It’s been over four years ago now since we’ve done that shoe drop, Blake, but I think about it often as well. I forged some meaningful friendships over those weeks. Thank you for your missive. You are very dear to me.
Sep 30, 2011 | Categories:activism, africa, fashion & style | Tags: Blake Mycoskie, buy one give one, shoe drop, South Africa, Start Something that Matters, Summer Rayne Oakes, TOMS, TOMS shoe drop, Toms shoe drop South Africa, Toms Shoes | 6 Comments »
Pre-register now for Summer Rayne Oakes’ talk on Sustainable Living & Design at the Aldrich Museum.
Feb 20, 2010 | Categories:africa, speeches | Tags: africa, Aldrich, Aldrich Museum, Aldrich talks, Cornell, green fashion, Mezimbite Forest Centre, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable design, sustainable development, sustainable living | Leave A Comment »
Edun Live partners with Made-By to release the latest tee-shirt design.
Feb 02, 2010 | Categories:africa, fashion & style, photoshoots | Tags: Ali Hewson, Bono, Clothing certification, CLothing label, Edun, Edun Live, Edun tees, Made-By, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oakes, Transparency label | Leave A Comment »
A little article I wrote nominating Ashoka Fellow Allan Schwarz as one of Ode’s 25 Intelligent Optimists.
Dec 21, 2009 | Categories:activism, africa | Tags: 25 Intelligent Optimists, a.d. schwarz, africa, allan schwarz, Ashoka Fellow, Mozambique, reforestation africa, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable development | 2 Comments »
A number of musicians came together at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s life, work and 91st Birthday!
Jul 19, 2009 | Categories:activism, africa, events, videos | Tags: 46664 Day, Alicia Keys, Angelique Kidjo, Aretha Franklin, Carla Bruni, Josh Groban, Mandela, Mandela 46664, Mandela celebration New York, Mandela Day, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela birthday, Nelson Mandela's birthday celebration, NYC concerts, Stevie Wonder, Summer Rayne Oakes, Will.i.am, Wycelf | 1 Comment »
a.d. schwarz, the coveted Mozambican label designed by artisans and South African architect, Allan Schwarz, debuts in New York City May 2009.
May 20, 2009 | Categories:activism, africa, fair trade, fashion & style | Tags: a.d. schwarz, africa, African sustainable development, allan schwarz, ecodesign, jewelry, Mozambique, South Africa, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable design, sustainable forestry, sustainable furniture, trade not aid | Leave A Comment »
Sustainable development meets sustainable design in the a.d. schwarz label. From deep in the heart of the Miombo forests of Mozambique, each high quality design is hand-wrought from beautiful, sustainably-harvested African wood.
May 14, 2009 | Categories:africa, fair trade | Tags: a.d. schwarz, africa, African artisans, African design, allan schwarz, fashion jewelry, jewelry, luxury, luxury jewelry, Mozambique, mozambique design, social enterprise, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable development Africa, sustainable forestry, sustainable furniture, sustainable wood design, sustainably harvested wood | 1 Comment »
April is Genocide Prevention Month. See Summer Rayne’s suggested readings that bring to light the atrocities around the world.
Apr 24, 2009 | Categories:activism, africa, personal musings | Tags: a long way gone, African genocide, Asian genocide, genocide, genocide prevention, Genocide Prevention Month, Ishmael Beah, peace, peace treaty, Valentino Achak Deng, what is the what | Leave A Comment »
Summer Rayne Oakes gives her Top 10 Picks for the coolest in African fair-trade design.
Feb 10, 2009 | Categories:africa, fair trade, fashion & style | Tags: africa | Leave A Comment »
Conservation, AIDS, education and hope: Summer Rayne Oakes shares her accounts from the field in Mozambique.
Feb 08, 2009 | Categories:activism, africa, personal musings | Tags: africa, AIDS/HIV, Mozambique, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable development Africa | 3 Comments »
Take a sneak peak of the people who attended the Charity: Water ball at the Metropolitan Pavilion in NYC.
Dec 22, 2008 | Categories:activism, africa, events | Tags: Adrian Grenier, africa, Amos Lee, Charity Water, Charity Water ball, charity water benefit, Charity Water gala, clean water, Scott Harrison, Summer Rayne Oakes, The Summit | Leave A Comment »
Join the crew at the Charity: Water ball on December 15, 2008 and raise money for clean water projects.
Nov 15, 2008 | Categories:activism, africa | Tags: access to clean water, africa, African water projects, Charity ball, Charity Water, clean water, Kenya, Scott Harrison | 1 Comment »
I take the long road up from Inhambane to Vilanculos…a stop-over as I make my way nortward to the Mezimbite Forest Centre.
Sep 27, 2008 | Categories:africa | Tags: a.d. schwarz, africa, allan schwarz, Inhambane, Mozambique, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable development Africa, Vilanculos | 1 Comment »
A sneak peak at pressing coconut oil in Inhambane, Mozambique.
Sep 24, 2008 | Categories:africa | Tags: coconut, coconut oil press, Mozambique, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oake | 3 Comments »
Discovery Earth Live goes live in Mozambique! Watch, read, and hear about Summer Rayne’s and Allan Schwarz’s excursions through the country.
Sep 23, 2008 | Categories:africa | Tags: a.d. schwarz, africa, allan schwarz, Discovery Earth Live, Mozambique, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable development, sustainable forestry | 1 Comment »
In honor of my departure to Mozambique tomorrow, I’ve posted a video diary of my time there last year. Click on it to see the very cool sustainable development programs we are working on.
Sep 15, 2008 | Categories:africa, videos | Tags: a.d. schwarz, africa, African artisans, Aga Khan, Aga Khan Foundation, allan schwarz, fair trade Africa, forest managment Africa, Mezimbie Forest Centre, Mozambique, Mozambique diaries, Muslim Africa, Summer Rayne, Summer Rayne Oakes, sustainable harvest, sustainably harvested wood | 6 Comments »
A look at Esther’s Umucyo ubamurikira photo exhibit at Charity: Water and Salt Gallery. Check it out: The exhibit closes on September 30, 2008.
Aug 31, 2008 | Categories:africa, events | Tags: africa, Charity Water, Esther Havens, Mozambique, Rwanda, Salt Gallery, Toms Shoes | Leave A Comment »
Charity: Water launches in Theory.
Mar 09, 2008 | Categories:activism, africa | Tags: Charity Water, clean water, Ethiopia, Theory | Leave A Comment »
Fashion happenings over at grist.org.
Feb 08, 2008 | Categories:africa | Tags: Barneys, Grist, hanson, TOMS shoe drop | Leave A Comment »
A video diary of the South Africa TOMS shoe trip.
Dec 31, 2007 | Categories:africa | Tags: Food 4 Africa, South Africa, Summer Rayne Oakes, TOMS shoe drop, Toms Shoes | Leave A Comment »
