OmniPeace “Stamp Out Violence Against Women and Girls of The Congo” Event

Celebrities and spectators alike came out to support OmniPeace’s Stamp Out Violence Against Women and Girls of the Congo campaign hosted by founder Mary Fanaro and friends Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, and Sheryl Crow. The event was spectacular and motivating, raising awareness of the ongoing horrors inflicted on innocent women and children living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a result of war over conflict minerals. (Please go to raisehopeforcongo.org).

The Stamp Out Violence Against Women and Girls of the Congo campaign is OmniPeace's spotlight charity campaign this year in collaboration with another amazing organization, Art of Humanity. Set inside the OmniPeace logo is a collage of images drawn by children in the Congo, depicting their first hand experiences with violence. Twenty-five percent of the proceeds from the sale of the Congo t-shirts will be donated to UNICEF and V-day Foundation to build the City of Joy, a leadership and healing center and safe community for Congolese women and girls who have been victims of brutal rape and violence. One of the greatest parts of the campaign is the hang tags on the shirts that are doubling as call-to-action post cards addressed to President Obama. It’s simple; all anyone has to do is pull the hang tag off the shirt, sign their name, put a stamp on it, and drop it in the mail.

Speeches were given by OmniPeace founder, Mary Fanaro, and Jimmie Briggs, an acclaimed journalist who told a very poignant story of his journey into the Congo. The room was solemn as Briggs described his interactions with the Congolese citizens, especially when he spoke of the rape victims. He said passionately, “I’m tired, frustrated, and angry of hearing people talk about the Congo as if there is nothing they can do and that's just not true. We saw unnecessary things going on that we could have prevented.”

Rape is a tool of war in the Congo and will remain so unless we do something about it! The Stamp Out Violence Against Women and Girls of the Congo campaign will unite us in raising our voices in support of innocent Congolese women and children. Please join OmniPeace's Stamp Out Violence Against Women and Girls of the Congo campaign by clicking on this link and sending a postcard to President Obama, urging making him aware of the devastating and tragic situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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POSTED BY OMNIPEACE TEAM - 6/21/2009 :: 12:25 PM

More OmniPeace love on the Web

Check out these great fashion-related sites that recently gave OmniPeace some love:

» A Mom In Red Heels
» Designer Clothing Guide

POSTED BY OMNIPEACE TEAM - 5/3/2009 :: 10:05 PM

OmniPeace on the Web & Press

Threadbanger.com posted in their blog about OmniPeace our recent event with Art of Humanity. It is currently on the home page and is the first post listed on the blog page – http://www.threadbanger.com.

We are also excited to share with you the latest coverage of OmniPeace on GrooveEffect.com, an online Web site that covers fashion-forward urban trends and style. The Web site reaches close to 80,000 unique visitors per month and has featured OmniPeace on the front page. The article includes a Q&A which chronicles how OmniPeace came to be. Take a look here.

Just wanted to share with you some new web press we've received, check 'em out:

» DayLife.com
» Glam.com
» Examiner.com
» LA Splash

POSTED BY OMNIPEACE TEAM - 3/10/2009 :: 11:45 AM

OmniPeace at V-Day Luncheon!

FROM V-DAY:

V-Day's 3rd Annual Los Angeles Luncheon, held last Friday February 13th, at the Four Seasons Hotel, in Beverly Hills was an incredible success.

The testimony, performance pieces and speeches by Eve Ensler and Dr Mukwege moved us all to have a deeper understanding of the crisis in the Congo and spurred so many of you to action and support.  We wanted to thank all of you for joining us and for your ongoing support of V-Day and our work around the world. Together we will change the world through the story of women turning pain to power.



Check out more pictures from the event here.

We'd like to take this opportunity to once again thank our hosts Jessica Alba, Anne Hathaway, Sherry Lansing, Paula Wagner and V-Day Board members Carole Black, Ilene Chaiken, Rosario Dawson, Linda Pope, and Kerry Washington.  We were thrilled to have Maria Shriver attend the event and join the afternoon's program.

The tour has resulted in many victories.  As a result of a meeting between Eve and Dr Mukwege with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York prior to LA, the Secretary General is traveling to the DRC on his trip to Africa next week to visit with Dr Mukwege at Panzi Hospital in Bukavu.

The event in Los Angeles garnered much national and international press with these stories as well as many others:

LA TIMES » Read Here
ASSOCIATED PRESS » Read Here
PEOPLE » Read Here

If you weren't able to make a donation to V-Day's Congo Campaign on Friday please do so now at here.

POSTED BY MARY - 2/15/2009 :: 2:30 PM

We're on Access Hollywood Tonight & Tomorrow!

Hey everyone,

So this is my first official blog post on our new OmniPeace web blog! Pretty exciting stuff. Even more exciting is the fact that I'm pleased to say that tonight and tomorrow, Courteney Cox and I will be featured on Access Hollywood regarding OmniPeace and all the great work we've been trying to do. Please tune-in, as being informed about our mission is key to the success of what we aim to do. I'll write more soon about the experience of being at Access Hollywood, but I just wanted to let everyone know the news and hope that you'll watch. Again, it's tonight and tomorrow night (February 11 & 12th on Access Hollywood, Channel 4 KNBC at 7:30 PM - PST).

I hope you enjoy the new OmniPeace website. We've spent a lot of time bringing it all together and it's long overdue. We're still in the process of making everything work and fixing all the bugs, but as you can tell there's a lot of cool new features and areas of the site. Keep checking back to see how things are progressing.

Love & (Omni)Peace!
~Mary

POSTED BY MARY - 2/11/2009 :: 4:30 PM