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Aerial view of the landscape around Halimun Salak National Park, West Java, Indonesia.
Photo by Kate Evans/CIFOR
If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: cifor-mediainfo@cgiar.org and m.edliadi@cgiar.org
Union Square, NYC
by navema
On Saturday April 3rd 2010, massive pillow fights occurred in cities around the world!
The project, Pillow Fight Day 2010, is a collaboration of many people who comprise a loose, decentralized network of urban playground event organizers all over the world.
ABOUT NEWMINDSPACE
All over the world, groups like Newmindspace organize free, fun, all ages, non-commercial public events. From a massive Mobile Clubbing event in a London train station to a giant pillow fight near the Eiffel Tower in Paris to a subway party beneath the streets of Toronto, it is clear that the urban playground is growing around the world, leaving more public and more social cities in its wake. This is the urban playground movement, a playful part of the larger public space movement.
One of the goals at Newmindspace is to make these unique happenings in public space become a significant part of popular culture, partially replacing passive, non-social, branded consumption experiences like watching television. The result will be a global community of participants in a world where people are constantly organizing and attending these happenings in every major city in the world.
Other projects include:
*BLANKET FORTS: fortresses made of blankets and pillows. A labyrinthine complex of themed, soft forts installed inside a 2000 square-foot private loft. Midnight snacks, smoothies, and hot cocoa are offered. Teddy bears, pajamas and bath robes welcome. It is meant to be an intimate evening among friends and friends of friends, as well as a fundraiser for their free, outdoor public events.
*WE<3 NY: on February 14th, volunteers painted thousands of hearts on the sidewalks of SoHo.
*SANTACON: is a not-for-profit, non-political, non-religious & non-logical Santa Claus convention, attended for absolutely no reason. Check out the website: nycsantacon.com/
*PHOTOGRAPH: people photographing people photographing people and then uploaded to Flickr.
*CAPTURE THE FLAG!: a massive, adrenaline-pumping, urban game played on the streets of downtown Toronto. Two teams hide flags in their territory and attempt to capture the enemy flag using subways, streetcars, bicycles, longboards or their own two feet.
*MARSHMELLOW CIVIL WAR: a historical reenactment in New York of questionable accuracy. With marshmallows.
*BUBBLE BATTLE: thousands of people converge in Times Square for a bubble battle. Loosely based on the Dr. Seuss Classic The Butter Battle Book.
*LIGHTSABER BATTLE: 3,000 blacklight-reactive, meter-long cardboard tubes are distributed in Washington Square Park, and massive blacklight cannons are aimed at the crowd...the battle continues until every tube is destroyed.
*BIG WHEEL RACE: racing down the Great Hill in Central Park on big wheels, trikes, skateboards, velocipedes, or handmade contraptions on wheels, along with superhero costumes.
*JINGLE BELL ROCK: people bring their personal music players with their favorite tunes and a gift to exchange, and everyone rocks out.
For more info visit: www.newmindspace.com/index.php
Con Bro Chill filmed a music video during the dance party. Such a crazy good idea. Check them out here:
Union Square, NYC
by navema
On Saturday April 3rd 2010, massive pillow fights occurred in cities around the world!
The project, Pillow Fight Day 2010, is a collaboration of many people who comprise a loose, decentralized network of urban playground event organizers all over the world.
ABOUT NEWMINDSPACE
All over the world, groups like Newmindspace organize free, fun, all ages, non-commercial public events. From a massive Mobile Clubbing event in a London train station to a giant pillow fight near the Eiffel Tower in Paris to a subway party beneath the streets of Toronto, it is clear that the urban playground is growing around the world, leaving more public and more social cities in its wake. This is the urban playground movement, a playful part of the larger public space movement.
One of the goals at Newmindspace is to make these unique happenings in public space become a significant part of popular culture, partially replacing passive, non-social, branded consumption experiences like watching television. The result will be a global community of participants in a world where people are constantly organizing and attending these happenings in every major city in the world.
