UTW Day 2013
Making a difference in local communities around the globe
Thank you for joining us on June 8th, 2013 for the first annual Unfuck The World Day! Unfuck The World Day is dedicated to all the unfuckers of the world and the proactive actions they continue to take to make this world a better place. On Saturday, June 8th, 2013, we threw a day-long party with live music by international bands, art, and spoken word performances, and introduced everyday people and groups and their outstanding projects aimed to spread awareness and inspire more people to take POSITIVE LOCAL ACTIONS.
Participating cities were in EUROPE: London, UK; Reykjavik, Iceland and Hamburg, Germany; in the USA: Los Angeles, CA; Wausau, WI, Grapevine, TX; Makama, IL; Boise, ID; Charleston, SC; Henderson, NV; Grandview, MO and Bath, Maine; in ASIA: Subic Bay/Olongapo City, Philippines; in AUSTRALIA: Brisbane, Queensland, and Traralgon/Melbourne, Victoria.
Unfuck The World Day Postcard
The Los Angeles event at the Bootleg Theater – Well and truly rocked by Jonny Kaplan and The Lazy Stars, feat. Rami Jaffee; Symmetry; Drew Imagination; Louden Swain; Mike the Poet; and Rob Tepper and Allison Scagliotti! Check out the video on ShockBoxTV!
UTW DAY 2013 IN MELBOURNE/TRARALGON, AUSTRALIA GETS RESULTS!
Our Australian partner Melissa talked with Beck, a foster mom with FFARL — Forever Friends Animal Rescue Latrobe about the organization’s mission to save animals, and how you can help.
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
Unfuck The World Day 2013 in LOS ANGELES took place at the Bootleg Theater, the perfect location for our event. Five bands and a spoken word artist performed, and inspirational people like Sylvia Alvarado of Brian’s Orchard, Kat Green of Laundry Love, T’mun King of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Homeless Youth Center, Supun Edirisinghe of Monday Night Mission; Mike Shuttleworth of Fuck Cancer, filmmaker Michael Leoni and Michelle Kaufer, the producer of his documentary American Street Kid were invited to present their great causes and projects to the audience. They had traffic all night long, interested people stopped at their tables to talk to them, and we just heard that the first project resulting from this – a new Laundry Love project in Hollywood – is on its way. Awesome! That’s exactly what we hoped to achieve with the events on UTW Day: that people would meet, get to know each other, network, and start projects, doing good in the hood! The house was packed from 7 pm on until long after Midnight, the line-up of bands and performers was truly amazing.
The night started with a captivating performance by actors and singer/songwriters Rob Tepper and Allison Scagliotti, who played songs by legendary American folk artist Woody Guthrie.
Their performance was followed by an electrifying set by iconic L.A spoken word artist Mike The Poet.
At 9:30 pm, L.A. indie rockers Louden Swain took the main stage. The band is fronted by actor Rob Benedict; his fellow cast members of the tv show Supernatural were in the audience to cheer him on, and within minutes, the band’s high energy, the infectious show brought the room to a boiling point.
Louden Swain’s set was followed by a performance of Hawaiian hip-hop/spoken words artist Drew Imagination, who showed true devotion to the cause by coming to L.A. on a Greyhound Bus just so he could be part of Unfuck The World Day. For two songs, Drew was also joined by guitarist RobNIN3. Drew quickly won over the audience, and we were thrilled to have him!
Rob Tepper & Allison Scagliotti
UTW Day Los Angeles artist Mike The Poet
Louden Swain live at Unfuck The World Day 2013, Los Angeles
Drew Imagination
The night started with a captivating performance by actors and singer/songwriters Rob Tepper and Allison Scagliotti, who played songs by legendary American folk artist Woody Guthrie.
Their performance was followed by an electrifying set by iconic L.A spoken word artist Mike The Poet.
At 9:30 pm, L.A. indie rockers Louden Swain took the main stage. The band is fronted by actor Rob Benedict; his fellow cast members of the tv show Supernatural were in the audience to cheer him on, and within minutes, the band’s high energy, the infectious show brought the room to a boiling point.
Louden Swain’s set was followed by a performance of Hawaiian hip-hop/spoken words artist Drew Imagination, who showed true devotion to the cause by coming to L.A. on a Greyhound Bus just so he could be part of Unfuck The World Day. For two songs, Drew was also joined by guitarist RobNIN3. Drew quickly won over the audience, and we were thrilled to have him!
Jonny Kaplan and The Lazy Stars, feat. Rami Jaffee
Symmetry
UTW Day L.A. - Silent Auction Table
Wausau, WI, USA
Our team in WAUSAU, WI, USA organized an event for Unfuck The World Day 2013 at the Kruse In. Six bands, including the Frëe Agënts, The Antificials, and more performed, a free BBQ was served and the Women’s Community of Wausau and a Kickstart Program for a Fine Arts Center in Wausau benefitted from the proceeds.
UTW in the Philippines - Barrio Barretto, Olongapo City - Tree planting event
SUBIC BAY/OLONGAPO CITY, THE PHILIPPINES
- Venue: Subic Halfmoon Beach Resort, RH5, Olongapo City, Central Luzon, Philippines (National Hwy, Olongapo City 2200) +63 47 222 3992- Map
- Benefitting: The planet! Our Philippines partners are organizing tree planting outings; contact them for more info on getting involved.
