So many exciting things have happened in the last few weeks! Thank you for continuing to show your support for apparel by HUMAN INTONATION on sale at www.humanintonation.com and be sure to scroll down to our Spring ’10 Calendar of upcoming events!!!

28 July 2010 - Save the Dates and Spread the Word!

OUR BEST FASHION SHOW EVER !

This year’s “The NEW Purpose of Fashion: HUMAN INTONATION” will showcase our newest AND hottest collection and drive home our on-going 2010 campaign targeting youth & minority HIV/AIDS prevention.

This fundraising event will benefit our HIV non-profit partner Advocates for Youth (www.advocatesforyouth.org) **. If you are interested in additional sponsorship opportunities please contact info@humanintonation.com.

The NEW Purpose of Fashion: HUMAN INTONATION
Date: Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Location: The Loft of Kwane Spinks, New York, NY
Doors Open: 7:30pm

Hosted by: International Recording Artist J-Harris of Maschil Entertainment!!!

Complimentary Drinks

Suggested Donation Scale: $20 - $50*
Donations over $50 for VIP seating (RSVP a must for VIP seating)
* Tax-deductible receipt for your donation available at the door
**50% of the proceeds of this event will benefit Advocates for Youth.

Where HUMAN INTONATION Was Out & About in Spring 2010!!!!

AIDS Walk NYC 16 May 2010

This year HUMAN INTONATION contributed to two teams hosted by the African American Coalition Against AIDS (AACAA) and to Maria Davis’s team MAD Soul Runners during this year’s AIDS Walk NYC. We had a great day on Sunday, May 16, 2010 showcasing our new HUMAN INTONATION promo tee for The NEW Purpose of Fashion!

Team HUMAN INTONATION at this year’s AIDS Walk NYC in Central Park rockin’ our new promo Tee! This year’s collaborations with AACAA and Maria Davis!

15 April – Verneda White Speaks @ Cornell University

Founder and Creative Director Verneda White was tapped to participate in this year’s Entrepreneurship Conference at Cornell University. I was very excited to sit on the Panel for Fashion with Social Awareness on April 15 th! You can preview the presentation at: http://www.cornellmediaportal.com/view_media.php?mid=279

           
Panel 4 : College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Fashion with Social Awareness

Panellists:

James Connolly ’06, Product Line Manager, Global Athletic Training Apparel, Nike, Inc.
Christine Marchuska ’02 , Founder and CEO, C. Marchuska
Verneda White ’05 , Founder and Creative Dir., Human Intonation

A big thank you to my student models: Mike and Imani!

13 April 2010 – Results of Roundtable 3 and thank you for coming out to our Mix & Mingle!

HUMAN INTONATION presents… A Women 2 Women HIV Roundtable Discussion - Series 3 (RESULTS)

We have had some astounding feedback from our last HUMAN INTONATION presents…A Women 2 Women HIV Roundtable. Our discussion has reached participants in a way that has empowered them to do what some did not do before…INSIST on using protection each and every time!

A few take-a-ways from Roundtable 3:
- Empowerment: Of all the reasons we have uncovered about why a women may engage in unprotected sex, there must be an underlying sense of empowerment in each of us to overcome these various reasons.

- If we are to be effective in affecting behavioural change at large we have to understand the motivation or feelings behind the decision – making process of individual women that lead to their sexual behaviours – giving statistics is not enough.

- Any messaging in the media set to empower women to insist on protecting themselves needs to be designed in a way that touches different stories - there is no one single message that will influence all women. And the Face of AIDS as a woman of colour must be brought forward.

- We must bring men into the conversation as well – there must be a counter part to empowering women to make healthy choices about sex.

- This series was the first step in a larger study and campaign in development – remember that we all have skills to bring to the table in constructing ways to empower ourselves and helping others become empowered – please be prepared to continue to participate in this project with HUMAN INTONATION.

A special Thank You to the African American Coalition Against AIDS for partnering with HUMAN INTONATION for our 3rd Women 2 Women HIV Roundtable Series! A huge thank you to AACAA Board Member Dionne Fraser. This has been an extremely active collaboration.

Thank you to our facilitator Dee Bailey, Founder of Watchful Eye and to all of you who helped me organize this event and to those taking our mission out into the media – THANK YOU!

