UNICEF Speak Your Mind
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Part of a project called Speak Your Mind, created by UNICEF, MTV Networks Asia, and Levi's to give a voice to children. The project launched in December 2001 with programs on MTV Asia channels featuring young people discussing their views on various issues related to them. <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020212144516/https://www.unicef.org/noteworthy/speak-your-mind/</ref> | Part of a project called Speak Your Mind, created by UNICEF, MTV Networks Asia, and Levi's to give a voice to children. The project launched in December 2001 with programs on MTV Asia channels featuring young people discussing their views on various issues related to them. <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020212144516/https://www.unicef.org/noteworthy/speak-your-mind/</ref> | ||
James Lavelle designed a t-shirt for the campaign with the slogan "Children need smiles not missiles." on it. The t-shirt was relased mid-March 2002, and was a collaboration between Lavelle, his daughter Lila-Blue Lavelle, and Ben Drury. | James Lavelle designed a t-shirt for the campaign with the slogan "Children need smiles not missiles." on it. The t-shirt was relased mid-March 2002, and was a collaboration between Lavelle, his daughter Lila-Blue Lavelle, and Ben Drury.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030213025914/http://redbrick.dcu.ie:80/~shivo/unkle77/levist.html</ref> | ||
There appear to be two versions of this t-shirt. The white version as seen on the MTV websites<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020602092610/http://www.mtvindia.com:80/Partner/SpeakYourMind/merchandise.php</ref>, and a dark version as seen on the Unkle77 fansite.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030213025914/http://redbrick.dcu.ie:80/~shivo/unkle77/levist.htm</ref> It is the dark version which appears to feature art by James Lavelle's daughter Lila-Blue Lavelle on the front. | |||
The limited edition T-shirt was released by Levi's in March 2002 with 10% of sales from the campaign to be donated to UNICEF, to be used for appropriate youth programs.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020602012921fw_/http://www.levi.com:80/japan/music/speak/index.html</ref> Other artists who participated in the program included Mike Mills, Heavyweight, Deanne Cheuk, and G. Wills.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020602092610/http://www.mtvindia.com:80/Partner/SpeakYourMind/merchandise.php</ref> Other celebrrities such as Ronan Keating and Sophie Ellis Baxter took part in the program by visiting areas of Asia affected by AIDS/HIV as a means to raise awareness.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020602125200/http://www.mtvindia.com:80/Partner/SpeakYourMind/ronan.php</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:2002UNICEFtee.jpg|thumb|T-shirt | File:2002UNICEFtee.jpg|thumb|T-shirt | ||
File:2002UNICEFtee2front.jpg|thumb|Dark T-shirt Front | |||
File:2002UNICEFtee2back.jpg|thumb|Dark T-shirt Back | |||
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20020212144516/https://www.unicef.org/noteworthy/speak-your-mind/ Feburary 2002 Press Release announcing project] | [https://web.archive.org/web/20020212144516/https://www.unicef.org/noteworthy/speak-your-mind/ Feburary 2002 Press Release announcing project] | ||
[https://web.archive.org/web/20020408182846/http://www.mtvasia.com:80/Partner/SpeakYourMind/Microsite/ Speak Your Mind mini-site with links to each countries mini-sites] (Via Internet Archive) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Designer | James Lavelle, Lila-Blue Lavelle, and Ben Drury |
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| Year | 2002 |
Part of a project called Speak Your Mind, created by UNICEF, MTV Networks Asia, and Levi's to give a voice to children. The project launched in December 2001 with programs on MTV Asia channels featuring young people discussing their views on various issues related to them. [1]
James Lavelle designed a t-shirt for the campaign with the slogan "Children need smiles not missiles." on it. The t-shirt was relased mid-March 2002, and was a collaboration between Lavelle, his daughter Lila-Blue Lavelle, and Ben Drury.[2]
There appear to be two versions of this t-shirt. The white version as seen on the MTV websites[3], and a dark version as seen on the Unkle77 fansite.[4] It is the dark version which appears to feature art by James Lavelle's daughter Lila-Blue Lavelle on the front.
The limited edition T-shirt was released by Levi's in March 2002 with 10% of sales from the campaign to be donated to UNICEF, to be used for appropriate youth programs.[5] Other artists who participated in the program included Mike Mills, Heavyweight, Deanne Cheuk, and G. Wills.[6] Other celebrrities such as Ronan Keating and Sophie Ellis Baxter took part in the program by visiting areas of Asia affected by AIDS/HIV as a means to raise awareness.[7]
Gallery
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T-shirt
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Dark T-shirt Front
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Dark T-shirt Back
External Links
Feburary 2002 Press Release announcing project
Speak Your Mind mini-site with links to each countries mini-sites (Via Internet Archive)
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20020212144516/https://www.unicef.org/noteworthy/speak-your-mind/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20030213025914/http://redbrick.dcu.ie:80/~shivo/unkle77/levist.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20020602092610/http://www.mtvindia.com:80/Partner/SpeakYourMind/merchandise.php
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20030213025914/http://redbrick.dcu.ie:80/~shivo/unkle77/levist.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20020602012921fw_/http://www.levi.com:80/japan/music/speak/index.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20020602092610/http://www.mtvindia.com:80/Partner/SpeakYourMind/merchandise.php
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20020602125200/http://www.mtvindia.com:80/Partner/SpeakYourMind/ronan.php