Other projects include:
*BLANKET FORTS: fortresses made of blankets and pillows. A labyrinthine complex of themed, soft forts installed inside a 2000 square-foot private loft. Midnight snacks, smoothies, and hot cocoa are offered. Teddy bears, pajamas and bath robes welcome. It is meant to be an intimate evening among friends and friends of friends, as well as a fundraiser for their free, outdoor public events.
*WE<3 NY: on February 14th, volunteers painted thousands of hearts on the sidewalks of SoHo.
*SANTACON: is a not-for-profit, non-political, non-religious & non-logical Santa Claus convention, attended for absolutely no reason. Check out the website: nycsantacon.com/
*PHOTOGRAPH: people photographing people photographing people and then uploaded to Flickr.
*CAPTURE THE FLAG!: a massive, adrenaline-pumping, urban game played on the streets of downtown Toronto. Two teams hide flags in their territory and attempt to capture the enemy flag using subways, streetcars, bicycles, longboards or their own two feet.
*MARSHMELLOW CIVIL WAR: a historical reenactment in New York of questionable accuracy. With marshmallows.
*BUBBLE BATTLE: thousands of people converge in Times Square for a bubble battle. Loosely based on the Dr. Seuss Classic The Butter Battle Book.
*LIGHTSABER BATTLE: 3,000 blacklight-reactive, meter-long cardboard tubes are distributed in Washington Square Park, and massive blacklight cannons are aimed at the crowd...the battle continues until every tube is destroyed.
*BIG WHEEL RACE: racing down the Great Hill in Central Park on big wheels, trikes, skateboards, velocipedes, or handmade contraptions on wheels, along with superhero costumes.
*JINGLE BELL ROCK: people bring their personal music players with their favorite tunes and a gift to exchange, and everyone rocks out.
For more info visit: www.newmindspace.com/index.php
Union Square, NYC
by navema
On Saturday April 3rd 2010, massive pillow fights occurred in cities around the world!
The project, Pillow Fight Day 2010, is a collaboration of many people who comprise a loose, decentralized network of urban playground event organizers all over the world.
ABOUT NEWMINDSPACE
All over the world, groups like Newmindspace organize free, fun, all ages, non-commercial public events. From a massive Mobile Clubbing event in a London train station to a giant pillow fight near the Eiffel Tower in Paris to a subway party beneath the streets of Toronto, it is clear that the urban playground is growing around the world, leaving more public and more social cities in its wake. This is the urban playground movement, a playful part of the larger public space movement.
One of the goals at Newmindspace is to make these unique happenings in public space become a significant part of popular culture, partially replacing passive, non-social, branded consumption experiences like watching television. The result will be a global community of participants in a world where people are constantly organizing and attending these happenings in every major city in the world.
Other projects include:
*BLANKET FORTS: fortresses made of blankets and pillows. A labyrinthine complex of themed, soft forts installed inside a 2000 square-foot private loft. Midnight snacks, smoothies, and hot cocoa are offered. Teddy bears, pajamas and bath robes welcome. It is meant to be an intimate evening among friends and friends of friends, as well as a fundraiser for their free, outdoor public events.
*WE<3 NY: on February 14th, volunteers painted thousands of hearts on the sidewalks of SoHo.
*SANTACON: is a not-for-profit, non-political, non-religious & non-logical Santa Claus convention, attended for absolutely no reason. Check out the website: nycsantacon.com/
*PHOTOGRAPH: people photographing people photographing people and then uploaded to Flickr.
*CAPTURE THE FLAG!: a massive, adrenaline-pumping, urban game played on the streets of downtown Toronto. Two teams hide flags in their territory and attempt to capture the enemy flag using subways, streetcars, bicycles, longboards or their own two feet.
*MARSHMELLOW CIVIL WAR: a historical reenactment in New York of questionable accuracy. With marshmallows.