Mix & Mingle with us!

We want to thank everyone who came out to mix & mingle with H.I. at our After-Hours at White Rabbit following our third HUMAN INTONATION presents…A Women 2 Women HIV Roundtable.

We raised $100 for Advocates for Youth from this fashionable evening! (www.advocatesforyouth.org)

15 March 2010 - LoveJonesNYC

A big that you to J-Harris for inviting HUMAN INTONATION to participate in LoveJonesNYC on March 15 th @ Greenhouse! What a special night of live performances of some of New York’s most talented vocalists. It was HUMAN INTONATION’s first fashion show to live song! Thank you to all the H.I. models and great photos from QlickWhoShotYa!

HUMAN INTONATION models in our Stop HIV and Healing Haiti Tees rocking the Red Carpet and Runway @ Greenhouse!

Verneda White on stage with International Recording Artist and Host, J-Harris!

3 March 2010 - HUMAN INTONATION Participates in this Year’s Momma’s Hip Hop Kitchen!

Vol 3: 2010: Women of Color Stirring a Pot of Awareness, Reality and Justice!
Momma’s Hip Hop Kitchen will bring together women of color educators, students, environmentalists, djs, emcees, b-girls, poets, visual artists, dancers, healers, pastors, organizers and activists. We will come together through a hip hop showcase to express our solidarity with women’s rights! Look out for HUMAN INTONATION to table at this event featuring our ‘Stop HIV’ Collection to benefit Advocates for Youth!

  When: Saturday, March 6th, 2010
@ the Hostos Center for Arts and Culture
450 Grand Concourse (at 149th St.) Bronx, NY (Main Theater)

Time: 2-5pm
This event is FREE and open to all ages.

For more information about the event, please visit our website @ http://www.mhhk.org

23 February 2010 - RESULTS! HUMAN INTONATION holds a 2nd Successful Women 2 Women HIV Roundtable

A few take-a-ways from last night:

We, as Women…as Women of Colour, are empowered to do something great and far-reaching to impact the spread of HIV and AIDS in this country. It up to us to stop this epidemic.

We recapped the issues discussed at the last roundtable:

- The key role that self-worth plays in the decision making process regarding sex

 - The 2:1 ratio of Black women to Black men in New York City

- Concern over labeling behaviour rather than treatment


- HIV testing is not mandatory for those being released from prison
- The institution of marriage does not protect you against HIV infection
- The role of churches.

 

 

• The process of empowering ourselves as women of color to insist on protecting ourselves starts with being honest with ourselves about our own feelings and behaviours. How do we feel individually about negotiation the use of protection during sex?

• We must also be inclusive of influencing our peers to make smart healthy choices about sex

• We are in need of developing both short term and long term solutions and initiatives that will make an impact through our developing message

• We encourage all of you to continue this conversation now with your friends, family, and circle of influence – it is not easy to do but we must start the conversation, pushing past our discomfort. There are so many opportunities to include HIV/AIDS awareness in our daily lives whether it is over dinner, while we are out shopping, our getting on the agendas of our churches and community organization meetings

• For our the next Roundtable please plan for a larger constructive workshop as we tangibly compose this message around women and girls insisting on protecting themselves each and every time. A message to be carried out in mass

Congratulations to Natalie Brown our Raffle winner of Dr. Sweeney’s book, “Condom Sense”! We made a $50 donation to Advocates for Youth from the Raffle last night.

Again thank you to our facilitators Dr. Monica Sweeney for leading such a spirited discussion and to our special guests Maria Davis and Urooj Arshad.

A special Thank You to the African American Coalition Against AIDS for their generous sponsorship in part of Tuesday night’s event. It was extremely helpful. To all of you who helped me organize this event and to those taking our mission out into the media – THANK YOU!

21 January 2010 - Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts & Wyclef Jean

We want thank everyone who spread the word, made a donation, and/or came out to support last night’s Yéle Haiti Fundraiser sponsored by HUMAN INTONATION & B. Smith. Again B. Smith was a huge supporter of ours and a gracious hostess of the event. This event raise nearly $3,000 for Yéle Haiti through raffles, individual donations, and purchases from HUMAN INTONATION, we were also greeted by a surprise special guest!

