Refugee art poster sale at DFTBA.com: viewers' art supporting immigrants and refugees, proceeds to refugee resettlement organizations (2017)
project history · status: completed · last event: outcome (2017-02-10)
In February 2017 Hank ran a weekend-only sale at DFTBA.com of posters made from viewers' art supporting immigrants and refugees. It raised $71,000, split equally among 10 refugee resettlement organizations in America.
Parts: Hank asks viewers to buy the refugee art posters at DFTBA.com during the weekend sale (2017)
About: DFTBA Records, American Civil Liberties Union, refugee
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-03 | launched | Hank launches a weekend-only sale at DFTBA.com of posters made from art sent in for his ACLU offer, with 100% of proceeds to organizations helping refugees. | Are We Making Things Worse? 00:02:18 |
| 2017-02-10 (happened 2017-02-05) | outcome | Hank reports that last weekend's poster sale raised $71,000, so $7,100 goes to each of 10 refugee resettlement organizations in America. | Valentines Candy Taste Test with Hank and Katherine 00:03:37 |
What is said about it
3 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2017-02-03 · Are We Making Things Worse? — Hank: Last weekend Hank offered on Twitter to donate $5 to the ACLU for every hand-drawn message of support for immigrants and refugees; he got over 2,000, some beautiful art. — 00:02:01
- 2017-02-03 · Are We Making Things Worse? — announcement: Hank: This weekend only, until midnight Sunday, the artists of some of those works are selling them as posters at DFTBA.com. — 00:02:18
- 2017-02-03 · Are We Making Things Worse? — announcement: Hank: 100% of poster proceeds will be divided among several organizations doing that work for refugees. — 00:02:56