Reminder: fundraiser in honur of International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

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RainbowDirection/TakeMeHomeFromNarnia have once again partnered with 1DFansGive to host a fundraiser in honour of International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia - IDAHOT Day on May 17th. In the spirit of this year's IDAHOT theme "Take Action for Youth", we selected an organization that has strong international links, works on LGBTQ+ youth issues in Africa--a majorly underserved area--and is yet small enough for our donations to make a real difference: the Rainbow International LGBT Activist Solidarity Fund.

How to get involved:

2.    Deck yourself out in gear from our Design Shops:

    US STORE: http://rainbowdirection.spreadshirt.com/

    UK STORE: http://rainbowdirection.spreadshirt.co.uk/

3.    Submit a design for the shops. (Can either be limited availability until Mar 17th, or a permanent offering; the choice is yours!)

Please keep in mind that we operate on a strict No-Shipping policy, so we cannot accept ship-related designs.

In order to have a digital image printed successfully on a product, your design must:

  • be saved as .png, .jpg, .bmp, or .gif

  • be at least 200 dpi

  • not be larger than 4000 x 4000 pixels

  • not be larger than 10 MB

You can also submit vector art, which will print on a greater range of products than digital art. Vecor art designs must:

  • be saved as .svg, .ai, .eps or .cdr

  • not be larger than 11″ x 11″ (28x28cm)

  • not have more than 3 colours, no gradients and no pixel graphics

  • have lines that are at least 1.5mm thick and no less than 1mm space between two lines

  • have all objects converted to curves and paths (including text)

Please submit your designs by either:

 

Rainbow Direction/TakeMeHomeFromNarnia & 1DFansGive present: The Rainbow Charity Drive

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RainbowDirection/TakeMeHomeFromNarnia are once again partnering with 1DFansGive to host a fundraiser in honour of International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia - IDAHOT Day on May 17th.

In the spirit of this year’s  IDAHOT theme “Take Action for Youth”, we selected an organization that has strong international links, works on LGBTQ+ youth issues in Africa (a majorly underserved area), and is yet small enough for our donations to make a real difference: the Rainbow International LGBT Activist Solidarity Fund

The initial goal is $1705.15 for 17/05/2015. We intend to reach that by selling our merch, direct donations, a rainbow bear auction and more.

All the revenue from our spreadshirt sales (US Store & UK Design Shop) until 17 May will be donated: we welcome design submissions attakemehomefromnarnia@gmail.com

For direct donations via Paypal: hit the special button at the bottom of this post, or on the charity drive’s webpage. There you will also be able to keep track of our goal via the counter.

Keep an eye on both blogs for exciting challenges, including calls for designs, Rainbow Bear Missions, and regular financial updates. Our activities will be tracked with the #RDCD tag, which you can follow here.

Now, without further ado, we present to you: The Rainbow Direction Charity Drive Page!!

Rainbow Direction Where We Are Tour Video

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Rainbow Direction is a fan based initiative, dedicated to strengthening the LGBTQ+ community, educating people on LGBTQ+ issues and promoting support within the One Direction fandom. Rainbow Direction has released their Where We Are Tour video and it's a great documentary that shows Rainbow Direction in action through the voices and images of the participants! I am proud to have been a part of it (I make a cameo at 6:00)! I got choked up watching it! From Takemehomefromnarnia:

As One Direction is about to kick off their new, worldwide, On The Road Again tour - beginning February 7th in Sydney, Australia - Rainbow Direction also has some exciting news! The fan based initiative, dedicated to strengthening the LGBTQ+ community, educating people on LGBTQ+ issues and promoting support within the One Direction fandom, is proud to reveal the Rainbow Direction campaign video!

Experiencing the One Direction fandom as a sometimes dark and scary place for LGBTQ+ fans, Rainbow Direction decided to encourage peers to make their support for fans of all sexualities and gender identifications visible by bringing rainbows to the shows. We wanted everyone to feel welcome, safe, included and accepted.

During the Where We Are Tour, hundreds of people took part in the initiative. The video we release today is our way to share with the world what we have achieved together. Through the testimonies of 7 people, we invite you to discover what Rainbow Direction really means for its participants.

As Rainbow Direction is a worldwide campaign, we are proud to announce that - thanks to our many awesome volunteers - the video will be available on YouTube and Vimeo  with subtitles  in 18 different languages, with more coming.

The Rainbow Direction campaign will continue during the On The Road Again Tour this year. Over a thousand participants have already confirmed their commitment and more are joining us every day.

It would really mean a lot to us if you could help give  this campaign more impact by reblogging and tweeting the video and by forwarding this press release to your local press outlets or to anyone you may know in the press. Thank you so much for all of your help, and we hope to see you on the OTRA Tour!