 During a brief introduction Wyclef Jean addressed the crowd to express both his gratitude for our efforts and to keep in mind that this is just the beginning. Very much in line with the mission of HUMAN INTONATION, Wyclef expressed that when the lights die down and the media packs up their cameras there will be so much more work to be done to re-build a stronger, modern Haiti.

Before the end of the evening I was able to meet Wyclef and introduce our “Healing Haiti” Tee from HUMAN INTONATION to him. He was immediately excited about it, said he liked it and he now owns one for himself!

To HAITI...with Love a Fundraiser

An Essence Reunion and B Smith Wore HUMAN INTONATION on The Wendy Williams Show!!!

Verneda White with the amazing Susan Taylor. Photos from An Essence Reunion!!!

Thank you B Smith – you look great in our tee!!   

           
HUMAN INTONATION On WENDY WILLIAMS!! And B Smith wearing HUMAN INTONATION with Grammy Winning Artist Ne-Yo!!!!

Where HUMAN INTONATION is Going in Spring 2010!!!

23 February - Save the Date for Our Next Roundtable

HUMAN INTONATION presents… A Women 2 Women HIV Roundtable Participant Discussion ( By Invitation)            

A Few Take-a-ways from our First Roundtable:

• We, as Women…as Women of Colour, are empowered to do something great and far-reaching to impact the spread of HIV and AIDS in this country

• HIV infection is 100% preventable – protect yourself every single time

• We do not have to wait until the next time we come together to start making an impact with our developing message; continue this conversation now with your friends, family, and circle of influence – talk to 5 to 10 people about it and challenge those ladies and men to talk to another 5 to 10 people

There is more to follow from this empowering evening!!!

The next HUMAN INTONATION Women 2 Women Roundtable Discussion will take place in February 2010 as we move forward with shaping our campaign message!

Verneda White with Evina Scott, the originators of what has become H.I. and a Verneda White with several Roundtable participants

Dee Bailey and the women of Watchful Eye really led an amazing discussion! Thank you!

Again thank you to our facilitators Dee Bailey and the ladies of Watchful Eye for leading such a spirited discussion. To all of you who helped me organize this event and to those taking our mission out into the media.

Where We’ve Been!!!

10 December 2009

HUMAN INTONATION would like to thank International Hip-Hip Recording Artist LaRue and Model Manager Natasha for brining me on board to participate in The B.U.R.N. U Movement’s Annual Holiday Toy Drive which took place on Thursday, December 10 th @ Santos Party Haus. This was a great evening of community give back!

5 December The Ultimate Trunk Show – A December to Remember!!!

On December 5 th, HUMAN INTONATION participated in the Chris Leeann Boutique’s The Ultimate Trunk Show. Held at the Dumbo Loft under the Brooklyn Bridge, this was a great evening of shopping with over 20 of the TOP emerging Designers and Boutiques. Thank you to Latoya Gordon for putting on this event, and to all the H.I. models and friends who came out to help make this evening a success!

Verneda White with Latoya Gordon, creator of The Ultimate Trunk Show! As we can see the evening at The Dumbo Loft was quite busy!

A special thank you to everyone who shopped by our booth and to Aaron, Rhema, Anastasia, and Vivian who all helped me make this event a success =)

16 September 2009
HUMAN INTONATION hosts “Style Lovers love HUMAN INTONATION Fashion Week Capsule Viewing & Happy Hour” @ B Smith’s in New York City which benefits Hands On New Orleans in the wake of the 4th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Check out the official “The NEW H.I.” cocktail!!!

10 September 2009
FASHION’S NIGHT OUT!! To kick off NY Fashion Week, HUMAN INTONATION will be featured at the Zhozet Boutique during NYC’s biggest shopping night of the year.

