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Announcing the Indie Lens Pop-Up Film Series!

December 2, 2019

We are excited to announce that again we will be hosting Indie Lens Pop-Up film series for 2019-2020. In partnership with PBS Hawaii, we will be hosting these films starting this month and onwards into May 2020. All of these film screenings are free and open to the public, and heavy pupu is provided to attendees! This is our second season hosting the film. Read more about the films we hosted for the 2018-2019 season.

The 2019 film series covers some of the most pertinent topics of our time, including race relations, homelessness and mental health, climate change, and consumerism, and we look forward to being a community partner for PBS Hawaii for this series. Dates and times for the following films are subject to change.

The Indie Lens Pop-Up series are film screenings that brings people together for community-driven conversations around documentaries from the award-winning PBS series, Independent Lens on PBS Hawaiʻi. Learn more about Indie Lens Pop Up in this short video here:

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The first film in the series is entitled The First Rainbow Coalition will be shown Wednesday, December 4, from 5:30PM-8:15PM. This powerful film looks at how, in 1969, the Chicago Black Panther Party began to form a multi-ethnic coalition with the Young Lords Organization and the Young Patriots.

Banding together in one of the most segregated cities in post-war America, the Rainbow Coalition changed the face of 1960s Chicago politics and created an organizing model for future activists and politicians.


Indie Lens Pop-Up Film: Bedlam

Wednesday, February 26 at 5:30 pm

Filmmaker and practicing psychiatrist, Ken Rosenberg visits ERs, jails, and homeless camps to examine our national mental health crisis. Rosenberg follows the poignant stories of people grappling with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other chronic psychiatric conditions, whose silence and shame often worsen the suffering.

BEDLAM trailer from Upper East Films on Vimeo.


Indie Lens Pop-Up Film: Eating Up Easter

Wednesday, April 22 at 5:30 pm

Threatened by climate change and globalization, remote Easter Island provides a wake-up call for the rest of the world.  More than just a picture postcard of iconic stone statues, Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a microcosm of a planet in flux. Native Rapanui grapple with a booming tourism trade that rakes in money, but brings about a changing climate that threatens the fragile ecology on the island. Rapanui filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu gives voice to his fellow islanders, who struggle to balance their strong cultural heritage with modern-day challenges.

Eating Up Easter (2018) | Official Trailer from Kartemquin Films on Vimeo.


Indie Lens Pop-Up Film: Recorder

Wednesday, May 20 at 5:30 pm

Marion Stokes secretly recorded television twenty-four hours a day for thirty years. It started in 1979 with the dawn of the twenty-four hour news cycle and ended when Marion passed away in 2012. In total, Marion recorded on 70,000 VHS tapes, capturing revolutions, lies, wars, triumphs, and catastrophes that tell us who we were and how television has shaped the world of today.

Happy Thanksgiving + This Week’s Newsletter

November 27, 2019

 

ImpactART Happens December 5

Join us next week for ImpactART. This free event features the comic, video, and sequential art of Aria Villafranca. In these images, Aria has created an alien world for the viewer to enter, examine, and inhabit… to escape reality to enter a world of fiction. Learn more about the artist & the event here.


Member Announcements


Happy Thanksgiving from our team to yours.

We’ll be closed Thursday and Friday (November 28 and 29) for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Unlimited member & office holders still have 24/7 access. We will not be open to the public, Part-Time, nor Starter members.


Giving Tuesday: This annual giving event encourages everyone to support the organizations they love. If you can give this year, take a peek at our newest blog about some of our Member organizations that are doing awesome & impactful work on the island and around the world.

In the spirit of giving, we are also participating in the Toys for Tots gift giving program till the end of the day, Monday, December 2. New unwrapped toys, cash or credit card donations are accepted at the host desk.


Upcoming Events


Monthly Live Kirtan Event

Meditative singing and live music.

November 29, 7PM-9PM
Learn more


Panel Discussion: Advertising Achievers

Three of Hawaii’s young and influential leaders in marketing and advertising.

December 3, 6PM-7:30PM
Learn More


Indie Lens Pop-Up Film Series

The first of this FREE film series, about race relations in Chicago in the 1960s.

December 4, 5:30PM-8:15PM
Learn More


Pono Home Pop-Up

Stock up with products from this lovely zero-waste body care company.

December 17, 12PM-2PM
Learn more


Giving Tuesday is Happening Next Week – Here’s How you Can Give Locally

November 26, 2019

Each year the global giving event known as Giving Tuesday occurs on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving – this year Giving Tuesday will be December 3.

