JQ (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} bookoflies) wrote,@ 2004-08-03 07:19:00 |
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For those interested:
***EDIT EDIT EDIT ***
The bellow pricing information and slogans for the buttons for sexual violence awareness are still accurate, but Anne at Stop the Clock (www.stoptheclock.org), an organization that fights gendered violence, is now heading up the collection of donations and distribution of buttons. Please direct all donations to:
donations@stoptheclock.org
I am overwhelmed with the outpouring of support and the bravery everyone is putting forth, ready to wear buttons and t-shirts that shout out to the world that sexual violence happens everywhere, to all walks of people - all of you rock!
If you want more details about the button project, please read the full post after this one that I made with all the sundry bits about how things are progressing. Thank you!
* * * * *
belladonnalin and are at work on the buttons. There will be two versions:
"I am a survivor of sexual violence. No pity. No shame. No silence." and, for those who don't want to out their history or who are allies:
"No pity. No shame. No silence."
I will be getting these ordered by the end of this week, but we need help. I guess I've been nominated to be the center for donations, so if you can afford to pitch in toward the buttons (1000 for $150), the place to send the paypal funds is:
jq@chambana.net
How this will work:
First, everyone who donates will get buttons. Send me your name and address in the comments box at paypal. Due to the costs to ship them to each of you individually, this is what I have worked out: for the first $5 donated to the cause, you will be sent 5 pins. After that, each additional 50 cents will entitle you to another pin. The pins cost us 15 cents each from the fabulous people at www.valiantdeath.com - they are very excited about working with us and are the best prices on the net (woman owned, independent) that I could find, anywhere. The additional 35 cents per pin is to cover shipping costs and to build up enough cash to order *more* pins to be donated to rallies, events, individuals who want to pass out lots but can't afford it, etc. There will be no excess money, I pledge to all of you that every cent will go to making and distributing more pins.
I am going to personally gather $100 in donations for the first batch.belladonnalin is going to gather $30. We need to get to $150 before I can place the order and if we exceed that (wouldn't that be excellent?!) I will simply order more buttons with it.
Got any ideas on how to make this more fair or efficient? Post them or e-mail them, I'd love to hear them.
Personally, I'd like to see this turn into alot more than buttons. Likebelladonnalin said, "I think this is becoming a movement." Wanna make it happen?
* * * by the way, this is a public post, feel free to send individuals who want to support or help here or to link this post * * *
***EDIT EDIT EDIT ***
The bellow pricing information and slogans for the buttons for sexual violence awareness are still accurate, but Anne at Stop the Clock (www.stoptheclock.org), an organization that fights gendered violence, is now heading up the collection of donations and distribution of buttons. Please direct all donations to:
donations@stoptheclock.org
I am overwhelmed with the outpouring of support and the bravery everyone is putting forth, ready to wear buttons and t-shirts that shout out to the world that sexual violence happens everywhere, to all walks of people - all of you rock!
If you want more details about the button project, please read the full post after this one that I made with all the sundry bits about how things are progressing. Thank you!
* * * * *
belladonnalin and are at work on the buttons. There will be two versions:"I am a survivor of sexual violence. No pity. No shame. No silence." and, for those who don't want to out their history or who are allies:
"No pity. No shame. No silence."
I will be getting these ordered by the end of this week, but we need help. I guess I've been nominated to be the center for donations, so if you can afford to pitch in toward the buttons (1000 for $150), the place to send the paypal funds is:
jq@chambana.net
How this will work:
First, everyone who donates will get buttons. Send me your name and address in the comments box at paypal. Due to the costs to ship them to each of you individually, this is what I have worked out: for the first $5 donated to the cause, you will be sent 5 pins. After that, each additional 50 cents will entitle you to another pin. The pins cost us 15 cents each from the fabulous people at www.valiantdeath.com - they are very excited about working with us and are the best prices on the net (woman owned, independent) that I could find, anywhere. The additional 35 cents per pin is to cover shipping costs and to build up enough cash to order *more* pins to be donated to rallies, events, individuals who want to pass out lots but can't afford it, etc. There will be no excess money, I pledge to all of you that every cent will go to making and distributing more pins.
I am going to personally gather $100 in donations for the first batch.
belladonnalin is going to gather $30. We need to get to $150 before I can place the order and if we exceed that (wouldn't that be excellent?!) I will simply order more buttons with it.Got any ideas on how to make this more fair or efficient? Post them or e-mail them, I'd love to hear them.
Personally, I'd like to see this turn into alot more than buttons. Like
belladonnalin said, "I think this is becoming a movement." Wanna make it happen?* * * by the way, this is a public post, feel free to send individuals who want to support or help here or to link this post * * *