22 July 2009
Thank You!!! “Fashion’s Siren for Change: HUMAN INTONATION” a success on 22 July 2009

	We at HUMAN INTONATION are still ecstatic with “Fashion’s Siren for Change: HUMAN INTONATION”. It was an exciting evening at the Aperture Gallery of fierce fashion, stunning art performances, and philanthropy. From the opening reception where guests had a chance to learn more about the social and human rights issues we support, to the dramatic reveal of our new collection in a ballet inspired fashion show hosted by international recording artist J-Harris, the entire evening was more than we could dreamed of.  The fashion show was braced by thought provoking video imagery from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, efforts
around HIV prevention, along with clips from “Darfur Diaries: A Message From Home”, and a heart felt ballet solo from Alvin Ailey student Chloe Abel! Thank you to you all of you for coming out to support this event! I want to thank everyone who helped to plan “Fashion’s Siren for Change: HUMAN INTONATION” as we debuted our second season with our first line of HUMAN INTONATION long sleeve tees for men & women and dresses using new designs to call attention to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, youth & minority HIV/AIDS prevention, and education for children in Darfur. As always we make our own t-shirts and dresses from scratch! The décor around the runway really set the tone for the night from the creativity of Renee Millett and Robert Carroll, topped off with a special art installation from the very talented Fernando Mora. Plus, everyone felt at home with DJ Zeke spinning the best of Michael Jackson on the 1s and 2s! This year we focused on raising funds specifically for the Darfur Peace & Development Org (DPDO) and raised nearly $1700, about twice the amount we raised last summer at the launch of HUMAN INTONATION! It was great to have both the Executive Director and the Dir. of Programs of the Darfur Peace & Development Org in the audience. And there is still time to donate! If you were not able to attend “Fashion’s Siren for Change” or would like to support HUMAN INTONATION and the Darfur Peace & Development Org* please contact us at info@humanintonation.com to complete you tax-deductible donation. Thank you for your support!
» Check out the Photos from the show and our great Press Coverage on our Press page! How could the night end without Cookies and Condoms…in the gift bags! Thank you to our EVENT SPONSORS: Michael Antonio Footwear, Maschil Entertainment, True2Life Music, cookies by Sydney Sweets, Big Apple Visual Group, DJ Zeke, Vera Moore Cosmetics, 4 All Ages Entertainment, Organic Root Stimulator, Harlem Quiznos, Giant Magazine, Stosh Catering, Park Slope Wine & Spirits, Le Basket, condoms provided by the NYC Dept. of Health! *How your donations at “Fashion’s Siren for Change: HUMAN INTONATION” will help DPDO! The Darfur Peace & Development Organization’s mission is to provide humanitarian relief to victims of the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, to facilitate just governance, and to enable Darfurians to effectively rebuild and develop their homeland. In 2009, Due to the recent expulsions of several of the largest humanitarian organizations from Darfur, the education sector has been severely impacted. Thousands of Darfuri children are now without access to schools. DPDO’s fifteen schools were not affected by the expulsion order. In order for DPDO to be able to step in and fill the gaps left by the expelled organizations, increased funding is a necessity. www.darfurpeace.org

14 July 2009
HUMAN INTONATION was a featured designer in the NAACP Centennial Conference Fashion Show on Tuesday, 14 July 2009! Coverage by Giant Magazine. Shout out to Briana Bigham of Harlem Heights, Jerome Lamaar, and Terri Stevens of Project Runway!

17 May 2009
Team HUMAN INTONATION hosts a team for the AIDS Walk in New York City on Sunday, 17 May 2009. Email info@humanintonation.com to sign up! Also more fashion shows, more events, and season 2 of HUMAN INTONATION to come! Check out our press page!

25 April 2009
Adelphi University Annual Fashion Show featuring HUMAN INTONATION with special collaboration with Advocates for Youth (www.advocatesforyouth.org) in promoting the College Condom Campaign

10-12 April 2009
We will be working the crowd at the A/W 2009 Brooklyn Fashion Week!!! Find details at http://bkfashionweekend.com/

27 March 2009
Fashion Show Fundraiser featuring HUMAN INTONATION for P.S. 132 Ralph Bunche School – Queens, N

7 March 2009
The Queen of Fashion Royal Trunk Show featured HUMAN INTONATION in our first debut on the West Coast!!! HUMAN INTONATION hit Seattle, Washington this past Saturday. Big Thank You to fashionista Kanika Green for making this special event happen.


You can see the blog review of HUMAN INTONATION by Queen of Fashion at: http://queenoffashion.wordpress.com

14 February 2009
A special thank you to Gallery Vercon for hosting our first Fashion Week Sale Event. The day was a successful collaboration with designer Csilla Somogyi and CsillaWear during New York Fashion Week and Fashion Indie Week! Thank you to all of our SPONSORS: Vitamin Water, Organic Root Stimulator, Imagine Skin Care Organics, & Michael Antonio Footwear. And to our NON-PROFIT partners Hands On New Orleans, Advocates for Youth, & the Darfur Peace & Development Org. Check out pictures below!!

