Diversity in Culture, Recreation and Exhibits celebrated throughout Richmond in February

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6 February 2016 — Richmond, CA: “February in Richmond is about reflection, celebration and adoration through culture, museums and attractions,” said Beth Javens, Executive Director at Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau (www.visitrichmondca.com).

More city-wide February events in Richmond:

In addition to the every-day activities along Richmond’s trails and waterfront, there are several special events taking place throughout the city this month: Through February 20 (Saturdays, 8pm; Sundays, 2pm), The Gamester at Masquers Playhouse: Historic Point Richmond Now through March: “Richmond and the Legacy of the Black Panther Party” exhibit at the Richmond Museum of History (400 Nevin Avenue). A new exhibit at the Richmond Museum of History offers a glimpse of the party’s role in the city. The exhibit, “Richmond and the Legacy of the Black Panther Party,” features dozens of photographs and newspaper clippings. Museum visitors will learn about The Black Panther newspaper, which featured an investigation into Denzel Dowell’s killing in its first edition. The exhibit coincides with the 50th anniversary of the founding for the Black Panther Party. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students over 12. For more information, call (510) 235-7387 or visit www.richmondmuseum.org.

Tuesday, February 9, 4pm – 6pm: “Meet the Mayor. ” Mayor Tom Butt and NIAD invite you to attend “Works from Richmond’s NIAD Art Center” in the Mayor’s Office. The mayor is excited to partner with NIAD for a second year and feature new creative works at his office. NIAD’s visual arts program has promoted meaningful independent living by area artists with disabilities for more than 35 years. Come join us for this wonderful event and open house. Light refreshments will be provided.

February 6 – 27: Richmond Arts Center February events:


Saturday, February 6, 12pm-2pm: Artist’s Talk: The Art of Living Black FREE


Saturday, February 6, 2pm-5pm: Winter Exhibitions Opening Reception


Saturday, February 13, 2:30pm-4pm: Jazz Art Workshop FREE 2:30-4pm


Monday, February 15-Friday, February 19, 9:30am-4:30pm: Presidents’ Week Art Camps.


Sunday, February 21, 1pm-3pm: Artist’s Talk: Clear Thoughts Muddy Matter FREE


Saturday, February 27, 1pm-2:30pm: See & Make Art Family Workshop FREE The Richmond Art Center, the East Bay’s www.richmondartcenter.org

Beginning Sunday, February 7 – Kaleidoscope Coffee Ongoing Activities. One of Point Richmond’s newest landmarks offers a month-long series of ongoing public activities:

Sunday, February 7, 10am: Storytelling for Children;

Wednesday, February 10, 17 & 24 @10:30am-11:30am: Ukulele Sing & Play Along;

Thursday, February 11, 18 & 25 @ 7pm: General Open Microphone;

Friday, February 12, 7:30pm: Point Richmond Acoustic Rita Hosking w/special guest Historic Point Richmond

Saturday, February 13, NAID Art Center Opening Reception: Ceramic Works of Sylvia Fragoso

Saturday, February 20, 9am-12pm: FREE Fandango, East Bay Center 109 Park Place, Point Richmond). Café Society is an arts’ organization whose members are poets, writers, musicians, dancers for the Performing Arts. Richmond Main Street.

Monday, February 22: 9am-12pm, Birding at Miller / Knox. Miller/Knox: www.ebparks.org

Friday, February 26, 7pm: Café Society painters, photographers, playwrights, artists in any and all mediums who are dedicated to supporting the arts in every way. The artists of Café Society are united by the thought that what we’re doing is both necessary and valuable and this single vision: We are all storytellers!

Café Society sponsors Fourth Fridays at Kaleidoscope Coffee in which various Society members put together an event for your pleasure at the amazing new Kaleidoscope Coffee in order to introduce café-going people to what’s happening now in the arts. Cassie Cushing has offered her new and amazing events space as interdisciplinary venue. 109 Park Place, Historic Point Richmond. www.kaleidoscopecoffee.com

Friday, February 26, 7:30pm: Point Richmond Jazz featuring Five Play & The PRJAZZ String Quartet www.prjazz.org Historic Point Richmond

Saturday, February 27: Lane Victory half Marathon 10K and 5K by Brazen Racing. Richmond Waterfront

Friday, February 27 4pm-10pm Bay Area Derby. Craneway Pavilion Richmond Waterfront

Saturday, February 27, 6pm ’til 9pm: Candle Light Dinner at Aky’s Cafe. Pre-Fixe $25 in Historic Point Richmond


Established as a 501c-6 tourism business improvement district established in 2004, the Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau is the destination marketing organization for the City of Richmond, California.

