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beehive design collective

Machias, ME

The Beehive Design Collective is a wildly-motivated, all-volunteer, art-activist collective dedicated to "cross-pollinating the grassroots" by creating collaborative, anti-copyright images for use as educational and organizing tools. ... view more

  1. on February 21
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    Occuprint by jesse goldstein

    We've collected 100s of Occupy images. Now we're going to print & distribute thousands of posters, to help this movement stay visible!

    • 144% funded $24,218 pledged
    • 351 backers
    • Funded Mar 27, 2012
  2. on December 26
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    buddy, here's some VERY important homework for your storyboard! the book "Black Flags and Windmills", by Scott Crow http://vimeo.com/27543529 The other folks i mentioned for solid perspective are Jay, Jackie, King, my fairy-god-crusty, Mary Go-round, Malek (tyler sez he would make a great character, but King is top of the list)... yip!
  3. on December 26
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    SNOWBIRD: a graphic novel by Erin Wilson

    A hauntingly honest graphic novel depicting the winter of 2010 in the radical artist and musician community of New Orleans.

    • 135% funded $9,456 pledged
    • 368 backers
    • Funded Dec 31, 2011
  4. on December 8
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    Occupy Comics: Art + Stories Inspired by Occupy Wall Street by Matt Pizzolo

    An Occupy Wall Street-inspired comics anthology, created by pros contributing their pay to support the occupiers through winter.

    • 286% funded $28,640 pledged
    • 715 backers
    • Funded Dec 09, 2011
  5. on November 30
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    Help Publish the Declaration of Occupy Wall Street by Andy Stepanian

    The media has alleged Occupy Wall Street is a movement without a message. This is their official declaration & you can help publish it.

    • 109% funded $10,903 pledged
    • 252 backers
    • Funded Dec 04, 2011
  6. on September 7, 2011
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    Posted project update #1

    We remain astonished... speechless... dazed and amazed! Y'all are INCREDIBLE!

    What a whirlwind!

    Thanks to your faith, love, and support, this year's over-the-top magical Blackfly Ball, and it's incredible grassroots funding effort were a smashing success!

    It all was truly a miracle, to be exact! You, us Bees bustin-stinger, hundreds of hard-working volunteers from around the country, and well over a thousand folks from near and far in attendance just co-created a moment of tremendous joy and revitalization that had meaning and impact beyond words...

    But thankfully, there's pictures! SO many beautiful pictures... that we hope will convey a glimpse of the long-reaching, joyous and important cultural and community work that just took place. Humbly and respectfully every step of the way. Wheeee! Here's the images! http://goworkerbees.blogspot.com/

    All thanks to people like yourself, trusting us, sharing love, tens & twenties, space, extra zucchini, car-honks, positive word-of-mouth, tools, talent and (sometimes most importantly!) advice for what-not-to-do... supporting us and helping us navigate this big adventure in any way possible. Wow. So much wow we are still stunned silly...

    We Bees are so lucky to serve this story. Thank you so much for bearing witness to it, and for having our backs when financial support was pivitol. We just can't thank you enough for being a part of keeping it all real... and funded from the ground up. People power to the MAX!

    much love and solidarity,

    the tired happy bees

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  7. on August 20, 2011
    Funded!

    The Beehive Collective's 10th Anniversary Blackfly Ball! by beehive design collective

    Help us throw the most epic 10th Anniversary celebration... and get fantastically intricate, inspiring & illustrated posters in return!

    • 101% funded $18,213 pledged
    • 202 backers
    • Funded Aug 20, 2011
  8. on July 16, 2011
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    The Beehive Collective's 10th Anniversary Blackfly Ball! by beehive design collective

    Help us throw the most epic 10th Anniversary celebration... and get fantastically intricate, inspiring & illustrated posters in return!

    • $18,000 funding goal
    • 08/20/2011 Funding Ended
  9. on June 23, 2011
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    Winsor McCay Resurrection Project by Bill Plympton

    Independent animator Bill Plympton restores & updates Winsor McCay's 1921 classic, THE FLYING HOUSE by cleaning & coloring each frame.

    • 197% funded $19,760 pledged
    • 557 backers
    • Funded Jul 15, 2011
  10. on May 10, 2011
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    New CD: Mr. Lif & Brass Menazeri, Hip Hop meets Balkan Brass by Brass Menažeri & Mr. Lif

    Help hip hop pioneer Mr. Lif & Brass Menažeri Balkan Brass Band deepen & record our genre-defining new collaboration!

    • 107% funded $8,604 pledged
    • 154 backers
    • Funded May 19, 2011