http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/ en Copyright 2008 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:32:50 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Stem Cells (We should call them the Primary Cells or Prime Cells) are the future of medicine. Doctors and scientist all over the world agree with the basic medical facts that Prime Cells are the fundamental building blocks of cellular life. We have an opportunity to use this discovery to help millions of people afflicted with potentially curable diseases. As with all things that concern our individual bodies, we should have personal choices and control over what happens to us. We may choose to die from treatable illnesses, choose to wither away from degenerative diseases, choose to live in pain or with blindness, or choose to be compromised by countless other physical conditions - this may be what you choose as your destiny, for whatever reason. But other opportunity and choices exists for those who are not willing to sit back and accept that their diagnoses are death sentences. One should be able to choose to be treated and cured. We should have the right to choose to develop medicine and protocols so that our children and grandchildren can be spared pain, disfigurement, or even death. There are treatments and cures that are possible, based on the basic cellular functions that already sustain and support our bodily functions. Without using these curative scientific approaches that exist, our mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, wives, husbands and friends will continue to live with devastating conditions that are directly treatable through Stem Cell therapy. http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/08/prime_cells_the_future_of_heal.html http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/08/prime_cells_the_future_of_heal.html Contributors Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:32:50 +0000 View "A Little Known Fact" Video Clip This video was produced by the Ninth Floor Project. For more information on this video clip please contact Caryn at info@ninthfloorproject.org.]]> http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/08/a_little_known_fact.html http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/08/a_little_known_fact.html Campaign Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:39:52 +0000 "Stem Cells for the Greater Good", Plan B is a documentary produced by Empax founder, Martin Kace. Martin was injured in an accident five years ago, which left him paralyzed from the waist down. In 2004, Martin's personal struggle leads him to protest President Bush's decision to ban federal funding for stem cell research. The film follows Martin as he takes his battle to the Capitol where he stages a daring and provocative protest. Although things don't go exactly as planned, the messages contained in the journey ring loud and true. You can view clips from the poignant documentary at: www.ninthfloorproject.org/video If you would like more information about the documentary or would like to purchase a copy, please contact Caryn at info@ninthfloorproject.org.]]> http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/08/more_video_excerpts_from_plan.html http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/08/more_video_excerpts_from_plan.html Campaign Fri, 11 Aug 2006 21:43:55 +0000 Welcome to our kitchen. We’re happy to share some of our preliminary sketches and doodles with you. We haven’t included the napkins, business cards, pizza boxes and backs of hands that we’ve been using – just some work on paper for now. The kitchen is kind of open source, so if you’d like to add your own work, please do. Comments are also important to us, so please express yourself. Thanks. ]]> http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/08/design_sketches.html http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/08/design_sketches.html Design Thu, 10 Aug 2006 23:37:18 +0000 For more information on "Plan B", please contact Caryn at info@ninthfloorproject.org.]]> http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/08/stem_cells_for_the_greater_goo.html http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/08/stem_cells_for_the_greater_goo.html Design Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:31:09 +0000 As a preliminary step towards coming up with a symbol I looked into others for various social or political causes. Some have a design that comes directly from a unique concept or history, like the recycling symbol or the pink triangle while others like the AIDS ribbon and the Live Strong wristband developed meaning through their usage.]]> http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/08/clement_wu_what_weve_learned_f.html http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/08/clement_wu_what_weve_learned_f.html Design Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:08:21 +0000 ]]> http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/08/designing_a_symbol_for_the_maj.html http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/08/designing_a_symbol_for_the_maj.html Design Sat, 05 Aug 2006 01:29:34 +0000 I became a designer initially to make things look good; I enjoy the process of creation. As I get older, my take on design has shifted. I see the power it has to make a difference. I design responsibly and I encourage others to do the same. I'm involved in projects I believe in and no longer have the time nor the energy for projects that don’t speak to me or make me think. http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/08/coming_from_a_place_of_not_kno.html http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/08/coming_from_a_place_of_not_kno.html Design Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:30:02 +0000 I’m the office manager and researcher at Empax. Being extremely interested in how society views and acquiesces to social change – specifically, how perception dictates political realities – I can’t help but get excited about the prospects of helping out, especially for a project like this. http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/07/doing_the_homework.html http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/07/doing_the_homework.html Strategic Memos Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:38:17 +0000 How absurd to think that one man - indeed one president - can control medical destiny with the flick of a pen. How tragic it is when governed by misguided beliefs and skewed ideals this man - indeed this president - destroys (no matter how temporarily) the hopes of millions by limiting the ability of science to eliminate killer illness and disease. And how heartbreaking it is that religious politics has managed to influence this one man - this unduly powerful president - to the point that progress, which is everyone's right, has been halted dead in its tracks by virtue of a veto. http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/07/to_bond_and_brand_steven_helle.html http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/07/to_bond_and_brand_steven_helle.html Contributors Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:26:53 +0000 This summer, I have the privilege of working with Empax to design a campaign to show the overwhelming public support for embryonic stem cell research. Not the easiest undertaking, but definitely a great design challenge. And as a designer originally from the world of non-profits and social reform, from education to disability rights advocacy, it is a project for which I feel well suited -- personally and professionally. All of this is to say, I am honored to be joining up with Martin and the team at Empax on this endeavor. http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/07/researching_the_politics_of_st.html http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/07/researching_the_politics_of_st.html Design Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:07:01 +0000 I’ve been living in a wheelchair for the past 5 and a half years. It’s gotten to the point where it doesn’t bother me most of the time. I can just go ahead and live what feels to me like a normal life most of the time. Except when I want to kiss my wife and kids. They have to bend over and strain their backs when we want to kiss. And hugging is a bit of a drag since they have to get in my lap for a real hug. Otherwise, it’s just one of those sterile cheek-hugging, pat-on-the-back things. http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/07/why_im_doing_this.html http://www.ninthfloorproject.org/www/archives/2006/07/why_im_doing_this.html Campaign Strategic Memos Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:30:30 +0000