The Re Education of Society

Fashion Collides with HaitiPosted by holaratcha in churchy culture, jesus stuff On Jan 25th, 2010

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GesuCristo//Haiti 2010

I Hate Church says “thank you” to the people (see end of post) who make this Haiti campaign move. Your support of GesuCristo and our tshirt initiative puts life in a new light, with a whole new cast and crew. It is much more exciting – like drinking Coca Cola for the first time – finding those fizzy bubbles somehow go through your nose and into your brain.  One time in a dark galaxy far, far away, someone approached me and asked me the all encompassing “life” question. He said, “if you could do anything in the world and not be paid, what would it be?” Yes, I would like to buy a shirt NOW, CLICK ME.

I was completely caught off guard, as the following answers that came to my head will reveal. I remember the following things popping in my head:

- Own a wine bar; live in an apartment in Italy above the bar
- Wear flip flops and a tank top and serve people coffee by day and exquisite wine by night. (being in Italy, we would obviously have to serve wine during the day too. So I guess we would serve wine and coffee all morning and all night. Sounds more like a version of the film Talented Mr. Ripley with an American wine lover twist)

- Become a movie director, go to USC film school and live the dream. Hence another dream fueled by too many Spielberg/Bruckheimer films mixed with Entertainment Weekly magazine.
- Give away money to people. Literally, just drop off shoe boxes of cash to people as if I was the modern day Robin Hood and my next door neighbor was Santa Clause. (once again, probably the case of really bad pizza or way too many nights of smokin’ weed)

- Aid another person in reaching their dream

This is what I came up with. I know it sounds cheesy and Oprah_esque. Nevertheless, this was where I landed and this is the direction I am heading. The next question I had to ask myself was “How the #$%# is this going to happen?” In a crazy, Jersey Shore-realityness, it happens just about every 24 hours.

This Haiti campaign is a beautiful piece of art. I feel like I am watching in slow-mo as the initial layout takes place. Paints are chosen, canvas is being worked and the frame is microscopically chosen. We are in the early stages but the momentum is powerful. Even now as local retailers stock GesuCristo Haiti shirts we can see the goal clearly. Together we are able to build a grassroots movement in an unlikely place… Tinley Park, Illinois.  One day we can check back on our Facebook, Twitter, American Express statements and say:

“When you were naked, we were there to clothe you, when you were without food, we were able to feed you.  When you were looking for somewhere to sleep, we were able to provide shelter.”

SpecialThanksTo ::
“Wifey” aka Chantelle Thompson
Robb & Linda Thompson
Pat & Andrea Mesiti
Justin Herald (Founder of Attitude clothing)
Christina Rose Villanueva
Ezra Hamilton
Audrey Yakopin
Janice Rokaitis
Michelle Rokaitis
Amanda Rokaitis
William Plut
Darien Brown
Phillip Anthony
Lisa Bevere
Jerry Lorenzo
Hot Air Brand
Bee Nguyen
BlackScale
Javier Laval
Android Hommes


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  1. heartglow on July 10, 2010 at 9:33 pm:

    Just so you know the ELS codes reveal the destruction in Haiti involving the misuse of spiritual energy of voodoo….you do not realize there are major things going on and people need the eucharist yes Joan of Arc faught those that were liars of the cloak…but people need to remember the truth: http://www.bardstown.com/~brchrys/BrkBread.html

    http://www.bardstown.com/~brchrys/

    http://www.medjugorje.com “I have been here”

    p://www.pedroregis.com/english/mensagens_ing.php

    right now people are fighting demons in spirit and they do not know it…we are in the 6th and 9th hour.


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