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this month’se-zine features:Help the Sandos FamiliesWanderlustThe Milagro FoundationTiger TimeHomeboyNot impossible NOWCreative VisionsOcean ConservancySave the Riviera Maya Today

• An URGENT Altruistica Bulletin:

• Help the Sandos Victims of Hurricane Odile that hit Cabo San Lucas on Sept. 14 rebuild their lives.

• Hurricane Odile hit Cabo San Lucas on September 14, 2014, leaving much of the city devastated by damages.

• Thanks to the incredible employees at Sandos Finisterra Los Cabos, each and every one of the guests made it through Hurricane Odile safe and sound.

•  • Sadly, Hurricane Odile has left their city and homes in bad shape,

and many Sandos employees have experienced great personal loss

• . • 24 Sandos families lost their homes and 37 more homes were

damaged.

• The money collected from this fundraiser will go toward food, water, medical supplies, clothing, home repairs, and anything else that the Sandos employees in Los Cabos might need right now as they try to rebuild their lives. For every cent you donate, Sandos Hotels & Resorts will match it.

• We are ever grateful for the hard work and unfailing commitment shown by Sandos staff during Hurricane Odile.

• Together, we can help them get back on their feet!

• Please donate as much as you can with the link http://igg.me/at/help-cabo 

• Thank you for all your help and support.

• Please visit www.altruistica.org for more information and updates.

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A Yoga Block Party in the Heart of Austin

Ready for a rockin' weekend of music, yoga and fun?

Join us for Wanderlust Austin from Nov. 6-9 at Brazos Hall!

Fill your days with powerful yoga classes, live music, adventure races, guided runs, city bike tours, and standup paddle boarding on the Colorado River. From early morning meditations to chakra-spinning dance sessions, come practice and party in the center of this vibrant city. 

The teacher lineup doesn't disappoint, with classes from amazing instructors like Vinnie Marino, Eoin Finn, Tiffany Cruikshank, and music by DJ Taz Rashid, Happy Happy James, LouLou Ghelichkhani, and more!

Treat yourself to one day or all four and get your tickets here--We'll see you on your mat!

For a full list of our upcoming festivals visit: wanderlust.com

As well, you can get more information on Wanderlust at Altruistica’s Connecting Good Intentions Tour featuringMouvement’s Om Dome on Nov. 5 to 20 in Los Angeles, Malibu, and Las Vegas.

Please visit www.altruistica.org for more information and updates.

Thank you for all your consideration and support.

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• MILAGRO ON TOUR

• Santana donates 50 cents for every ticket sold to The Milagro Foundation.

• Please check out the UPCOMING TOUR DATES:

• 11/5/2014 House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV TIX• 11/7/2014 House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV TIX• 11/8/2014 House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV TIX• 11/9/2014 House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV TIX• 11/12/2014 House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV TIX• 11/14/2014 House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV TIX• 11/15/2014 House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV TIX• 11/16/2014 House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV TIX

• Please visit www.santana.com for Tickets and more dates.

• MILAGRO LATEST GRANTEE:

• The Mosaic Project®, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization, works toward a peaceful future by unit ing children of diverse backgrounds, providing them with essential community building skills, and empowering them to become peacemakers.

•  • Please visit: http://www.mosaicproject.org/

• Please visit for the complete list:• http://www.milagrofoundation.org/grantees.asp•  • For more information about DONATING, please visit

www.milagrofoundation.org.•  • Thank you for your consideration and support.

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• THANKS For R.O.A.R ing FOR WILD TIGERS LAST MONTH

• Star supporters of the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation’s TIGERTIME Campaign came together this autumn to help raise almost US$30,000 ( £18 ,500) for tiger conservation in Assam. As a partner of Animal Planet’s annual matched giving campaign ‘ROAR’ the charity urged supporters to donate during September to receive matched giving on their donations and, with bonus prizes for the most unique visitors to the site and the loudest ROAR generating $10,000 each it was an amazing international effort.

• With as few as 3,000 tigers left in the wild, the TigerTime Campaign is working hard to fund conservation, education, anti-poaching, community outreach and undercover investigations in India, Thailand and Russia through a growing global social media supporter base.

