gougetheeyes Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 (edited) I feel like LST is the perfect place to get this started, so here goes. It looks like I'm going to put together a fundraiser in early December for the Wounded Knee School on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. I've been talking with Chris who runs the Friends of Pine Ridge website and I've talked to Principal Alice Phelps from the school who is totally behind the idea. Some of you may know about the levels of poverty, unemployment, and suicide, some of you may not. Some of you may remember the name being associated with Russell Means and the American Indian Movement in the 60s and 70s. Some of you have no idea what I'm talking about. What I don't want to do is get on a soapbox and go on a tirade about our government's systematic failure and attempt at extermination (woops, just did it), but instead I just want to get these kids fed. The Wounded Knee School needs help. All of the students qualify for free meals in school but the problem is when they get home. Principal Phelps has made arrangements with Feeding America in Rapid City to come out once a month and do a food distribution for all of the families but the need is more than they can fill. Because there is only a single convenience store on the reservation and the nearest grocery store is 60 miles away in Rapid City, Alice has started a food pantry that she operates out of the school. That's what we're looking to fill. My good friend Dave Wallin has agreed to use his shop, Eight of Swords Tattoo, here in Williamsburg for the event. You might remember the name from last year's Ladies! Ladies! art show, or other shows and events he's had there before. We're still in the early planning stages, still trying to lock down a date and a timeline, but I wanted to post this up here first to start to get the word out. I've reached out to a couple people initially to sort of gauge interest and everyone seems eager to help. The idea is pretty simple: get a bunch of rad tattoo artists to donate pieces, do a silent auction, and then send that money to pack the food pantry at the school. We're looking at early December, possibly the first Friday or Saturday. I haven't even sent out real emails or made phone calls yet but I'm meeting with Dave on Monday to iron out some of the details. So expect me to bother everyone even more! Feel free to pass along the info. to anyone that might be interested and in the meantime, I'll try not to fuck this up. Also, MSNBC did a pretty decent three-part article on Pine Ridge a few months ago. Worth a read: http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/failing-americas-most-forgotten-children Thanks everyone! Edited October 3, 2014 by gougetheeyes polliwog, Avery Taylor, Pugilist and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
CultExciter Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I'm a Leonard Peltier supporter. Very cool @gougetheeyes Thanks for sharing. El Dolmago, gougetheeyes and Mark Bee 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-101064 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Shit Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I watched a documentary about life on the reservation and it was sad to see the conditions they live in,and how many turn to alcohol because it's so fucking depressing living there. Good idea...We should help the less fortunate in this country too. gougetheeyes 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-101125 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bee Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I like this! I just taught a class on Wounded Knee, Means, AIM, and Peltier. I'll chip in. hogg and gougetheeyes 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-101126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dolmago Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I'm an aboriginal studies Prof - Wounded knee is the centre of so much that needs to be supported. Thank you @gougetheeyes ! gougetheeyes and hogg 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-101217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cork Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Accepting food donations or cash only? Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-101263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fala Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Is there a site setup for this fundraiser, links to the organization that this fundraiser is associated with, so others know where to go/research/etc? Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-101272 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougetheeyes Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 @Cork @Fala you can donate money directly to the school here Home Or if you check out Friends of Pine Ridge, Chris does donation drives as well http://friendsofpineridgereservation.org/ I've sent some stuff through Amazon, seems to work pretty well, even though Amazon is the devil. No website yet, no facebook, no instagram, still in the super early stages. It's possible that I may have announced this prematurely. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-101273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fala Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 What's the news with this @gougetheeyes? Mark Bee 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-102266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bee Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Update? Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-102267 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougetheeyes Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 Update: Had to push it back to March since December is just too soon for me to do it right, get commitments, get the website up, etc. Website will be up hopefully next week and we'll take it from there! Fala 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-102303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fala Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Sounds good @gougetheeyes! Keep us posted! