Blood:Water Mission
to promote clean blood (by reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS) and clean water in Africa
read the action feature // visit their web site
I made this our first Action feature because I had told three different people it would go under the next set of Cause boxes (remember those?), which didn't happen. Obviously I did it for other reasons: it's a cool cause, it was easy enough to write and research, etc. In actuality, I don't think it would matter to any of those three people whether or not I ever wrote this, but I felt like I had to hold myself accountable.
Blood:Water Mission is a good cause, but I know there's a lot of potential for criticism in here. One, the art connection is simply because it was started by the guys in Jars of Clay--rockstar charity. I have no doubt that they did it for the right reasons, but I might as well be featuring the One Campaign. Two, "rockstar" charity, not so much the indie underdog overcast style we typically go for. Only hipster snobs will bemoan that. Three, Africa is sooo sexy, and we're not into sexy. No, really, I'm sure I'm going to get fire from my friends because I'm often the one to remind that not all of Africa is suffering, and not all of the suffering are in Africa. Four, it's an openly Christian organization. By no means is Blood:Water Mission sending people out to perform conversions, but the example of Christ is very much and very openly a part of BWM's motivation. This was the most sensitive part of deciding whether or not to write this. The Overcast definitely doesn't label itself Christian, but we've touched upon faith before and recognize that religious convictions are as integral to a person's art and work as it is to the way they live, as political leanings or any other lifestyle choice would ever influence a song or a story. We're not into silencing that, but we don't intend to maintain a one-message channel.
I want you to read our Action features with just as much skepticism--and just as much openness.
There will be more coming. I already have an idea of who I'd like to write about next, and I hope you'll find them to be very fascinating organizations.
to promote clean blood (by reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS) and clean water in Africa
read the action feature // visit their web site
I made this our first Action feature because I had told three different people it would go under the next set of Cause boxes (remember those?), which didn't happen. Obviously I did it for other reasons: it's a cool cause, it was easy enough to write and research, etc. In actuality, I don't think it would matter to any of those three people whether or not I ever wrote this, but I felt like I had to hold myself accountable.
Blood:Water Mission is a good cause, but I know there's a lot of potential for criticism in here. One, the art connection is simply because it was started by the guys in Jars of Clay--rockstar charity. I have no doubt that they did it for the right reasons, but I might as well be featuring the One Campaign. Two, "rockstar" charity, not so much the indie underdog overcast style we typically go for. Only hipster snobs will bemoan that. Three, Africa is sooo sexy, and we're not into sexy. No, really, I'm sure I'm going to get fire from my friends because I'm often the one to remind that not all of Africa is suffering, and not all of the suffering are in Africa. Four, it's an openly Christian organization. By no means is Blood:Water Mission sending people out to perform conversions, but the example of Christ is very much and very openly a part of BWM's motivation. This was the most sensitive part of deciding whether or not to write this. The Overcast definitely doesn't label itself Christian, but we've touched upon faith before and recognize that religious convictions are as integral to a person's art and work as it is to the way they live, as political leanings or any other lifestyle choice would ever influence a song or a story. We're not into silencing that, but we don't intend to maintain a one-message channel.
I want you to read our Action features with just as much skepticism--and just as much openness.
There will be more coming. I already have an idea of who I'd like to write about next, and I hope you'll find them to be very fascinating organizations.
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