Soft Hands, Kind Heart
March 17, 2010 at 7:00 AM Leave a comment
On Monday, I attended an exclusive screening of Playground, a documentary about child sex trafficking directed by Libby Spears (producers include George Clooney and Steven Sodorbergh). It was the film’s first screening in Toronto, however the documentary has received critical acclaim at film festivals around the world.
The screening marked the launch of The Body Shop’s Stop S*x Trafficking of Children & Young People campaign for 2010. Last year, The Body Shop, in partnership with ECPAT in Canada, Beyond Borders and the Somaly Mam Foundation, raised over $400,000 to help raise awareness and stop human trafficking through the sale of their Soft Hands, Kind Heart Hand Cream.
I wish I could give you info about where you can view this important film, but there are no details thus far about public screenings for Playground.
In the meantime, here’s how you can help:
(1) Raise awareness by visiting www.playgroundproject.com to view an excerpt from Playground and referring friends and family to the site as well.
(2) Raise money by picking up a tube (or two) of Soft Hands, Kind Heart Hand Cream ($10) at The Body Shop. $6 goes directly to Beyond Borders.
(3) Buy the new Bag for Life ($5), too – and $2 will go to the Somaly Mam Foundation.
Entry filed under: Beauty, Culture, Swellbeing. Tags: Beyond Borders, documentary, Kind Heart, Playground, Soft Hands, Somaly Mam Foundation, The Body Shop.
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