I want to take a moment to draw your attention a really cool idea that needs your support. Today is the launch of the Comic Creators for Freedom drive! The goal of this group is the raise money and awareness about human trafficking around the world.
The way this donation drive works is simple. A whole group of artist and comicers have come together to create a massively awesome desktop wall paper and all you have to do is donate some money and it’s yours. Each artist has drawn their own character and the end result is something amazing. Some of the artist involved with this project include yours truely, Lar de Souza from Looking for Group, Chris Watkins of Odori Park, and Danielle Corsetto of Girls with Slingshots (just to name a few). And here’s a small sample:
I hope you can help this cause and enjoy this amazing wall paper. A lot of effort went into it and you know your money is going to a good cause!
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead
Wednesday, January 11th is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. To participate, we formed the Comic Creators for Freedom– a group of over 100 comic book creators who volunteered our artistic talents to raise money and awareness for this cause. You may not know it, but there are currently 27 million enslaved people worldwide- more than double the number of enslaved Africans during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. UNICEF estimates that 1.2 million children every year are sold into slavery, most of it sexual. The US Department of Justice estimates 16,000 victims of human trafficking are brought into the United States every year. Unlike slavery in the past, what is happening today is happening in secret. It won’t end until awareness is raised, and people like you and me take a stand.
So here’s what we did: each creator contributed an original drawing of one of our own female characters, and combined them into a single wallpaper image! The wallpaper features characters from all over the web, including Girls with Slingshots, The Dreamland Chronicles, Kukuburi, Earthsong Saga, Looking for Group, Love and Capes, The Dreamer, and tons more! Donate today to download this unique, once-in-a-lifetime wallpaper.
The Donations Drive will last for two weeks, from Monday January 9th – 20th. All proceeds will be split evenly between Love 146 and Gracehaven House- two organizations working on rehabilitation of victims and prevention of this crime.
To learn more about the CCA visit www.comiccreatorsforfreedom. To learn more about the problem, visit http://love146.org/slavery. (Note: contains adult themes and actual accounts of sex slavery.)
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