Paper Cranes for Japan
On January 13, 2012 a massive sculpture was unveiled in Japan’s Sendai Train Station created from 100,000 paper cranes folded by young peopel worldwide after the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami—a sampling of the over 2 million cranes mailed in during the Paper Cranes for Japan campaign. The sculpture is the centerpiece of a three-day public event Jan. 13 – 15 called “Gift by Gift for a Better World,” featuring interactive workshops with several area schools.
This is the latest chapter for DoSomething.org and Students Rebuild’s Paper Cranes for Japan campaign, a worldwide movement that has mobilized thousands of young people in more than 38 countries and all 50 U.S. states, and raised $500,000 in matching funds for rebuilding projects in the Tohoku region. Last fall, acclaimed artist Vik Muniz donated his time and ingenuity to the effort through the creation of a massive visual piece using thousands of the cranes, which was chronicled in a 4-minute film and featured in the New York Times Magazine. Posters are still on sale and proceeds benefit Architecture for Humanity's rebuilding efforts in Japan (here's how to order one).
Learn more more About Paper Cranes for Japan and how to stay involved as reconstruction progresses.
Follow our progress on Japan’s reconstruction and the evolution of the art installation on the Japan blog and Students Rebuild Facebook page.
Contribute to the virtual collage on the Paper Cranes for Japan Facebook page.
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