Hey guys, this is really close to my heart. Comic Creators for Freedom has partnered with Open Sky Creations to raise funds and bring awareness to end human trafficking.
Over 100 artist have donated female comic characters to raise money for organizations that work to end human trafficking.
One of the female characters being featured is Virtuous from the Faith Walker story line which is on the poster/wall paper that is available as a fund raiser.
Presently, Open Sky Creations is working on a story line to help support the web comic, Faith Walker. When the comic is done a free PDF will be sent to a select number who donates and sign up with their site.
Jan 11 is National Human Traffic Awareness Day the donation drive runs until the 20th of this month. 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.
The Donations Drive will last for two weeks, January 9th-20th. All proceeds will be
split evenly between-Love 146 and Gracehaven House, two organizations working on rehabilitating
victims, and to help prevent this type of crime.
To learn more and donate here are the two links:
http://comiccreatorsforfreedom.com/ http://www.weareopensky.com/blog.html
I also added the cover, created by Clint D. Johnson for Open Sky Creations.
Thanks again for your support.
Comments
It's great to see this event get some exposure! I've been fortunate to have participated in it the past two years. I love the idea, and the more I think of it, the more I'm wondering why there are not more collaborations of this sort in the name of loving and serving others. Who knows, maybe CCAS can organize something similar in the future....
It's awesome the way you artists and creators involved in this project use your talent as a kind of lens that the rest of us can shine our light through via donations to touch this worthy charity! God bless you all, for caring, for actively participating, and for being faithful to God's will!