Farm Livin' & Up-coming events!

I spent the month of june farming in the Pioneer valley with these lovely people in the picture above! It was an experience that I would reccomend to anyone interested in learning about organic farming, community supported agriculture, or sustainability in general. Their 30 day model is one that I think should be replicated with many other trades to give people with an interest in the work an opportunity to try out the lifestyle. The crew-leaders and other interns were all great people and great motivators, I am really looking forward to visiting the farm in august and helping them in their efforts!

As for up-coming events!

Return of the Clean-up

Clean-up # 10

 Hobart St. Danvers, MA

Saturday July 16th

Improv Talent Show

Friday July 22nd

@ the Swamp Dock!

Pot Luck PicNic

Bring your favorite dish and a blanket!

(venue TBA)

Saturday July 23rd

Sorry 'bout the gap in posts

Keep thinking, keep working, keep doing good things!

-Kevin McCourt

Contact us!

cftgothm@gmail.com

Video of Clean-Up #2!

  

Next town clean-up Thursday April 14th!

@

Danvers Skate Park

2nd Town Clean-Up!

A great success!  Twice as many people showed up! We cleaned the lot and rail road tracks next to the town hall, as well as the foot bridge, but there is still much to be done! So! Next Thursday (April 14) the Campaign will be cleaning Plains Park! We hope to see you there!

Here are some photos of todays clean up!

Photo Cred - Mark Lovett

In the thorny woods

 

Some sort of animal bone!

 

Hauling the 3rd load of bags

The Park Department of Danvers noticed our effort and said they will haul away any trash we pick up! They will also provide trash bags for the future clean ups! What nice people!

Also we got some more video footage, so keep checking back for a new video & updates

-Kevin
CftGotHM

First town clean up 3/31/11

 

Thanks Jason & Margot!

Weekly Newsletter, Friday April 1st 2011

                  Weekly News!

                    Friday April 1st 2011

There are quite a few efforts underway! At the moment, the main efforts are town clean-ups, arranging a free event in the Salem Commons, and street promotions. Lets think up some interactive projects to encourage people to share their art, music & ideas out on the street!

The town clean up series began Thursday March 31st at the Peabody Institute Library Mill Pond. The Campaign for the Growth of the Human Mind cleared the area of broken glass, plastics, and some nasty junk. We are planning to install a recycling bin that will be managed and decorated by the campaign, as recyclable cans and bottles seem to pile up at this location. The next clean up will be along Holten st. in Danvers. We are hoping to have at least 15 people for this next clean up, so we might get the whole street done in the 3 or 4 hours we have scheduled ( Thursday April 7th 2-5pm ) .

The Salem Commons is a location we’ve had our eye on for quite a while. The gazebo is a great stage for an artist or speaker, and being right in the middle of a city we hope to draw in the passerby. We are planning for a weekend in may and would like to incorporate as much local art and music as possible, so go ahead and inform your friends! We are looking into the possibility of having electric instruments but we are calling it an acoustic event until we get more information from town hall. There will be a brainstorm for this event on Saturday April 9th @ 3PM at the Peabody Institute Library in the Gordon Room.

    As for street promotions, we are thinking of setting up a stand where we could put out art or science experiments, take polls, hand out handouts, play music for people, maybe even have some renown people there with us! We will be discussing this effort and the Salem commons event at the next brainstorming session on April 9th.

                                 

                               Hope to see you there!

                      

                       “Doing stuff for the community!”

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               Campaign for the Growth of the Human Mind

              Got any ideas for the Campaign?

                                    contact us at

                               cftgothm@gmail.com

                                         or call

                         Kevin McCourt - 978-304-6021

Online forum for the Campaign!

Link
http://cftgothm.x.am

The official online forum of the Campaign!

A place to help organize our thoughts, and to get people more focused on their involvement & current efforts in their areas!

Create a new thread in any of the subject matters!

-Community
-Media
-Science
-Arts
&more on the way

If you've got any propositions contact the campaign

Cftgothm@gmail.com

-Kevin
CftGotHM

A Set Time and Date for Brainstorming.

If you're not familiar with the term brainstorming, just let me explain!

Brainstormin' is getting together to share ideas and make plans for the future!