• For more information please contact: • Vicky Flynn, DSWF on 01483 443851 

Vicky.flynn@davidshepherd.org• Please visit:: http://bit.ly/SaveWildTigers•  • David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation 

• David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation responds to urgent conservation threats by supporting trusted, reputable individuals and organisations operating in the field.

• The Founder, David Shepherd, is known internationally as an artist and ambassador for wildlife. In 1960 he became a conservationist overnight when he came across 255 zebra lying dead around a poisoned waterhole in Tanzania. Since then, with the help of supporters across the world, the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) has given away over £5million in grants to save critically endangered mammals in their wild habitat and benefit the local people who share their environment.

• Please visit: www.davidshepherd.org

• Thank you for all your help and support.

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• HOPE HAS AN ADDRESS•  • Homeboy Industries provides hope, training, and support  to

formerly gang-involved and recently incarcerated men and women, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of their communities.

•  • Homeboy Industries serves at-risk and gang involved youth with a

continuum of services and programs designed to meet their multiple needs, and runs four businesses that serve as job-training sites.

• Please Visit: www.homeboyindustries.org

• The Homeboy Industries Food Truck is at various set locations throughout greater Los Angeles and is available for event catering. View the full menu, live updated calendar of locations and much more at homeboyindustries.org/homeboytruck. Follow the truck on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for live updates @homeboytruck.

• • JOIN US ON NOV. 1ST FOR AN OPEN HOUSE AND FARM-TO-

TABLE DINNER• Open House - Saturday, November 1st  5:30-7:30

130 W. Bruno Street - Los Angeles, CA 90012

FARM-TO-TABLE DINNER AND TRANSFORMATION STORIES AT THE HOMEGIRL CAFÉ

• Saturday, November 1st beginning at 6:30 p.m.

• Attire is casual. Space is limited. Tickets are $75. Be prepared to be wowed by the company, the food, and the amazing work that goes on at Homeboy Industries.

Please click here to register. • Please visit: http://www.homeboyindustries.org/news-events/

• Thank you for all your help and support.

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e-zine• THE JOURNEY IS THE DESTINATION • Inspired by the life of Dan Eldon, Creative Visions Foundation

inspires and supports creative activists – individuals who use media and the arts to raise awareness of critical issues around the globe and ignite positive change.

• Creative Visions Foundation provides tools, mentorship, resources and a linked community to help our activists harness the power of media, arts and technology to solve global problems in the areas of: human rights, environment, youth & education, woman empowerment, and global consciousness.

• Please visit:  www.creativevisions.org

• SOLD OUT: 2014 TURN ON LA• OH NO! We sold out! Don't worry, you can still bid on some

awesome experiences for our online auction to show your support :

• https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/auctionhome.action?auctionId=222837565

• CV Turns On LA (again)• Awardees for the evening included: Chris Temple & Zach Ingrasci

(Living On One), Malala Yousafzai (watch her video acceptance here), Sanjay Rawal (Food Chains), Lekha Singh (Beyond Right & Wrong), and finally Sanjay Gupta (accepted by producer Danielle Dellorto)

• Poet In-Q silenced the room with his incredible spoken word performance. And finally, the evening concluded with a stellar performance by Aloe Blacc, who in our eyes, really is The Man.  

• It’s an overwhelming feeling to look across the room and see so many people that support us and who believe in our vision. To those of you who attended: we are encouraged by your presence, humbled by your generosity, and blinded by your radiant sparks. Thank you for making it a special night and sparking what we know will be a revolutionary year for Creative Visions. Onward!

• For a full recap of the night, please visit:• http://luminarydaily.com/how-kathy-eldon-is-turning-on-la-

and-changing-our-world/

• Thank you for all your help and support.

• NOT IMPOSSIBLE NOW

• The People at Not Impossible Now believe in technology for the sake of humanity.

• While nobody can do everything, everybody can do something, so we crowdsource our solutions to real-world problems. Suddenly, yesterday’s pipe dreams are Not Impossible Now!

• By helping one person we can all inspire others to do the same – it’s their “Help One Help Many” philosophy and it breaks down barriers, enabling greater access to all in need.

• Access to healthcare, literacy and technology shouldn’t ever be limited by finances, geography or physical ability. 

