MARIA SNYDER’S ECOBRANDS “WE CREATE THE WORLD WE LIVE IN” CELEBRATE EARTH MONTH

ECOBRANDS® Posters are an exclusive collection of posters created by model and eco-activist Maria Snyder. Printed on eco-friendly papers, Maria’s iconography and art for “WE CREATE THE WORLD WE LIVE IN” was first created when she was an art student and later first exhibited in the early 1990’s at the Henri Bendel store on Fifth Avenue, New York.

Maria Snyder is considered a pioneer in the eco-fashion movement. In the 90’s Felissimo stores announced Maria Snyder as one of the first designers in the world to create an eco-fashion apparel and home collection made exclusively from fibers from recycled bottles.

Felissimo was one of the first green stores in NYC and is a Japanese company.

THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION SELECTS ECO BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN 2013

ECO BOYS AND GIRLS® BOOKS introduces 5 animated characters whose mission is to engage people everywhere to be aware of, involved with and connected to each other and the earth and to empower them to take action for and ownership of our planet, learn about the environment and explore creative new ways to live in harmony.

ECO BOYS AND GIRLS® BOOKS promotes environmental awareness and interconnectedness for Pre-Kindergarten to 3^rd grade.

Each character has their own mission: ERNIE EARTH character  (earth stewardship); LULU LOVE character (healthy eating, exercise & compassion); PATSY PEACE character (conflict resolution & empathy); RAY RECYCLE character (recycling & reusing); and SAMMY SUN character (energy conservation & natural resources). Books are layered with specially designed “Take Action” spreads that reinforce key concepts and curriculum through game play.

The National Education Association (NEA) is the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.

ECO BOYS AND GIRLS CURRICULUM GUIDE 2013 PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

The National Education Association CELEBRATES THE EARTH with the Eco Boys and Girls Curriculum Guide 2013 working to make every day Earth Day for children and students—schools and communities—across the country.

ECO BOYS AND GIRLS  characters, created by Maria Snyder, are 5 animated characters that young children who are in Pre K to Grade 3 can view as friends. They teach them the value of respecting their environment by protecting natural resources and conservation and respecting the people and other living things who inhabit the earth.

Creator, Maria Snyder explains the reasons why she undertook this endeavor, “I created these Eco Characters to give youth today “Eco-Heroes” to believe in, to have fun with and learn from. Children are aware, involved, caring and connected to the earth and each other. I wanted to engage young people, empower them to take ownership of the world we live in and enjoy learning about the environment and explore creative new ways to live in harmony with the planet and each other.”

The National Education Association (NEA) is the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.

MARIA SNYDER'S “OUR HEARTS UNITED HEAL THE WORLD” AND ONE MILLION HEARTS CAMPAIGN FOR HAITI

Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Foundation and CFDA rallied the global design community together for “Fashion for Haiti: One Million Hearts.”

Maria Snyder and other top members from the Council of Fashion Designers of America have designed one-of-a-kind hearts transformed into truly inspired works of art. The hearts will be auctioned off on eBay.

Maria's art and slogan "OUR HEARTS UNITED HEAL THE WORLD" are intergral foundations to her brands, ECO BOYS AND GIRLS, ECOBRANDS and PEACEARTH.

The Urban Zen Foundatiion creates, connects and collaborates to raise awareness and inspire change in the areas of well-being, preserving cultures and empowering children in mind, body and spirit. Urban Zen designs forums, partners with existing organizations and brings together experts to define solutions and implement action.

CFDA, The Council of Fashion Designers of America is an association consisting of more than 400 of America’s foremost womenswear, menswear, jewelry and accessory designers.

MARIA SNYDER FEATURED SPEAKER AT ASPEN INSTITUTE'S CREATIVE ARTS WORLD SUMMIT

MARIA SNYDER, a Thought Leader and Visual Communicator, invited as a featured speaker to the INAUGURAL ASPEN INSTITUTE'S CREATIVE ARTS WORLD SUMMIT.

In partnership with Royal Opera House of Muscat, the Aspen Institute's Global Initiative on Cultural and Society will present the Inaugural Creative Arts World Summit to take place in Muscat, Oman, November 28-30, 2011. 

Aspen Institute Creative Arts World Summit in Muscat, Oman will discuss the challenges of creativity and the extent to which they enhance or undermine innovation and public participation in cultural life and sustainable development.

MARIA SNYDER’S MEDITATIVE SHORT FILM AN OFFICIAL SELECTION AT GLOBAL PEACE FILM FESTIVAL

Films selected for the Global Peace Film festival include Nobel Peace Prize winners Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama featured in “2012: The True Mayan Prophecy” that is preceded by artist Maria Snyder’s meditative short, “Peace: How? Why? Where? What?” 

The ninth annual Global Peace Film Festival runs from September 20-25, 2011. The Festival is a celebratory event and a place to honor those who promote global and community awareness of peace and environmental sustainability through the most powerful form of communication in our world today.  

The Global Peace Film Festival draws together filmmakers and filmgoers from all walks of life into a community of people inspired to take action in their daily lives to leave the world a more peaceful place than they found it.

WALL OF PEACE‘NLOVE ART INSTALLATION AT MEDICAL CITY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Maria Snyder’s art installation WALL OF PEACE’NLOVE, a 35 foot mural was installed in the entranceway to the Medical City Children’s Hospital in Dallas, TX.

Medical City Children's Hospital: A specialized children’s hospital with an unwavering focus on patient care offering world-renowned excellence in comprehensive pediatric services.

MARIA SNYDER FEATURED SPEAKER AT AMERICAN RENEWABLE ENERGY DAY

AREDAY selects Maria Snyder as official speaker. AREDAY Program states "Maria Snyder, founder of Eco Boys and Girls, and daughter of industrialist real estate developer Arthur T. Snyder, rose to fame within the fashion industry as one of Yves Saint Laurent’s chosen models. This launched an international modeling career and work with legendary designers Karl Lagerfeld, Valentino, Versace, Armani, and more. Now she’s focusing her talents on raising environmental awareness in an effort to positively impact how children connect with the earth. Eco Boys and Girls, Maria’s latest project, debuts for Earth Week 2010 and is a whimsical cast of cartoon characters who educate children about taking care of our planet."

AREDAY 2010 brings leaders and educators together to promote the rapid implementation of renewable energy and energy efficient strategies as practical solutions to the climate crisis. 2010 speakers included Ted Turner, T. Boone Pickens and James Cameron.

ECO BOYS AND GIRLS LAUNCH AT LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER EARTH WEEK 2010

Maria Snyder's, Eco Boys And Girls, five educational animated characters launch Earth Week April 2010 at Liberty Science Center, one of America's top science museums.

Liberty Science Center is an interactive science museum and learning center and as New Jersey's first major state science museum, has science exhibits, the largest IMAX Dome theater in the United States.

PEACE ART AND MARIA SNYDER

The American Public Health Association (APHA) featured Maria Snyder's Peace Art at the annual conference in Philadelphia, PA.

At APHA conference, Maria's art was described as an emerging body of work that spans graphic, advertising, and fine arts in techniques and media. Her presentation illuminated the challenges of bringing images and ideas about peace into the modern mainstream after decades of marginalization.

The American Public Health Association is the oldest and most diverse organization of public health professionals in the world and has been working to improve public health since 1872.