I’d like to wish everyone a Happy International Day of
Acceptance. What is International Day of
Acceptance? An activist movement created
out of love by the Hopkins family.
Anne Hopkins (Annie) was a hard-working activist from the
Chicago area. She had one mission in
life which was to eliminate stereotypes regarding people with physical/mental
challenges and defend the underdog. She
started a company called “3ELove” in 2007 to promote embracing, education, and
empowerment of the physically/mentally challenged community. This is the idea behind the name of the
company.
Sadly, Annie passed away on January 20, 2009. International Day of Acceptance was created
in her memory. Stevie, Annie’s brother,
now runs the company which also sells clothes, buttons, and stickers with a
wheelchair hear symbol. The logo was
created by Annie and Stevie to spark conversation about the physically/mentally
challenged community. Items at the
website store are reduced around this time to show support for the day.
An acquaintance said this about Annie: “Annie Hopkins was
calculatedly reckless in how she chose to live, always pushing the boundaries
of her disabilities that should have limited what she could do. While this at
times worried her family and friends, she never hesitated to test her limits,
especially when it came to giving to others. Annie was everything a person
hopes to be as a family, friend and community member. She was generous,
courageous, and empathetic and she lived how people all wish to live. Annie
embodied the very best spirit that humankind has to offer one another, and the
world. Annie Hopkins was beautiful and those who had the pleasure of knowing
her experienced a once in a lifetime honor."
Creative Activism: http://www.3elove.com/pages/who-is-annie
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