*BUBBLE BATTLE: thousands of people converge in Times Square for a bubble battle. Loosely based on the Dr. Seuss Classic The Butter Battle Book.
*LIGHTSABER BATTLE: 3,000 blacklight-reactive, meter-long cardboard tubes are distributed in Washington Square Park, and massive blacklight cannons are aimed at the crowd...the battle continues until every tube is destroyed.
*BIG WHEEL RACE: racing down the Great Hill in Central Park on big wheels, trikes, skateboards, velocipedes, or handmade contraptions on wheels, along with superhero costumes.
*JINGLE BELL ROCK: people bring their personal music players with their favorite tunes and a gift to exchange, and everyone rocks out.
For more info visit: www.newmindspace.com/index.php
Skaros Rock is a large rock promontory on the Aegean island of Santorini. The formation was created through the volcanic activity (likely in an eruption dated to 68,000 B.C) of the nearby Santorini caldera, and has since been further shaped by erosion and earthquakes In a nautical context, the formation is referred to as Cape Skaros.
A prominent landmark, the elevated position of the rock made it a preferable location for defensive fortifications. The site was initially fortified in the early 13th century by the Byzantine Empire, which employed Venetian architect Giacomo Barozzi to construct a fortress around the promontory. The initial structure, known as "La Roka" ("Upper Castle" in Greek), was completed in 1207. Upon the fortress' completion, Barozzi was given control of Santorini by fellow Venetian Marco I Sanudo, who had recently coerced the Byzantines into surrendering their claim to the Aegean islands and had named himself Duke of Naxos. The settlement subsequently grew, with many homes, businesses, and further fortifications being built around the promontory. A church complex, the Chapel of Panagia Theoskepasti, was built at the base of the formation, as was a small harbor. By the time of the Venetian Republic's takeover of Santorini in 1336, the settlement consisted of over 200 homes and had several hundred inhabitants. As Skaros was the largest settlement on the island, the fortress became the de facto capitol of Venetian Santorini [Wikipedia.org]
Landscape of Gunung Halimun Salak National Park.
Photo by Terry Sunderland/CIFOR
If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: cifor-mediainfo@cgiar.org and m.edliadi@cgiar.org
Santorini is one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. It was devastated by a volcanic eruption in the 16th century BC, forever shaping its rugged landscape. The whitewashed, cubiform houses of its 2 principal towns, Fira and Oia, cling to cliffs above an underwater caldera (crater). They overlook the sea, small islands to the west and beaches made up of black, red and white lava pebbles.
Akrotiri, a Bronze Age settlement preserved under ash from the eruption, provides a frozen-in-time glimpse into Minoan life. The ruins of Ancient Thera lie on a dramatic bluff that drops to the sea on 3 sides. Fira, the island's commercial heart, has the Archaeological Museum of Thera and boutique shops. It also has a lively bar scene and tavernas serving local grilled seafood and dry white wine, made from the Assyrtiko grape. Oia is famous for sunsets over its old fortress [Santorini Google Travel]
Bolivian husband and wife team breaking open Brazil nut fruits in the forest.
Photo by Amy Duchelle/CIFOR
If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: cifor-mediainfo@cgiar.org and m.edliadi@cgiar.org
Con Bro Chill filmed a music video during the dance party. Such a crazy good idea. Check them out here:
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Con Bro Chill filmed a music video during the dance party. Such a crazy good idea. Check them out here:
Union Square, NYC
by navema
On Saturday April 3rd 2010, massive pillow fights occurred in cities around the world!
The project, Pillow Fight Day 2010, is a collaboration of many people who comprise a loose, decentralized network of urban playground event organizers all over the world.
ABOUT NEWMINDSPACE
All over the world, groups like Newmindspace organize free, fun, all ages, non-commercial public events. From a massive Mobile Clubbing event in a London train station to a giant pillow fight near the Eiffel Tower in Paris to a subway party beneath the streets of Toronto, it is clear that the urban playground is growing around the world, leaving more public and more social cities in its wake. This is the urban playground movement, a playful part of the larger public space movement.
