Cooper's project was under way and i was made to face my fear and call copious amounts of people to try and get interviews and support and anything else we could muster for the doco.
Now last year i had watched a documentary called "Call and Response" and thought it would be amazing to get an interview with the guys that are heading the Call and Response Campaign. I knew a past lecture was friends with them so from under a table and with my best friend holding my hand, I called him to ask for Mark Reading's Details (aka the Call and Response guy).
Turns out at that time Jeff (my lecturer) was sitting down to have lunch with Mark, and decided to pass the phone over to him. I must admit it was flippin strange telling this guy i'd never met about what my brother and i were doing, but by the end of the conversation he had decided to support our endeavor and gave the finishing touches to our dare.
He said, "How inspired would it be if you two could save 50 girls from sex slavery and raise the money to rehabilitate them for a year, to rescue and rehabilitate them it would cost about $5, 000. You can do this! I DARE you to put on an event, get musicians and artists and who ever will help and raise it."
He then gave me the rights to show Call and Response so i could show it as part of the event.
Now my brother and I are attempting to save 50 girls in 365 days. Cooper is raising awareness and people are pledging money to and through his doco. And i am trying to bring artists and musicians together in my town to try and raise money to save these girls.
This blog will document the steps taken to achieve this.
Peace,
Jorj
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