Futures Without Violence and The Representation Project Bring Together Politicians and Players In Forum: The NFL Can and Should Do More

Panel and In-The-Sky Presentation Draws Crowd and Attention to Campaign:

www.BeAModelMan.org

Media Contact: David Perry
415.693.0583
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6 February 2016 – San Francisco: If you project your message onto a skyscraper, they will come. Last night, an overflow crowd of community leaders, politicians, and NFL sports stars attended a special reception, panel discussion and in-the-sky screen kick-off of the #BeAModelMan campaign (www.BeAModelMan.org). Sponsored by Futures Without Violence (www.futureswithoutviolence.org) and The Representation Project (www.representationproject.org), last night’s event at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts next to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Fountain took the anti-violence message right to the front door of the NFL Experience and media center at Moscone Center.

“Too often, we men live behind a mask of what we’re told it means ‘to be a man.’” said California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, moderator for last night’s panel. “We need to take off the mask and live out healthy images of masculinity.”

The panel was comprised of Esta Soler, Founder and President of Futures Without Violence, Lorenzo Neal, 16 season NFL veteran, Dr. Joseph Marshall, founder of the Alive and Free -Omega Boys Club, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, founder and CEO of The Representation Project and filmmaker of The Mask You Live In, and Travis Threlkel, co-founder & Chief Creative Officer of Obscura Digital whose unique invention has projected the campaign onto some of San Francisco’s most famous landmarks.

“Violence is learned and what can be learned, can be unlearned. That’s our job and our challenge,” said Soler, noting that partnering with professional sports organizations — and the NFL — was an important part of their ongoing work. “We want professional athletes to succeed both on the field and off. ”

One of the audience members had a very personal response to the evening: Marvin Jones of the Cincinnati Bengals.

“First of all, I love this conversation. My father is a pastor and a sheriff. He gave me the foundation of loving and caring for your family, ” said Jones. “I’m a football player, but it doesn’t define me. I’m a father first. Everywhere I go, I try to instill in kids the little details so that they can see them. Respect for women starts at home. Hug your wife. Kids will pick that up.”

“We need to stop raising up athletic prowess at the expense of character. We need to build character with our NFL players. That’s what it means to be a model man, ” said Marshall one of the event’s most passionate speakers. “Entitlement doesn’t mean empowerment. Let’s give young men the tools. Otherwise, we’re putting a BandAid on a shotgun. ”

During the height of Super Bowl 50 celebrations, Futures Without Violence and The Representation Project have been taking their message to the streets — and the façades of buildings — via a mobile, high tech projection system from Obscura Digital to provoke the question: what does it mean to #BeAModelMan? Last night following the panel, the campaign was projected onto the facade of a skyscraper to an audience of thousands driving and walking by.

The innovative campaign is literally, in your face. At various times throughout Super Bowl Week, a one-of-a-kind Tesla electric car equipped with a state-of-the-art mobile projector has been popping up at sites around the Bay Area using the sides of buildings to display a variety of images and messages that promote healthy masculinity and violence prevention. The technology and creative engine driving the campaign is San Francisco’s Obscura Digital (www.obscuradigital.com), internationally known for such efforts as projecting onto the Dome of St. Peter’s at the Vatican in Rome or using New York’s Empire State Building as a backdrop to raise awareness of species threatened by extinction.

“A real man knows real respect,” said NFL legend Ronnie Lott who is adding his name to the effort. “We have to do a better job providing positive role models, on and off the field. With adults modeling healthy masculinity, it shows boys that winning isn’t everything, and treating women and girls with respect is part of being a man. I’m proud to stand up and call on men to do more with Futures Without Violence and The Representation Project.”

Appearing via a video message during last night’s event was Jackson Katz, Ph.D. who appeared in The Mask You Live In.