One of the goals at Newmindspace is to make these unique happenings in public space become a significant part of popular culture, partially replacing passive, non-social, branded consumption experiences like watching television. The result will be a global community of participants in a world where people are constantly organizing and attending these happenings in every major city in the world.
Other projects include:
*BLANKET FORTS: fortresses made of blankets and pillows. A labyrinthine complex of themed, soft forts installed inside a 2000 square-foot private loft. Midnight snacks, smoothies, and hot cocoa are offered. Teddy bears, pajamas and bath robes welcome. It is meant to be an intimate evening among friends and friends of friends, as well as a fundraiser for their free, outdoor public events.
*WE<3 NY: on February 14th, volunteers painted thousands of hearts on the sidewalks of SoHo.
*SANTACON: is a not-for-profit, non-political, non-religious & non-logical Santa Claus convention, attended for absolutely no reason. Check out the website: nycsantacon.com/
*PHOTOGRAPH: people photographing people photographing people and then uploaded to Flickr.
*CAPTURE THE FLAG!: a massive, adrenaline-pumping, urban game played on the streets of downtown Toronto. Two teams hide flags in their territory and attempt to capture the enemy flag using subways, streetcars, bicycles, longboards or their own two feet.
*MARSHMELLOW CIVIL WAR: a historical reenactment in New York of questionable accuracy. With marshmallows.
*BUBBLE BATTLE: thousands of people converge in Times Square for a bubble battle. Loosely based on the Dr. Seuss Classic The Butter Battle Book.
*LIGHTSABER BATTLE: 3,000 blacklight-reactive, meter-long cardboard tubes are distributed in Washington Square Park, and massive blacklight cannons are aimed at the crowd...the battle continues until every tube is destroyed.
*BIG WHEEL RACE: racing down the Great Hill in Central Park on big wheels, trikes, skateboards, velocipedes, or handmade contraptions on wheels, along with superhero costumes.
*JINGLE BELL ROCK: people bring their personal music players with their favorite tunes and a gift to exchange, and everyone rocks out.
For more info visit: www.newmindspace.com/index.php
A worker shells Brazil nuts, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru.
For more on the lives of Brazil nut harvesters, see this video: www.blog.cifor.org/16627/snakes-thieves-and-falling-nuts-...
Photo by Marco Simola/CIFOR
For more information on CIFOR's research on Brazil nuts in Peru, please contact Manuel Guariguata (mailto:m.guariguata@cgiar.org)
If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: cifor-mediainfo@cgiar.org and m.edliadi@cgiar.org
Union Square, NYC
by navema
On Saturday April 3rd 2010, massive pillow fights occurred in cities around the world!
The project, Pillow Fight Day 2010, is a collaboration of many people who comprise a loose, decentralized network of urban playground event organizers all over the world.
ABOUT NEWMINDSPACE
All over the world, groups like Newmindspace organize free, fun, all ages, non-commercial public events. From a massive Mobile Clubbing event in a London train station to a giant pillow fight near the Eiffel Tower in Paris to a subway party beneath the streets of Toronto, it is clear that the urban playground is growing around the world, leaving more public and more social cities in its wake. This is the urban playground movement, a playful part of the larger public space movement.
One of the goals at Newmindspace is to make these unique happenings in public space become a significant part of popular culture, partially replacing passive, non-social, branded consumption experiences like watching television. The result will be a global community of participants in a world where people are constantly organizing and attending these happenings in every major city in the world.
Other projects include:
*BLANKET FORTS: fortresses made of blankets and pillows. A labyrinthine complex of themed, soft forts installed inside a 2000 square-foot private loft. Midnight snacks, smoothies, and hot cocoa are offered. Teddy bears, pajamas and bath robes welcome. It is meant to be an intimate evening among friends and friends of friends, as well as a fundraiser for their free, outdoor public events.
