Adieu,

siteLA

While the program will not keep its physical hub, Quiksilver will encourage young creative women to submit project proposals. For now, we will leave you with our best wishes and a killer party!

Thursday, December 18th
8pm-midnight
DJs Laundromat United
Karaoke
Veev & Barefoot Wine Sponsored Bar

Judging by the bright sunshine that illuminated siteLA, it was hard for anyone to believe that it was the middle of December and even harder for everyone to believe that the site is coming to a close in roughly a week. Today’s trunk show helped remind all of us how special of a place siteLA is and how much we are truly going to miss hosting such amazing events such as those from The Vintage Society.

With that said check out some photos from today’s trunk show and be sure to stop our closing party next week!

siteLA is saying goodbye in the best way we know how…by throwing a huge party! Come celebrate a successful year with the six women visionaries (Beth Jones, Pilar Diaz, Khrystyne Zurian, Dorothy Le, Sarah Anderson, and Jesse Rodato) who worked so hard on their creative projects, along with all the people that made siteLA possible. Although the year has come to an end, we hope that siteLA has inspired creative women everywhere to pursue what they love.

While the program will not keep its physical hub, Quiksilver will encourage young creative women to submit project proposals. For now, we will leave you with our best wishes and a killer party!

Thursday, December 18th
8pm-11pm
DJ
Karaoke
Veev | Peroni | Barefoot Wine Sponsored Bar

as i develop my skills, become more involved and become more effective in transforming los angeles, i want to keep a record of that development. i also want people to be able to give me feedback, understand the process and be with me along the way.

in this technological age, where things happen in the blink of an eye, i want to capture the important moments, and remember to rejoice and reflect on life and existence.

on a bit of a tangent, check out this video, which shows how to put your bike on the bus…it brings me back to when i first learned how to do this…and how much further i am along the way…in terms of biking in los angeles. enjoy!

i applied to this keds green campaign.  i wanted to share my application and the photos i used for it.  enjoy!

The description of the campaign:

KEDS is running it’s first ever GREEN-friendly campaign for its new organic
line, featuring a woman who is a true emerging leader in the green
movement. If the requirements below describe you, please send us your
submission by Monday, December 8th!! (see info for submissions below)

• WOMEN IN THEIR MID-20′S OF ALL ETHNICITIES
• INSPIRATIONAL & BEAUTIFUL, INSIDE & OUT
• LIVING SOMEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES
• INVOLVED WITH A GREEN & ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY CAUSE

IF SELECTED, KEDS WILL GIVE $25,000 TO THE GREEN CHARITY OR
ORGANIZATION OF YOUR CHOICE. THEY WILL ALSO MENTION THE CHARITY OR
ORGANIZATION TO HELP BRING AWARENESS TO THEIR CAUSE.

SUBMIT A SHORT BIO DETAILING YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE GREEN MOVEMENT, INCLUDING
ORGANIZATION/CHARITY NAME, WEBSITE INFO, ETC. INVOLVEMENT MUST BE LEGITIMATE.

My submission:

Los Angeles , Bicycles, and the Environment

From an early age, I have been passionate about and actively involved in the green movement.  For the last six years, I have dedicated my time, first as a student, and now as a professional, towards transforming Los Angeles to become a truly bicycle friendly community. As a Vietnamese-American woman native to Los Angeles, I have the unique ability to understand the shortcomings of my city, but more importantly, I have ideas and goals to transcend them.

Bicycling is the best individual thing we can do to reduce our impact on climate change. It is also one of the best ways we can reduce congestion and air pollution and improve air quality and public space in the city. If we want to improve our quality of life and made a huge positive impact on the environment, we all must take significant steps to increase our bicycle use, while concurrently reducing our auto use, across this nation and around the world.

At UCLA, I was a student organizer, working on issues ranging from climate change to transportation, as the co-chair of the largest and most effective environmental group on campus, E3- Ecology, Economy, Equity. In one role, as a leader of the Bicycle Advocacy Committee at UCLA, I pushed the campus to implement lasting bicycle improvements as well as cultivate the local cycling community.

Now, as Planning and Policy Director of Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, I lobby politicians, consult with city government, and activate cyclists to develop and enhance bicycle infrastructure and education.  In addition, at the end of this year, I will complete my one year as SiteLA Visionary in Residence, a fellowship program sponsored by Quiksilver, which has allowed me to host creative events, safety workshops, and bicycle rides to promote awareness of the bicycling community in the mainstream.

I am proud of the contributions I have made to help Los Angeles become a more livable community. In spite of the challenges of working in a city as vast and sprawling as Los Angeles, there exists a story of a city and its inhabitants redeeming themselves.  Even though some may think Los Angeles is an unfit place to ride bicycles, I know that with innovation, collaboration, and firm commitment, I can help Los Angeles reach its potential to become a green city, full of bicycles, clean air, open space, and thriving community.

Organization: Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
http://www.la-bike.org/

Below is a sampling of links which highlight my involvement in the green movement throughout the years:

Profile of me in UCLA’s FEM magazine, Fall 2008
http://www.femmagazine.com/dorothyle/

On KCRW radio, speaking about bicycle safety in LA, following a bicycle road rage incident, July 2008

http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/ww/ww080715on_the_streets_of_lo

Youtube video- teaching people how to place their bikes on the bus, through siteLA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHXIxhKn_2A

My siteLA blog
http://sitela.org/?author=8

siteLA’s “fashion writer in residence,” Beth Jones, will sell her tucked and tailored, modified vintage treasures specially selected for the holiday season.  So add some sparkle to your wardrobe this season and come shop these unique goodies at siteLA!  Special Vintage Society tote bags will be given away with purchase.