EQUALSHOT

I wrote this entry for Huffington Post to call attention to my colleague, Aminatou Haidar, who is in the 3rd week of a hunger strike. Scroll to the end to take action & watch my Twitter account for updates. 

Say the words "hunger strike" and many will recall images of an
emaciated Mahatma Gandhi enduring several famous fasts to protest
British rule of India.

When EqualShot launched in 2002, our first assignment was to produce a video about world hunger for the humanitarian aid organization Action Against Hunger (AAH). The video was meant to draw in and educate donors, and I was looking for someone with star power to narrate.

Frank McCourt had recently been awarded AAH’s annual Humanitarian Award, and I was nominated to call him and ask if he would participate in our video. He agreed without a moment’s hesitation.

Two hundred years ago today, Abraham Lincoln was born in a one-room cabin in Kentucky. As we commemorate the life and legacy of the fabled president, I thought I’d chime in with one of my favorite Lincoln-isms. For all of us who believe that communications is essential to social change, you’ll enjoy this 1858 quote from our first truly media-savvy president.