It was a story that sparked a cry in my heart and is now my fighting stance!
I’ve worked at Whitestone Motion Pictures for 4 years
now. It was only about 1½ yrs. in
when the story of The Candy Shop crept from the mind of our director, Brandon
McCormick, and into the rarely used social justice area of my heart. I was passionate about very honorable
things before that moment: education, family, community, healing, and beautiful
things. Somehow, I hoped they
would one day all work together and be a part of completing my story, of
clarifying my purpose. What I had
never hoped was that I would have a physical response to the new knowledge of
what The Candy Shop now represents.
The story has changed me and I will never be the same.
The Fox Theater is my all time favorite place in
Atlanta! I would rather be there
than anywhere else when I go into the city. Life is there, in song and in movement. The premiere and kick off to the
year-long campaign partnered with Street Grace to STOPTHECANDYSHOP in Atlanta was
a long awaited night and I hope the beginning of an end of tolerance in our
city. While I was so incredibly proud of my team and the film we created, that emotion fought against the fact that I wished we didn’t have to make a movie about THIS!
It was great to share this night with my family, my friends,
my new WORLD RACE team, and thousands of others whose faces I may never know,
but who want to walk along side fellow Atlantans to fight against the sexual
exploitation of children in our city!
Thank you for being a part!
Here is a picture of some of my WORLD RACE teammates!
Katie B., Merridith, Sinamon, Me, Laura, and Katie H.
