By Michele Watley. Monday, July 6 2020
MoveOn, a leading national progressive advocacy organization, is announcing the launch of its #MyAmericanFlag campaign, a social media driven initiative dedicated to sharing unique flag designs that reflect the multinational heritages in America and encourage people to register to vote.
In collaboration with Emmy Award-winning creative director Galen Graham, the #MyAmericanFlag campaign will feature images of flags that reflect America’s diverse history and with messages of community and inclusivity, in light of recent instances of police violence, anti-Black racism and the Covid-19 pandemic’s disproportionate impact on communities of color. The flag representing Black American participants Billy Porter and Alfre Woodard was designed by famed artist David Hammons.
The #MyAmericanFlag campaign was created conjunction with several celebrity writers, actors, musicians and performers, including:
#MyAmericanFlag is part of a larger cultural initiative from MoveOn dedicated to engaging people of all ages, races and ethnicities who share progressive values with help from celebrities, artists, writers, and influencers.
”We hope the #MyAmericanFlag campaign will convey the power of identity, diversity and equity in America, and help expand the definition of what it means to be American,” said MoveOn’s cultural director, Michael Crawford. “We’re living in an era where many of those in power, including the Trump administration, are proactively trying to constrict our ideas of who counts as an American. Instead of accepting that same radicalized partisanship, fear and divisiveness, we want to highlight how our culture and population are constantly evolving, and that there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way to be American.”
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