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-102307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltattooing Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Hey, shoot an email to cltattooing at gmail dot com if you remember! I'm way into this, would love to contribute a piece or two. Also if anyone else is interested in learning more about the horrors out life on reservations, watch this documentary: The Canary Effect Graeme and CultExciter 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-102369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougetheeyes Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 A huge (yooj) thank you to @CultExciter for his handiwork on this preliminary flyer for the event!! Emails to artists will (hopefully) be going out tonight. Luckily, we've got the man himself @Scott Sylvia on board, as well as Justin Weatherholtz from King's Ave and buddies @Perez and Nash Hogan from 3Kings. And, one of my personal favorites, Michael Aul from Spiral. Beyond stoked with how this is coming together. And please feel free to spread the word and pass this along! For any more info, etc. check out www.thewarriorsfund.org and try not to make fun of my wordpress skills or just email me at [email protected] and I'll give you the rundown. Thanks everyone! hogg, CultExciter, SeeSea and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-103730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougetheeyes Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Roll call! We've got 25 participants in the Warriors Fund show so far! Thought it'd be a good progress report. So stoked to have this many super talented artists on board already. I know, I know.. it's five months away. BUT STILL. Follow along on instagram @warriorsfund and tell yo' friends! Jeb Maykut Amelia Martin Robert Ryan Daryl Rodriguez Justin Weatherholtz Ron Perry Scott Sylvia Miguel Uzi Montgomery Jacob Redmond Betty Rose Eric Rose Kevin Edwards Don and Deb Yarian Cheyenne Sawyer Bart Bingham Andy Perez Nash Hogan Michael Aul Patience Biggs Dave Wallin Sophie C'est La Vie Jake Fraser Jason Flanell Tron CultExciter and Graeme 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-104129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugilist Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Excellent. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-104131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougetheeyes Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 BUMP! I know plenty of you have been following and supporting on the ol' Instagram (the only social media I'm equipped to use.. poorly) but just wanted to post more updates here! We've got 70 -- SEVENTY -- participating artists. Including Timothy Hoyer, Michael Aul, Antonio Roque, Bailey Robinson, Jerry Ware, Marina Inoue.... Gonna be a good one! The talented Nash Hogan is painting a flyer that'll be done soon and the talented Mr. Spider Man himself, Matt Arriola, just posted a rough of a t-shirt design he'll be doing for the show. And it fucking rules. Give a follow on Instagram if you've got it for (slightly) more frequent updates! Show's comin up... Friday, March 6th at Eight of Swords Tattoo in NYC. Website. Instagram. Thank you. KBeee, AverageJer and Graeme 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-107840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatB Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Is everyone seeing the amazing pieces being posted on Instagram?! herewego 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-109794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
herewego Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Is everyone seeing the amazing pieces being posted on Instagram?! Hoyer's contribution is fantastic! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-109909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight-Lines Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Who from the board is gonna be checking this out? I'll be flying in Friday for the event. I look forward to meeting ya'll and seeing some amazing work for a great cause. tatB, gougetheeyes and CultExciter 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-110048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatB Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'll be down on Long Island that weekend so I'm debating whether to drive into the city to check this out. CultExciter 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-110071 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CultExciter Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Who from the board is gonna be checking this out? I'll be flying in Friday for the event. I look forward to meeting ya'll and seeing some amazing work for a great cause. Dude, I'll see you there! hogg 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-110076 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight-Lines Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Dude, I'll see you there! About damn time. Lots of hard stance photos. CultExciter and hogg 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-110077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CultExciter Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'll wear some stance socks. My "My Little Pony" ones. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-110081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougetheeyes Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 @dcostello totally crazy you're getting on a plane and coming into town for this. And you too @CultExciter, stoked to meet you! We'll have over 50 pieces to bid on, doing a limited run of t-shirts and a limited print run of the piece Nash did for the flyer. Without getting too long-winded, this project has really picked up steam and it's been a very humbling experience. The response has been incredible.. to see how the tattoo community has gone all in for this, and to see how positive everyone's reaction has been. It's been stressful but super rewarding and I'm already looking ahead to next year, thinking of what else to do, how to improve it... @ShawnPorter had some good ideas, too. Also have to thank @CultExciter once again for helping me out with getting flyers done -- dude, you were a life saver. We've gotten a little press, had a nice little piece up on Inked mag's blog which you can read here. (Disclaimer: didn't realize it was gonna be a straight up Q+A otherwise I would've tried to sound a little more intelligent with the As.) Attached a few photos for your viewing pleasure for those that don't have Instagram, since most of the online presence has all been through that. T-shirt design by the very talented Matt Arriola, a piece by Tim Hendricks and the last image is by Cheyenne Randall, who goes by Indian Giver on Instagram.. really talented artist who is one of the few non-tattooers that's part of the show. A bunch of you probably know his "shopped tattoos" work that blew up a little last year.. but he's also done some great work with Shepard Fairey and Honor the Treaties, an art advocacy group for issues facing native people. Check those guys out, too, really awesome stuff. The show is less than a week away so I hope anyone in the area can make it out! Tight-Lines, CultExciter, sourpussoctopus and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5528-wounded-knee-school-fundraiser/#findComment-110351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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