Call+Response Medical Supplies Needed

Justin Dillon just posted an announcement to the cause Call+Response.

As members of the 21st Century Abolitionist Movement, we have a critical opportunity to seriously help former child slaves. $1.8 Million in medical supplies are ready to be shipped to care for 174 children saved out slavery in Thailand. This shipment is full of desperately needed medicines and equipment which will be sent on March 26th, IF WE CAN RAISE $26,000 IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. That’s a $70 return for every dollar invested. [100% of all donations goes to the shipment.] We need your help.

Please respond now to get nearly $2M in medical supplies to children rescued from slavery.

LEARN HERE: http://www.callandresponse.com/giving_project_0809_nfs.html

SEE SUPPLIES HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_jMCG_jaFg

GIVE HERE: https://donate.callandresponse.org/page/contribute/sf_fundraising_event

And don’t forget to add an “I Gave” widget to facebook page and challenge your friends to join the team of responders. http://www.clearspring.com/widgets/4900d1aaa4288756 With our gratitude for your partnership, The Call+Response Team

Making Bricks

This picture is taken from a site established by the State Department who commissioned one of their photographers to find these stories and document. I want to capture these stories, but I also want to use celebrities and business leaders to help bring awareness to the general public, to the victims, and to the corporations and governments that we the people will not stand for this, will not buy their products, will not support their leadership unless they do the right thing.  Please help me with this idea by voting for my project at http://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/carlmc/27-million-slaves/

A 9-year-old girl toils under the hot sun, making bricks from morning to night, seven days a week. She was trafficked with her entire family from Bihar, one of the poorest and most underdeveloped states in India, and sold to the owner of a brick-making factory. With no means of escape, and unable to speak the local language, the family is isolated and lives in terrible conditions.

Photo and text courtesy of Kay Chernush for the U.S. State Department. http://www.gtipphotos.state.gov/

27 Million Slaves

I have just registered for a photography project that with your help could help reduce slavery in the world. Please go to and read about my idea and then vote for me.

Call + Response Music on iTunes

Just passing this along. I just bought this and it’s amazing…

We are proud to announce the official release of the CALL+RESPONSE soundtrack on Itunes today.
This took a lot of hard work to put together, but its finally here!

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=298699580&s=143441

17 Live Performances from the movie along with several unreleased tracks from:

Matisyahu doing a historic rendition of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song”
Cold War Kids weaving dissonance and melody into their performance of “We Used To Vacation”
Rocco Deluca offers a stirring and perfect performance of “Buss Ride” from his last album
The Scrolls, now known as W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration) performing “Rise Up”

All these along with Natasha Bedingfield, Switchfoot, Talib Kweli, Five For Fighting, Justin Dillon and others.

And this soundtrack would not be complete without a little love from our brother Dr. Cornel West dropping
his wisdom on us all!

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=298699580&s=143441

Get it today.
Tell all your friends and family today.
Gift this to everyone for christmas today.
Facebook everyone you know and want to know today.