th, 1pm) - <SIGN-UP HERE> – As an Internet marketing strategy, SEO considers how search engines work and what people search for. Participants will leave the workshop with a good understanding of SEO, as well as an in depth breakdown of good practices, parameters, variables, consumer advocacy, and real-life examples.
Remember…
Remember Oscar Juliuss Grant III
Remember Tian Sheng Yu
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
“We must be the change we wish to see.” – Gandhi
Come Play in the Streets
Oaklavía is a project of Walk Oakland Bike Oakland, a volunteer-driven non-profit organization. The success of their events depend on volunteers like you and partnerships with like-minded organizations and local businesses.
“Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO), founded in 2006, is a volunteer-powered organization dedicated to improving neighborhood livability, vitality, and sustainability by making Oakland a better place to walk and bike. We engage residents, workers, business owners, and commuters in education and advocacy for improving Oakland’s pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure. The East Bay Express recently described WOBO as “a tenacious yet practical advocacy group.”
WOBO has hired Karen Hester, a professional events organizer with Hesternet Productions, to coordinate Oaklavia along with a volunteer committee. Karen has produced many successful street events including the Temescal Street Fair, the Bike Away from Work Party, Berkeley Earth Day, and Out and About Rockridge.”
1224 Harrison, Grand Opening!
Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center (ODALC) held the grand opening of their new Internet literacy and digital co-working facility in the Frank G. Mar building located at 1224 Harrison Street, on Saturday, May 29th, 2010.
Distinguished guests that attended the launch event: Jean Quan, Dr. Kitty Epstein, and Dr. Andreas Weigend. ODALC’s service to disadvantaged youth and struggling small business owners in the community empowers them with digital literacy and technology to achieve higher career goals.
View the entire Flickr set, 5/29/10 ODALC Grand Opening: Poverty to Success with Digital Literacy!
6/11 (Digital Work Flow), 6/25 (Yelp and Your Small Business)
Upcoming ODALC Workshops:
1) ODALC Workshop: Digital Image Capture & Digital Work Flow (June 11th, 1pm) - <SIGN-UP HERE> – Photographing or scanning your original artwork is the first and most important step in accurately documenting your art – you’ll learn the process!
2) ODALC Workshop: Yelp and Your Small Business (June 25th, 1pm) - <SIGN-UP HERE> – Relying on real-world examples, this workshop will examine the DOs and DON’Ts for engaging with customers online.
Lets INSPIRE OAKLAND!
ODALC’s 1st Anniversary Campaign
will Inspire, Train, and Innovate.
In seven months, ODALC has inspired the lives of nearly 400 young people by connecting them to the digital economy. As a newly established nonprofit with a 100% volunteer staff, we are seeking seed funding to support expansion and training endeavors. Help us:
- Provide hands-on digital media workshops, computer training sessions, and one-on-one mentoring, to underserved young people and struggling small business owners from low-income communities.
- Advocate diversity and offer services in a context that is sensitive to the learning needs of each individual and inclusive to all cultural backgrounds.
Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center (ODALC) would not be possible without the charity of individual donors. Oakland’s greatest attribute has always been the abundant spirit and generosity of its people.
*Donate today, any amount helps!*
Donate via PayPal: donate@odalc.org
Prefer to write a check? Make checks payable to Oakland Digital Arts and Literacy Center, Inc.:
Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center
1224 Harrison Street
Oakland, CA 94612-3913
All charitable donations to ODALC are tax deductible, subject to the provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 170.
