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SEEKJOY has officially shipped the first round of Water Droplets! For those who placed orders as part of the first batch – please accept our apology – it\u2019s been a busy month!<\/h4>\n

For those who are just tuning in\u2026 We\u2019ve been working to establish a mechanism for funding the work we do. The backbone of most media companies is either advertising and\/or a pay-per-view\/subscription model. This type of revenue generation conflicts with our mission and seems to threaten the integrity of the stories we share.<\/p>\n

Another typical stream of income for a media company would be doing \u201cwork for hire\u201d on the side which could fund the \u201cfree stuff\u201d and keep the lights on\u2026 Again, this is a conflict because when on-location somewhere we\u2019re looking to tell the story that transpires from what is taking place, not through the lens of a specific sponsor, non-profit, private-interest group etc. We\u2019re not saying this is always a bad thing, but it\u2019s just not what we\u2019re here to do.<\/p>\n

If you find us capturing media on a frontline somewhere and ask, \u201cHey, who are you shooting film for?\u201d There\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ll get a response something like, \u201cthe people.\u201d That\u2019s exactly WHO we\u2019re working for, it\u2019s just a question of HOW to keep that going.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not, currently, incorporated as a Non-Profit organization. We certainly aren\u2019t, at this point, making \u201cprofit\u201d but we\u2019re a social entrepreneurship venture with an aim to inspire and catalyze radical social change with the products we offer and have in the works. One of the \u201cproducts\u201d which you might have seen is the small water droplet pendant.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the big idea?<\/strong> Well, first off, it\u2019s a symbol. It’s not the kind of \u201cJewelry\u201d that\u2019ll make you look and feel like the richest human on the block but that\u2019s not the point. Eoin walks us through the concept behind the water droplets in the video below:[\/vc_column_text]

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<\/div>[vc_column_text]The Water Droplets are made from landfill-destined pallet lumber. The pallets are broken down and the water droplet shape is stenciled onto usable sections. Via solar power we cut out the water droplet shape with a jigsaw, shape them briefly with a knife and sand them until they\u2019re smooth. The water droplets are shipped in boxes that have been made from used 24-pack cartons we\u2019ve pulled from recycling bins. We\u2019re still workin off old tape-stock, but we\u2019re starting to run low and will be investing in a plant-based tape that is fully recyclable and biodegradable for all future orders once we\u2019re out of the current tape we\u2019ve had laying around for years.<\/p>\n

The best part of wearing one of these necklaces that we\u2019ve heard so far is that when people say, \u201cHey, I like your necklace\u201d or something like that, it opens the door to a conversation about what the necklace means and that IS the goal; humans talking to humans.<\/p>\n

The Water Droplets are available via the SEEKJOY Community Marketplace here:<\/p>\n

Sending love!<\/p>\n

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