*WE<3 NY: on February 14th, volunteers painted thousands of hearts on the sidewalks of SoHo.
*SANTACON: is a not-for-profit, non-political, non-religious & non-logical Santa Claus convention, attended for absolutely no reason. Check out the website: nycsantacon.com/
*PHOTOGRAPH: people photographing people photographing people and then uploaded to Flickr.
*CAPTURE THE FLAG!: a massive, adrenaline-pumping, urban game played on the streets of downtown Toronto. Two teams hide flags in their territory and attempt to capture the enemy flag using subways, streetcars, bicycles, longboards or their own two feet.
*MARSHMELLOW CIVIL WAR: a historical reenactment in New York of questionable accuracy. With marshmallows.
*BUBBLE BATTLE: thousands of people converge in Times Square for a bubble battle. Loosely based on the Dr. Seuss Classic The Butter Battle Book.
*LIGHTSABER BATTLE: 3,000 blacklight-reactive, meter-long cardboard tubes are distributed in Washington Square Park, and massive blacklight cannons are aimed at the crowd...the battle continues until every tube is destroyed.
*BIG WHEEL RACE: racing down the Great Hill in Central Park on big wheels, trikes, skateboards, velocipedes, or handmade contraptions on wheels, along with superhero costumes.
*JINGLE BELL ROCK: people bring their personal music players with their favorite tunes and a gift to exchange, and everyone rocks out.
For more info visit: www.newmindspace.com/index.php
On 18 July 2023, H.E Mrs Jeannette Kagame joined the Decentralizing Biopharmaceutical Research and Manufacturing #WD2023 Side Event.
Union Square, NYC
by navema
On Saturday April 3rd 2010, massive pillow fights occurred in cities around the world!
The project, Pillow Fight Day 2010, is a collaboration of many people who comprise a loose, decentralized network of urban playground event organizers all over the world.
ABOUT NEWMINDSPACE
All over the world, groups like Newmindspace organize free, fun, all ages, non-commercial public events. From a massive Mobile Clubbing event in a London train station to a giant pillow fight near the Eiffel Tower in Paris to a subway party beneath the streets of Toronto, it is clear that the urban playground is growing around the world, leaving more public and more social cities in its wake. This is the urban playground movement, a playful part of the larger public space movement.
One of the goals at Newmindspace is to make these unique happenings in public space become a significant part of popular culture, partially replacing passive, non-social, branded consumption experiences like watching television. The result will be a global community of participants in a world where people are constantly organizing and attending these happenings in every major city in the world.
Other projects include:
*BLANKET FORTS: fortresses made of blankets and pillows. A labyrinthine complex of themed, soft forts installed inside a 2000 square-foot private loft. Midnight snacks, smoothies, and hot cocoa are offered. Teddy bears, pajamas and bath robes welcome. It is meant to be an intimate evening among friends and friends of friends, as well as a fundraiser for their free, outdoor public events.
*WE<3 NY: on February 14th, volunteers painted thousands of hearts on the sidewalks of SoHo.
*SANTACON: is a not-for-profit, non-political, non-religious & non-logical Santa Claus convention, attended for absolutely no reason. Check out the website: nycsantacon.com/
*PHOTOGRAPH: people photographing people photographing people and then uploaded to Flickr.
*CAPTURE THE FLAG!: a massive, adrenaline-pumping, urban game played on the streets of downtown Toronto. Two teams hide flags in their territory and attempt to capture the enemy flag using subways, streetcars, bicycles, longboards or their own two feet.
*MARSHMELLOW CIVIL WAR: a historical reenactment in New York of questionable accuracy. With marshmallows.
*BUBBLE BATTLE: thousands of people converge in Times Square for a bubble battle. Loosely based on the Dr. Seuss Classic The Butter Battle Book.
