Biography: Levi Felix

Levi Felix, a graduate of Psychology and Ethnomusicolgy from the University of California Santa Barbara, has always been extremely active in his local community finding creative and entertaining ways to get people involved. After founding The UCSB Darfur Freedom Festival, Felix organized a coalition of over 40 non-profit organizations in a cause based celebration known as Chilla Vista: a full on community-wide sustainable music, art, film, food, and interactive festival that brought over 2,500 students, faculty, and family together to enjoy healthy living, volunteerism, and community involvement. After managing grants both domestic and internationally at The Forest Foundation, Felix drove across the country in a green veggie powered school bus spreading the word about sustainability. Once the AP Wire picked up the story, the word of an "eco-friendly circus of activists" was profiled in such publications as Pollstar Magazine, AOL News, MSN Stop Global Warming, and even the China Post. During the summer of '07, with experience greening Bonnaroo Music Festival, Levi helped divert 60%+ waste from Rock The Bells San Francisco, using fun interactive volunteerism to educate the concert goers to recycle, compost, and reduce emissions. After producing several short video pods, writing for Green Living Online, and consulting for companies like Reel Green Media, Levi Felix has been working as the Vice President at CAUSECAST.ORG overseeing digital strategy, creative campaign development and media production fusing together social media, content and cause marketing. Felix believes deeply in the power of story, getting dirty and building grassroots movements from the bottom up, working strongly to build coalitions of change, develop campaigns that directly engage a collective generation, and instill the importance that everyone has the power to make a difference. In 2010 Levi took on the role of CAO - Chief Activism Officer - at Causecast.org. Traveling the world with best friend and girlfriend, Brooke Dean, they explored international activism and met those leading their communities into social change. Their new project, is called This Is The World We Live In; their objective, was to seek global activists and connect them with individuals who want to help, in turn creating an online community to share ideas, discuss solutions and unite people who have the common goal of transforming our world. Their journey was blogged at ThisIsTheWorldWeLiveIn.com. Now back from travels, Levi is scheming and plotting an even bigger project.... one to help bring all those he met on his travels together - to learn, share, and become more active global citizens together...more to come soon.
My Website http://ThisIsTheWorldWeLiveIN.com