Giving Tuesday is meant to encourage citizens to share what they can during the season of giving, and to be more engaged in their community – all good things we can totally support.

Giving Tuesday was “created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good.” Over the past seven years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

If you have the ability to give this year as an individual or an organization, there are lots of ways to support LOCALLY! There are lots of Member organizations and local community groups that can benefit from financial or physical support. You can also search on the Giving Tuesday website to find other opportunities that might align with your giving needs. Use the search function here to find details about other Hawaii organizations that might benefit from your generosity.

 

Here are some of the Impact Hub HNL Member Non-Profit Organizations you can Support this year for Giving Tuesday:

ALS Foundation of Hawaii: Helping those with ALS live more meaningful lives. Learn more and donate here.

Amnesty International: An important international organization focused on human rights. Support the national organization here and follow the local chapter on Facebook.

Breast Cancer Hawaii: A local organization by and for survivors of breast cancer. They host events, create resources, and publish great content for those looking to get involved in the movement. You can donate time or money here.

Conservation international: One of the largest conservation groups in the world, CI works to protect our most important natural resources here in Hawaii and beyond. Learn more about their Hawaii efforts and donate here.

Dreamhouse Hawaii: A public charter school started by Member Alex Teece (read more about Alex and Dreamhouse here. They are hosting a Holiday Campaign to raise $20,000 to support the school. Support the school here.

Hawaii Women in Filmmaking: Changing the narrative in films and filmmaking, this impactful organization hosts camps and programs for girls and women to get in front of and behind the lens. See how you can contribute here.

Hui Aloha: A volunteer group focused on bringing awareness to houselessness issues in Hawaii. Their campaign Aloha Lives Here helps support the Puʻuhonoua O Waiʻanae village- you can support their work here.

Indivisible Hawaii: Local action against the Trump agenda. Learn more, sign up for events, and donate here.

Kanu Hawaii is a grassroots organization that supports volunteerism around the state, including coordinating the local Volunteer Week each year. Learn more and donate to support their efforts here.

Surfrider Oahu: The local branch of the global Surfrider movement is focused on cleaning our oceans and waterways with their Blue Water Task Force, and supporting businesses with the Ocean Friendly Restaurant Program. Learn how you can support here.

Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii: Donate your time or money to this powerful organization focused on climate change activism and helping us create cleaner oceans and beaches. Learn how you can support here.

Toys for Tots: We are accepting toys and funds for local children ages 0-12 until December 2, 2019. Gifts must be new and unwrapped – drop them in the large box at the Host desk. Cash and Credit donations are accepted at the Host desk.

Thrive Global Hawaii: Thrive Global is a service-based travel organization that gives back to underserved youth. Learn more, donate, and sign up to travel – the first 2020 impact trip is to Bali!

Transform Hawaii Government: Working to advance Hawaii’s government by improving transparency and technology, and streamlining government services for us all. Sign up for their newsletter here.

WorkNow Hawaii: Focused on removing barriers for those living with disabilities, Work Now offers services like cleaning, couriers, and more. Learn how you support them here.

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving + This Week’s Newsletter

November 22, 2019

Happy Thanksgiving from our team to yours.

We’ll be closed next week Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Unlimited member & office holders still have 24/7 access. We will not be open to the public, Part-Time, nor Starter members.


Featured Event: ImpactART with Aria Villafranca

We’re hosting Aria Villafranca for our last ImpactART of 2019 for comics, videos, and very cool interpretations of humanity. This event is free and open to the public. Please join us December 5 at 6pm. Learn more.


Member Announcements

What We Stand For: Read about our official commitment to sustainability in our newest blog.

Welcome our newest members: Dr. Darragh O’Carroll, Aubrianna Kohon, Nathalie Champion, Görkem Hayta, and Nadia Barulich.


Upcoming Events


Indie Lens Pop-Up Film Series

The first of this FREE film series, about race relations in Chicago in the 1960s.

December 4, 5:30PM-8:15PM
Learn More!

 


Pono Home Pop-Up

Stock up with products from this lovely zero-waste body care company.

December 17, 12PM-2PM
Learn more.


Community Announcements


Intern with Elemental Excelerator Companies

Intern with mission-driven businesses! Cohort 8 of the Elemental Excelerator has 5 intern positions available in Hawaii and 2 in California.

Learn more.

