The first one I would like to discus is To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA):
-This is one of the more well known orgs, even if a person doesn't know exactly what they do they have most likely seen the TWLOHA t-shirts.
-Founded by Jamie Tworkowski
-What they're about:
To Write Love On Her Arms is a movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for those struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.
-TWLOHA started in Spring of 2006
-They wanted to get the story out of a girl who had a past of great pain and who was suffering from deep depression, drug use, and self-inflicted injury.
They're Vision:
-The visions IS hope, and hope IS real, that people will put down guns and razor blades and bottles.
Jamie Tworkowski and his organization is inspiring.
-He is up for a mtvU Woodie award, so go MTV.com/ontv/woodieawards/2009/good-woodie and vote.
-If you want to learn more about TWLOHA, get the whole story and full vision go to http://www.twloha.com/
-They also get bands involved by setting up music tours. To get more info on this keep a check on their myspace for new tours and tour dates.
-Some of the bands that have been involved include, Paramore. UnderOath, Anberlin, and Hawthorne Heights
-Support this cause by buying a t-shirt and other accessories
The second organization is called Invisible Children:
-They make documentaries about war-affected children in east Africa show them around the world.
-It started in the Spring of 2003, when three young filmmakers traveled to Africa.
-What started out as a film making adventure transformed into much more these 3 boys from Southern California discovered a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them, a tragedy where children are both the weapons and the victims.
After returning to the States, they created the documentary "Invisible Children: Rough Cut," a film that exposes the tragic realities of northern Uganda's night commuters and child soldiers.
-The film was originally shown to friends and family, but has now been seen by millions of people.
-Go to invisiblechildren.com to get merch, donate, and see how you can make a difference.
-Also go on their myspace to view blogs, music events, and bands who support this cause including; Fall Out Boy, Thrice, and The Rocket Summer
"My Heart Beats For You"
The third: I would like to tell you about is called Falling Whistles: Sean D. Carasso
-Falling Whistles gives a small window into our world’s largest war. Originally just a journal written about boys sent to the front lines of war armed with only a whistle
-It is a campaign for peace in Congo.
-Go to http://www.fallingwhistles.com/ for full info and journal entry, check out their Myspace as well
-Read the journal is about their efforts and finding 5 young boys who escaped a rebel camp
-Also support this cause. It's as simple as buying a whistle.
And last, but certainly not least, and probably most well known organization i would like to talk about is called TOMS:
-TOMS Shoes was founded on a simple premise: With every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need.
-It was founded by Blake Mycoskie in 2006 after befriending children in Argentina when he was traveling.
-TOMS has given over hundreds of thousands of pairs of shoes to children in need.
-This company has also been seen in an ad for AT&T's cell phone service
-For more in depth info go to tomsshoes.com or get on Myspace and search Blake Mycoskie
-TOMS shoes come in men's, women's, youth, and "tiny toms", they even sell vegan styles, which means they contain no leather, and TOMS wrap boots.
-Support this cause, buy a pair of shoes.
Peace, Love, && Be Yourself
~Ash~
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