"It’s a pretty simple premise. When I have the time, I let agencies know that I am available to crush it for 48-ish hours on a range of very specific asks in exchange for a minimum donation of $1000." So far, 3 agencies have enlisted Peter's ego for more than $7,300 in donations to CASA for Children.
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One year into the Trump presidency, creative agency Wolff Olins has enlisted Print All Over Me and 10 artists to help design #bandtogether bandanas. 100% of the proceeds are sent to charities that have been threatened by Trump and his policies.
Read MoreWNW + VICE Team Up For FoodFight!
Less than a month ago, Working Not Working launched the Work In Progress program and assembled a task force of 20 diverse creatives who work for companies including Google, Snapchat, XPRIZE and TED to create solutions to LA's biggest civic issues. For our first project, labeled FoodFight!, we partnered with VICE Media, local non-profits including Safe Place For Youth and L.A. Kitchen, and members of the Mayor's Operations Innovation team to develop actionable ideas to reduce food waste and improve access to healthy food at homeless shelters across the city. None of us expected that just a few weeks later, we'd have thousands of fellow Angelenos eager to support our ideas.
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What We As Creatives Can Do Now
This is not normal. We are in uncharted territory, and we need to fight.
We can and should march, protest, preach, call our representatives, stand up for what’s right, create meaningful words and images and experiences, hug our loved ones, look out for our non-loved ones, and probably make sure we have plenty of extra water and food and an emergency plan. That goes for everyone. But there are a few things those of us who are part of this particular creative community can do.
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