Located on the coast about 80 miles north of Manila, where our partners Gershom and Melissa from the non-profit organization Raggapo (“Saving The Youth Through Music”) organized a reggae concert at the Halfmoon Beach Resort in honor of Unfuck The World Day 2013. They had a couple of amazing pre-events to raise money for the concert, including an overnight nature trip and tree planting event.
The line-up of bands was impressive: Grass Roots; People’s Future; Kalookan Dub Kollektive; Herb Culture; Mental Freedom; MaryWanders; Sweetcancer; Smoke Bandits; Katribu-kolektib; DangerBoy; Herb’s Men & more took the stage that was set up on the beach at the resort, and over 300 people showed up to celebrate and to bring donations in form of tree seedlings! Video will be coming soon; for more info, please also check their Facebook Event Page
LONDON, UK
UTW Day 2013 in the UK took place as part of the Summer Sizzler at the Cargo, a venue in the heart of East LONDON‘s hip Shoreditch district.
Names of bands and charities can be found on the FB event Page. Proceeds made from Unfuck The World t-shirt sales and ticket sales benefit The Ocean Project and WaterAid.
HAMBURG, GERMANY
- Venue: Övelgönne (near Strandperle), Altona 22605 Hamburg, Germany – Map
- Charity: Hinz & Kunzt, the Hamburg Street Magazin benefitting the homeless
Set in front of the scenic background of Europe’s third biggest harbor, the UTW Day party in HAMBURG, GERMANY took place on the beach at the river Elbe in Övelgönne. Everybody was invited to join, admission was free and it was byob (Bring Dir Dein Bier Mit). Heaven was on their side, Saturday was one of the few sunny and hot days in usually windy and rainy Northern Germany, perfect for a beach party. Everybody had a great time, people met old friends and made new ones and enjoyed performances by actresses Malin Steffen and Pia Koch, singer/song writer Bernd Müller and guitarist Christopher Dierks. (see video link on the right).
Proceeds from Unfuck The World t-shirt sales will go to Hinz & Kunzt, the Hamburg Street Magazin benefitting the homeless. Here is an article in the German paper Elbe Wochenblatt, talking about Unfuck The World
Article featuring UTW
Hamburg celebrated UTW Day on the beach
Gathered around the fire in Hamburg
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND
Birna wants YOU to be an Unfucker, too!
Our team in Reykjavik- Snaya Thorleifsdottir (Marketing & Promotion), Irene Greenwood Povlsen (Music Liaison), and Augusta Einarsdottir (co-owner of Elf Films; Video Production) was recently joined by Sigtryggur Baldursson, drummer of Björk’s legendary band, the Sugarcubes, and internationally renowned Icelandic photographer Vera Palsdottir. Together, they produced an amazing video (see link on the right) including Icelandic musicians, celebrities, and everyday people who all have one common goal: to unfuck the world, shot on the street of Reykjavik where they have 20 hours of daylight each day in June.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
UTW Day in Brisbane, Australia
The event in Brisbane took place at a private residence; they had a bbq and potluck, local bands performed and each guest brought three items to be donated to one of the following charities: Vinnies, SC Animal Refuge, and Sea Shepherd. You can see a pre-party shout-out by party host Muzza (see link on the right), more videos will follow
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
UTW Day in Traralgon
Items donated by UTW Day Traralgon guests
To be more accurate, the location was in Traralgon, outside of Melbourne. Please check the video on the right, an interview between Melissa, who hosted the party, and the woman who runs the animal shelter that benefitted from the donations.
MAKANDA, IL, USA
Unfuckers with donations for Food Not Bombs!
UTW Day party host Amanda Christine
In honor of Unfuck the World Day 2013, Amanda in MAKANDA, IL, USA, held a donation drive at her house, benefitting Food Not Bombs. There was music, and food and all were welcome.
Please visit Amanda’s Event Page on Facebook for more information.
GRAPEVINE, TX, USA
UTW Day in Grapevine, TX2
Some of the items donated to GRACE
Buddy and his wife in GRAPEVINE, TX, USA threw a party in their backyard, and their guests were asked to bring canned goods, clothing, and toys to be donated to GRACE, an organization that provides assistance to individuals and families in crisis and guidance to self-
HENDERSON, NV, USA
Kerm and are happy about the many donations that were brought to their party
Kerm and Nicole in HENDERSON, NV, USA had a party in their backyard; the two organizations they will donate to are Vegas Roots Community Garden and Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth. In addition, they are also looking into various avenues in which they can volunteer their services throughout the summer!
Chrystal in BATH, ME, USA had invited her friends to gather at the local park in the afternoon and hand out information/fliers about Unfuck the World Day to give people ideas as to what they can do to make a difference and spread the word as well as take up a collection for the local Ted Ford Homeless Shelter for food and household items. However, due to heavy rains, Chrystal had to cancel the event but is planning to have it some other time. And why not. Every day can be Unfuck The World Day… 🙂
BATH, ME, USA
Chrystal in BATH, ME, USA had invited her friends to gather at the local park in the afternoon and hand out information/fliers about Unfuck the World Day to give people ideas as to what they can do to make a difference and spread the word as well as take up a collection for the local Ted Ford Homeless Shelter for food and household items. However, due to heavy rains, Chrystal had to cancel the event but is planning t have it some other time. And why not. Every day can be Unfuck The World Day…
CHARLESTON, SC, USA
UTW Day in Charleston, SC
UTW Day in Charleston, SC
Corinne in CHARLESTON, SC, USA , organized a gathering of family and neighbors, and their contribution to Unfuck The World Day was a hands-on neighborhood clean up as well as a donation drop off at Soles 4 Souls.