*LIGHTSABER BATTLE: 3,000 blacklight-reactive, meter-long cardboard tubes are distributed in Washington Square Park, and massive blacklight cannons are aimed at the crowd...the battle continues until every tube is destroyed.
*BIG WHEEL RACE: racing down the Great Hill in Central Park on big wheels, trikes, skateboards, velocipedes, or handmade contraptions on wheels, along with superhero costumes.
*JINGLE BELL ROCK: people bring their personal music players with their favorite tunes and a gift to exchange, and everyone rocks out.
For more info visit: www.newmindspace.com/index.php
From 1954 until 1974, many American cities were ringed by a decentralized network of guided missiles intended to destroy incoming enemy aircraft and ICBMs. Named for the Greek goddess of victory, Nike missiles were equipped with either high explosive or "small" nuclear warheads (with up to a 40 kiloton yield). At the peak of the program there were over 200 Nike "batteries" in the Continental US (plus over a hundred more protecting strategic locations outside the US). Advances in ICBM technology, coupled with the ABM treaty, eventually put an end to the domestic Nike program, with most of the sites de-commissioned and quickly consumed by suburban sprawl. A few sites have been preserved, however, and I recently visited "SF88L" in Ft. Barry, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco in the Marin headlands. Click on the thumbnails for larger versions of the photos.
SF88L is now under the control of the National Park Service (so don't mess with them), and, thanks to a team of volunteers (many of whom are Nike veterans), is open for guided tours for a few hours each month (as of this writing, the first Sunday of the month, 12:30-3:30pm, but check the web sites below before heading out). See www.nikemissile.net/, www.nikemissile.org/, ed-thelen.org/, and www.atomictourist.com/nike.htm for details on the site and the history of the Nike program generally. Considering its proximity to San Francisco the area is surprisingly remote and rural. (To get there from the highway you go through a neat little single lane tunnel that alternates direction every five minutes.)
The site is a must-see for the Bay-area hacker tourist -- a visit richly repays the advance planning needed to accomodate its somewhat out-of-the-way location and limited schedule. It is remarkably well-preserved, with at least four full, JATO-equipped Nike missiles (un-fueled and sans warheads, we're repeatedly assured), two underground "magazines" with launch platforms, launch and radar control trailers, a radar station (originally a few miles away, line of site), and display cases with assorted artifacts.
See www.crypto.com/photos/misc/sf88l/ for more.
A man working at a palm oil mill on the outskirts of town Doaula, Cameroon.
Photo by Mokhamad Edliadi/CIFOR
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Three people working at a palm oil processing facility. This place was right next to the highway, to facilitate the passing buyer.
Photo by Mokhamad Edliadi/CIFOR
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Bolivian woman breaking open Brazil nut fruits in the forest.
Photo by Amy Duchelle/CIFOR
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Deforested lands used for pastoral farming, Napo Province, Ecuador.
Photo by Tomas Munita/CIFOR
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Con Bro Chill filmed a music video during the dance party. Such a crazy good idea. Check them out here:
Vegetable gardens by the local reservoir near Zorro village, Burkina Faso.
Photo by Ollivier Girard/CIFOR
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A woman working at a palm oil mill on the outskirts of town Doaula, Cameroon.
Photo by Mokhamad Edliadi/CIFOR
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2nd Arab regional consultation on HFA2: 24-25 November 2013, League of Arab States, Cairo, Egypt
A major Arab regional consultation on the post-2015 international framework for disaster risk reduction has pinpointed governance and accountability and better local and national coordination as the key issues to strengthen.
The League of Arab States hosted representatives from governments, specialized organizations, UN and international partners and civil society representatives as they developed a unified regional position on priorities.
More about the consultation: www.unisdr.org/archive/35668
Santorini is one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. It was devastated by a volcanic eruption in the 16th century BC, forever shaping its rugged landscape. The whitewashed, cubiform houses of its 2 principal towns, Fira and Oia, cling to cliffs above an underwater caldera (crater). They overlook the sea, small islands to the west and beaches made up of black, red and white lava pebbles.