“We have a big problem in our society and in the world of violence against women, and the athletic sub-culture plays an incredibly influential role, ” said Dr. Katz. “The NFL, as one of the most prominent sports organizations in the world, can play an incredibly powerful leading role and set a model at all levels of our society. ”

“We need men to help us in this effort. As a mother, I know that,” said Siebel Newsom whose documentary The Mask You Live In inspired the campaign and whose organization, The Representation Project, produced the evening’s video campaign.. The evening closed out with a special screening of the film. “This is about our boys, and about our men learning to be role models for our boys. We’ve been socializing our boys to disconnect their heads from their hearts. We shame them for having feelings and emotions. We can start in the classroom and on the field. Let’s make a concerted effort to value empathy and relationships.”

EXPERT AVAILABILITY:

David Perry / Maritime Historian & Cruise Industry Expert available to offer commentary on today’s announcement

WHAT:
SS United States — America’s Flagship to sail again.

Today’s announcement by World’s Leading Luxury Line, Crystal Cruises, restores Fastest Ocean Liner in History to the seas

Today’s New York Times story as background

QUOTE:

“Ships were meant to sail,” said David Perry, maritime historian and former ship’s officer. “Today’s joint announcement by the SS United States Conservancy and Crystal Cruises is cause for optimism. There’s a lot of water yet to pass under the keel, but this is the best news for America’s flagship since she was taken out of service over 40 years ago. An irreplaceable part of United States history — the country and her ship — has been saved from the breakers and broken hearts.”

Media Contact: David Perry
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David Perry, Maritime Historian

As a maritime historian, David Perry lectures regularly aboard ship, with an especial expertise on RMS Titanic and her sister ships Olympic & Britannic and how those three “White Star Sisters” – literally – changed historyOne of his lectures Titanic: Now & Then takes audience members back to that fateful night, — April 14/15, 1912 — when the “world’s most famous ship” disappeared beneath the waves. An avid collector of maritime literature, artifacts and stories, Perry’s presentations includes slides, photos, online video clips and rare books. Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Perry moved to San Francisco in 1987. From 1998 – 2001, Perry took a sabbatical from his marketing and public relations firm, David Perry & Associates, Inc. (www.davidperry.com), to fulfill a life-long dream: circumnavigating the world by ship. As an officer aboard Crystal Harmony and then Crystal Symphony, Perry edited the ship’s daily newspaper, Reflections, for which he wrote the first-ever regularly-published onboard column about maritime history, Liner Lore. During this time he visited over 50 countries touching upon every continent save Antarctica. Since then, he returns to the sea as often as possible where his tales-of-the sea continue to earn high marks. Currently, he is working on two books: LinerLore: A Year Before the Masthead and ShipShape a comparative “picture book” about history’s most famous liners.

Futures Without Violence & The Representation Project Use “The Big Game” as Backdrop for Innovative Public Campaign: #BeAModelMan

Obscura Digital Teams Up with Bay Area Nonprofits to Use Mobile Projector Mounted on a Tesla To Inspire Healthy Images of Masculinity

NFL Legend Ronnie Lott Offers Support: “A real man knows real respect.

Media Contact: DP&A, Inc., (415) 676-7007 / news@davidperry.com

1 February 2016 — San Francisco, CA: Don’t call it the “Big Game. ” For two Bay Area nonprofits working to end violence against women and children and promote healthy definitions of masculinity, this isn’t a game, but serious business. During the height of Super Bowl 50 celebrations, Futures Without Violence (www.futureswithoutviolence.org) and The Representation Project (www.therepresentationproject.org) are taking their message to the streets — and the façades of buildings — via a mobile, high tech projection system from Obscura Digital to provoke the question: what does it mean to #BeAModelMan www.BeAModelMan.org

“We’re challenging the NFL, sports associations, and fans to encourage boys and men to embrace a healthier definition of masculinity, ” says Jennifer Siebel Newsom, founder and CEO of The Representation Project and filmmaker of the acclaimed documentary The Mask You Live In. “Imagine how we could uplift the call to ‘Be a Man’ in the world. ”

“With Super Bowl 50 here in our town, we want to raise awareness about the critical role that men must play in raising a healthy, less violent future generation,” says Esta Soler, Founder and President of Futures Without Violence. “How do you coach boys into men? By talking to them early about respect for women.”