• Listen in on Not Impossible founder Mick Ebeling's conversation on CBC radio's program "Q" right here: 

• http://www.cbc.ca/q/popupaudio.html?clipIds=2476780836

• Students Design Portable Ebola Treatment Centers• This rapidly deployable treatment center can help Ebola

patients all over the world get treatment.• A group of Texas A&M University architecture students has

come up with a potential solution to the scarcity of treatment centers in West Africa: portable treatment centers that can fit inside a shipping container.

• The treatment centers would be easy to transport and set up: "A lot of our designs did include sourcing water and power. We [would send] tools, everything they needed to build the facilities that we're designing."

• The design is being presented to Congress members for consideration.

• For more info: • http://www.notimpossiblenow.com/the-latest/students-design-

portable-ebola-treatment-centers

• Thank you for all your help and support.  

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• OCEAN CONSERVANCY: Clean Beaches - Clean Water

• We have a profound stake in a healthy ocean that is free of trash and marine debris.

• The ocean sustains us with the basic elements of life—it produces half of the oxygen in the air we breathe, and it is an essential part of the water cycle, helping to provide the water we drink.

• The world’s beaches, the frontier of this essential resource, support ocean health. They provide habitat and nesting grounds for important ocean wildlife like sea turtles and sea birds, and they attract vacationers from around the world, helping to sustain complex coastal economies.

• Please check out :http://www.oceanconservancy.org/healthy-ocean/clean-beaches-clean-water/

• Trash Free Seas

• Ocean trash ranks as one of the most serious pollution problems of our time. Much more than an eyesore, trash in the water and on the shore affects the health of people, wildlife and economies. For example, trash in the water:

• injures swimmers and beachgoers;• harms wildlife that eat it or get trapped in its mess;• drives away tourists—and their wallets; and• ensnares boat propellers, a costly navigation hazard.• The good news is we can prevent trashed beaches and debris-filled

water. Ocean Conservancy has a vision of trash free seas, and we’ve been leading the way for more than 25 years.

• Ocean Conservancy is creating a world of trash free seas by:• Organizing and executing the International Coastal Cleanup®, the

world’s largest volunteer effort to clean up our beaches and waterways, with partners around the globe.

• Publicizing data that help the public and the global science community better understand the problem of ocean trash.

• Creating innovative solutions to the ocean trash issue with leaders from the private, public and academic sectors.

• Building a movement to help inspire all of us to stop trash before it starts and live cleaner, healthier lives.

• Join Ocean Conservancy in working every day with partners around the world to fulfill the vision of clean water and healthy beaches.

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• SAVE THE RIVIERA MAYA TODAY: PRESERVE THE SIAN KA’AN•  • Sian Ka’an is “The Birthplace of the Sky” in the ancient Mayan heritage.•  • For over 40,000 years it is has been a pristine land filled with cenotes, lagoons,

petenes, canals, and early Mayan temples.•  • Home to jaguars, monkeys, manatees, endangered sea turtles, dolphins, unique

birds, and thousands of other rare animal species; all existing together in tranquility and harmony until the recent encroachment of human population and global pollution.

•  • Please view Our Way is Our Destiny at ALTRUISTICA 90sec silent clip h • ATRUISTICA 90sec H264 NO Audio Oct 28th•   • SAVE THE RIVIERA MAYA TODAY:• SIAN KA’AN BEACH RECLAMATION PROJECT•  • The beautiful coastline of the Sian Ka’an,”The Birthplace of the Sky“, Biosphere

Reserve  has been polluted by local and global waste.•  • The 64 km stretch of once virgin beachfront is home to dolphins, manatees,

endangered sea turtles, and 339 unique bird species.•  • Your contribution will initiate clean up of the beaches, coordinate local

organizations, and raise global awareness.•   • Our project will make an immediate and crucial impact in the following ways:•  • Reduce the plastic and other non-biodegradable garbage on the beaches• Create responsibility for local and global polluters• Foster effective collaborative efforts between local stakeholders• Reduce the amount of animals with dangerous toxicity levels and animal deaths• Increase the survival rate of newborn sea turtles, marine birds, manatees, and

dolphins•  • As part of Altruistica’s larger media campaign, 

SAVE THE RIVIERA MAYA TODAY: PRESERVE THE SIAN KA’AN, these impacts will be leveraged for the present and future well being of these species and their environment.

•  • Please DONATE now by clicking the DONATIONS Box on our Home Page.•  •  • Thank you for your consideration and support.

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