honeysuckle Moon is a Featured Presenter for Black August Weekend + Happily Natural Day + RBG Fit Club 5K Freedom Run 2013!!!

Peace and good morning, Family. You are invited to check the itinerary and participate with us today, August 24, 2013 at Happily Natural Day Atlanta, as part of Black August 2013. I will share my wellness platform, Roots, Trees and Flowers: Skin Eco-Artistry with attendees. Presentation topic: The Beautifull Plant-Based Face and How the African Identity is Under Chemical Attack. 4:30pm-5:15pm honeysuckle Moon: Keeping the grind beautifull...

"It is necessary to make conscious choices about not only what we elect to put into our bodies as food, but we must also become knowledgeable about what ingredients we are placing onto our skin as a care regimen. The multi-billion dollar cosmetics industry has been structured in the spirit of blind consumption and destructive necessity. This means, essentially, that the masses' health will suffer significantly as gravely carcinogenic, chemical-based products are topically applied, repeatedly, in an effort to correct or cover up a perceivable problem. Mainstream beauty advertisements play a major role in the destruction of our esteem, as the Eurocentric beauty standard dominates the attitudes, habits and ever-changing trends in skin care. The position is, typically, that melanocytes (melanin cells) are a negative anatomical characteristic, when in actuality, it is our melanin cells that support the skin's role and responsibility as our bodies' first line of defense against infection, disease and the environment." , states L'Angela "honeysuckle Moon" Lee, Natural Skin Therapist, Organic Spa Developer and featured Wellness Educator for Happily Natural Day Atlanta 2013.

********** Please click on this link for a full listing of the Presenters who will participate: https://www.facebook.com/notes/kalonji-jama-changa/saturday-speakers-other-weekend-events/10151834670659925 Press Release: http://happilynaturalday.com/consciousness/natural-festival-addresses-epidemic-of-deadly-chemicals-in-beauty-products/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Natural Festival Addresses Epidemic of Deadly Chemicals in Beauty Products Atlanta, Georgia – August 08, 2013 – Would you knowingly risk your life to be considered beautiful? Black women are more likely than all other women to die of breast cancer while simultaneously spending more than 7 billion dollars annually on beauty products, more than any other ethnicity. These products are applied daily to the body; on the hair and skin. Unfortunately studies are now showing that many of the ingredients found in cosmetic beauty products; ranging from hair relaxers and shampoos to nail polishes and skin moisturizers have links to not only cancer, but also immune system disorders, infertility, even neurotoxicity and hormone disruption. There is a silent killer in our community; found in the bathrooms of black households throughout the country. Hair relaxers and skin lighteners that are marketed specifically to black women often contain chemicals that are known to be carcinogenic. Due to poor regulation standards no protection exists for people of color who have traditionally been put at risk in regard to environmental health issues. The responsibility is left to the consumer to discern what is healthiest for them. Unbeknownst to many; the products they may be supporting financially for aesthetic purposes, are poisoning their bodies and causing harm and even death. Happily Natural Day will address this epidemic of deadly ingredients in beauty products through an innovative workshop featuring L’Angela “Honeysuckle Moon” Lee, natural skin therapist and plant based wellness educator. “It is necessary to make conscious choices about not only what we elect to put into our bodies as food,” says Lee, “but we must also become knowledgeable about what ingredients we are placing onto our skin as a care regimen,” The alarming revelation of deadly chemicals existing in cosmetic beauty products is ominous when placed in the context of diet related illness in the African American community and its resultant health disparities. However, addressing the issues related to a toxic beauty industry are of paramount importance to the festival founder; Duron Chavis. “Happily Natural Day is bigger than a natural hair event, our focus has been to address the needs of the black community over the past decade”. Happily Natural Day celebrates its 11th year in 2013, launching for the 5th consecutive time in Atlanta Georgia since its inception in Richmond Virginia in 2003. “The multi-billion dollar cosmetics industry,” Lee continued, “has been structured in the spirit of blind consumption and destructive necessity. This means, essentially, that the masses’ health will suffer significantly as gravely carcinogenic, chemical-based products are topically applied, repeatedly, in an effort to correct or cover up a perceivable problem.” Her workshop Roots, Trees and Flowers is a natural spa session and workshop which shares the sacred approaches to skin maintenance, redirection and rejuvenation through the proper integration of handcrafted, herbotanical and mineral skin care recipes. Happily Natural Day is free to the public. Attendees are encouraged to attend the African vendor marketplace featuring one of a kind arts and craft items and health and wellness products from businesses from all around the country. The festival takes place at South Cobb Recreation Center 875 Six Flags Dr, Austell, Georgia 30168 on Saturday August 24thfrom 12pm to 7pm. Contact: Happily Natural Day blackaugustweekend@gmail.com http://happilynaturalday.com