Elemental Excelerator: Social & Environmental Impact Partner

November 20, 2019

Elemental Excelerator is a global climate-tech accelerator based in Hawaii that funds early- and mid-stage startups focused on impact across a wide variety of sectors to create measurable social and environmental impact. To date, they have supported 99 companies and 8 cohorts (#8 was just announced, and includes Member organization FarmLink Hawaii).

Each year their application process brings in some of the most innovative companies from around the world, and this year saw the most ever, at 800 startups. According to a recent article, 81% of those companies have technologies that lead directly to greenhouse gas reductions, and 67% indicated that their technologies have specific applications in low-income communities.

From its applicant pool, Elemental selects 15-20 companies annually to be part of their newest cohort. Companies chosen usually focus on solving systemic issues in agriculture, energy, water, mobility, and the circular economy.

Elemental has been an instrumental partner for Impact Hub, signing on as an official Impact Partner for both 2018 and 2019, and we are grateful for their support, guidance, and friendship over the years.

During our Wefunder campaign, the Elemental team talked about how the work they are doing aligns with work Impact Hub Honolulu is doing to build an interconnected Hawaii to support and grow entrepreneurs locally and beyond.

What We Stand For: Taking Climate Action Everyday

November 18, 2019

As part of the Impact Hub Global network, we have a shared vision for a better future for all. Recently, we made it official as a network to make sure we were accountable to our commitment. We’ve written before about our commitment to social impact, and about our commitment to sustainable development as guided by the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

 

sustainable development goals

Many in the network are deeply inspired by the current swell of climate action happening around the world, and thus global Impact Hub teams have committed to taking their climate action even further by committing to a new What We Stand For proclamation. This agreement gives guiding principles for how we can take climate action each day in our respective locations.

From the collective document, these are the commitments that network leaders have agreed to: 

  • Leveraging the power of our 16,000+ network of changemakers to showcase what is already being done, raise awareness and serve as inspiration for what can be done more.
  • Continue working towards less waste every day, and adding to our efforts of reducing our environmental footprint by having at least one #zerowaste day per month in our Impact Hubs, no matter what activities we are running.
  • We put the planet first by reflecting on how our operations are run, and whenever possible and available, we switch to more climate-friendly practices (reducing food waste, changing to renewable energy sources, avoid single-use plastic, etc.).
  • We share best practices and support each other in making those options available to others.
  • We commit to making conscious and environmental choices when traveling and always offsetting our carbon footprint when journeying to meet in person.

Dozens of other Impact Hub communities around the world committed to this including: Impact Hub Dresden, Yerevan, Hamburg, Budapest, Milano, Belgrade, Donostia, Torino, Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Bern, Tegucigalpa, Leipzig, Florence
Stuttgart, Bergen, Berlin, Trento, Bucharest, Amsterdam, Lisbon, San José, Phnom Penh, Málaga, Curitiba, Madrid, Ottawa, King’s Cross, and in the United States, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Houston and Honolulu!

How can we implement some of these ideas in Honolulu?

Showcase What’s Being Done

We love to highlight our Member organizations and community groups that are striving for climate action, and by offering our space to those groups for events and membership, like Nicole Chatterson of Zero Waste Oahu, and other member organizations like Surfrider Oahu, Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii, and social impact organizations like Puuhonua o Waianae, Work Now Hawaii, ChangeWorks, FarmLink Hawaii, and more. We also host and promote events focused on climate action throughout the year.

Host a #zerowaste day per month

We are committed to reducing our waste in as many ways as possible. You may have seen the Bokashi bucket near the rubbish bins: this natural compost solution helps us reduce about 20 pounds of food waste each week. We have a collection of zero-waste solutions, like our kombucha, nitro coffee, and  beer on tap, along with reusable containers for meals and bags for shopping. We also require all event hosts to offer sustainable options (or use our kitchen items) for events. We have a strict policy about single use plastic water bottles, and they are not allowed at events. We are always seeking active solutions to reducing paper and other waste streams.

Put the planet first

Last year we swapped all lights for LED lights for lower energy use, and we have recently upgraded to ecobee thermostats making our temperature regulation more responsive, and thus more energy efficient.

Share best practices

We are active in the Impact Hub global community and seek to share our successes with our fellow members and support each other in making those options available to others.

Making conscious choices for travel

We do not yet have an active policy about this, but seems like now is the time to create it!

We are always open to suggestions from members and the community about how we can be a better local and global corporate citizen – so tell us – what commitments would you like us to take on to further our climate action?

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