On September 1, 2007, tell your friends to attend the Upgrade New Orleans Conference with keynote speaker, Jeff Johnson of BET. Also that day, Postcards from Katrina, a Creative Cause project, will host a healing arts workshop at the conference at Xavier University in New Orleans.

At the workshop, participants will make postcards of hope and speak about life after Katrina and how art helps to express where they are and want to be for a new New Orleans. Upgrade New Orleans Initiative is a unique, youth-led civic engagement project started by New Orleans native Yasmin Gabriel,, who is Howard Law student and producer of "Picking Up the Pieces: College Life After Katrina," which features Postcards from Katrina.

Postcards from Katrina, Creative Cause, Next Wave of Change Coalition and NOLA YURP supports Upgrade New Orleans and hope you will do the same and be that next wave of change. On Sunday, Sept. 2 at 6pm, come out to the first-ever NOLA Facebook Meet Up at Mimi's in the Marigny at 2601 Royal at Franklin in New Orleans. We have invited Percy Marchand and State Representative Juan LaFonta to share remarks.

Also come and creative postcards of hope for the 2010 x 2010 goal of Postcards from Katrina.You have a chance to win an official Plant Hope t-shirt as well. Because we need more hope for the city to have a future.

SAVE THE DATE: SEPTEMBER 20

At Duke's City Restaurant and Lounge (upper floor) in Washington, DC, Creative Cause will kick off it's first Fall event at 630pm, 'Causmos and Convos,' an opportunity for the communications and creative community and friends to come together, meet and discuss social issues and how to use their creativity to create awareness and action.

On that day, many people will be headed to Jena, LA to fight for justice about the unfair treatment of youth in the city. For those unable to travel to Jena, the founder of Creative Cause, Tambra Stevenson, will celebrate her birthday with a purpose: Justice in Jena.

So if you have a spoken word, artwork, poetry, and any other artistic form to express bring it to the event and share your creativity for the cause. So bring a friend and join CC's community at www.creativecause.collectivex.com. If you are a nonprofit that wish to team up with Creative Cause to promote your cause at a future event, email info@creativecause.org.

And let's use our creativity for good!