It seems that most people in the modern world don't have a forum to speak their ideas much outside of the internet. So lets bring the forum back to real life, and see what we are able to achieve!

Brainstorming sessions will now be held twice a week          Sundays  Noon - 4pm
                                                                                          Fridays    5pm - 9 pm

Venue - My house for now (Contact the Campaign for directions)

R.S.V.P   (cftgothm@gmail.com)

So that there may be more ease in accomodation.

Proposed Topics :           

-Your Event Ideas
-Science!
-Planning a Movie Night
-Public Field Trips
-Show & Tell
-Self Sustainability
-Jokes & Stories
-Whatever comes to mind!

If this is something you would like to partake in, please do!

-Kevin McCourt
CftGotHM

 
                                                            cftgothm@gmail.com

For a better Pop-Culture.

The American pop-culture is very influential. From what I've seen on the television there are many bad influences. I don't think I need to give any examples, but I do think we should speak out against the corporations that are funding such negative imagery to be projected to the people of our nation, especially our children. If you'd like to help organize or join in on this effort, Contact the Campaign!

More information coming soon!

E-mail - cftgothm@gmail.com
or
Facebook- Human Mind

Public Field Trips!

There are some really fascinating things in our backyards, and for those of us in eastern Massachusetts there are some very reputable colleges with wonderful exhibits and events open to the public! So! Whens the last time you went on a field trip? Would you like to help arrange or join in on an educational exploration to a lecture hall, or maybe even a geological wonder? Well thats what we're doing, and if you'd like to take part, you are more than welcome!

Contact the Campaign for more details!

cftgothm@gmail.com

-Kevin McCourt

CftGotHM

Dance Party Brainstorm & Science Fair!

Hey!

This Friday there will be a brainstorm for the upcoming dance party!

Location - My house!

Contact the campaign for more details!

And a new idea ;

We are working to arrange a science fair for you to participate in! If you'd like to help set it up or enter your project contact the campaign!

E-Mail - cftgothm@gmail.com

Facebook - 'Human Mind' 

Science!

-Kevin McCourt

Egyptian protests

The situation in Egypt is into its 2nd day of mass protest. The government has cut off a majority of internet & cell phone service in the country. Thousands of Egyptians are protesting, demanding that Hosni Mubarak resign from his 30 year reign as a "democratically elected president" but he refuses to step down and seems to be completely out of touch with the population. The Egyptian army appears to be siding with the people more than the president, showing little effort to disturb any sort of peaceful protest but there have been reported injuries & deaths. I'm in no position to choose a side, but because of the sheer size of this demonstration it only seems logical to support the demonstrators in their effort to achieve a legitimate democracy. My thoughts and prayers are with the Egyptian people. I hope that this demonstration resolves with no more injuries or deaths, that they are able to implement a more transparent and just government as soon as possible.

for continuous coverage here is a live stream provided by the Al Jazeera news network
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/?foo=bar

Hope for the best
-Kevin McCourt

Dance Party Brainstorm!

For those of you interested in helping organize a weekly dance!

I will be holding a brainstorming session at my house Friday February 4th. During which we will discuss potential venues, bands, themes, and any other details we come across to start this thing off!

Complimentary Cookies and Cocoa! 

RSVP before coming

Contacts: Campaign E-mail - cftgothm@gmail.com

                My Cell phone - 978-304-6021

                wish i had a P.O. box.

Later

-Kevin McCourt!

trash art!

 

Alot of our resources are thrown away and become unsightly pollution, and it is hard to imagine anything useful coming from the packaging of food and drink or any other product. But we've got an idea! Trash Art!

Planning is underway for a trash art event, with some models on show for some inspiration! So grab some trash from home and meet us for a day of making waste something enjoyable!

Art & blog made by
 Ryan C, Kevin M

Sled Events & Winter fun!

Suit up in your jumpers and join us on the hills!

Races, Games & Downhill Snowball Fights

Bring your sleds or borrow your friends!

January 29th @ Salem hill (Intersection of Rt 1 & Salem Road, Topsfield Ma.)

We'd like to set up some sort of sled construction project in the coming months, as well as a mass snow fort / igloo making event sometime in February.

Post your thoughts & Ideas on these events
                      or
Contact the Campaign to help arrange future events
         E-Mail : cftgothm@gmail.com
         Facebook : Human Mind