Akrotiri, a Bronze Age settlement preserved under ash from the eruption, provides a frozen-in-time glimpse into Minoan life. The ruins of Ancient Thera lie on a dramatic bluff that drops to the sea on 3 sides. Fira, the island's commercial heart, has the Archaeological Museum of Thera and boutique shops. It also has a lively bar scene and tavernas serving local grilled seafood and dry white wine, made from the Assyrtiko grape. Oia is famous for sunsets over its old fortress [Santorini Google Travel]
Aerial view of the landscape around Halimun Salak National Park, West Java, Indonesia.
Photo by Kate Evans/CIFOR
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Two men are traditionally processed palm oil fruit, the oil will immediately be sold and used personally.
Photo by Mokhamad Edliadi/CIFOR
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Union Square, NYC
by navema
On Saturday April 3rd 2010, massive pillow fights occurred in cities around the world!
The project, Pillow Fight Day 2010, is a collaboration of many people who comprise a loose, decentralized network of urban playground event organizers all over the world.
ABOUT NEWMINDSPACE
All over the world, groups like Newmindspace organize free, fun, all ages, non-commercial public events. From a massive Mobile Clubbing event in a London train station to a giant pillow fight near the Eiffel Tower in Paris to a subway party beneath the streets of Toronto, it is clear that the urban playground is growing around the world, leaving more public and more social cities in its wake. This is the urban playground movement, a playful part of the larger public space movement.
One of the goals at Newmindspace is to make these unique happenings in public space become a significant part of popular culture, partially replacing passive, non-social, branded consumption experiences like watching television. The result will be a global community of participants in a world where people are constantly organizing and attending these happenings in every major city in the world.
Other projects include:
*BLANKET FORTS: fortresses made of blankets and pillows. A labyrinthine complex of themed, soft forts installed inside a 2000 square-foot private loft. Midnight snacks, smoothies, and hot cocoa are offered. Teddy bears, pajamas and bath robes welcome. It is meant to be an intimate evening among friends and friends of friends, as well as a fundraiser for their free, outdoor public events.
*WE<3 NY: on February 14th, volunteers painted thousands of hearts on the sidewalks of SoHo.
*SANTACON: is a not-for-profit, non-political, non-religious & non-logical Santa Claus convention, attended for absolutely no reason. Check out the website: nycsantacon.com/
*PHOTOGRAPH: people photographing people photographing people and then uploaded to Flickr.
*CAPTURE THE FLAG!: a massive, adrenaline-pumping, urban game played on the streets of downtown Toronto. Two teams hide flags in their territory and attempt to capture the enemy flag using subways, streetcars, bicycles, longboards or their own two feet.
*MARSHMELLOW CIVIL WAR: a historical reenactment in New York of questionable accuracy. With marshmallows.
*BUBBLE BATTLE: thousands of people converge in Times Square for a bubble battle. Loosely based on the Dr. Seuss Classic The Butter Battle Book.
*LIGHTSABER BATTLE: 3,000 blacklight-reactive, meter-long cardboard tubes are distributed in Washington Square Park, and massive blacklight cannons are aimed at the crowd...the battle continues until every tube is destroyed.
*BIG WHEEL RACE: racing down the Great Hill in Central Park on big wheels, trikes, skateboards, velocipedes, or handmade contraptions on wheels, along with superhero costumes.
*JINGLE BELL ROCK: people bring their personal music players with their favorite tunes and a gift to exchange, and everyone rocks out.
For more info visit: www.newmindspace.com/index.php
A family enjoy the afternoon on a smallholders farm along the BR-364 highway in Acre, Brazil.
Photo by Kate Evans/CIFOR
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Photo by Icaro Cooke Vieira/CIFOR
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Con Bro Chill filmed a music video during the dance party. Such a crazy good idea. Check them out here: