#STANDWITHWOMEN
CHIME FOR CHANGE and the Kering Foundation are proud to highlight the ongoing impact of the #StandWithWomen campaign, to combat the increase of gender-based violence and discrimination during the pandemic. Launched in May 2020, #StandWithWomen has provided critical funding to nonprofit partners, working with grassroots organizations on the frontlines to uphold and protect the safety, health and justice of women around the world, including women of color, transgender women, Indigenous women and disabled women.
CHIME ZINE ISSUE NO. 2
Continuing to amplify the voices of activists and artists around the world, who are fighting for gender equality, the latest issue of the CHIME Zine, featurs stories and calls to action on a variety of topics, including women and girls with disabilities, intersectional feminism, trans dating, refugees, female genital mutilation (FGM), and child marriage. The zine will be distributed at the Gucci Garden in Florence, the Gucci Wooster Bookstore in New York and select bookstores worldwide, and will be available in English and Japanese where applicable. Along with the previous three issues, the digital version is available to view and download at https://chime.gucci.com/zine/.
Edited by organizer and author Adam Eli, and art directed by visual artist MP5, this issue of the CHIME Zine includes a special section focused on Japan, with essays, interviews and artwork related to feminism, gender and self-expression in Japanese society. Contributors include Yuki Chizui, a sushi chef and owner of a sushi restaurant in Tokyo; Yume Morimoto, a queer feminist writer and founder of English-Japanese bilingual zine, B.G.U.; and members of WAIFU, a resistance nightlife party founded on the principles of intersectional feminism and inclusion. The cover of the Japan spotlight features the women of Bluestocking (Seito), Japan’s first feminist literary journal credited with helping to launch the feminist movement in Japan in the 1910’s.
About CHIME FOR CHANGE:
CHIME FOR CHANGE was founded by Gucci in 2013 to convene, unite and strengthen the voices speaking out for gender equality globally, with a focus on Education, Health and Justice. To date, the campaign has raised nearly $17 million to support projects and advocacy in 89 countries, through the funding of 430 projects with 160 nonprofit partners. CHIME FOR CHANGE aims to inspire participation in a collective community, bringing people together across borders and generations in the fight for equality.
About Gucci Equilibrium:
Gucci Equilibrium is the brand's commitment to generate positive change for people and our planet. Powered by creativity and collaboration, they are reducing their environmental impact and protecting nature, while also prioritizing inclusivity and respect, so that everyone in the global Gucci community is free to express their authentic, diverse selves. As Gucci approaches their 100th anniversary, they are moving forward into the coming decades with an ongoing commitment to reinforce their culture of purpose, demonstrating their values through innovative pathways towards social and environmental sustainability. Gucci Equilibrium unifies the principles they uphold and the actions they pursue to treat our world and each other better, for our collective future. For more information visit equilibrium.gucci.com and discover Gucci’s Instagram dedicated to social and environmental sustainability at Instagram.com/GucciEquilibrium.
About the Kering Foundation:
Worldwide, 1 in 3 women is or will be a victim of violence during her lifetime. Since 2008, the Kering Foundation combats this violence that affects all cultures and all social classes. To maximize its impact, the Foundation works hand in hand with a limited number of local partners in the three main regions where the Group operates: the American continent, Western Europe and Asia. The Foundation supports local survivor-centered organizations that provide comprehensive services to women, and, since 2018, has begun working with younger generations, particularly young men and boys, to combat violence against women through prevention programs. The Foundation also seeks to change behaviors within Kering and in society in general. It offers training sessions on domestic violence for Kering employees and created, in 2018, alongside the FACE Foundation, 'One in Three Women', the first European network of companies engaged against gender-based violence. www.keringfoundation.org