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 The H2Club is a the culmination of efforts
          of everyone associated with GIRAFNetwork, Native Ink Studio, HeroCentral.org,
          and 4Deep Studio. We all feel that it is vital to give
          back to the youths in our communities where art, writing, and filmmaking
          is sorely under-valued. Our public schools have deemed the Arts the
          least valuable involvment in our schools and the first thing eliminated
          by those same schools to make way for "educational advancement" when, in fact, 
		  we never see any sports program eliminated to make way
          for school financial stability. This often creates an intense negative
          air at schools when those same youths have no creative outlets to express
          themselves in a positive environment. Often times, this leads to gang
          violence and school drop out. We here at the H2Club are providing that
          mentorship for youths and schools to keep that educational encouragement
      that we all need to survive in the stress ridden world of today.
 We  utilize our artistic and creative efforts to bring students, adults, and any of  the community who are interested in learning through artistic endeavors knowledge  about how we can each make an impact on our community by becoming involved. H2Club supports itself through
          donations made to the non-profit organization GIRAFNetwork, by fundraising
          events, and through going to schools, colleges, or libraries with our
          Art Awareness in Education lecture series. We can come to your organization
          or meeting place, provide our lecture and art production panels, as
          well as promote your own fundraising efforts. We want to work with
          your organization and youth advocacy groups to empower each of them
          in the creative fields, letting their education fluorish through the
          eyes of an artist. If you or your group are interested in
          hosting a H2Club event, please contact our Media Operations Director
    at girafnetwork@gmail.com for scheduling opportunities. | 
  
    | Goal of the H2ClubArt Awareness in Education Lecture Series Description: The goal of the Art Awareness in Education Lecture Series was to debunk
        the idea that there is only one way to learn a subject, thus showing
        that it is not just the student's inability to learn or that a teacher
        is ineffectual in teaching. The Art Awareness in Education Lecture Series
        is intended to foment awareness and understanding of the different facets
        of art educaion by serving as a focal point in which speakers and audience,
        of a variety of backgrounds, exchange knowledge and experiences as to
        learning multiple subjects through the delivery of art education. It
        highlights the complex repercussions art has on many of our daily activities:
        education, health, work, leisure and even issues which we are usually
        not consciously aware, such as genetics. Every other month, a scholar,
        member of an advocacy group, or representative from the private sector
        will be invited to come and discuss one aspect of Art Awareness from
        his/her perspective. The Art Awareness in Education Lecture Series was founded and directed
        by Jason Bullock, CEO and Founder of GIRAFNetwork, currently working
        with Native Ink Studio on a self-sustaining source of revenue for fundraising
        to avoid dependence on federal grants. His program, titled Visual Basics:
        The Reality Around US through Art, focuses on the development and implementation
        of education as seen and understood through an artist's eyes of the sociotechnical
        worlds that sustain them. The Art Awareness in Education Lecture Series has an announcement list
        for where to send information regarding when the next lecture is publicized.
        This list is moderated and is very low in traffic. To subscribe to the announcement list, send an email to girafnetwork@gmail.com
        with the following message in the body: subscribe art awareness
 To unsubscribe, send an email to girafnetwork@gmail.com with the
    following message in the body: unsubscribe art awareness
 This lecture series is held once a month at different scheduled venues,
    schools, libraries, and colleges. 
    The lectures are FREE of charge to attend unless otherwise indicated by the
    hosting venue. 
    For more information contact: Jason Bullock GIRAFNetwork co-sponsors the Art Awareness in Education Lecture Series
    with assistance from the varied organizations that schedule the event
    in their location. |  |