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Creative Director Verneda White with Designer Csilla Somogyi!

I could not have done it without our Marketing Associate Denise Vesquez!

Check out the review of HUMAN INTONATION from Fashion Indie at: http://fashionindie.com/wear-your-cause-human-intonation/

12 February 2009
Double Feature! HUMAN INTONATION featured at the LoNoLi Lock & Key Party Social Networking Event AND the Lorenzo Jackson Foundation (LJF) Pre-Valentine’s Day Speed Dating Fundraiser on the same night. Sponsorship included raffling off our ever popular “From BROOKLYN to BARACK” Inauguration Tee to raise funding for the George Walker Jr. Community Coalition and scholarships provided by LJF to young people living with HIV/AIDS and. Special thanks to Jennaydra Clunis, Alex Everett & Alex The Magazine for thinking of us!


Verneda White with Alex Everett

To see more on the Lorenzo Jackson Foundation visit: www.lorenzojacksonfoundation.org

Back from NOLA!

Volunteer Drive for Hands On New Orleans – November 26th to 29th - Servicing Thanksgiving 2008!
	Creative Director, Verneda White being of service with Hands On New Orleans along side HONO Volunteers and Grammy Award Winning R&B Artist Usher Raymond during the “Our Block” Project in November 2006.

Team HUMAN INTONATION is back from New Orleans!!!

Team HUMAN INTONATION is back from New Orleans with many great things to share. First we would like to thank our volunteers who travelled with us, Brittany Simmons and Amber Cooper and a big thank you to everyone at Hands On New Orleans who welcomed us right back. We had two exciting days of giving back.

On Thursday November 27, 2008, Thanksgiving Day we spent the day at the new HONO house on Banks Street. We were given a tour of the house and it was exciting to see this HONO project come into fruition after years of using temporary housing across New Orleans. HONO coordinators prepped for a community Thanksgiving Dinner that would feed about 40 HONO volunteers for the day. HUMAN INTONATION also donated the beverages for the meal. Creative Director Verneda White had the opportunity to meet with HONO Executive Director Kellie Bentz and to present her with her own HUMAN INTONATION tee!

On Friday November 28th, Team HUMAN INTONATION joined HONO volunteers to work on the State Farm Bayou Classic and KABOOM! playground build at Abramson Science & Technology Charter School (5552 Read Boulevard) in New Orleans East. Abramson is one of several charter schools built to fill the void in available education left by Hurricane Katrina. When the school opened in August 2007 it did not have any electricity, let alone a playground for its students. The playground will also be a safe place for children in the community to play where there have not been any options since the storm.

While it was amazing to see the progress Hands On New Orleans has made over the last two years it was also quite clear that much work is still needed to bolster to the on-going work that this amazing volunteer organization is pouring into the soul of New Orleans. Contrary to two years ago the number of HONO volunteers, both long term and short term is smaller, as is the overall sense of urgency to revitalize and renew the city of New Orleans. Yes, the Super dome is back but what about your everyday friends, family, and neighbours for whom moving back into their homes is still just a hope and a dream? There is still much to do and we are happy to help!

PHOTOS! PHOTOS! PHOTOS!

Thursday November 27, 2008

     
Outside the New HONO House! Creative Director Verneda White with HONO coordinators prepping for the Community Thanksgiving Meal

T-shirt from New York Cares volunteers hanging in the new HONO house!

HONO Executive Director Kellie Bentz wearing one of this season’s Katrina Tees from HUMAN INTONATION!

Friday November 28, 2008

Team HUMAN INTONATION and more HONO volunteers prepping to work on the
State Farm Bayou Classic and KABOOM! playground build at the Abramson Science & Technology Charter School in New Orleans East

Getting instructions for the day from the KABOOM! coordinators… does it look cloudy???

More Team HUMAN INTONATION! Thanks Brittany!

          
Yes it started to rain! Our teams moved about 20 tons of mulch onto the playground site…

Just a couple of hours left in the playground build but we are almost there!