Dare to Draw starts this Monday! Are your kids ready to wreak havoc on that crayon box?
This mural, called “Breaking the Silence” was painted by Xavier Cortada in collaboration with participants of the XIII International AIDS conference in Durban, South Africa in 2000.
Cortada led 2,000 conference participants in writing their messages about AIDS on small pieces of paper and then sticking them on the background of all the murals he made. (If you look closely, you can see them here.) This mural is 20 feet long and acts as a powerful tool for awareness as well as a record of what the global community had to say about AIDS in every different language.
Dare to Draw calls on kids to help raise money for the Stephen Lewis Foundation to support families affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa. Like our Dare to Draw Facebook page and get those little fingers moving for a good cause!