Newsom and Soler are making their point through an innovative campaign that will be, literally, in your face. At various times throughout Super Bowl Week, a one-of-a-kind Tesla electric car equipped with a state-of-the-art mobile projector, will pop up at sites around the Bay Area using the sides of buildings to display a variety of images and messages that promote healthy masculinity and violence prevention. The technology and creative engine driving the campaign is San Francisco’s Obscura Digital (www.obscuradigital.com), internationally known for such efforts as projecting powerful images of endangered species onto the façade of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican and on the Empire State Building to raise awareness of species threatened by extinction.

“Our job is to project change,” says Travis Threlkel, Chief Creative Officer and co-founder of Obscura Digital. “The #BeAModelMan effort is a unique, immersive, and mobile experience that will change the way you think about how to be a man in the world At Obscura, we are passionate about collaborating with visionaries and proud to help The Representation Project and Futures Without Violence advance this dialogue.”

The effort has garnered championship support.

“A real man knows real respect,” said NFL legend Ronnie Lott who is adding his name to the effort. “We have to do a better job providing positive role models, on and off the field. With adults modeling healthy masculinity, it shows boys that winning isn’t everything, and treating women and girls with respect is part of being a man. I’m proud to stand up and call on men to do more with Futures Without Violence and The Representation Project. ”

About Futures Without Violence:

For more than a decade, FUTURES has worked in partnership with the Advertising Council to educate and engage men in positive solutions to end and prevent violence against women and girls. We are a health and social justice nonprofit known for our public policy initiatives, public education campaigns, leadership training, and community mobilization efforts. We continue to reach new audiences and improve the way health care providers, coaches and teachers, law enforcement, employers, and others respond to violence and abuse. Providing leadership from offices in San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Boston, we have established a state-of-the-art Center for Leadership and Action in the Presidio of San Francisco to foster ongoing dialogue about gender-based violence and child abuse. To learn more, www.futureswithoutviolence.org.

About The Representation Project:

Using film as a catalyst for cultural transformation, The Representation Project inspires individuals and communities to challenge and overcome limiting stereotypes so that everyone, regardless of gender, race, class, age, sexual orientation, or circumstance, can fulfill their human potential. Jennifer Siebel Newsom founded The Representation Project (a 501c3) in 2011 in response to the overwhelming public demand for ongoing education and social action in support of her first film, Miss Representation. Since then, The Representation Project has released Newsom’s second directorial film, The Mask You Live In, and become well known for creating popular campaigns such as #NotBuyingIt and #AskHerMore. Learn more at therepresentationproject.org.

About Obscura Digital:

Founded in 2000, Obscura is a creative studio located in San Francisco that creates one-of-a-kind immersive experiences across the globe.  Obscura works with the world’s most forward-thinking companies and public institutions to reimagine how they interact with their audiences.  Obscura’s diverse team of 65 artists and technologists collaborates to produce award-winning experiences that transform physical spaces and deeply engage audiences.   For more information, visit www.obscuradigital.com.

Media Advisory: Crab Harvest Safety Update

Media Contact: David Perry
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Dear Colleagues:

Undoubtedly many of you have been following the press reports about the algae bloom that is negatively impacting this season’s crab harvest. Hopefully soon, all California harvested crab will be completely free of this naturally occurring, but nonetheless dangerous, toxin. Until such time, no local crab fishermen are fishing for, catching or selling crab. As a service to this vital coastal business, David Perry & Associates, Inc. is assisting the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations and the San Francisco Crab Boat Fishermans’ Association. Both these groups are working in concert with the State of California Department of Fish & Wildlife and the California Department of Public Health to ensure the health and safety of all consumers.

Please note the following online resources for the most up-to-date information.

Also, please do not hesitate to reach out to our offices to arrange interviews or backgrounders regarding this issue.

Very best,

David Perry
cell (415) 676-7007
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Online Resources:
The Institute for Fisheries Resources
www.ifrfish.org
facebook.com/PCFFA

IFR crab updates:
www.ifrfish.org/programs/daupdates/