15/07/2019
We would like to give a
⚡️❤️⚡️❤️⚡️❤️ MASSIVE
THANK YOU ⚡️❤️⚡️❤️⚡️❤️
to everyone who supported us in generating donation money for charities.
We have been selling these prints during 3 events in 2018-19 via the Art Car Boot Fair and online from our webshop
https://www.ellipopp.com/collections/charity-art-prints
where we promised, we'll post updates for anyone and everyone who purchased one or more of our 'Art Prints' where 50% of their money went to.
We gathered a whopping £1,500.00 which we decided to split between 5 charities as we can't find one which is tackling space pollution (yet ✨).
And we are not stopping here!
More topics will follow and everyone is welcome to purchase one from our website or pop into our studio to pick one up!!!
We apologise for the delay, it has been very difficult to find charities we trust and where we feel the money is being used to really work on the issues we are addressing in our art prints - and not ending up in someones big salary pocket.
We are still in discussion to a few charities to whom we will donate the rest of the money we collected within the coming weeks.
But we'd like to make the following update as these funds have already been made.
* PLASTIC POLLUTION
£300 = €333
donated to Ocean. now!
https://ocean-now.org/
They are fighting to ban micro plastics in cosmetics and beauty products - "We hope to speed up the process for Germany to finally take responsibility - in particular as "plastic polluting country #1 in Europe"
I trust them as the person who started the charity is a dear friend and I know that they need more support to get further with their actions to make the small and big changes needed.
* REFUGEE CRISIS
£300 = €333
donated to Stoettepelaren
http://stottepelaren.se/
The Association The Support Pillar
is a non-profit organisation with the task of collecting and distributing funds to help unaccompanied children and young people living in Sweden, who are not covered by other contributions. The Association The Support Pillar cooperates with the network Stop the expulsions of Afghan youth.
Again, I know a friend who has been volunteering for this charity for a long time and knows the issues these kids and teenagers are facing and that the money they receive is solely used to help and support these people.
Donations to be made shortly:
* GENTRIFICATION
£300
to be donated to a charity helping the victims of the Windrush Generation Scandal with legal support
As a Brixtoner for almost all my London life, I have seen and felt the challenged of gentrification first hand.
The Brixton community has been my home and the Windrush Generation has shaped this area of London.
I feel it is my duty to help these people which have lived here either their entire or whole life and are now faced with legal actions to fight for their rights which were given to them but taken from them through governmental false actions.
I am about to meet the organisers of the organisation which is trying to help each other and others effected by the Skandal which flared up over the last years.
* DYING BEES
£300
TBC - if anyone can make a suggestion outside the big charities, please do!
* OIL POLLUTION
£300
TBC - if anyone can make a suggestion outside the big charities, please do!
ElliPopp
